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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
2
The editorial forecasts municipal issues for 1969 including a proposed purchase of the Willowe and Mill Streets Post Office site for a new town offices complex. It anticipates debates over water system repairs and the digester plant, potential school additions, and possible federal and provincial elections with Halton representations.
The issue details 1943 plans for outdoor rinks and ice sports plus school board actions. It notes the board’s officers G A Dale chairing and J M Field as secretary treasurer, an Ente tor Skuce report, and local events including hockey veterans visiting on Christmas leave and neighbors attending a social at Dubie school. It also covers library board and Loyal Grange meetings, St Albans Guild leadership, new motor vehicle permits, a birth in the Marshall family, and overseas service updates.
Mrs. Kathleen Taylor of Norval and sons Kenneth and Stanley visit Churchill Rah Acton with Willan Rochester family. Readers urged to phone news to Fréd McArthur. report mixes local weather, schooling, entertainment and community events.
A 2 percent storey project including a shopping mall supermarket convention centre and apartment building has been proposed for the vacant Finch Noyes property on Oakville's lakeshore by owner Joel Morgenstern. Local residents favoring homes on the site say they will fight the plan.
The county plans a new home for the aged and Halton expansion is paused with outskirts of Acton eyed for sites. Six retail outlets may change ownership and municipal finances face rising taxes amid industrial growth and new apartment proposals. Street lighting and parks projects are set to begin as officials weigh future development.
The entry outlines various city actions for 1963 including park development at werOver Park, use of a radar unit, sidewalk improvements for Cameron area, incomplete eastern approaches to highway No 7, new stop lights at Main and Mill, a Christmas event on December 28, hydro work on Substation No 1, bridge demolitions on Brock Avenue and Church Street West, weather concerns for farmers, a 1902 birthday reference, aging population, council focus on dogs and dog contracts, and off street parking debates plus reclamation work at the point.
The Acton Free Press repeats its multilingual Happy New Year message after noting a Dutch greeting had been misspelled in the December 27 issue. Readers were urged to enjoy the corrected greeting and continue reading the paper.
Guelph Flying School students earned their wings during the Christmas Flying Fling at the Royal Hotel in Guelph. Notable graduates include Bob Grant John Quasterfist and Ted Swift of Acton and Ray Michel who recently moved from here to Oakville.
The town of Acton welcomed 1963 with varied celebrations and no accidents on New Year Eve. Residents attended Legion dances and out of town parties while many kept to their usual bedtimes.
Mr Mer Savers observes his milestone birthday on Monday with well wishes from readers. The article mentions plans for Prospect Park improvements and fundraising drives by service clubs to add playground equipment.
A cluttered page lists doctors, lawyers, optometrists, and a bus and rail schedule for Acton Ontario. It names Dr Garrett Dr Buckner Dr Moore and others with addresses in Acton plus A J Buchanan C F Leatherland Braida Buchner and Wright. Transit times for Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways are shown with daily and weekend departures to Toronto Stratford and Georgetown.
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