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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 13, 1966

Page

8

Nassagaweya Council Grants 10 Percent Salary Raises

Nassagaweya Township votes a about ten percent pay hike for most employees at its 1966 inaugural meeting. Road staff get grades with rates: graders $2.00, truck drivers $1.90, laborers $1.70 per hour. Overtime pays time and a half beyond 45 hours. Clerk and assistant clerk receive raises of $400 and $275 respectively. the clerk’s car allowance rises to $500. A salary scale and further review are to be considered next year.

Nassagaweya Williams Hoey William Coulter Township Road Department Anne MacArthur V. Cochran J. C. Macintyre Mac Anderson

Local council approves meeting stipends and raise for road chief

The reeve, deputy reeve, and councillors agreed to a 15 per meeting stipend again this year. Road department superintendent Grant McMillan received about a 10 percent pay increase.

Grant McMillan

Nassagaweya Inaugural First Lady Councillor Sworn In

Anne MacArthur became Nassagaweya Township's first lady councillor at the 1966 inaugural meeting along with Ross Gordon William Mahon and others. Reeve William Coulter opened by welcoming new members, noting a rising assessment and ongoing Centennial Project. Trustees Horace Blyth John McPhail Claude Inglis were sworn in, and a lengthy adjourned session followed with public attendance and continuous debate on regional studies and planning.

Nassagaweya School Horace, Blythe B. Fletcher C. L. Young John McPhail Claude Inglis Arthur Gibson Nassagaweya Anne MacArthur MacArthur Ross Gordon William Mahon William Hoey William Coulter J. C. MacIntyre W. A. Leeman Ebenezer United Church Horace” Blyth Nassagaweva Gordon Agnew Campbellville Rnonto Township Council Reeve Hoey Willan Mahon William ‘Coulter J. C. Mac‘trity

Nassagaweya approves motel project largest permit of 1965

Nassagaweya township issued building permits totaling 610750 in 1965, with the 200000 service station motel complex the year's largest single permit. Monthly totals peaked in October at 217850, and prior large projects included Brookville school addition and Campbellville post office.

Nassagaweya Mohawk Raceway Brookville Campbellville Milton Kelsé

Nassagaweya Considers Grants and Associations

Nassagaweya council held a marathon 1966 inaugural meeting to renew memberships in the Ontario Good Roads Association and the Ontario Association for Rural Municipalities. It received grant requests from the Canadian Mental Health Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Canadian Medic Alert Foundation and delayed action until grant lists are obtained. The body approved $1138 in federal and provincial grants for parks in Eden Mills and Campbellville as part of Nassagaweya’s Centennial Project, with prior grants for a park site beside the new Municipal Building in Brookville. The clerk was instructed to send further information.

Ontario Good Roads Association Ontario Association For Rural Municipalities Canadian Mental Health Association Muscular Distrophy Association Canadian Medic Alert Nassagaweya Eden Mills Campbellville Brookville

Township Briefs Report Donations and Debated Blasting Damage

A letter thanks Rev W A Lehman of Ebenezer Church for kind words at the inaugural meeting. Road department staff to be paid biweekly. work week ends Wednesday. Township borrows 175000 at 6 percent to cover expenses until taxes arrive. Councillor Anne MacArthur to investigate quarry blasting damage. plan to tabulate complaints for possible action. Clerks thanked for oil painting donation by Dr and Mrs B D Young to the Township Buffing. Clerk treasurer J C MacIntyre praised for reducing tax arrears.

W. A. Lehman Ebenezer Church Anne MacArthur B. D. Young New ‘Township J. C. MacIntyre

Silverwood Kingdom Hall Opens Regular Services

Silverwood district reports six months of services at the Kingdom Hall near the Limehouse side road on highway seven with Mel Taylor as congregational servant and George Cornete and George Mumby in key roles. Mrs Hannah Duffield dies in Toronto on January 1 in her 90th year. her son Freuffield is a district resident. Snowfall of 6 inches recorded in Silverwood on Friday.

Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witnesses Limehouse Side Mel. Taylor George Cornete George Mumby Hannah Duffield Toronto Fre Uffield

Deer Dies After Collision on Highway 401 Near Campbellville

A deer was killed after running onto Highway 401 and colliding with an Orangeville man’s car near Campbellville. The crash caused about $300 in property damage.

Orangeville Campbellville

Travellers' Guide Coaches Leave Acton Timetable

Acton Ontario schedule lists coach departures in Standard Time from 6.33 am daily except Sundays and holidays. Morning and afternoon runs include 8.54 am 11.33 am and 2.08 pm with further times 5.04, 5.08, 6.23, 7.37, 10.27 am and 12.57 pm plus evening and late night services 2.57 pm 9.12 pm and 11.32 pm with Saturday 1.02 am service.

Sun Hol Hol. Express

Bus Schedule Fragments for Toronto Stratford and London

Eastbound service to Toronto at 6 50 a m weekdays and 7 30 p m Sundays daily 12 14 a m to Stratford daily except Sunday 6 31 p m to Stratford weekdays with a change at Guelph for London and other connections.

Toronto Stratford Guelph Londor

Planning Appointments Bring Heated Discussion

Nassagaweya Council opened with a call to prioritise planning as Deputy Reeve William Hoey and Councillor Anne MacArthur urged expanding the Planning Board from four to six members to ensure regional representation. After hours of debate, appointments were made with Maurice Newton and Gordon Agnew getting three year terms, Grant Ae a two year term, and Bill Lowrie a one year term, while several old and new members faced scrutiny.

Nassagaweya William Hoey Township Planning Board Hoey Anne MacArthur Planning Board Coun. MacArthur Alex, Near Stuart Cramp Maurice Newton Gordon Agnew Grant Ae Bill Lowrie MacArthur Reeve Hoey Nassagaweva Toronto Pharming Board Council Reeve Coulter Gordon Mahon

Auxiliary Selects Projects for Year

The January meeting of the Acton Auxiliary to the North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded was held at Mrs. Robert Louttet’s home on Thursday evening January 6. President Mrs. Louttet welcomed a new member as minutes and the financial statement were read. Plans for the year’s fund raisers were set including a rummage and opportunity sale in April and a bake sale in June with a fall draw. The travelling apron was to be located and one member was appointed to start it circulating for donations. Acknowledgement was received from Acting Superintendent F. Crawford Jones M.D. of the Ontario Hospital School Orillia for a Christmas parcel sent by the Acton Auxiliary for their adopted boy.

Acton North F. Crawford Jones Ontario Hospital School Orillia

Golden Age Club hosts Guelph visitors in Acton meeting

The Acton Golden Age Club welcomed over 60 visitors from the Guelph Golden Age Club at the YMCA on Thursday January 67. Assistant Recreation Director R L Davidson and President warm attended. The program featured songs, skits, poetry, and humor, followed by a lunch and social camaraderie.

Acton Golden Age Club Guelph Robert Winton Robert O Master MacGraw

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