Acton Council Inaugural 1969 Meeting Approves Fees and Appointments
Acton Council at its first regular 1969 meeting approves Association fees of 30, authorizes mayor to attend Mayors and Reeves convention in Etobicoke with expenses paid, and authorizes signing of cheques for Helton County Board of Education. It backs subdivision plans on Churchill Rd and wets a storm sewer project on Tyler Ave with costs under 40 000.
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Acton Council
Oes
Association of Mayor and Reeves
Mayors’ and Reeves’ Convention
Etobicoke
Helton County
Ban of Education
Tyler Ave
Walton County Board forms four Ad Hoc committees
At last Thursday's meeting the Walton County Board of Education appointed four Ad Hoc committees with stated members for Communications and community relations, Board policies, Board organization and by-laws, and Personnel relations for non teaching staff. Official roles and several member names are listed for each panel.
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Walton County Board of Education
Communications Vns
G. Johnson
J. Blackelock
L. D. Palmer
G.C. Pelletterio
W. J. Priestner
T. E. Watson
W. K. M. Armstrong
O. A. Gilmore
RK. Self
J.C. Ronson
HD. Clohecy
G. W. Johnson
Liberty Pease
J.J. Price
J. W. Singleton
D. S. Lawless
B. T. Lindley
J. F. Noble
Erate
R. E.,goodin
J, Thorpe
Parker couple mark golden wedding in Acton celebration
Mr and Mrs A J Parker, living in Acton for 18 months, celebrated their golden anniversary with relatives and friends. The event honored a life in England and Canada with telegrams from Prime Minister Trudeau and Ontario Premier Robarts, 33 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.
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Acton
A. J. Parker
Doreen Garrett
South Australia
England
Joyce Marui
Dennis
London
Ontin
Garrett
Australia
Dennis Parkers
Parker
Canada
Golden Age Club
Mowbray Place
Thair Son
Burlington High School Lord Elgin Deferral Due to Costs
Halton County Board of Education postpones approval of the Lord Elgin high school for Burlington for two weeks to study county needs and costs. The project would cost about 4.25 million and open in 1970, with students currently bused to M.M. Robinson. Meantime, OM B approvals are sought for Georgetown Centennial, Montclair Oakville, and a Burlington addition.
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Burlington
Oakville
Halton County
Lord Elgin
W. B. Edwards
M.M. Robinson
Georgetown
Ernie Bodnar
Doug Wood
Esquesing
W. A
bin) Lawson
Fred Armitage
Ontario Municipal Board
Montclair
Burlington High School
Om.b
Elgin School
Burlington Board of Education
New St
Appleby
Ontario Officers Log Milestone Week Of 1969 Traffic Actions
During the week of January 11 1969 Milton Detachment officers logged 1345 hours patrolling 9418 miles of area highways and roads. Twenty charges were laid under the Highway Traffic Act and 27 warnings issued for driving errors or faulty equipment. Twenty three incidents were reported including two thefts a fraud complaint and one assault. Many calls involved abandoned vehicles. twelve motor vehicle accidents were investigated with one injury. Charges were laid against two drivers. Main causes included icy roads losing control improper passing and following too closely plus incidents where dogs ran onto the road and a hit and run occurred.
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Ontario Provincial Police
Milton
Legion hall cribbage results tie Reliable Taxi 92
Cribbage night at Legion hall sees Reliable Taxi and 230 Club tied for top with 92 points. Ivero achieved KO, Legion C 80, Beavers HO, Legion B 78, Firemen 75, Legion A 67, Dominion 64, and Goy Cartage II. Shuffleboard Dominion Hotel beat Brampton Legion A 10 2 in Acton. Dominion to play Charles at Milton next. Sid Rankin led with 65, Bud Fitzgerald 63, Phil McCristall 62, Cliff Wedge 42 won the Bologna. Sick bay notes: Jim McKnight at home. Norm Cunningham and Sack Drywale at Guelph General Hospital.
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Cribbage
Ivero
Legion C
Beavers
Legion
Firemen
Legion A
Dominion
Goy Cartagell
Dominion Hotel
Brampton Legion
Jim McKnight
Norm Cunningham
Gaselph General Hospital
Sack Drywale
Guelph General Hospital
Community crime and police partnership message from 1969
January 1969 report shows eight drivers warned for bad habits, $750 in property damage, 93 miles patrolled, 214 duty hours by the amoman detachment, and seven general occurrences including a motor vehicle theft at a hotel. No acts in Milton court hearings. The piece urges community cooperation with police to reduce crime through vigilance and joint action.
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Ip.p
Amoman
Acton
Milton
Suspended Animation for Two Acton School Boards
Acton school boards enter a phase of suspended operation as the Halton County board assumes administration from January 1. On January 16 at 8 p.m. a Milto n court room meeting will formalize them as continuing committees. They will advise until the new county program is fully set in June. One member from each board is absent. Orval Chapman shifts to the public council seat, Tom Watson leaves the high school board for the Acton Nassagaweya county seat. Funds will be requisitioned through the county board.
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Acton
County School Board
Milton's Court Room
Halton County
Milton
Trey
Orval Chapman
Tom Watson
Acton-Nassagaweya
Lacrosse Stick Production Concentrated in Cornwall Ontario
The article notes that over 95 percent of the world’s lacrosse sticks are manufactured in Cornwall Ontario highlighting the town’s dominance in this sports equipment industry.
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Cornwall
Ontario
Resigned Trustee Clears Path for Campbellville Board
A tied vote for Campbellville village trustees left Jim Baynton and Doug Brown tied at 42 each for the third seat. Robert Eliot, initially in line for the seat, resigned his contest and was later named secretary to the board, allowing Sack McPhail, Baynton, and Brown to assume the three seats.
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Campbellville
McPhail
Robert Eliot
Jim Baynton
Doug Brown
Elliot
Baynton
Brown
Board of Trustees
Happy Chen Family Reunion in Guelph with Acton Sponsors
After long separation the Chen family reunites in Guelph. Kinley and Juliette Chen travel from Calcutta via Paris and London to join daughters in Canada. The McKenzies sponsor the reunion with local friends and legal hurdles delayed travel. Suzanne trains at Guelph General, Victor starts graduate studies at University of Guelph.
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Chen
Kinley Chen
India
Ton
Canda
Andrew McKenzie
Daghters
Sadis
China
Arma
Guelph
the McKensies
David Smith
Sim Ohle
Crawford Smith
AU Males
Susters
Ross
Suzanne
Guelph General Hospital
Victor
Simpsons
University of
Battery care hazards in cold weather charging
A helpline row notes that battery efficiency drops as temperatures fall and many farmers use plug in chargers. It warns that charging produces hydrogen gas and a spark or match nearby could cause an explosion.
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W. Fried
Committee of Adjustment
Churchill Rd
Licervice Or
Reliable Taxi
Fred Melson
Frank Heller
Clerks and Finance and Assessment Officers’ Association
J. H. Gay
Department of Planning and Development
Planning Board
Ted Tyler Jr
No. 2 Committee
Glenlea Park
Fowbray Place
G. McKengie
Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Parker
Golden Wedding
New High
Esso
Jersey
Jerry Skirrow
the Legion Hall
Charlie Thomson
Occu
Lovell Bros
Maple Leaf
Yender
Hinds
Acton Daily Delivery
Thors
Hellcats
Ross Hagen
Sar
Qin, i
John Saxon
Matinee Say
Sword OF Sherwood Forest
Sun
Prudence and the Pill
David Niven
Deborah Kerr
Wandering Wind
Doris Day
Bahamas
Pat
Bill
Conor
Girdles Sa
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