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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
5
A local council discussed nurse salaries with a dispute over replacements and the salary schedule. A motion to refer the issue to the personnel committee failed, then a resolution to amend only the salaries of public health nurses was approved.
A 90 minute debate focused on salaries for public health nurses amid potential changes at Halton County Health Unit. The discussion touched on vacancies in county leadership and staffing levels for public health services.
Halton County Council met Tuesday to note 204 residents living at the Manor during May. The elevator construction began and an old catch basin would add extra costs. Refecturized sign boards set at the CNR crossing near Base Line. Train crossings flagged and trains to stop before entry. Take-Over approved for road maintenance to Kelso Dam. 38 mph speed limit authorized on Base Line near Peru. Negotiations started to relocate J Sculler’s house to widen Kelso Dam approach. Landscaping planned for the Insley property Campbellville. Tenders approved for two pickups, a dump truck, and a cab chassis. Locks installed in the former Jury Room for a safe exhibit during luncheon recess. County jail locks approved. Property committee to inspect Victoria Park and adjacent Jail area for potential transfer to Milton. Gratitude noted to Ontario and for a County Admin Building inspection and luncheon. Grant to Oakville Retarded Children Association to be processed under by-law. $300 sailing grant to Oakville Yacht Squadron for Snipe Regatta. salary adjustments for 1965. Board of Health salary schedule discussion for 1985 nurses. Concerns over nurse vacancies and salary increases through 1988. Debate on funding ethics and personnel committee role. urgency for replacements noted. Rescue team to withdraw from Exhibition competition. EMO Rescue to attend Campbellville village anniversary.
Eight local firefighters from Halton County attended a tour of Western Gypsum Products Ltd in Clarkson on Tuesday evening. They observed production and fire resistance tests showing boards that held back fire for up to four hours. Refreshments followed the visit.
Kelso Pool will open for its third year in mid July after new filtration equipment is installed. The pool will be deepened to nine and a half feet and a diving board is expected. Lifeguards for the season include Abel and Maxwell from Oakville Coulson from Burlington Coulson from Burlington Komow from Milton with Coulson as spare. Duvall and Cochran from Burlington will guard Carlisle Park operated by Halton Region Conservation Authority.
Eden Mills and area residents attended an Eden Mills Presbyterian service led by Rev. F. Taylor. A Women’s Institute bus trip to London and Paris included Kellogg’s tour, Adelaide Houndress Home, and dinner at the White Hare. An Eden Mills Community Club auction raised funds for the hall, and Mrs Anna Wilson mourned the death of her husband Stan Wilson.
Halton County reports no typhoid cases since 1959 and will closely watch arrivals from Scotland after Aberdeen outbreak. Dr. A F Bull Halton Medical Officer notes two week monitoring for each newcomer, cites historic Ontario rates and low 1960 case count.
Pallbearers Willi Wilson Gordon Aitken Hert Gilhertson William McLean Se Ron Bure Norm Manhall Sr. attended a summer ending family night at the ball park. Cubs Scouts Brownies and Guides joined in games a barge campfire and a feast of hot dogs coffee and goodies. Mr and Mrs Ted Borden and family visited Detroit for the weekend.
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