Planning board resigns after council rejects recommendation
Police logged two accidents on June 16 causing 1650 in damages. Will iam John Gillespie and Zvoko Severinski collided at Church St and Elgin injuring two passengers. A second crash at Main and Mill involved Andy Dye and Walter Henstridge with minor injuries and 500 in vehicle damage. The planning board, except councillor Bob Drinkwalter, resigned after passing a motion condemning council for refusing to accept board recommendations without reasons.
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Church St
Elgin
William John Gillespie
Wynford Place
Acton
Ford
Zvoko Severinski
Acton Boulevard
Gillespie
Severinski
Ken Bennett
Elmer White
Bennett
Severide
Assenger
Daniel Hillier
Honda
Mill St
Main
P. Thwaites
Planning Board
Bob Drinkwalter
Acton Town
Conditional approval on welfare unit in Halton County
Halton County Council approved a county welfare unit plan subject to permission for municipalities over 5 000 population to opt out with ministerial approval. The minister has never granted such approval. Bur lington and Oakville were urged to test the county plan for a year. The council also approved issuing 514 000 of debentures to Bell Gouintock and Co with Canadian and U S portions and a yield of 98 75 in Canadian funds. Amalgamation talks with Peel County Board were approved to explore provincial subsidies rising from 50 to 75 percent and the end of federal project financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Neilson
Department of Social and Family Services
Burlington
Oakville
Bell, Gouintock and Co
U.S
Dunn
Bell
Gouintock
Canada
Halton Board of Health
Peel County Board
Department of Health
County Council
Acton Mayor Duby elected head of two Ontario bodies
Acton's Mayor L A Duby was elected president for 1967 68 of the Ontario Municipal Association town and village section at Tilbury and five days later unanimously chosen president of the Central Ontario Regional Development Council. He succeeds Curtis Roth and D B Lewington respectively. The Free Press notes his roles on the associations resolutions committee and cautions on cooperative municipal problem solving.
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Acton
L. A. Duby
Ontario Municipal Association
Tilbury
Duby
Curtis L. Roth
New Hamburg
Richmond Hill
Les
Central Ontario Regional Development Council
Halton
Peel
York
Ontario
Toronto
D. B. Lewington
Pickering
John F. Eakins
Lindsay
O.M.A
The
Free Press
Car stolen from Mill Street with ignition keys left
Police report a car stolen Tuesday night from Mill Street. The vehicle belonged to Grant Withers and John St. The keys were left in the ignition, a risk the police warn against.
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Mill St
Grant Withers
John St
Veteran POW recalls WW II camp and Dieppe service
Former Acroriam Robert S. Stewart of Port Credit speaks on his World War II POW experiences in a new series. Now retired, he concludes with a return to Dieppe for the annual remembrance service in August.
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Robert S. Stewart
Port Credit
P.O.W
Girl Drowns at Limehouse Picnic Near Georgetown
Teresa Van Zutven a five year old from Oakville died after being found unconscious in a small pool at a playground near Limehouse during a company picnic. She was found by two boys about thirty minutes after her mother allowed her to wear a bathing suit. She died after transfers to Georgetown and Oakville Hospitals.
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North Halton
Limehouse
Georgetown
Teresa van Zutven
Perry chides council over Decoration Day march absence
At last week’s council meeting Councillor Charlie Perry rebuked fellow members for not taking part in this year’s Decoration Day parade. He felt lonely marching with only the mayor and clerk administrator beside him while others cited band duties and weekend absences. The mayor suggested there were likely valid reasons for the small turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Tyler
Drinkwalter
Griese
Charlie Perry
Planning Board
T. Tyler
Perry
Ted Tyler Jr
Tootling
Reeve Hinton
Esquesing Council Considers Glen Williams Street Names
Esquesing Council debated naming three Glen Williams streets to enable mail delivery. Councillor Hill proposed Confederation Street for the ninth line, while Deputy-Reeve Currie urged sticking with Glen precedents. Names approved for delivery included Alexander Black Beaver Credit Erin Guelph Mountain Mountainview Park Prince Ravine Tweddle and two unnamed streets amid controversy. The meeting also addressed closing Glen Street and sign placements for Mr Baines driveway, reported assessor Benton on courses costs for Del French and Stephen Saxe, and initial brickwork checks for the township office.
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Glen Williams
Tom Hill
George Currie
Georgetown
Hill
Confederation St
Highway 99
Glen
Dieffenbaker St
Pearson Alley
Currie
Mr. Hill
Alexander
Black
Beaver
Credit
Erin
Guelph
Karen Drive
Main St
Ravine St. Mountain
Mountainview Rd
St. No. 2
Haines Crescent
Park, Prince
Ravine
Main
Tweddle
Terence Baines
Glen St
Cooper, Lucas and
Norton
Reeve Leslie
Baines
Robt Little Students Attend County Council Feat
Grade seven pupils from Robert Little School toured Milton county facilities and observed part of a County Council meeting. Warden Coulter welcomed them as vice principal Copeland Riseborough and others explained council make up. The visit featured a medal from 1762 to an Algonquin Chief, to be displayed at Halton County Museum. Globe and Mail columnist Bruce West attended with his wife.
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Simon Stevens
Port Loring
Peter Stevens
George III
Lower Canada
Halton County Museum
Robert Little
County Council
Milton
W. J. Coulter
Doug Copeland
Miss Riseborough
Halton County
North America
Globe and Mail
Bruce West
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Constable P. Campbell
Milk Main Corner
Andy George Dye
Peel St
Walter Henstridge
Agnes St. Collid
Alda Braida
E. Footitt
Bill Wilson
Neil Miller
Council
Seynuck
T. Seynuck
C. Griese
J.mcgeachie
H. J. Newman
Mr. Stevens
County
OMA
O.m.a’s
Anne MacArthur
Nassagaweya
CORDC
David R. Dills
Dills
George Young
1.C.C.E
Esquesing Council
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