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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
2
The Acton council public building committee proposes removing the arena front section to install new dressing rooms washrooms and band room with a waiting room auditorium. This preps the arena for artificial ice while preserving the paid for building and seeking financing through grants and public canvassing.
The columnist notes a flood of fan mail from readers across Canada and the United States, praising the column and sharing personal remarks. Readers from Whitehorse Yukon to Nova Scotia, Oregon to California, send notes and even jokes, while a British caller complains of not finding the address in an office. The piece showcases widespread reader engagement and amusing letters about the columnist.
Planning is set to begin in months with a government 24 member committee led by Leon Bakcer and Angus Maclean to review historical cultural ceremonial and financial aspects. A Canadian Centennial Council backed by the Citizenship Council and adult education aims to mobilize 99 private groups to shape national birthday activities.
The piece notes that Burlington Trafalgar and Oakville each hold four votes on county council though they contain about 80 percent of the county’s assessment and 85 percent of its population. It argues for a representation formula not based on population or assessment, given future county expansion and the need for balanced voice across municipalities.
Ottawa fiscal conference leaves taxpayers anxious with early hints of provincial sales tax. The piece argues taxation remains a veering, thankless task for officials and highlights Canada as a nation reliant on grants, with demands for government handouts shaping local projects.
A reflective entry recounts childhood days by School Creek in Georgia with pine banks and shifting water levels. It recalls spring marbles and rope skipping, a mild winter, and unusual weather anecdotes from 1858 through 1943, ending with daily weather forecasts and outdoor play.
Densely garbled OCR reports saw dust shipments from Toronto affecting Acton sawmills. A new electric hat ad attracted 29 applications with salaries up to 1200 dollars yearly. Maple syrup markets expand while Toronto workers face abstinence rules. Community notes include Women’s Institute events, council resignations, local trades, and hockey and YMCA activities.
Directory notice lists physicians and a dentist serving Acton. Dr W G C Kenney offices Symon Block Mill Street with given phone numbers, Dr D A Garrett at Willow and River Streets, and Dr A J Buchatan as a dentist at 5A Mill Street with morning hours and Wednesday closure.
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