Georgetown Councillor Backs Tree Planting Plan in Acton
Ham Peal urged Acton town council on Tuesday to adopt Georgetown’s method of planting seven foot trees purchased from AB Nursery at five hundred dollars total and offered to residents at two dollars fifty per tree. Mayor John Goy supported a horticultural review and Centennial projects financing was discussed with several plans tied to the Canadian Centennial 1967. The council approved deposits to residents totaling twenty dollars and ninety seven cents and accounts totaling twelve thousand seven hundred seventy two dollars and sixteen cents while scheduling a budget meeting and considering a mill rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham Peal
Acton
Georgetown
John Goy
Guy
Brided
Goy
Pay
Duby
Milton
Rex. Cock
Kelso Dam Valve Closed as Water Rises 16 Feet in Week
The Kelso Dam valve was shut after water at Sixteen Mile Creek rose 16 feet in a week. Gates averaged four feet up, with the dam storing 400 cubic feet per second and discharging 600, while a hydro meteorologist in Toronto oversees operations. Ducks and sea birds have moved in as a new lake forms and spring flooding risk remains. Firefighters responded quickly to a car fire on Guelph Street West where the owner used sand to contain the blaze.
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Kelso Dam
Kelso
Milton
Guelph Street
Doug Clinker
Toronto
Acton
LeftPhing 1 Council
Dumps Dogs and Planning Dominate Halton Urban Board Meeting
Georgetown and Acton councillors reported on dog control methods including tranquilizers, tree planting programs with subsidies, and dump management costs. Regional planning discussions urged federal leadership, shared salt purchases, and a winter basin salt experiment as North Halton eyes grants for programs including retarded children’s schools.
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N. Halton
Nucth Halton Urban Board
Georgetown
Acton
Urban Board
Ontario
Twin Lakes Trailey Park Trailer Park Proposal
Esquesing council heard J. Olliver describe his purchase of the bankrupt Twin Lakes Park on Highway 25 and his plan to convert it into a trailer camp. The request was held for another meeting amid a busy agenda while Bob Lawson reported dead fish in Stewarttown Mill Pond and conservation levy concerns.
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Twin Lakes
Speyside
Highway 25
Esquesing Council
J. Olliver
Bob Lawson
Stewarttown
Sixteen Mile Creek
Conservation Authority
David Murray
Exquesing
Agricultural Night At Rotary Presents William Samis
Acton Rotary Club hosts Agricultural Night with guests Lloyd Burt Lloyd McLean Fred Spears C Coles C McKeown and Ray Thornhill. Speaker William Samis general manager for Hamilton Regional Area of the American Growth Fund urged greater national investment and noted long life expectancy for wealthy individuals. He cited price changes from 1937 to today including a car rising from 900 to 2900 and a house from 6000 to 15000.
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Rotary
Acton
Rotary Club
Lloyd Burt
Lloyd McLean
Fred Spears
C. Coles
C. McKeown
Ray Thornhill
William Samis
Hamilton
American Growth Fund
University of Toronto
Ryerson Institute of Technology
Toronto
Scout Group Drive Seeks Donations for Camp Gear
The Scout Group Committee urges Friday collection and next Monday pickup for donations to fund camping equipment, hall maintenance, and gear purchases. The appeal aligns with the Scouts motto Do your best and targets the wider community to support Scouting units.
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Scouts
Guides
Wooden Versus Steel-Clad Roof Tops Off Disposal Plant Troubles
Acton council discussed roof options for the disposal plant after a prior roof collapse. Engineers recommended wooden or steel-clad roofs with costs of 32500 and 5000 respectively, plus cleaning and painting needs. The council authorized the water and sewer committee to finalize installation and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Water and Sewer Committee
R. V. Roderson
Council
Mad
Enginee
Water Seepage Treated with Chlorine in Town Supply
Citizens report smelly but safe drinking water as chlorine is applied to the Churewalter well system. Ontario Water Resource Commission previously ordered temporary chlorination after contamination. a permanent plant was installed and adjusted to lower dosage this week affecting Churchill Road Northwell, the town’s main water source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer and Porter Company
Churchill North Water
Goy
Churewalter Well
Ontario Water Resource Commission
Ow.r.c
Churchill Road
Northwell
Acton Halton Fire Radio System To Link Trucks
Acton's two fire trucks will get two way radios in a phased upgrade. The GMC truck was fitted this week, the Ford rural-call truck will receive a unit later. The radios allow in-hall and in-truck communication and can alert county control and other Halton departments through the Fire Marshal and emergency services.
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Acton
G.M.C
Oakville
Halton County
Halon Mutual Aid
Ontario
Bby
Omini
Mick Holmes
Pupils Return to Classrooms After Roof Leak at Robert Little School
Pupils from two rooms at Robert Little public school returned to their normal classrooms on Monday after temporary roof repairs. McKenzie reported everything appeared normal again this morning and hoped weather would not trigger another leak.
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Robert Little Public School
McKenzie
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St. Patrick's Day
Legion Hall
Brantford
Mr. Terry
Jim Gunn
Hydro
Dug Central
North Halton
Cecil Robertson
Jim Emmerson
Councllor Ka Brown
Milton Acidentis
Les Duby
Robertson
Brown
Peter Newton
Moira McKelvey
E A. Hansen
John H. Gay
Dwight Engel
Engel
Mary Beth Elliott
Hans van Witzenburg
Trailey Park
Jack Me
Ray Mason
Fairy Lake
Geachiy
H. Perkins
McGenchie
Millce
Halton
Poway
Arene
Atte
E. J. Hassard
Neqbers
Knox Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
W.ms
Hassard
Ville
Martin
A. McMcPherson
Ladies’ Aid
O. Moran
WMS
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