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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
2
The board signals focus on joint services and planning to prevent suburban invasion of rural towns. It urges timely zoning and annexation limits, noting Highway 40 could cut across the county and stressing that concentrated development is needed to service future needs.
Residents praise the town paving program as a visible benefit funded by taxes. The piece argues for ongoing street maintenance and mechanized cleaning to keep roads and sidewalks clean, noting water, sewer, and hydro infrastructure work beneath streets and the need for future funding.
The piece urges Canadians to vote on March 31 to shape Parliament noting record 1957 turnout of 6,699,532 and a growing electorate of about 9 million. It recalls historic milestones from Confederation to Newfoundland’s 1949 entry, and contrasts regional population growth including York Scarborough and Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
Ontario Municipal Board approvals lag as Barrie figures urge rural municipalities to gain sympathy for annexation. BR. L. Kennedy states hearings will proceed if growth of the area is not checked, offering only a partial answer.
Stuart Armour of The Steel Company of Canada urged Toronto listeners that manufacturing must be protected to keep employment for graduates. He warned free trade could erode living standards and warned against liquidating manufacturing and textiles. He called for cooperation among educators unions and governments to address industrial growth.
The province marks its Centennial with large scale plans from Vancouver to Popkum. Events include a vintage car race in Victoria a massive 10 000 pound birthday cake in celebration and a re enacted SS Commodore arrival by RCN crews. The Grey Cup returns dragons dance and firecrackers light up the celebrations.
The Agassiz BC Advance argues the federal government should act now to allow producers outside the Prairies to obtain feeds at the same pre-shipping prices as Prairie competitors. The call emphasizes immediate policy changes to reduce cost disparities.
A reminiscence recalls Prohibition era scenes with bootleggers and confiscated kegs at the town hall, a magistrate named WP Moore, and a jailhouse trunk of bottles. It notes factory smokestacks, chimneys, and shifts in industry from coal to modern methods, plus Canada’s upcoming election and a radio appearance by the author.
Palm Sunday schedule from Rt Alban s Church and listings for Acton Ontario parishes. Includes Holy Communion Morning services Sunday School and Bible classes at multiple churches plus Palm Cross distribution and Good Friday litany. Denominational listings include Anglican Pentecostal United and Baptist churches with service times and contact details.
Palm Sunday worship on reception of members at 9:60 am followed by Sunday service. Evening service at 7:00 pm features First Huireds Holy Week Service conducted by Mr Ernest West and the acting church officers.
Directory style listing for Acton Ontario includes physicians surgeons lawyers insurers accountants and travel coaches with addresses phone numbers and office hours. Also features poem May Time by Melth Kliwesd and local funeral home note.
A collage of local notices including farm sale details, school sorority gathering at Know church, an inquest update on a CPR wreck near Guelph Junction, contractor activity on Thewer Avenue, millinery openings, Acton hockey and nearby sports match reports, birth announcements, a shift to guard duties at Gatario Reformatory, and community events such as literary society meetings, a large auction, and social happenings across Halton County towns.
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