Ontario Hydro rate story reaches Wingham to confirm change
Readers learn that Ontario Hydro plans a 9 percent rate reduction in Wingham, aligning with chairman Saunders statement that rate increases would not occur. The letter questions the broader claim of no hikes and asks which other Ontario municipalities might share the favorable position for customers.
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Ontario Hydro Commission
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Ontario
Our
Saudders
Wingham
Saunders
Plan Shows New High School Additions in Ontario Districts
The public review of plans reveals a proposed Midland and Penelang District high school with cafeteria gymnasium cadet equipment storage rifle range shops music and home economics rooms plus classrooms. Construction may start this fall reflecting a shift in the Ontario Department of Education attitudes toward frills in school buildings.
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Midland
Penelang
North Halton
Ontario Department of Education
Frost
Halton
Department of Education
Acton
Milton
Georgetown
Ontario
Acton Makes Progress On Mill Street And Sidewalks
The town continues street and sidewalk improvements along Acton's main thoroughfare. Two blocks of Mill Street were widened two years ago, with this year expanding another block from John to Elgin Streets. The project involves moving a cement curb and adding a new sidewalk as part of a broader street program. While funding is tight and demands many, council aims to serve pedestrians and urges annual sidewalk levy support to reach all citizens. The effort reflects a long overdue push to improve pedestrian access and street reliability.
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Mill Street
Acton
No. 7
John
Elgin
Durham captures OHA Intermed six title in storied history
Recalling a bygone era Fergus News-Record notes Durham’s recent win in the OHA Intermediate Six. The piece recalls the 18 year gap since Durham last prevailed over Acton in a field hockey clash at the old Durham arena and mentions Acton’s intervening championship. It cites the 1939 memory and Bucko McDonald’s Sundridge era as context.
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Fergus News-Record
Durham
O.H.A
Acton
Galt
Memorial Arenas
Buckon McDonald's
McDonald’s Sundridge
Bucko
Compulsory Checkoff Plan Faces Taxpayers Pushback
In Sullivan township ratepayers refuse the half-mill levy for the Federation of Agriculture while some pay taxes minus the levy. Banks are told not to accept incomplete cheques. Federation levy rises from two tenths to five tenths of a mill, and assessments may be higher. The piece argues compulsory funding clashes with lower incomes and urges free choice in organization maintenance.
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Sullivan Township
Federation of Agriculture
Canada Urged to Buy More from U S Despite Rising Cross-Border Trade
Ottawa Journal notes Canada remains the best U S trade customer and cross-border business grows yet warns against a persistent rise in Canadian purchases from the United States if American buyers don't respond. Wingham Advance Times laments traffic jams on weekends while townsfolk avoid country trips. Canadians travel abroad. tourist spending now exceeds foreign visitors for the third straight year, narrowing the net national gain.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa Journal
U.S
Reading Between The Lines Circular Too Late
A local notice warns Acton residents about canvassers selling dubious schemes. It urges requiring licenses, reporting uncredentialed callers to police, and verifying credentials before signing or paying. It emphasizes protecting citizens from scams and notes town stores remain while canvassers move on.
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Jim Tih
Noeru East Wrest S out Faladi to Georgetown
Town planning expert Dr. Faludi engaged by Georgetown council to conduct an industrial survey of the town and advise on industrial sites. The iHerald reports. More Money Georgetown councillors rejected a by law reading for an annual $200 allowance per member, split 50-50 on a recorded vote. This is the third time in two months the issue has come up. The Erin Advocate reports: tax relief for county property owners was achieved as the Ontario Department of Highways and Wellington County Council set the 1954 rate at 16 mills at a special meeting. Burlington’s Brant Inn changed ownership after 20 years, C. H. Kendall selling his half to J. M. Anderson. price not disclosed. Burlington High School addition plans approved at $173,204. Cooper Construction Co., Hamilton, awarded the tender. classes to start January 1, 1955. Bronze firemen rushed to George Lawrence’s home to cool overheated wood-burning stove pipe due to draft control faults. The Oakville Trafalgar Journal reports the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada sent a regional director to Oakville to survey district needs. The Department of Municipal Affairs rejected a judicial inquiry into Oakville’s local improvements financing. Milton Council, by a 3-4 vote, refused to raise $120,000 for a new public school. $113,000 grant approved, $7,000 overage. The Milton-North Trafalgar Planning Board approved subdivision plans for southern town with minor changes to allow Parkway Drive to run parallel to Maan Street from Ontario Street to Bronte Street.
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Georgetown
Herald
Milton-North Trafalgar
Brown Trout Stock Replenishes Home Waters
The Halton area reports 7,000 brown trout stocked in local streams, aimed at boosting fishing. Gordon Goodfellow of Oakville boasted a 40 silver bass catch on opening day from Sixteen Mile Creek, where warden Dud Hitchcox noted many anglers caught bass legally. Despite mixed luck, stocking efforts promise better rewards for local fishers this season.
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Gordon Goodfellow
Oakville
Sixteen Mile Creek
Halton
Dud Hitchcox
Multiple Acton Churches May 16 1954 Listings
A segment lists services for Crackenes Baptist Church St Andrews Presbyterian Knox Church and United Church of Canada in Acton Ontario for Sunday May 16 1954. Entries specify Sunday School morning worship and evening service times, with sermon or choir notes and ministers. It includes addresses on Bower Avenue and local parishes, plus a Philippians 4 8 quotation.
Professional Directory and Travellers' Guide
A dense directory listing doctors Daniel A Garrett W G C Kenney and A J Buchanan, plus veterinarians C L Young and D Y Young, real estate and insurance firm F L Wright, lawyer CF Leatherland, and funeral home Victor Rumley & Son. Includes addresses in Acton Milton Oakville and Toronto, with office hours and phone numbers.
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Victor Rumley & Son Funeral Home Funeral Home
Halton County school festival opens at Milton High School
The Halton County public school music festival began in Milton with Peter C. Kennedy as adjudicator and J. M. Denyes awarding trophies. Acton choir won first for What Does the Little Birdie Say, while Ethel Franklin earned a gold piano medal among 18 competitors. The festival continues next Saturday. Road conditions and local society notes follow, including a dance by the Acton Citizens’ Band and reports from Women’s Institute and local clubs. Daylight Saving Time starts in Acton Saturday, and Acton Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club reports a strong year with JM McDonald elected president.
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Halton County
Milton
Peter C. Kennedy
Toronto
J. M. Denyes
Acton
Little Birdie
Ethel Franklin
L. A. Worden
Marty Brunelle
Paul Bluethner
Acton Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club
JM. McDonald
Acton Remembers John Warren and Plans New Survey
The community mourns John Warren after his death in Acton on Tuesday finishing seventy years of residence. A new survey by Beardmore and Co. with Speight and Van Os of Toronto plans extending Guelph Street across the farm south of Queen Street for about fifty building lots and a small park.
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Messrs. Beardmore and Co
Messrs Speight and van Ostrand
Toronto
Acton
Queen St
Guelph St
Deacon
Transit Schedules From Fragmented OCR Text
Partial timetable items list daily and Sunday routes with times at Georgetown Guelph and Westbourne. Entries show daily except Sunday, Saturday only and flagstop notes with morning and evening departures, including specific stop names and times.
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Chener
Sun
Daly
Guelph
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