First major planning overhaul considered by Acton Plan ning Board
Acton faces its first major zoning and land use overhaul after six years under municipal plans. The Planning Board has circulated recommendations to ratepayers and a second public meeting to hear objections or support is set for May 27.
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Acton
Planning Board
Acton Free Press
St. Alban’s Church
Couti
Empire
Langemarck
W. A. Storey
W. H. Storey and Son Ltd
Dominion
H. ¥. Arnold and Sons
Georgetown
W. M
Ballantine
Shorncliffe
James Robertson
Happy” Riley
David Douglas
Mth Regment
Guelph
Eo 'Wrnth League
Methodist Church
I McGowan
Jack Grindley
John Potts
J. Chapman
J. L. Moore
Olds
Paisley Memorial Church
Goodeve
Fort Wik ‘Tian
C. A. Goudeve
Morell
Severne Morell
Opening Day Trout Dinner Upends The Ritual Of Spring
A writer recalls Opening Day trout season as a yearly ritual with misadventures and rewards. He plans a country dinner for visiting city musicians, improvises with butter fried trout, and ends the day sharing steaks with his wife after a chaotic but heartfelt sequence.
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Sieaks
Tay
Smiley
Hamburg
Amendments mandate police commissions for large towns
Queen's Park report by George Kerr notes Ontario expands police governance. Municipalities with 15000 plus must form a Police Commission including mayor or reeve, a judge, and a third member. Burlington Oakville Milton and Georgetown already use a Committee of Council to set budgets. The plan shifts liability to municipalities, expands police training, and enables amalgamation or mandatory consolidation.
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George Kerr
Halton
Arthur Wishart
D.C
Oakville
Burlington
Board of Commissioners of Police
Ontario Police Commission
Connclly
Ontario Police College
Ontario
Church Calendar Snapshot From Acton Ontario May 16
Schedule notes multiple churches in Acton Ontario including Knox Church Acton Presbyterian led by Rev. Andrew H. McKenzie. Services span 9:40 am worship and Sunday School, Maple Avenue Baptist, Christian Reformed, Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle led by Rev. S M Thoman, Acton Baptist Church, Trinity United Church. Details list service times and classes.
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Presbyterian Church IN
waim—Church School
God Lennon
Todallers
Maple Avenue Baptist Church
Evangel Baptist Church
Maybeth
Vaalca
Limehouse
Acton
Georgetown
Christian Reformed Church
Ontario
peRie van Dijk
Holy Eucharist and Choral Service at McMurray MA May 6 1965
On Sunday May 6 1965 Rev Ritchit presides at 9 00 AM Holy Eucharist followed by 10 30 AM Choral Eucharist and Church School at the McMurray MA church.
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Rev. Ritchit. McMurray MA
S.T.B
Planning regulation test for Acton Ajax zoning hearing
The article argues planning amendments must be carefully studied for Acton prosperity and future. It notes slow processing of amendments since the first by laws and cites the Ajax Engineers rezoning case as a complex example. It urges considering town-wide impact beyond immediate neighbors and warns decisions may follow public representations rather than overall town welfare.
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Acton
Ajax
Vebey
Perils of Our Time UAsnires Star
Overworked chemists rush to create an all new detergent formula while consumers face bland brands and cures for cavities linger unanswered. The piece laments unfair classroom tests and lifestyle anxieties from drivers to housekeepers tied to a shrinking market in 1965.
Germany Defeat Brought by Unconditional Surrender
The article notes Germany’s unconditional surrender ending over five years of war. It describes V-E Day celebrations and parades in Amgen, with coverage of war-time events and social notices from Acton and surrounding areas.
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Free Press
Germany
Unus
J. Lovell
Acton Women’s Institute
BR. L. Davidson
Wilkerspin
Wilkerspin; President, Mrs. la Lire
Collier
Berry
Andenon
Bannockhurn School
Woodside Victory Club
Wilfred Harding
Acton War Service League
Wilkisburgh Red Cross
Charlene Krull
RCAF
Acton
Belts Save Driver From Drowning After Car Rolls
In the Ontari Safety League files a driver was saved from drowning by a seat belt when his car rolled and pitched into a take. The man escaped the submerged vehicle unscathed, illustrating belt benefits rarely noted in reports.
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Ontari Safety League
Curbs Next Queen Roads Progress and Roadwork
Report notes curbs and mill work on Wilbur 81 plus installation of railings and removal of carts along Young and MIN Streets. Road widening has begun with crews tearing up sections to install improvements.
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Queen
Young and Welom
Wilbur
Young and Min Sts
Ares
Acton Ontario Area Professional and Travel Listings
Local directory page lists physicians surgeons dentists and specialists with addresses in Acton Milton Georgetown and Port Credit. Includes travel guide items for Gray Coach Lines routes from Acton to Toronto Stratford Guelph and connections with schedules and times.
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GY Gal
Sophia Loren
Queen's Park
Word OF God
God
Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle
Churhhill Road
S. M. Thoman
Thunday
Christ's Ambassadors
Crusaders
Christ
Acton Baptist Church
Stanley Gammon
Tidey Ave
Trinity? Church
The
United Church of Canada
Engel
George Eliott
Divine
the Church OF SY. Alban the Martyr Anglican
Corner Willow and
St. Alban’s Drive
Ona
Olive Marshall
M. Z. Bennett Home
Willow KE
Tie
Audit Bureau of Crea
CWNA
Canada
Ollawe
Ord
Dille Printing and Publiching
GA Palle
David Rodith
Professional, Directory and Travellers’ Guide
D. A. Garrett
Willow and
River Sts
Entrance River St. Acton, Ont
Robert D. Buckner
Wellington St. Acton
Ont
T. B. Moore
C. Hutchison
Physicians and Surgeons
Main Street
North Corner
Main and
Mill Street
Donald E. Skinner Barch
MRALC
Stavebank Ads Port Credit
Tgs
Alfred R. Spence
Glen Walliats
C. F. Leatherland
Q.C
Oltie Bse
A. Braida
Parole
St. Guelph
Daly
A. J Buchanan
Olive
Church St. B
Cedric Dey
Hinton Bldg
Iva
Mil St. E. Acton, Ont
Optometrists
L. Buchner
O.D
Optometrist
S John St. S. Acton
Arthur A. Johnson
Main St
Milton
Robert R. Hamilton
George No
Mountainview Rd
Acta
F. L. Wright
Wilbur St. Acton
Ontaro
Denney Charles
Cooperators Insurance Association
Federation of Agriculture
Chiropractic
G. W. Corbett
Main St. N
Wight-Of
Bruce B. Estates
Mgr
Travellers’ Guide
Gray Coach Lines
Sun and Hol
Sun
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Stratford
MenseGa
London
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