Town council decides on office staff and education board matters
Council approved the consultative committee's recommendations for staffing and stenography needs while considering school board attitudes and representation. Mayor Duby urged moving garbage feasibility forward amid pollution concerns, noting Acton's 200-foot elevation might reduce air issues. All members attended except Drinkwalter. Councillor Earl Mosales led the committee of the whole session.
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Consultative Committee On Education
Tyler
Perry
Acton
Georgetown
Halton
Duby
Drinkwalter
Earl Mosales
Paul McGeachie Receives BA at Waterloo Convocation
Paul McGeachie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Waterloo Lutheran University Convocation in Kitchener-Waterloo Memorial Auditorium on May 22. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGeachie. 500 graduates marked the largest class, from a 2200 student body. Speaker was Paul Martin, external affairs secretary. He plans a summer course in Toronto and teaching English at Orangeville High School.
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Waterloo Lutheran Univesity
Paul McGeachie
Jack McGeachie
Te University
Paul Martin
Kitchener - Waterloo Memorial Auditorium
Acton High School
Paul
California State Polytechnic College
Waterloo Lutheran University
Ontario College of Education
Toronto
Orangevile High School
John
Heather
Joseph McGeachie
Jim McGeachie
Douglas
Joe Whitham
Betty Cook
Dick Barclay
Two Accidents In Acton District Involving Five Local Residents
Five Acton area residents were involved in two accidents in the district during the past week. One man was injured and property damage totalled 650 dollars. On Saturday a car driven by Leslie R. Carnochan of 6 John St Acton swerved to miss an animal and went out of control on 25 Sideroad west of Highway 25. A passenger Peter Masales of 16 Jeffrey Ave received a wrist injury and cuts to his band. Sunday on Highway 25 near 10 Sideroad a three car pile up involved cars driven by three Actonians Charles Higins of 17 Main St Philipharles Marzo of 145 Crescent St and Harvey Douglas Taylor of R R 1 Milton.
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Acton and
Leslie R. Carnochan
John St
Acton
Sideroad
Highway 25
Peter Masales
Jeffrey Ave
Expo 67 to use Swiss atomic master clock system
Swiss clocks donated by the watch industry will keep official time at Expo 67 in Montreal. Seventy clocks and twelve clock towers at key site locations will be synchronized by a master atomic clock with precision of one millionth of a second per day. It will not drift more than one second in 3,000 years.
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Watch Industry of
Switzerland
Montreal
Acton Detachment reports busy week with 16 incidents
Police attached to the Acton Detachment logged sixteen occurrences from May 14 to 20, including two motor vehicle accidents and six insecure premises. Magistrate K M Langdon fined offenders $384.50 plus $98.50 costs, with a three month licence suspension in one impaired driving case. The report notes 19 convictions across traffic, liquor and criminal matters. Background urges business and building managers to improve security. Expo 67 will feature RCMP Musical Ride and a large military tattoo at Montreal’s stadium.
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Acton
Milton
K. M. Langdon
RCMP
Montreal
Canada
Francaise
County Assessment Commissioner system debated in Halton
Acton Reeve Hinton urged adoption of a county assessment commissioner to equalize assessments across Halton. The proposal would place all assessing under a county body and align with the Department of Municipal Affairs Manual. The motion was referred to the assessment finance and welfare committee for study with local assessors.
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Acton
H. H. Hinton
Reeve Hinton
Halton
Department of Municipal Affairs
George Currie
Complaints to minister over staff vacancies in Halton authority
The Halton Region Conservation Authority plans a delegation to Minister J R Simmonnett over staff shortages and vacancies. Two summer positions were cut and an assistant field officer was moved, disrupting public programs. Other items include land talks for Hilton Falls dam, dredging Campbellville pond, and a boat motor purchase for wildlife work. A suit was filed against Waterdown over levies. A light sports note ends the report.
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Halton Region Conservation Authority
A. R. Service
Service
Campbellville
Dave Murray
Mountsberg _ reservoir
Waterdown
Halton Farmers Join Ottawa March Protest Demand Policy
Forty five Halton County farmers join a mass Ontario Quebec protest march to Ottawa with 6 000 Ontario and 10 000 Quebec farmers. They travel from Milton by bus to Major Hill Park for a government briefing before a March to Parliament Hill. Prime Minister Lester Pearson and Agriculture Minister J J Greene address the group. The protest targets a new dairy policy and a lack of a coherent long range agricultural program.
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Milton
Ontario
Quebec
Ottawa
Halton Federation of Agriculture
Denzil Lawrence
Champion
Canadian Tire
Halton
Major Hill Park
Parliament Hill
Hull
Lester Pearson
J. J. Greene
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GAC International
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Fairview Cemetery
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Acton Fire Dept
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