Acton Mall Plan Stalls Over Parking Needs at Chamber Meeting
Chamber president Paul Nielsen chaired a two and a half hour meeting about a proposed Acton shopping mall. Off street parking emerged as the main issue, with merchants split but most against the plan unless parking was addressed. A council recommendation will be sent after the chamber's parking committee reviews alternate merchant plans. attendance favored parking measures and warned the mall might be dropped without cooperation.
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Paul Nielsen
Nielsen
Council
Niotacnala
Marchants
Acton
Ore
Seynuck
van Gils
Georgetown
Georgee Town
Acton’s
Acton Rural Water Rates Set During Township Debate
Acton council approved new water and sewer rates for township residents using the Acton system. Rural users face double the combined sewer and water rates paid by town residents, with several officials opposing the move. The changes include installation charges and ongoing monthly or bi monthly rates, while some councillors argued rural customers already pay cheaper water than Milton and questioned the business framing.
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Acton
No. 2
Duby
Mosales
Hinton
Oakes Char
Tyler
Milton
Wwacketa
Mindrum
Rev Michael Bennett Ordained Priest at Christ the King Cathedral
Rev Michael J Bennett will be ordained into the priesthood at Cathedral of Christ the King Hamilton this Saturday morning June 1. The Acton man, first priest from St Josephs parish in years, was ordained a deacon last year at the same cathedral after years at St Peters seminary London. He will celebrate his first mass at St Josephs Acton Sunday at noon, with a reception in Guelph Friday evening and church hall gathering for parishioners. Attendees include friends and relatives, invited by Father W J Morgan who has supported his vocation. Bennett is the son of Mrs Kay Bennett and the late Michael Bennett Papeillar Ave.
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Michael J. Bennett
Christ the King
Hamilton
Acton
Peter’s Seminary
London
Pariah
At &. Joseph's Church
Guelph
St. Joseph's
Father Bennett
W. J. Morgan
Father Morgan
Michael
Susan Heard Graduates in Home Economics at Macdonald Institute
Susan Heard of Huron county earned a Bachelor of Household Science degree in home economics from Macdonald Institute Guelph at convocation May 24. She majored in home management and will join the Ontario Department of Agriculture home economics branch June 3 as county home economist, with an office in Clinton.
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Susan Heard
Mia
Charles Heard
Church St
Macdonald Institute
Guelph
War Memorial Hall
Eleanor
University of Toronto
R. V. Ricketts
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Huron County
Clinton
Susan
Acton High School
Donna Pendleton to receive B A at University of Toronto
Donna Pendleton will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree at convocation at the University of Toronto. Her parents Mr and Mrs W Pendleton will attend. A Acton High School graduate she majored in psychology and worked at the O Keefe Centre for the summer. She plans to study guidance and testing at the Ontario College of Education in the fall.
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Thureda
Donna Pendleton
University of Toronto
W. Pendleton
Donna
Acton
Victoria Cole Loge
U. of T
O'Keefe Centre
Ontario College of Education
Decoration Day Service At Fairview Cemetery
Decoration Day to honor World War dead with wreaths and flowers this Sunday afternoon. Citizens urged to attend and decorate graves. Guest speaker Rev Gordon Turner at Fairview cemetery. Parade starts 2 15 pm with service at 3 pm.
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Fairview Cemetery
Gordon Turner
Charge of arson in Speyside fire
A Brampton couple formerly from Milton and Speyside faces arson charges after a March 5 fire gutted a Speyside home. Milton O.P.P. laid the charges this week. the pair appeared for a preliminary hearing with adjournment to late June. Fire crews from Milton and Acton responded. a cat and belongings were reported destroyed at Glenspey Farms.
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Brampton
Milton
Speyside
Urson
Milton O.P.P
Glenspey Farms
Bruca Frame
Town to lighted signs proposed for Acton streets
Acton Hydro Commission discussed installing illuminated street signs donated by Ted Tyler Sr at Tyler Avenue and Elmore Drive. They weighed costs, labour, and affordability for new subdivisions while rejecting Salvation Army donations but endorsing personal support. A.LE.U. conference travel for attending commissioners was approved with expenses. The post office paid its hydro bill on time.
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Ted Tyler Sr
Tyler Avenue
Elmore Drive
Acton
Hydro Commission
Milton
Duby
Hydro
Doug Mason
Salvation Army
A.le.u
Niagara Falls
Post Office
Survey favors mall in downtown Acton High School vote
An opinion survey at Acton High School finds a majority of students favor a downtown mall proposal despite its rejection. Of 375 respondents, 40 percent said yes to the mall, 9.3 percent said no. Responses on duration, parents views, and awareness varied, with 16 percent of known parents opposing the mall.
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Acton High School
Joho
Main
Eplelons
Calvin College graduate W. Viietstra earns education degree
Winne Viietstra, 20, graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan with a Bachelor of Education. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Viietstra of 230 Churchill Road. The family has lived in Acton.
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Winne Viletstra
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Mra. & Viletstra
Churchill Road
Acton
Two Car Collision Near Rockwood Injures Four
A Tuesday afternoon two car collision on a wet Rockwood highway injured Dana Migs, Robert Litle, school teacher, and Mrs May Newton of SE 4. The crash damaged both cars. Miss Riseborough, alone in her car, suffered a cut face, broken nose and bruises. The others—Mire, Syd Newton, Kenneth Bravall, and Mrs May Newton—were taken to Guelph General Hospital with varying injuries, Mrs Newton the only one kept for a broken ankle overnight.
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Rockwood
Dana Migs
Robert Litle
May Newton
SE. 4
Misa Riseborough
Guelph General Hospital
Mire
Syd Newton
BR. B
Victors
Chile
Kenneth Bravall
Allnois
Newton Sr
Acton Council Reverses Mall Motions After Debate
Acton council rescinded two motions favoring a mall in the business district at last night’s meeting while leaving intact a resolution to assist the Chamber of Commerce in finding more off-street parking. The discussion rejected complaints of insufficient parking as councillors urged caution and urged residents to consider past lessons. The mayor defended the Chamber’s mall petition, noting it was the product of a meeting and a decision reached that night.
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Acton
Chamber of Commerce
Bert Hinton
Ted Tyler
Thair
Drinkwalter
Reeve
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