Ratepayers Association Combines Complaints At Last Acton Meeting
About 30 members and visitors gathered for the final Ratepayers' Association session. Topics included dangers of doors opening to cellar stairs, tax concerns with CMHC, debate over development and industry, meter access under the Hydro Act, and calls to close a Glenlea dump amid health worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratepayers’ Association
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
H. Lowe
Lowe
C.M.H.C
Acton
Milton
Georgetown
Brampton
Ratepayers' Association
Council
Baxter Laboratories
Mr. Lowe
Planning Board
P. U.C
P.U.C
Commission
Association
Brankiewicz
Splendid Response for Red Shield Drive
Capitan Fisher of the Salvation Army reports steady returns from the Red Shield appeal. Community support has been splendid and the Captain expects the $1,000 objective to be reached once all sectors finalize their totals. Donations may be left at the Bank of Nova Scotia.
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Capitan Fisher
Salvation Army
Bank of Nova Scotia
Decoration Day at Fairview Cemetery Sunday at 3 p.m.
Geraniums and flowers will mark Decoration Day at Fairview cemetery this Sunday at 3 p.m. Local groups organize the event as a community observance with services at Fairview, Pioneer, and St. Joseph's cemeteries. Rev. L E Mason to speak. rain plan in Acton United church.
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Fairview Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery
Fairview
St. Joseph's
Rev
L. E. Mason
Marshall
Marshall Gordon Beatty
Acton Citizens Band
Acton Fire Fighters Association
Acton Boy Scouts
Color ‘Party
A. J. Buchanan
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Aay
Graves Recall Decoration Day Parade Details
The Duke of Devonshire chapter of the 10 DE the Lakeside chapter of the ICDE the Women s Institute and the Girl Guides join Graves Decoration Day events Group three led by Marshall Victor Patrick will present the Guelph Sea Cadet Band The Acton branch of the Canadian Legion and visiting veterans proceed to Fairview cemetery for a service at the cenotaph then reach Fairview cemetery for the service
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Canadian Legion
Duke of Devonshire
10. DE
Lakeside
I.C.D.E
Women’s Institute
Girl Guides
Marshall Victor Patrick
Guelph Sea Cadet Band
Acton
Fairview Cemetery
Phone book covers Against Bell Rules
In Acton this week a salesman hawked advertising covers for telephone directories not supplied by the Bell company. The front of each Bell Telephone Directory bans auxiliary binders and advertising labels. The Acton cover was sold by a third party, eight business names for 156 dollars, and strangers going door to door are to be treated with caution.
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Acton
Bell Telephone
Town Plan Likely Ready For Study By June
Town planner P A Deacon told Planning Board the first draft of Acton s town plan should be ready by late June. A joint meeting with council may be arranged for June 3 to study the colored plan showing zones and land use. Resignations from M Holmes and J McGeachie were accepted with potential bonuses discussed for the secretary-treasurer.
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Planning Board
Acton
M. Holmes
J. McGeachie
McGeachie
Acton Park
Board of Parks Management
George Barbeau
Mike Coxe
Harold Townsley
Georgetown High School adds new wing and park plans loom
The Parks Board outlines a heavy summer schedule with Acton Milton Georgetown activities and a Georgetown school expansion. Negotiations for land purchase progress. plans include eight classrooms in a two storey addition with basement heating space.
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Ord
Georgetown High School
Messrs. Burgoyne and Yeats
John B. Parkin Associates
Georgetown
Oil Stove Causes Near Fire At Local Home
A serious fire was averted Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs M Fawbroke on Main Street South when flames caught between the oil stove pipe elbow and chimney of the small frame house. Firemen responded and extinguished the blaze with wall paint blistered near the stove.
Acton Cubs Tie Fifth in Cubaree at Port Colborne
Six Acton Cubs earned six points in the Niagara District Cubaree, tying for fifth among 24 packs with 630 members from Port Colborne Niagara Falls St Catharines Fort Erie and other centres. Acton finished third in knotting relay final first in balancing and somersault semi finals and fourth in skipping semi final.
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Acton
Niagara
Port Colborne
Ridgeway
St. Erie
Cubs
Brian Barbeau
James Ironside
Richard Ironside
Gary Masales
Robert Foyers
Wayne Roszell
Start Five Year Census on Friday
Friday morning will see the start of Canada's first general quinquennial census with door to door enumeration. In Acton Mrs Joan McKnight and Mrs Eileen Wensley will ring bells as enumerators begin a month long task. Forms will be limited to about 78 questions and ordinary households to roughly half that. Census supervisor for north Halton communities is F L Wright and A Padbury serves as Halton commissioner.
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Acton
Canada
Dean McKnight
Eileen Wensley
McKnight
Wensley
F.L. Wright
Milton
Georgetown
Joan McKnight
North Halton
Georgetenon
Esquesing
Nassapawegia
F. L. Wright
A. Padbury
Halton
Acton Lawn Bowling Season Opens With Small Group
The Acton lawn bowling season opened on Saturday May 25 with a small group gathering to try the sport. Bowling nights are mainly on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday inviting past players and new members to join the chair.
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Acton
Acton Dancing School Recital Delights Large Audience
A Brampton led program by Acton Dancing School drew a full public school auditorium crowd Tuesday. Miss Lois Allen directed pupils from toddlers to older dancers with sisters Heather Ann Dumarch and Margaret Allen spotlighted in multiple numbers. The show featured rhythmic taps, Scottish and Irish dances, ballet, baton twirling and a flag drill finale with several Swindlehurst and Morton dancers.
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Acton Dancing School
Heather Ann Dumarch
Lois Allen
Brampton
W. A. Allen
Margaret Allen
Heather McGeachie
Brenda Hollinger
Raeleen Hotchen
Carolyanne Beatty
Diane Shults
Diane Swindlehurst
Carol Eisen
Sharon Bradley
Barbara
Bobby Skilling
Victoria Newton
Karen Heller
Christane Foyer
Dale Denny
Patsy Swindlehurst
Jill Morton
Carol Eisem
Christine Foyer
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Glenlea
Plaint
Glenleaf
Council Chamber
Acton Reads
W. Cook
Church St
CM. Ac
Red Shield
Bell
Parks Board Inaugural
Acton School
Georgetown School
Coles
Coon
Creighton
Dills
Anderson
Townsley
Fairy Lake
Legion Minor Sports Association
Parks Management
G. Barbeau
C. Rognvaldson
M. Coxe
Greorge Barbeau
Cubaree
Rotary
Wendy Mackenzie
Jean Manes
Jean Lidken
Claire Lambert
Donna McMillan
Betty Bean
Margaret Nightingale
Joy Peal
Marilyn Reginaldson
Anne DeForest
New York
Acton High
Gordon
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