Esquesing council weighs quarry blasting curb plan
A 200+ sign petition urged Esquesing Township to ban large blasts except for essential work and to rehabilitate mined areas. Reeve Currie resisted, noting quarries are major taxpayers, while residents Wilf Fortowsky Perc Hicks and Mrs Nagels pressed for talks with quarry owners and possible by law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uorries
Esquesing Council
E. Nagels
Wilf Fortowsky
Percy Hicks
Paul Colbourne
George Currie
Council
Department of Mines
Pat Patterson
Mr. Fortowsky
Patterson
Fortowsky
No. § Sideroad
Reeve Currie
Limehouse
Stewarttown
Georgetown
Con. 5
Hicks
Lawson
Conned
Whistle comments draw more weekly notices
Several weekly newspapers have commented on Acton's Bring Back the Whistle episode. The collection of clipped columns and comments grows as Beardmore officials and the Free Press respond. The issue provoked much public comment and the reverberations continue.
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Acton
Beardmore
Free Press
Police warn children after indecent exposure case
Police urged children to avoid strangers after a case on Church Street in Elgin. A young girl reported being approached by a man in a white 62 at 63 Chev Tuesday night. She notified authorities who opened an investigation.
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Church Street
Elgin
Rate increase possible for telephone users Acton
Bell Canada may reclassify the Acton exchange to a higher rate group under Canadian Transport Commission rules as local service telephones rise above thresholds. If approved, two party residence service would rise about 20 cents and individual residence service about 25 cents, with rates aligned to exchanges of similar size. Acton now has 10 815 local telephones, including 2 415 in the Acton exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Bell
Lloyd Denby
Acton Exchange
Canadian Transport Commission
Bell Canada
L. G. Denby
Slaven wins Ontario senior cross country title at Woodbridge
Jim Slaven, Ontario high school senior cross country champion, won the 4 3/4 mile race at Boyd Conservation Park near Woodbridge with a 200 yard lead. Acton teams swept three top spots in Guelph via CWOSSA meets, and junior and senior squads at Acton were short-handed. Hamilton Southmount Collegiate took the senior team prize, Hill Park won the Midget division, and George S. Henry claimed the Junior title. Acton was among the smallest schools represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Slaven
Ontaro High School
Acton
C.W.O.S.S
Slaven
Woodbridge
Guelph
Hamilton Southmount Allegiate
Hill Park
George S. Henry
Jua Slaven
Acton Remembrance Day Services at Cenotaph and Beyond
Acton Remembrance Day events begin with a 10:45 a.m. cenotaph service after a 10:15 parade assembly at the Legion. Names of those who fell in the world wars will be read as the parade pauses. Wreaths are placed by organizations and individuals. services follow at Knox Presbyterian and United churches. An outdoor remembrance rite at Haltonville begins at 2:45 p.m. with a Nassagaweya memorial. Rockwood holds a 11 a.m. cenotaph ceremony and a community church service at the centennial school auditorium.
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Acton
The
Legion
Acton Citizens
Chuck ‘Wright
Knox Presbyterian Church
United Church
Acton Legion and Bugler
Chuck Wright
Nassagaweya
Haltonville
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
Rockwood
Collision at Mill Main St Lights Prompt Minor Damage
A two car collision at the Mill Main Street traffic lights Friday night was the week’s only accident reported by Acton OPP. Robert Roughley of Limehouse turned left on Main as the signal changed, while Philip R. Brown of Stratford approached from the north. Roughley’s car sustained $500 damage to the right side and windshield, Brown’s $300 to bumper fender grill and hood.
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Mill-Main St
Acton O.P.P
Robert Roughley
Limehouse
Main St
Mill
Philip R. Brown
Stratford
Main
Roughley
Brown
Esquesing Names First Planning Board Members
Esquesing Council selected seven to form the township’s Planning Board. Three year terms go to Reford Gardhouse and Fred Nurse, two year terms to Fred Helson and Jack Pemberton, one year to Sam Penrise. Reeve George Currie and Councillor Bob Lawson complete the seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquesing Council
Reford Gardhouse
Fred Nurse
Fred Helson
Jack Pemberton
Sam Penrise
George Currie
Bob Lawson
Guided Fairy Lake tour led by R Parker in Acton
About 30 residents joined a Sunday tour of Fairy Lake dredging sites arranged by the Chamber of Commerce and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority. R Parker, the Authority’s Acton representative, stated the project is a pilot with about 260000 cubic yards removed so far and 400000 more to go, aiming to deepen the lake and improve Black Creek flow while affecting the Bullrush area near the community centre.
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R. R
Bob) Parker
Fairy Lake
Chamber of Commerce
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Parker
Acton
Ontario
Beardmore and Co
Black Creek
Elmore Drive
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E. S. Riddall
Harvard University
U.S
Boyd Conservation Pack
Pete Morrison
Randy Coker
George McPhail
Ring Schuts
New York
Germany
Rance
Italy
John Burns
Reeve
Aribunt
Mark
Cenotaph
Knox
Esquesing
Santa Roma
Grant Usher
R. Parker
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