Esquesing council to discuss quarry blasts with owners
A 200 signatory petition asked Esquesing Council to enact a by law banning large blasts and limit blasting to necessary work. Reeve Currie said quarries are major taxpayers and the council will only discuss concerns with quarry owners. Residents urged action to curb vibrations, cracks, and property value impacts and seek area rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uorries
Esquesing Council
E. Nagels
Wilf Fortowsky
Percy Hicks
Paul Colbourne
George Currie
Council
Pat Patterson
Mr. Fortowsky
Patterson
Fortowsky
No. § Sideroad
Reeve Currie
Limehouse
Stewarttown
Georgetown
Lot 8
Con. 5
Hicks
Lawson
Conned
Whistle Sparks Continued Comment Across Weekly Papers
Several weekly newspapers have weighed in on Actons Bring Back the Whistle episode. The clipped columns and comments grow, surprising Beardmore officials, the Free Press, and likely the general public as the issue provokes ongoing reverberations.
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Acton
Beardmore
Free Press
Police warn children after indecent exposure incident
Police cautioned children to avoid strangers after a young girl was accosted on Church Street in Elgin by a man in a white 62 or 63 Chev. The girl notified authorities Tuesday night and the case was reported to the police.
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Church Street
Elgin
Acton Telephone Rates May Rise After Reclassification
Bell Canada may boost Acton exchange rates if the Canadian Transport Commission orders reclassification. With telephones in Acton exceeding current group by over five percent, two-party residence service could rise 20 cents and individual residence service 25 cents. Acton now has 10 815 local-service telephones, 2415 in the Acton exchange.
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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, Acton Cross Country, captured the Ontario high school senior championship at Boyd Conservation Park near Woodbridge last Saturday. Slaven led by 200 yards for the 4 3/4 mile race, finishing with a 14:17 three mile pace in Guelph earlier, while Acton teams topped C.W.O.S.S.A. meets to qualify. Acton Midget team finished 10th of 45. Junior and Senior squads had light rosters. Hamilton Southmount Collegiate won Senior, Hill Park Midget, George S. Henry Junior.
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Acton
C.W.O.S.S
Slaven
Woodbridge
Guelph
Pete Morrison
Randy Coker
George McPhail
Ring Schuts
Hamilton Southmount Allegiate
Hill Park
George S. Henry
Jua Slaven
Remembrance Day Services Planned Across Acton Area
Acton marks Remembrance Day with cenotaph readings of fallen World War names during a 10:45 a.m. ceremony after a 10:15 a.m. Legion parade. Knox and United church services follow, with wreaths laid by organizations and individuals. An outdoor ritual at Haltonville and a Rockwood cenotaph service conclude the day's remembrance events.
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Acton
The
Legion
Acton Citizens
Chuck ‘Wright
Knox Presbyterian Church
United Church
Acton Legion and Bugler
Chuck Wright
Collision at Mill Main St Lights
A two car collision at the Mill Main St corner Friday night was the week’s sole Acton O P P report. Robert Roughley Limehouse headed south on Main St and turned left as the light changed. Philip R Brown Stratford northbound on Main collided. Roughley’s car showed 500 dollars in damage to the right side and windshield while Browns sustained 400 dollars to the 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
Esquesing appoints first Planning Board members
Esquesing Council selected seven members for the township’s first Planning Board. Three-year terms: Reford Gardhouse and Fred Nurse. Two-year terms: Fred Helson and Jack Pemberton. One-year term: Sam Penrise. Reeve George Currie and Councillor Bob Lawson complete the board. Remembrance Day is a school holiday with services often on Sunday. Saturday is Poppy Day with sales by Legion Friday. A veterans’ dinner follows Sunday church service. Santa Rama program runs six weeks with $90 cash vouchers each week for participating Acton stores. Details appear in the newspaper ad.
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Esquesing Council
Reford Gardhouse
Fred Nurse
Fred Helson
Jack Pemberton
Sam Penrise
George Currie
Bob Lawson
Legion
Santa Roma
Acton
Fairy Lake dredging tour led by R Parker in Acton
About 30 residents joined a guided tour of dredging sites at Fairy Lake on Sunday. R Parker, Acton’s representative on the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, explained the pilot project aims to deepen the lake to about 15 feet and remove some 400 000 cubic yards of fill by next spring.
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R. Parker
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
Jim Slaven
Ontaro High School
Boyd Conservation Park
New York
Germany
Rance
Italy
John Burns
Reeve
Pribunt
Mark
Cenotaph
Knox
Nassagaweya
Haltonville
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
Rockwood
Hoam
Esquesing
Grant Usher
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