Trafalgar Considers Parks On Hornby And Lakeshore
Trafalgar council moved to take a $500 option on Russell King’s 12 acres at Hornby for a joint park with Esquesing township, with Esquesing offering $250 as its half. A 1956 decision may spend $7,000 for the tract. A second potential park is a 5.3 acre Lakeshore highway site owned by Aler Wilson, for which $30,000 was the offered price.
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Trafalgar Council
Russell King
Hornby
Esquesing
Hornby Park
Lakeshore
Aler Wilson
Wilson
Dicker
Salaried Fire Chief Sought By Burlington
Burlington council announced a paid fire chief position for a full-time role. Applications will be accepted in writing until November 9, with notices posted at the Burlington fire station. Dr Low of the Ontario Fire Marshal's office advised the move after a council conference.
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Burlington
Low
Ontario Fire Marshal's Office
Frank Whittaker
William Hewitt
Nelson township to gain large new industrial site
Reeve Harold Adkins announced the D Aitcheson Lumber Co Ltd of Hamilton has bought 10 acres of industrial land in Nelson township along the CNR spur line north of the Q E Way between Brant Street and the Guelph Line. The site is aimed at milling and warehouses with hopes for major employment and tax relief for the sewer area. Adkins expects three more large industries to follow.
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Reeve Harold Adkins
Hamilton
D. Aitcheson Lumber Co. Ltd
Nelson Township
Harold Adkins
CNR
Brant St
Guelph
Reeve Adking
Nelson
Reeve Adkins
Bank Beats Three To Purchase Bonds In Georgetown
The Canadian Bank of Commerce purchased Georgetown’s $63,000 4 percent debenture issue. The bank’s tender of 102.57 was the highest among four bids received by council last week, with bids ranging from 98.57 to the top bid. Grirfield McGilvray, chairman of the finance committee, praised the bank’s faith in Georgetown’s future through the purchase.
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Georgetown
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Bank
Council
Grirfield McGilvray
Hospital Gets Boost From Delrex Model Home Gift
Georgetown plans a new hospital with a $12,000 model home donation from Delrex Developments. Rex Heslop presented the home to the hospital committee with Mayor Jack Armstrong accepting. Minister William A Goodfellow called the project an example of free enterprise as the community plans a future raffle.
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Georgetown
Delrex
Rex Heslop
Hospital
Jack Armstrong
Wm. A. Goodfellow
Mr. Goodfellow
Canada
Unemployment Insurance Fund Payments Averaged $5 Million Weekly
The federal unemployment insurance fund disbursed payments averaging five million dollars per week last year, highlighting the scale of support provided to eligible workers. The report notes ongoing program administration and potential policy considerations.
Trafalgar Township Traffic By Law Campaign Under Way
Police Chief Fred Oliver leads a proactive traffic safety drive in Trafalgar Township. Over 4,000 copies of the by law have been mailed to residents with a cooperation letter for a death and injury free year. First offender warning letters are sent, with a second offense summons to court.
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Trafalgar Township
Fred Oliver
Oakville Considers City Manager System Visit to Sarnia
An Oakville group led by Mayor Lachlan McArthur and council members travels to Sarnia to study the city manager form of government. The delegation includes Deputy reeve Ernest Savin Councillors William Card and William Davis and Oakville-Trafalgar Chamber secretary manager Allan Klarer. They aim to assess the system and push toward hiring an Oakville city manager.
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Oakville
Sarnia
Lachlan McArthur
Ernest Savin
William Card
William Davis
Oakville-Trafalgar Chamber of Commerce
Allan Klarer
Chemical Valley
Two Landowners Sell 400 Acres in Palermo District
A buying and optioning spree north of Dundas Road over the past two weeks led to two farm sales totaling 400 acres in Palermo. Harold Brittain and Daniel Pope sold lands of 200 acres each to two unnamed clients via Bernardi-Mathhews Toronto realtors.
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Dundas Highway
Palermo
Harold Brittain
Daniel Pope
Bernardi-Mathews
Toronto Realtors
Pope Farm
Brittain
Assessors Debate Adjustment of Values in Milton Dinner
Milton welcomed 16 Halton County assessors at the Milton Inn for a dinner on Thursday. The discussion focused on general business and a lengthy debate over land values. Some municipalities have adjusted to new rates, others have not yet done so.
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Milton
Halton County
Milton Inn
BC spends most on schools yet few can name their MP
British Columbia allocates the highest per capita education funding among Canadian provinces but records the lowest share of residents who can identify their Member of Parliament.
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British Columbia
Canadian
Sub-Arctic Coastline Hosts Historic Bell Defense Project
Canada’s wild eastern sub arctic hosts Bell Telephone’s special contract unit building the world’s first full scale troposcatter microwave link for the Mid-Canada Line. Crews moved $10 million in gear to northern bases, designing towers and shipsourced transport under tight plans with high fidelity radio links spanning vast distances.
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Blue Bell” Bell, _Telephone
Bell
Mid-Canada
Diberville
Bell Company
Defence Communications
Trans-Canada Telephone System
Government of Canada
The
Baffinland
Greenland
British Columbia
Canada
Sub
Arctic
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
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1. E. Tyler
Ont
Candian Legion
God Save the Queen
Trust Company
Halton & Peel Trust and Savings Company
Toronto
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Victor
O. E. Manning
Halton & Peel Trust & Savings Company
Colborne St. E
A. S. Nicholson
W. J. Beatty
Trafalgar Options
Featherstone
Southeast Ratepayers’ Association
Robt. R. Hamilton
Fred A. Hoffman
Optometrists
E. P. Head
St. George's Square
Aluminum Company OF Canada, Ltd
ALCAN
Cungslet Vle
Thetame Beauty
Youngstown
Root Hardware Plumbing
Rockwood
Kennedy
Wyndham ST
Guelph’ Ont
Florida
Ellinor
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Orleans
Los Angeles
Miami
Harold Wiles
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