Trafalgar considers joint park land purchases at Hornby and Lakeshore
Trafalgar council moved to option 500 on Russell King’s 12 acres at Hornby for park use in collaboration with Esquesing township. Esquesing offers 250 as its half. 1956 councils may decide on 7000 total for the 12 acres. A lakeside park near Lakeshore highway is also sought from Aler Wilson with price talk between 30,000 and 50,000.
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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 announces a paid fire chief opening to be filled by written applications received by November 9. The process, not publicly advertised, followed a council and Ontario Fire Marshal office briefing led by Dr Low and fire committee members.
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Burlington
Low
Ontario Fire Marshal's Office
Frank Whittaker
William Hewitt
Nelson Township Land Bought For Major Lumber Plant
Reeve Harold Adkins announced D Aitcheson Lumber Co Ltd 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 may host milling and warehouses with large employment impact and reduced sewer area tax, with more deals expected. Diesels are praised as the most efficient railway motive power by railwaymen.
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Reeve Harold Adkins
Hamilton
D. Aitcheson Lumber Co. Ltd
Nelson Township
Harold Adkins
CNR
Brant St
Guelph
Reeve Adkins
Nelson
Bank Beats Three To Purchase Georgetown Bonds
The Canadian Bank of Commerce has purchased a $63,000 debenture issue for 4 percent from Georgetown. Bids ranged from 98.57 to 102.57 with the bank’s tender 102.57 the highest. Grifield McGilvray, chair of the finance committee, praised the bank’s faith in Georgetown’s future.
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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 Delrex model home donated by Rex Heslop. Mayor Jack Armstrong accepts on behalf of the hospital committee in a ceremony attended by Minister Wm. A. Goodfellow. The house will be raffled later as part of the project.
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Georgetown
Delrex
Rex Heslop
Hospital
Jack Armstrong
Wm. A. Goodfellow
Mr. Goodfellow
Canada
Unemployment Insurance Fund Averages $5 Million Weekly
The article notes that last year benefit payments from the federal unemployment insurance fund averaged about $5 million per week, highlighting the scale of disbursements and the program’s sizable weekly outlays.
Trafalgar Town Ships Traffic By Law Drive
Police Chief Fred Oliver and the Trafalgar police launch an all out safety campaign. Over 4,000 copies of the township by-law are mailed to households with a cooperation letter. First offense violators receive warning letters, second offenders are summoned to court.
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Trafalgar Township
Fred Oliver
Oakville Seeks City Manager Model in Sarnia Visit
An Oakville group plans a study trip to Sarnia to observe the city manager system in operation. A special Oakville council committee led by Mayor Lachlan McArthur and including Deputy Reeve Ernest Savin Councillors William Card and William Davis plus Oakville Trafalgar Chamber official Allan Klarer will tour the city to assess the plan with the aim of 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
In the Palermo district during the past two weeks two farms totaling 400 acres changed hands. Harold Brittain and Daniel Pope sold their 200 acre farms to two unnamed clients via Bernardi-Mathhews Realty of Toronto, with unclear plans for the agro land now owned by new buyers.
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Palermo
Dundas Highway
Harold Brittain
Daniel Pope
Bernardi-Mathews
Toronto Realtors
Pope Farm
Brittain
Assessors Debate Adjustment of Values
Milton entertained 16 assessors from Halton County for a dinner at the Milton Inn. The gathering focused on general business and a lengthy debate on land values. Some municipalities have adjusted land values to new rates while others have not yet done so.
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Milton
Halton County
Milton Inn
British Columbia spends on schools per capita but lags in recognizing MPs
British Columbia spends more per person on education than any other province yet has the lowest share of residents who can name their Member of Parliament. The contrast highlights priorities between schools and civic knowledge across the province.
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British Columbia
Canadian
Sub Arctic Frontier Hosts Historic Bell Defense Project
Canada’s sub arctic coast becomes the setting for a major Bell defense effort. Bell’s special contract department installs the world’s first full scale tropospheric scatter microwave link, linking distant points across the north with high fidelity voice channels. The project involves ships, icebreakers, and airlift to move materials toward northern bases for a continent spanning system.
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Canada
Sub-Arctic Wilds
Blue Bell” Bell, _Telephone
Bell
Mid-Canada
Diberville
Bell Company
Defence Communications
Trans-Canada Telephone System
Government of Canada
The
Baffinland
Greenland
British Columbia
Sub
Arctic
Bell Telephone Company of Canada
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1. E. Tyler
Ont
Candian Legion
God Save the Queen
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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
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Los Angeles
Miami
Harold Wiles
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