Nominations Tonight For Two Year Municipal Terms
Nominations for the first two year term of mayor reeve council and boards occur tonight at Robert Little school auditorium from 7.30 to 8.30. If needed an election is set for Tuesday December 6 from 10 am to 7 pm with polling places listed and deputy returning officers named for each ward.
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Robert Little
Hydro
Old Post Office
Lillian Williams
Queen St
Virginia Dumarsh
Council
Town Hall
Harriet Helwig
Nassagaweya Holds Nominations For Council And School Board
Nassagaweya nominations are set for Monday night from 7:30 to 8:30 at Brookville Township Hall to select candidates for 10 seats on council and the Public School Board. If needed, election is planned for December 12 from 10 am to 7 pm. Current officials weigh reelection. several council members and school board members indicate plans vary, with some indicating definite bids and others undecided.
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Nassagaweya
Brookville
Council
Sen Rnal Sacment
William Coulter
Nassagaweva
Coulter
William Hoey
William Mahon
Keith Porty Receives Fire Prevention Poster Award
Ten year old Keith Porty of Speyside school won top honors in Halton County Fire Prevention Bureau’s poster contest. He received an individual trophy from Ontario Fire Marshal Martin Hurst, donated by the bureau, with school trophy to the principal Garry Dawkins. The ceremony was at Milton fire hall during the bureau dinner. more winners and photos to come in Acton Free Press.
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Keith Porty
Walter Porty
Acton
Speyside
Halton County Fire Prevention Bureau
Ontario
Martin Hurst
Garry Dawkins
Halton Mutual Fire Ensurance Company
Fire Prevention Bureau
Milton Fire Hall
Acton Free Press
Senior public school planned at Stewarttown takes shape
Stewarttown to gain a senior public school with a toroom addition to serve grade 7 and 8 pupils township wide. Delegates from Norval voiced questions on closures and facilities while a revised plan shifts home economics and industrial arts to Stewarttown, pending council and education department approval.
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Stewarttown
Esquesing
O. G. McDowell
Halton Consultative Committee
Council
Department of Education
Norval
Russell Miller
Rotary
Acton
Milton
Ele
Warden Bert Hinton Discusses Overspending on TV
Bert Hinton the Halton warden appeared on Metro News Toronto Tuesday evening. He explained auditors interpretations that led to charges of county overspending on entertainment.
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Halton
Bert Hinton
Metro News
Toronto
Gove
Stop light tender accepted by council
The MillMain intersection traffic lights project advances after Ac ton council accepted ALA. King Brampton bid of 4358.31 with two rival offers. Work to install and mark streets will take 10 to 12 weeks, with by laws to restrict downtown parking under review. Council also awarded FE. A. Horton Sales the painting contract at about 25 cost, while Ajax rezoning opposition is noted and OMB hearing possible. Council increases town workers pay 0.12 per hour retroactive to November 11 and discusses fringe benefits. A Murphy Distributors site visit and a new refuse burner prototype are discussed. Esquesing Township considers a dump site with no open burning rule.
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MillMain
Acton Council
ALA. King
Brampton
Department of Transport
FE. A. Horton Sales
AjacEnz
Council
Ajax
E. Tyler Jr
Ernest A. Parker
Charles E. Allan
P. Beaupre
Mowbray Place
Ontario Municipal Board
Trewns
Robert Drinkwal
Ter
Murphy Distributors
Galt
Esquesing
Esquesing Council
Jack McGeachie
Jin
Les Duby
Centennial Library Committee
Acton's New Hydro Building Near Closure on Alice Street
Work at Acton's hydro building on Alice Street progresses toward completion. Whitney Construction Co. crews have poured cement doors, finished 90 percent of roof work, installed aluminium window and door frames, and begun interior renovations. Next week painters to start and glazing to finish. Plans call for floor and ceiling tile and washroom plumbing soon.
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Acton
Hydro
Alice Street
Fred Gray
Whitney Construction Co
Brampton
Incumbents seek re election as Acton polls set
At nomination night Acton voters will choose all council candidates for a two year term. Deputy Reeve R R Parker resigns from town council due to travel and work demands. Mayor Les Duby Reeve Hinton and several councillors announce re runs while others undecided and some to stand for school board and hydro positions.
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Hydro Commission
Acton
R. R. Parker
Beardmore and Co. Ltd
Toronto
Acton Free Press
Les Duby
Hoh. Hinton
William Williams
Robert Drinkwalter
Earl Mosales
F. G. Oakes
C. F. Leatherland
Doris Fryer
Vic Bristow
Doug Manning
Cyril Bishop
Orval Chapman
Murray Smith
William Benson
Hydro
E. G. Tyler Sr
Doug Dawkins
Wilfred McEachern
Orval Brown
Halton Peel boundary debate as Plunkett report sparks split
Reeves from Halton municipalities voiced mixed views on Plunkett boundaries for Halton Peel, with unanimous opposition to east west lines. Reeve groups urged north south divisions, prefer lines along Highway 401 or 400, and urged Milton inclusion with agricultural land. Education boards and Milton Chamber push north south, while Oakville Burlington and Georgetown weigh options as provinceSolicits comments.
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Peel Halton
T. Plunkett
Halton
Mr. Plunkett
Peel
Milton
Tarlton
Brampton
George Leslie
Esquesing Township
County Council
Minister of Municipal Affairs
H. Hinton
Acton
Mr. Plunket
Reeve W. Coulter
Nuassaga Weva
Furiat
Reeve G. Gallagher
Burlington
Peel County
Erin
Plunkett
Gallagher
Oakville
East
Flamboro
Milton Council
Georgetown
W. Hunter
Georgetown Council
Halter
Milton Chamber of Commerce
Milton High School Board
Milton Public School Board
Dundas Highway
County Board of Education
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Luxton Memorial Hall
Willow St
Kathleen Hurst
Annie Anderson
Claude Inglis
Jack McPhail
Arthur Gibson
el Young
Polypentco (Canada) Limited
Polymer Corporation of
Reading
Pennsylvania
Ron Perrot
Tom Murphy
Beardmore Co. Ltd
Guy Ross
A. Thompson
William Lawson
Chester Early
Lloyd Fisher
Stewart Town School
Norvak
Keith Webb
J. Schertzl
Doug Jarvie
N. Guthrie
D. Robinson
G. T. Browne
Chris
Reeves
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