Ancient Indian burial pits found near Glen Williams site
Archaeologists at Sheridan Nursery Glen Williams have uncovered two ossuaries containing skeletal remains from over 100 individuals dating back to the Huron Neutral period. The finds, part of the Feast of the Kettle ritual, may illuminate late medieval Ontario death practices and village life. University of Toronto teams continue digs to understand living patterns and causes of death.
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Glen Williams
Sheridan Nursery
Ontario
University of Toronto
Water shortage after dam break hits Huttonville residents
Huttonville dam break leaves residents without water as winter approaches. Township officials plan preliminary discussions on expropriation while repairs and rerouting may take months. Eighty six year old William Wilcox and others on River Road rely on distant water sources, fearing extended hardship and possible spring floods.
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Huttonville
Chinguacousy
Cyril Clark
Wiliam Wilcox
Wilcox
River Road
Port Credit
Wellington Waterloo airport eyed as possible Toronto area second international hub
A Transport Department spokesman said the Wellington Waterloo site is unlikely but not ruled out for a second Toronto area international airport. Plans hinge on whether Malton is expanded, with open consideration of other locations and a noted distance disadvantage to downtown Toronto.
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Kitchener
Wellington-Waterloo
Toronto
Department of Transport
Malton
Alfred Hales
Wellington
House of Commons
Mal
Death notice and area social rounds mixed in
News item reports the sudden death of Joseph Anthony with condolences to his wife son sisters and brother. It covers visits by Mrs Albert Preace to Toronto, Sam Adams hospital treatment, Royal Winter Fair attendance, U C W meetings in the afternoon and evening units, fundraising for the church bazaar, a disbanding decision, a China topic, and lunch service. 4-H girls bowling in Georgetown and a hockey game in Erin are noted.
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R. Shortill
Joseph Anthony
Albert Preace
Toronto
Harry Shortill
Sam Adams
U.C.W
Acton
Ontario Opts Not to Tax Food Clothing or Churches
Prime Minister John Robarts announced the Ontario Government will not extend the retail sales tax to food or children's clothing and will not tax places of worship. He stated the decision follows review of more than 300 recommendations and said taxing churches is repugnant to him and the government.
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John Robarts
Ontario
Robarts
Ontario Committee On Taxation
Mr. Robarts
E Franklin Edith Ann Frank obituary in Acton Ontario
Funeral services for Edith Ann Frank 105 Mill St Acton were held November 20 at Rumiey Shoemaker Funeral Home. She died November 17 in Georgetown hospital aged 83. Survived by sons Chris Bill Howard John B Earl Joe and Gordon Silcock daughter Lynda and Jim Watson and many relatives. Born 1882 in Puslinch to Elizabeth and Andrew Gilmour, she married Joseph Frank in 1904 and farmed near Rockwood before moving to Acton about a year ago.
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Rumiey-Shoemaker
Edith Ann Frank
Mill St
Acton
Georgetown Hospital
Gordon Silcock
Burwash
Bud
James
Georgetown
Lynda
Brian ‘Frank
Port ‘Credit
Jim Frank
Glen ‘Williams
Dick Gilmour
Doug Gilmour
Puslinch
Aubrey Frank
Milton
Jim Watson
Hamilton
Elizabeth
Andrew Gilmour
Bor
Frank
Guelph
Rockwood
Chris
Bill
Howard
John B
Earl
Port Credit
Gordon -Silcock
Joe
L. G. James
Elizabeth Taylor
Holkirk
Alta
Elsie Boucher
Morriston
Cassis Watson
Jean Brooks
Mary Frank
John Gilmour
Campbellville
James Gilmour
Snow motion before House in Ontario Parliament
Halton East MP Jim Snow has tabled a private member motion on the Ontario Government notice paper urging that all government buildings be constructed using modular panel tech. The 28th Parliament session has just opened and motion No. 15 may wait before being addressed. Elsewhere in this week’s column Mr Snow discusses the opening of the house and related projects.
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Halton East
Jim Snow
Ontario
Government of Ontario
Mr. Snow
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