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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1967
Page
2
A year after the Plunkett Report urged two boards for Peel and Halton, Ontario moves to create a single county board by 1969. Critics warn of parochialism, tax costs, and staff needs, while proponents highlight resource sharing and expanded student access across the county.
Free Press comments on Esquesing election rules giving only one week from nomination to election day. The piece argues the short window favors incumbents and professional politicians, reducing newcomer chances and hindering personal contact with voters. It congratulates Tom Hill on acclamation as deputy-reeve and wishes success to current candidates for 1968.
Samuel Hearne led a Hudson's Bay Company expedition from Fort Prince of Wales in 1770. He reached the Coppermine River on the Arctic Ocean after an eight month trek with Chipewyans, discovering Great Slave Lake later and mapping 1700 miles through harsh Canadian terrain. He found no copper oils and only one ore fragment as exploration continued.
Premier John Robarts outlines 1969 changes requiring new county boards of education to issue their own tax bills. The plan aims to reduce conflict over funding, increase citizen accountability, and provide substantiating expenditure evidence to the public. Government funding may rise via school grants, but incentives should not be mere political leverage.
A columnist riffs on brain drain and border policy, deer hunting vs traffic deaths, and aging hair lore. He muses on modern theatre as a reflection of personal proof, linking hunting, performance, and the urge to belong, all amid a wintry, satirical scatter of observations.
Founded in 1575 and published weekly, the notice outlines advertising rates on request, subscription costs for Canada and other countries, and the policy on typographical errors. It states advertising is an offer to sell and may be withdrawn, with adjustments for erroneous pricing and signatures.
Free Press reports the November 27 1947 Acton meeting where nominations were light and all offices were filled by acclamation. Reeve F J McCutcheon reelected, W J Coon named first deputy, with councillors and school board members listed. Band Tax By law vote set for Monday at town hall and Y M C A. Reeve McCutcheon cites record growth, watermain expansion, new services, Warren Grove progress, and county health unit funding. Metal conservation noted and two license plates to be issued per vehicle. Mason Knitting Co installs five new knitting machines with faster speed and automatic attachments.
Fifty years ago on a Thursday November 29 1017 Acton marked a major World War I victory as British and Canadian troops pushed the Hindenburg line back for miles at noon last Friday. Bells whistles horns and cheers echoed from schools and streets while explanations calmed alarm. Baker W Woodcock of Church Street has sold his business to M Edwards and Co and Mrs Edwards joins the firm. Knox Church choir members hosted by Mr and Mrs James Symon at Willow Street celebrated Miss Wilma Johnstone with a silver nut bowl lined with gold.
The Canadian Champion reports on skating prep at Corporation Pond and a December 1892 box social raising 41.75 for the Red Cross. Mentions sales by Oliver Hills, a Roosevelt Victory Loan visit in Toronto, a Monday checker match led by Matthews, a near completion public school, tax receipts, and plans for a skating rink. also Berry’s Minstrels at Orange Hall and a Mayhem episode ending with a $20 fine for a window basher in Milton.
Advent Sunday at St Alban the Martyr Anglican Church features 9:00 Holy Eucharist with cocoa rolls and a movie for teens, 10:30 Church School, 10:30 Advent Carol Service and Holy Eucharist, and 4:00 ordination of Reverend Laurence Gene Duby at St Columba in St Catharines.
Local church notices invite readers to Sunday services across Trinity United Churchill United Maple Avenue Baptist Acton Baptist Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle and Knox Church Acton. Sermons include The Lord's Prayer theme with schedules for Sunday School morning services and evening meetings led by ministers Brouwer Lohnes Gammon and Turner.
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