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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 06, 1955

Page

24

Oakville Trafalgar Sign Twenty Year Water Pact

After months of negotiation the Oakville and Trafalgar public utilities commissions agreed on a 20 year water purchase deal. The basic rate stays at 27 cents per thousand gallons with volume discounts up to six million gallons daily. A filtration plant in Oakville should be ready by summer 1957 for cleaner water.

Public Utilities Commission of Oakville Trafalgar Oakville Commission Trafalgar Commission Gordon Leaver Trafalgar Public Utilities Commission

High School Expansion Faces Burlington Budget Dilemma

Burlington district high school board weighs a $200,000 addition as a stopgap versus $700,000 for a new high school. Dr. Frank Darton reports space is limited and enrollment is rising, with 863 students this year and projected growth to about 1A by 1960. Growth mainly in Nelson township.

Burlington District High School Frank Darton Burlington Council Department of Education Darton M. M. Robinson Burlington Nelson Cuncillor Planning Board Nelson Township Counci

Nelson Planning Board Pushes to Finalize Zoning By Law

The Nelson Planning Board seeks a special meeting with the township council to review a new zoning by law and map. Dr Hardred Stewart states the map and by law are about 75 percent complete and reflect a replacement of earlier Burlington and Suburban Planning Board drafts now set by the township’s own planning board.

Nelson Planning Board Nelson Counal Hardred Stewart Brewart Burlington and Suburbian Planning Board

Davidson Ejected From Council Again

Councillor John Davidson was removed from Bronte council chamber for the third time after Reeve Thomas Millward demanded he vacate his seat. A 2 to 1 vote upheld Davidson’s ejection despite objections from Councillor Charles Livingstone. Davidson claimed a prior written apology. when pressed, he remained seated among ratepayers as the meeting continued.

John Davidson Bronte Thomas Millward Davidson Charles Livingstone Edwin Lee Gordon Lefebvre Millward Richard Hunt

Hard cheese processing limits noted in industry text

A fragment describes hard cheese production with caps on fat content and steps including grinding blending pasteurizing and molding the product into packages for hardening.

Shoplifters Target Brampton Main Street Merchants

Brampton police report two men working together to steal items from Main Street shops. One distracts staff while the other lifts goods. Police chief Frank Keates urges merchants to notify authorities immediately if items go missing.

Brampton Frank Keates

Marker Honors Barr Colony Group at Saskatoon Site

Saskatoon celebrates a marker by the provincial historic sites committee for the Barr Colony camped in 1903. The colonists arrived by steamship and rail to homestead west, and Saskatoon provided over 250000 dollars to outfit their western trips.

Saskatoon

Dial Telephones For Bronte In 1957

Bell Telephone will introduce dial service in Bronte early in 1957. G W Harris notes the Bronte exchange will be modern and the project lengthy. Demand has grown from 280 to 780 telephones, with expansion expected for residential and industrial use.

Bronte G. W. Harris Bell Telephone Bell Col Harris Brontet Yeas Bronte Exchange

Cortina Ties Up Series With Win On Home Grounds Sunday

Corunna rebounds to even best of three with Campbellville 12 7 on Sunday September 3 at home. Roberta struggled allowing 16 hits and one walk while Hamilton shut down Campbellville in relief. Corunna built early lead with Kilbreath home run and extended in seventh with three hits, then 8th and 9th innings insured 12 7 victory.

Cortina Corunna Campbellville Corunnal Jack Roberta Gnd Corunna Harry Hamilton Duck Laking Hamilton Caruipa Kilbreath Bull Earl Caarns Covina Early Wingrave Early’s Single Droves In’ Laking M. Lockery Cocunna Andersen Brown Bo Lockery Garvin Hystead Curran

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