Oakville forms chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Society
Mayor Richard Cummings of Oakville elected chairman of the newly organized Oakville Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada at a meeting Oct 3. Ernest Bottoms secretary treasurer and other local members were named to key posts. The chapter plans visiting committees, surveys Halton County MS incidence, and seeks volunteers for Oakville Milton Acton and other areas.
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Richard Cummings
Oakville
The
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Cummings
Ernest J. Bottoms
Plemes ‘Kroff
Andous
Willma Chapman
Halton County
Milton
Acton
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Nassagaweya Council Briefs
Nassagaweya Township Council held a long meeting amid cold conditions as the furnace failed and members debated by law enforcement for abandoned cars along the road allowance. They considered a shared new dump site with Esquesing Township, reviewed a charity grants policy, and approved invoices including a development road survey.
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Esquesing- Nassagaweya
Esquesing Township
Crossroads Africa reviewed for nurses at RNAO dinner
The Halton County Chapter RNAO held its annual dinner in Burlington with 83 nurses attending. Dr. Joh Sibley spoke on Crossroads Africa, an international project since 1960 recruiting students and professionals to Africa for summer work and cultural exchange, with a film on volunteers building schools and hospitals.
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Halton County
Registered
Nurses Association of Ontario
Burlington
Joh Sibley
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital
Sibley
Crossroads
Crossroads Africa
Africa
Ruth Milne
Halton
Laura Barr
RNAO
Hugo Kay
District 4
Former minister speaker at Nassagaweya Thank-Offering
The Nassagaweya Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society held its Thank-Offering service on Thursday October 6 at 2 p.m. Due to the president’s illness the vice-president presided. About 60 visitors from area churches attended and listened to Rev Frank Lawson, former Nassagawaga and St David’s minister, discuss Christian Missions in 1966. A social hour with tea and lunch followed.
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Women’s Missionary Society of
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
Mullen
Velmar Norris
Guelph
Acton
Lowville
Eden Mills
Omagh
Milton
Morriston
Campbellville
Kitchener
Ebenezer
Jesus
Norris
D. Nicholson
A. K. “Griffiths
Halton West Conservatives form new riding association
A new riding created by redistribution splits Halton into Halton West and Halton East. About 75 met at Estaminet in Burlington to launch the Halton West Progressive Conservative Association with Andrew Frame as chair. Rev Andrew McKenzie Acton first vice president and others named. Wes Beatty led meeting. new constitution approved. attendance noted.
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Halton
Estaminet
Burlington
Halton West
Progressive Conservative Association
The
New Rid
Ing
Nassagaweva Township
Acton
Esquesing Township
Sideroad
Milton
Georgetown
Esquesing
Oakville
Hatton West
Andrew Frame
P.C. Association
Andrew McKenzie
Len Andrews
Campbellville
Michael Spring
John Savachuk
Frame
Halton Young Progressive Conservatives Association
Public Utilities Commission
Wes Beatty
Construction to start on University of Toronto Erindale College
Excavation for the foundation of the first building at Erindale College near Mississauga Road and No 5 Highway will begin about mid October. President Claude Bissell announced a project costing nearly 2 million dollars to house 200 arts and sciences students with 32 teaching staff. The two story brick and concrete complex will be erected on land bought in 1965, the site just west of the Credit River. Erindale is the second suburban college from the University of Toronto, following Scarborough College, now in its second year with about 500 students in general arts and sciences. Erindale has operated as a functioning college for two years offering evening BA degree extension courses. full time classes begin fall 1967.
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University of Toronto
Erindale College
St. George
Claude Bissell
Scarborough College
Erindale
Thomas L. Kennedy
Cooksville
Clear Windows Rule Applies to Ontario Driving
Frosty mornings prompt reminder that as of October 1 it is illegal to drive with blocked windshields or windows. Violations carry fines from 10 to 100 dollars and may suspend the license for 30 days unless a rear view mirror provides a clear view.
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Ontario
Provincial election hinted as MP P Kerr attends meeting
MP P George A Kerr of Burlington attended the gathering and suggested a provincial election could be held next year. The message urged quick recruitment of new members to bolster support ahead of any political campaign.
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P. George A. Kerr
Burlington
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