Time running out for regional government plan in Halton area
Local politicians face mounting pressure as Ontario studies regional government options. Halton merges school boards at year start 1969, Burlington seeks city status, and Oakville-Amalg Burlington proposal is shelved. Peel County backs regional municipality idea with a reply due within a month. The Plunkett and Smith reports shape tax and local governance debates as transit plans linger.
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Stejss
Halton
Burlington
Ontario Municipal Board
Oakville
Peel
Walton County
Uy Peel
Plunkett
Cor St
Smith
Taxed to the Limit a Small Businessman’s Frustrated Letter
A provincial magazine features an Abusis businessman’s angry note on mounting taxes and licences. He blames federal provincial municipal and other laws for a damaged finances, saying the income tax hike and regulatory burden left him unable to pay his subscription. He laments the pressure of licenses and insurance and confesses sending payment only after a miracle.
County Warden's Palm Springs Film Award Trip questioned
Jim Dills in The Canadian Champion notes county councillors were telephone polled on a proposed trip for a county film award. A majority reportedly supported the jaunt but the necessity remains doubtful.
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Palm Springs
California
Jim Dills
October in Canada A vivid romance with the autumn month
The author extols October as a uniquely Canadian, all consuming mood. He celebrates fall fairs, parades, sports like World Series and hockey, and the burn of dry leaves, while noting the joy and melancholy as days shorten. He applies lush, period-voice imagery to leaves, apples, and orchard scenes, and to the national sense of October.
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Canada
Seed growth northward and upside-down cooking surprise
A Ontario agriculture bulletin recalls a Lethbridge scientist noting seed varieties grow better and faster when pointed north, followed by Kansas State University work that flips turkey cooking to keep meat juicier. It also cites a Manitoba crop report describing bad weather and crop damage but ends with a springlike note about wild roses near Cross on September 1.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Kansas State University
Manitoba
Cross
Acton News Highlights From Free Press Clippings
Fragmented notes from the Free Press recount hydro shortages and looming cuts, a re opened United Church with new choir seating and stage tweaks, and Acton’s oldest Baptist church celebrating its 106th anniversary with Rev. Frank Patch as speaker. Also noted are a new Stewarttown community centre housing offices, 700 to 800 dollar television sets, and a prize winning map drawing by Jordan Lawson. The 1918 clip mentions Victory Loan support and a Milton birth announcement for J A E Braden's family.
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United Church
Therg Ley
Mere the Baptist
Acton
Frank Patch
Mamillan
Exquesing
Stewarttown
Adensbry Hall
Georgetown
Jordan Lawson
Lawson
Fred J. Barber
County of
Halton
North America
Jordan
Acton Tanning Company
Beardmore and Company
Braden
Milton
J. A. E. Braden
Woollen factory rebuild in doubt as claims mount
Exquesing council chamber hears a long list of sheep kill claims totaling unspecified sums from residents including Mrs. Robert Starrett Alfred Owens J C Cook Wm Moore Christopher Cook Wm Shortilf A D Metecan Thos Anderson Robert McEnery John Eccles John Houns Mewar Newton and Sons of Limehouse. Factory rebuilding undecided amid doubt Linehouse will revive the woollen industry Georgetown capitalists seek to secure the project. Also reports students passing exams at Lorie school including Alfred Brown Mina Gamble and others.
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Exquesing
Lumen McDonald
Arnie
Quantic
Nellie Brown
Clinton Swackhamer
Ada Townsend
Grecian bend craze sweeps Erin and Milton social circles
A century ago in The Canadian Champion Milton issue a young woman embraces the Grecian bend while Milton men practice it after the County Show. Mon night Temperance Hall swine broke in stealing from the Sunday School desk and books. They raided Wellington Square, the Presbyterian vestry, and the Roman Catholic Church, with full extent of losses unclear until Wednesday.
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Erin
Milton
Wellington Square
Temperance Hall
Presbyterian Church
Acton Residents weigh urban growth versus simple town life
A town near Toronto faces development pressure while readers debate whether Acton will resemble industrial suburbs or stay a balanced, small town. Editorials contrast city sophistication with pride in simple things, noting steady growth, new homes, improved utilities, and enduring charm amid change.
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Toronto
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Sir Harry Brittain
England
Enlianee
Ont
Federation of Agriculture Bulletin
Auda Buna
Adiertiag
May Bey Alhdraun
Bilis
David B. Dalle
Biydar Aot
the Free Press
CNR
Beardmore and Co
Ontario
Archer
Toronto City Hall
Fairy Lake
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