Disturbing letter unsettles Fergus council meeting
Fergus officials reacted to an unsigned letter from the Fergus Volunteers Hire Brigade claiming that after December 30 the town would lose fire department protection on statutory holidays and during annual vacations. The threat cites heat-related scheduling and possible backup from Guelph fire crews, with salaries ranging from 177 to 425.50 plus lost work time.
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Fergus
John Campbell
Fergus Voluntees Hire Brigade
Heatty, Bros
Holidaay Wan
Council - Fire Department
Guelph
Stake-out Arrests Mark Milton OPP Week
Milton Detachment OPP investigated 32 general occurrences from October 20 to 26. The cases included four prowler complaints two unfounded, one malicious damage, one missing person unfounded, one Liquor Licence Act inquiry, one theft, one impaired driver, and a hit and run incident. Three premises were insecure and a stake-out recovered stolen property worth about 400 dollars. Nineteen accidents occurred, five with personal injuries. total property damage about 9420 dollars. Prov. Const. T. R. Penrice gave safety talks at Pineview School stressing bus safety.
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Milton
O.P.P
T. R. Penrice
Pineview School
Limehouse Ladies and Youth Meet in Week's News
The Limehouse Presbyterian WoOM.S. held their fall Thankoffering meeting with Rev. and Mrs. John Murray of Caledon East sharing India slides from 30 years as missionaries. A social hour followed downstairs. The Young People's group screened a youth film at a barn in Glen Williams with Wayne Lister as convener.
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Limehouse Presbyterian Woom.s
E. Sanford
John Murray
Caledon East
India
Booth
Gisby Jed
Roughley
Donald Hancock
A. W. Benton
A.C. Patterson
Glen Williams
Wayne Lister
Georgetown Ywaalcla
Wellington Ford
Y.w.cla. of Canada
Damaged 100-year-old House Shelters Nine in North Halton
A family of nine, living in a leaky old house without electricity or running water, faced demolition and relocation as Credit Valley Conservation Authority plans work. The Ontario Housing Corporation is aware, but unlikely to provide permanent housing in northern Halton. Water is supplied daily by Georgetown dairy, paid by the Children’s Aid Society, while the father works as an unskilled laborer.
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Halton
News
Jher Credit, Valley “Conservation Authority
U Georgetown Dairy
Children’s Aid Society
Howe
Gordon Askwith
Kenneth McLangdon
Ontario Housing Corporation
Children's Aid Society
Ontario
George Bentley
Credit Valley ‘Conservation Authority
Sweep Winners From Georgetown in Irish Sweepstakes
Georgetown resident Eric Jones of 52 Prince Charles Drive won about $56,000 in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes. He held a ticket on Wolver Hollow, runner up to Emeril in the Cambridgeshire Stakes. Another Georgetown holder, Mrs. Margaret Vance, with Marraket, did not finish top three, worth about $1,200.
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Georgetown Oman
Eric Jones
Prince Charles Drive
Irish Hospital
Mr. Jones
Wolver Hollow
Emeril
Georgetown
Margaret Vance
Marraket
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Ben) Boyle
Georgetown Separate School Board
Halton County
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Lima
Montreal
Canada
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Sarnia
Ottawa
Halton Centennial Manor
Lennie Tuck
Oakville
Manor
Miss Tuck
Thelma Green
Tuck
Bethi
Efilms Ecameras
Acton Pharmacy Ltd
Main St. S
Bill Yundt
Streetsville Four
Hilleburgh
Credit’ Valley. Conservation Authority
Strose Four Countiens
Arthaeite
CVCA
Joan Rolllaga
Sree Press District
Limehouse
Crichton
John Noble
Bert Benton
John Arthur
Guelph General Hospital
W. A
Thomas Irwin
Brampton
Roger Thompson
Lou
Rockwood
Kaiser
Federal Industries
Halton & Peel Trust
Main Street
John A. Edgar
W. J. Beatty
North Halton
John T. Armstrong
Reford Gardhouse
Maurice C. Beaty
Michael Ledwith
John Gay
B. D. Young
Some Skace
Burlington
Simcoe
Delhi
Cooksville
Canada Trust - Huron & Erie
Cimada Deposit Insurance Corporation
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