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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1969
Page
4
A commentary warns that phosphate detergents fuel algae blooms in streams and rivers, depleting oxygen and harming aquatic life. It cites phosphates as the culprits, notes low phosphate options exist, and urges government action to manage water resources.
Esquesing council refused a Breezes by law permit allowing mobile homes to stay for winter citing economics and concern over tax support. The uprooted families, some displaced twice, warn of growing trailer living as urban costs rise and demand fair housing.
Minister McEachen cites 27 000 immigrant led firms over 20 years creating $355 million in working capital and direct employment for over 82 000 workers. He notes many more firms exist unseen and highlight newcomers’ material assets and potential benefits to Canada.
A polemical column critiques the push for female education and careers before marriage, contrasting it with traditional hopes of a stable husband and home. It laments parental pressure and fears divorce or widowhood, while detailing a teenage daughter Kim’s tough adjustment to independence and the burdens of modern life.
A lighthearted column from Grassroots Editor laments editorial blocks and printer errors. The narrator muses on inspiration droughts and recalls humorous misprints and mistaken classifieds, including a runaway phone call about a non existent sale. It ends with relief from reader praise.
Seventeen polio cases reported in Halton this year. Rod Ryder's cycling accident on Acton streets as rain fell, leaving a popular 8 year old with his family. Cliff Sutton named general manager of the VMLCA. Leslie Frost visited Meron en route to Blyth fair. Andrew Molozzi wins $400 bursary to study at the University of Toronto. Acton ratepayers approve sewer plant expenditure of 350000 with only 382 voters voting.
Fifty years ago Georgetown looked to future growth as the main street was paved and population reached 2100. An executive meeting of the Children's Aid Society for Halton and Peel appointed W H Stewart as inspector to succeed C W Norton, while Dr Coxes prepared plans to demolish and rebuild the old tannery on Main Street. The mushroom season arrived with limited apples, Epworth League held a bonfire at Pairy Lake, and W J Stuckey unveiled a carved eagle monument for Grand Valley amid a shopfront renovation project.
Fifteen minutes of panic as Mr Georg Statham’s horse drawn wagon bolted past Bower Avenue and John Street striking a lamp post and graves. The team broke harness and halted when lines wrapped around the wheel. Small boys nearby blamed a mutual misunderstanding, not themselves. A separate storm event later struck Eramosa James Rae’s barn, destroying equipment on a 100 acre farm with $2000 loss insured for $950 by Eramosa Mutual.
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