Georgetown Public School Art May Hang at Expo
The Georgetown Public School plans to send 30 art pieces from Kindergarten through Grade 6 to the Expo. Selected works may be enlarged to 4 by 8 feet for display in the rotunda as part of the province's overall exhibit.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Public School
Bruce Mackison
Wrigglesworth Public School
Bill Kyntersley
Robert Frawley
Andrea Keire
Department of Education
George
Aembers-Resign, New Town Without Industrial Commission
A contentious battle over the town industrial commission ends with six resignations after a clash over council representation. Councillors Hyde and Ballentine push for a six member panel while others favor the existing separate body. Debates stain council meetings as members refuse to accept unity with council appointees.
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Industrial Commission
Hyde
Ballentine
Town Urged to Grant 1000 for Hockey Programs
Roy Norton Sr told council an Ontario minor hockey group faces a deficit of about 1500 and seeks a $1000 grant for the 1966 67 season. With expenses of 5640 and expected revenue of 4135 the group cites rising equipment costs and three teams in playoffs. Parks recreation official notes no budget funds and council refers the request to committee.
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Tion
Ontario
Consult Engineers For Mountainview Bridge Start
The council voted to contact consulting firms about fees and services for a new bridge over the CNR tracks on Mountainview Road as a first step. Reeve Hunter said the limited budget blocks major work but allows initial improvements including a bridge on North Main Street and John Street subway upgrades.
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CNR
Mountainview Road
Reeve Hunter
Council
Acton Teens Die in CO Poisoning Incident
Two Acton teenagers Ruth Elliott 17 and David Galt 17 were found dead early Thursday in a parked car two miles north of Acton. Authorities say carbon monoxide fumes from exhaust caused the deaths. Coroner Dr. Walter Scott ordered post mortems. investigation by OPP officers is ongoing.
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Acton
Ruth Ann Ellott
David Galt
Wellington County
Walter Scott
TB Cases Reported In Local Area In Older Residents
Two cases of tuberculosis have occurred in the older age group in this area prompting a reminder to visit the free clinic for screening and information.
Three Ballerinas Meet TV Dancers in Toronto Event
Three Georgetown dance pupils Linda Fraser Anne Melcombe and Dianne Lay with teacher Mrs Vicki Lay attended a Toronto Sunday event arranged by the Canadian Dance Teachers Association for Ontario youth. Guest teachers included Danny Carroll lead dancer from the current O Keefe Centre Show Funny Girl and Linda Christopher of CFTOs A Go Go 66.
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Anne Melcombe
Dianne Lay
Vicki Lay
Toronto
Ontario
Danny Carroll
O'Keefe Centre
Linda Christopher
CFTO
Georgetown students back Quebec autonomy in model parliament
A Georgetown District High School group joined nine students in a model Parliament session at Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School Cooksville to pass Marc Johnson’s resolution backing equal representation for Quebec in a strengthened Senate with veto power over laws. Johnson, son of Daniel Johnson, argued English Canada cannot erase French Canada’s nationhood, while the opposition pressed for greater Quebec autonomy. Other resolutions urged US withdrawal from Vietnam and a UN peace force. Marc Johnson also won the Best Speaker Plaque.
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Canada
Senate
Marc Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Union Nationale
Thomas L. Kennedy Secondary School
Cooksville
Johnson
Ontario
Georgetown High School
Brebeuf College
Montreal
Repeats Number With New Licence Plates
John Mackenzie a 32 Stevens Creac Georgetown motorist will not have to repeat his new plate number many times to memorize it He picked up 1966 plates at the Department of Transport and found they bore the same digits 99879X as his 1965 plates The odds of receiving the same plates twice in a row run into thousands and are noted by officials
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Stevens Creac
Georgetown
Mackenzie
Department of Transport
Squeezed From Municipal Building Council Goes for Temporary Move
Georgetown's police department will relocate temporarily to the Cedarvale farm house after council vote. The move, expected to last until a permanent site is chosen, costs up to 400 for basic alterations to provide overnight guest accommodations. The 12 member force currently uses jail cells as offices with lockers in a corridor and no privacy.
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Police
Jim Young
Council
Ten Students Plan Summer Voyage With Ship's School
Ten Georgetown District High School students join Mrs. AL Livingston for a five week summer trip abroad. They fly to Britain in July then cruise Portugal and Spain aboard the Ship's School Association fleets Dunera. Ontario participants join from the first year. Georgetown students include Rolf Tomlins Diane Schenk Katherine Williams Neil Hardie David Farnell Jacqueline Lince Michael Hall Margaret Thompson Don Costley Carolyn Pope.
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Robins Reported On Queen Street Lawn
Charlie Biehr first to report five robins seen on the lawn of his Queen Street home Saturday.
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Charlie Biehr
Queen St
Park land sale to Kinsmen club for senior apartments
Council endorses sale of a 2 percent acre parcel in Esquesing Township fronting Hyde Park Drive to the Kinsmen Club for an apartment building to rent to seniors. Debate centers on location versus zoning, with Dr. Ern Hyde urging Cedarvale land and Mayor Gibbons joking about ballot considerations.
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Kinsmen Club
Esquesing Township
Hyde Park Drive
Students View Hump Yard See CNR Diesel Hospital
Georgetown District High School students toured the Canadian National Railway Toronto Hump Yard learning the modern freight car sorting method. They examined administration panels and dot lights, watched hump and sorting operations, and viewed CN’s diesel hospital where engines are repaired and serviced before returning to classes.
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Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Georgetown District High School
Bechtel
Treadgold
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