Fund Reaches 37400 for Arena Reopening Festivities
Georgetown town council aims to celebrate the arena restoration with a full day of events on Dec 30 at Mill Street arena. A total of 37400 is pledged from clubs and groups, with 13700 still needed from public contributions before a 92292 Wintario grant funds the reconstruction.
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Georgetown Memorial Arena
Winlary
Mill Street
Wintario
Ron Snow
Pat Patterson
Hugh McFarlane
Norval Commmunity Association
Pat Sheehan
Gordon Alcott Tennis Club
Hugh Campbell
Woth
Minor Hockey Association
Rotary Club
Canadian Red Cross
Optimists Club
Sheehan
Downtown Businessmens’ Association
al Pilotti
Conn
Ernie Sykes
Georgetown Girl Guides
Coun. Sykes
Acton
Ray King
Ian Ward
Better dialogue sought for handicapped students
Halton Human Services Council urged the school board to deepen cooperation to help an estimated one in four Halton students with exceptionalities. The briefs call for more teacher training to detect emotional disorders, integrated health and education efforts, and structured classes for behavioral problems, including a case study of a nine year old named Mark showing progress through special education.
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George Evashuk Merald
Halton
Human Services Council
Tom Marriott
Nancy Adsett
The
Marriott
Adsett
Elizabeth Robinson
Mark
Landfill motion overruled in regional council action
Regional council last week turned down a bid for further work on site F beyond that drilling now underway. A motion called for the work to be postponed until studies on sites B and D are ascertained. The report on site F drilling is expected next week. Drilling on sites B and D is expected to cost about 337,000.
Regional PUC restructuring debated by regional council
Regional council administration committee to study restructuring public utility commissions. Councillors clash over who should push changes with Mayor Barrett and others favoring internal review. Councillor Munro cites a two year old Hogg Commission report estimating $600,000 in savings and a 3 to 4 percent hydro rate cut.
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Regional Council
Public Utility Commissions
PUC
2 Monkey
Coun
Carl Eriksen
Jack Jaftis
Pucs
Raftis
Harry Barrett
Terry Mannell
Mirex Traced in Speed River Landfill Drainage
Tests detect Mirex in a Speed River landfill leachate near Preston Cambridge district officials report. Results for Credit River samples pending while authorities warncurrent data insufficient to confirm cancer risks. Officials describe Mirex and Dechlorane as related chemicals and note ongoing efforts to distinguish them and assess long term health impacts.
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Speed River
Preston
Ministry of Environment
Cambridge
Michael Carand
Georgetown
Credit River
Speed
Credit Rivers
Ministry of Natural Resources Fish and Wildlife
Inmont Prestite
Doug Howell
Rover
Inmont
Sherman Rappaport
Cabinet supports OMB corridor zoning ruling
The Ontario cabinet upheld an OMB decision that Ontario Hydro must seek municipal zoning amendments for a high voltage corridor. Questions linger on whether Hydro counsel Thomas Marshall remains paid by the state or by the utility. Acton hearings proceed as Dillon Howitt warns the process may be unnecessary if Hydro wins.
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Ontario Municipal Board
OMB
Ontario Hydro
Hydro
Tlc. Marshall
Halton-Burlington
Julian Reed
Acton
Power Corporation
Heed
Reed
McBeth
Marshall
Bradley-to-Milton
Halton Hills
Council
Dick Howitt
D.F. Meyrick
Mr. Howitt
Durham
Halton Hills Opens Advance Polls for Absentees
Advance polls run Saturday November 27 from 11 am to 8 pm at two Halton Hills sites the municipal building on Trafalgar Road and Acton offices four Mill Street East Voters must swear an affidavit to confirm they will be away on December 6 and cannot vote in person.
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Regional Council
Maple Avenue
Halton Hills
Trafalgar Mere
Mill Street
Acton
Merchants Brace for Slow Acton Street Christmas Trade
Acton mill street merchants report across the board sales declines up to forty percent as a road reconstruction project dumps earth moving equipment and delays the first asphalt coat. They promote promotions including a hundred dollar guessing contest and a Santa parade while hoping weather holds and shoppers return.
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Acton
Mill Street
Georgetown
Guelph
Paul Nielsen
the Herald
Nielsen
Mrs. Bendicks
Moss Pro Hardware
Billy
Marjorie Morse
Milne proposes Brampton Georgetown riding name change
Peel-Dufferin-Simcoe MP Ross Milne filed a private member bill to rename the redistributed Brampton-Halton Hills riding to Brampton-Georgetown. He says the change better reflects updated ridings after the 1974 redistribution. Legal actions by Northern Ontario MPs may delay the recomposition, with regional seats dropping from 12 to 11.
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Peel-Dufferin-Simcoe
Ross Milne
Brampton-Halton Hills
Brampton- Georgetown
Milne
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Canada
Ontario
Picket pays top dollar for heifer at Royal Winter Fair
Claude F. Picket of Georgetown and an Italian buyer paid 82 000 dollars on November 17 for Oak Ridges Roeland Barb a January 1975 Holstein heifer at the Royal Canadian Holstein Sale. Barb topped 25 head selling for 219 000 dollars average 8 760. Barb was bred to Rosave Citation R and consigned by A Ladina and Sons Cremona Italy. Barb's dam sold for 235 000 dollars in a world record price.
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Toronto
Claude F. Picket
Georgetown
Italy
Mr. Picket
Lauro Ferrarini
Oak Ridges
Rosave
Citation R
A. Ladina and Sons
Cremona
Itay
Barb
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Georgetown Lions Club
Geminis
Georgetown Hval Canadian Legion
Snowmobile Club
Rotary
Canadian Red Cross and Elks
Georgetown District
Snow
Sykes
Pete Hummuk
John Ralston
Caranci
Herald
Rolston
Lovell
Len Lovell
Mr. Lovell
Sam Bloch
Mr. Bloch
Mr Street
Acton Delicatessen and Cafe
Ingrid Bendicks
Edgar
Limehouse
Rockwood
Pete Humeniuk
Humeniuk
David
Alma Swetman
Heifer
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