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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov B 1978 Waterloo University survey to detect course interest Acton and Georgetown are the main focal points of a survey the University of Waterloo is launching to find out If there is any interest In the offenng of classes in the Halton Hills area The survey is being made in the form of a questionnaire now available at both the Georgetown and Acton public libraries Deadline for the return of completed question naires to the libraries is January 15 The idea behind the survey is to find out how many people in Halton Hills and area would be interested in courses what subjects they d like to take and when they would be able to attend a course if offered Informal dis cussions with a number of Halton Hills resi dents preceded the survey Last August we staffed a display booth at the downtown mall organized by Georgetown merchants he reports We were looking after the University of Waterloo part of a general display on university and community college programs but we soon learned that many people were receptive to the idea of university courses being offered right in their own community We found that no other university is offering such courses at present though there are lots of high school evening courses recreational programs and craft courses It seemed that if we found it possible to offer lectures in Georgetown and Acton we might add a much appreciated new dimension to the variety of educational and leisure already available According to Stephen Jones of the external affairs office both communities are within comfortable commuting distance of Waterloo We re already courses places that are much farther away he says If Waterloo finds there is sufficient interest in the Halton Hills region and offers courses these may be attended either as credit offer you pay a fee and get credit towards a university degree if you successfully complete a course or simply as a series of free public lectures A typical arrangement is for a course to meet once a week in the evening mately two and a half to three hours Jones thinks the most likely arrangement would be to offer courses from September through to mid December pass over the winter term January April because of possible weather problems and resume in the spring May August Successful completion of a three and a half month course would result in one half credit towards a degree Further details are available from the libraries involved Georgetown and Acton 8530301 Golden Age Club plans trip to Winter Fair Bid for first taxi union to be settled by vote A secret ballot vote will decide the fate of efforts to form Glen Taxi employees into the first taxi driver union in Ontario Ontario Taxi Association president Jack McDowell Mounlainview Road North Georgetown said Monday the vote will take place within the next two weeks Earlier he said ho feels confident the Glen Taxi drivers will receive a charter If so it will be the first in the province and perhaps In Canada A date for the vote to be tomorrow One of the owners of Glen Taxi Dennis said he would rather wait a week or so before commenting The Taxi is a year old company live per cent of a company employees is needed to vole in favour of union before such a body is legally recognized as a bargaining unit A representative from the Ontario Labor Relations Board was in town Monday to sort out the matter between the company and those employees wishing to form a union the company or the people in favor of a union wanted to go to the expense of dragging this out longer necessary McDowell said Steps lo form a union were first taken here In September McDowell Indicated Money is not the issue said the association president He said working conditions and the conduct of management are issues One of the issues the field worker faced was deter mining the number of em River Run may be up for sale River Run subdivision in Murray of Gar Georgetown may be put up for ihdale Developments the sale by the first mortgagee second mortgage holder the Bank of Montreal explained the Bank Helen Oakes dies in Guelph hospital Funeral service was held at Wall Custanee Funeral Home Guelph for Helen Elizabeth Oakes nee Richardson who died October In Guelph General Hospital Mrs was born in Guelph township and lived Guelph She also lived in town ship for a short time A member of Chalmers United Church Guelph Mrs was a well liked person with a pleasant manner She is survived by her husband James of Guelph and one brother Richard son of Kitchener The Rev Douglas Sloan officiated at the funeral and interment was at Johnson Cemetery Poll bearers were Stuart Martin William Peacock Ron Cox Donald Martin Lloyd and Gordon Ostrondcr Montreal has been issued the power of sale He said the problem simply that Ihc cannot be and existing debts paid and sell far Gruson his company Garth dale is trying to make a deal with the Bank of Montreal but if this is not accomplished River Run will go up for public sale He the woes Lost animal found A farm animal which has been missing for two weeks turned up in its own barn at last week JohnSealey the farmer advertised in local newspapers for In formation when one of his pound steers disappeared When a fortnight passed without a sign of the bovine Sealey thought the animal had gone on a permanent leave of absence However the farmer son Paul while unloading hay noticed some He discovered the lost steer with a foot wedged firmly in a floor crack It had remained silent Real name is given In last weeks Free Press it was reported that Mrs Alice West was present in 1000 as a child for the dedication of the Acton Baptist church That part is true but her name is not Alice it Is Margaret though it had gone without water for two weeks The only sideeffect the animal is showing is its in creased hirst The son too has developed a sideeffect that of his efforts collect the reward from his father MNR grants help park Construction of washrooms a bridge over Marden creek and other general improvements to Township Recreational Park will be financially assisted by a provincial grant A previous Ontario grant of 400 was applied to the cost of preparing an initial plan and to early development work The park is situated on the north side of Welling ton Road approximately 16 miles west of the Road came about because Abode Communities Lid of the development was m volved with a large project in Brampton with the same financial source as th one in town claimed Abode Communities I Id could not complete number of outside finishing terns such as landscaping so the financing company would not back River Run any farther fashions 20 to 50 SALE Now In Progress Would you like to feel better and look your best at all times Pay Me A Visit See WhatlCanDoforYou 11 MAIN ST SOUTH -ACTON- SHOULDER ROAST Tender BLADE SHORT RIB ROASTS Lean POINT BRISKET ROLL Acton Jewellerys All Timex Watches Sterling Silver Charms 25 Choice PRIME RIB ROAST Seiko Rodenla Watches All 10K Gold Diamond Rings NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY THAT SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT 33MILLST E ACTON 149 199 Choice RUMP ROAST Bone In lb iOv QQ Boneless lb I ww STEAKS Sirloin Wing 7Q T Bone lb SMALL LINK SAUSAGE Leaf SLICED SIDE BACON LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET McDowell said the company claims there are 18 but said inert are 13 I don I even know who they the arc said McDowell bid by the Glen group with efforts a group in Montreal to unionize taxi drivers in Quebec In North York en years ago efforts failed because said McDowell the drivers could not prove they were dependent upon the dispatcher for their livelihood In the Georgetown area a taxi driver would perhaps up four fares per week on s own off the McDowell said He indicated the drivers here arc dependent on one dispatcher If efforts lo form a union of taxi drivers is successful McDowell said he did not envision all taxi companies being unionized I believe there will be an awful lot of lax employees who said McDowell He bald It is my opinion mybellef lhatnotall employee employer require a union He used the example of Varian Associates of Canada on River Drive which he said does not have a union but has a very good contract A well attended afternoon to be an Oak meeting of Acton Golden Age I e lady Club was held on Wednesday wishing rides to November 1 at Luxlon Hall dinner on November The change of date was contact Mrs J necessary on account of the rally President Bert Davidson opened the meeting by all singing Canana and the theme song In the absence of the secretary who was sud denly taken ill the minutes were read by Mrs the correspondence Mrs Mann gave the treasurer report Any sick members should be reported to Mrs E Deforest Mrs Dennis Mrs Terry and Mrs Besley volunteered to be a committee re a bus trip to the Winter Pair on rlday November which Is Senior Citizens Day Mrs Fountain Mrs Besley and John WoLklns will be the nominating committee and the annual meeting will be held on Wednesday evening November at 7 Milton Senior Citizens Bond will also entertain that evening A good representation of this club was requested by Ihe resident at the zone rally held at Acton Legion on Tuesday November 7 assembling at 11 am bringing lunch and beverage The roll call was given and the meeting adjourned Euchre and were enjoyed as was the delicious lunch of tea biscuits and jam which followed MEET THE CANDIDATES MIGHT Wednesday November 8 800 pm Acton High School Cafetonum Candidates in the November 13 Elect on W II Be Present SPONSORED BY THE ACTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POMEROY P MAYOR NOV 13 Cooked Shrimp 159 Tomato Soup ML Soup Roasting Chickens lb Turkeys Luncheon Meats ta 59 Cooked Ham Breasts Wieners Canada No Sirloin Steak 239 Breaklast Strips Side Bacon Fish Chips Fruit Juice 79 Kernel Corn 39 TOMATOES 39 oaten CEO Cheer Foodland Pet Food Gold Seal Tuna 25 79 Green Beans Salvia Hot Choc 69 Bags Cream Heku Strained Foods 489 39 Bags 59 Potatoes 19 98 SSHTpum 109 Crisco OH 99 ShreddedWheat 79 Mr Clean BadsnxxX 99 Bounce Shads 329 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