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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 10, 1982, p. 3

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free Press Wednesday 3 Kim JIUHhelan Beth and Shannon do a of in their Hill Jan foe Jonton on Fun at Halton Hill Jazz for Juniors Instructor Jilt Morris shows student Kim Scott one of the dance steps In Jazz for Juniors Wednesday evenings Jill Is learning all sorts of various else to limber up her muscles shannon Burr ell shows bow a stretching exercise GOLFERS Bolton and Georgetown Golf Courses have a few memberships able or 982 season Member ship as low as Special discounts before March 15th By joining one golf course you are automatically a member of two SOME TOURNAMENT DATES STILL AVAILABLE For more Information call 8572050 Combined Concert Acton High School Band and Scoferd Hal Band Acton High School TIME- Admission Nab burglars A lfijcarold Acton youth has been apprehended as a result of a house burglary at Storey The owners of the house were away In California at the time of the robbery which took place some time between last September and February when they returned The accused was arrested by Halton Regional Police last week charged with break enter and theft of about SI 00 in Jewelry He appeared In court Monday for a bail hearing Police have also charged another 16yearold Ac ton youlh with break and enter in connection with the theft of approximately 00 in jewelry The theft Saturday Feb at Ave Euchre night The Women Institute will hold iU annual euchre night on March at the Brook tile on the Line is and a draw for a handmade quilt will be held Social Services and Information Centre to receive grant of 20000 from region The Acton Social Service and Information Centre located in the Murray Memorial will pro receive KM to help with operations this from Halton Region Health and social services committee met last week to review grants requests and almost the Centre s total request Grants must still be approved by regional council The Social Services and Information Centre re- que5ted21000 butcommitleeapproved2O500 Helping Hands suffered a similar small grant request cut Helping Hands was after receive Councillor Dave Whiting explained in cases their budgets showed increases but they requested a litUe more than their increase justified Bolh agencies received a hike in line with the percentage increase in their budgets The region had set a grant ceiling of but committee approved a total of in grants However that figure is still below the total in grants given out last year In 1981 the region in grants and spent Whiting says he d like to see grants lowered at least to the level of the celling but can see how it can be done responsibly He adds it Just isn reasonable to trim grants further He urged groups receive the same grant they got last year or in some cases no grant except for Highspeed chase A police chase through rural Halton ended with a vehicle in a snowbank on 15 Sideroad west of Saturday afternoon According lo Police reports two police officers observed a minor traffic viol in The vehicle sped away when they attempted to hove the driver pull over and led them a merry chase through rural Hills for about 18 kilometres before the driver lost control and struck a snowbank on 15 Sideroad An 18yearold Georgetown youth has been charged with failure tostop when requested con timing to avoid police dangerous driving and an improper passing violation A OHA MAJOR INT A FINALS GAME NO 1 Georgetown Chrysler Raiders vs Shipbuilders or Owen Sound Greys MARCH JO GORDON ALCOTT MtMORUL ARENA Winner of tie will Northern Ontario Ontario Int A Honoura March 27 UNIVERSITY OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND Saturday 500 Sunday March 1100500 Mor than 100 d In 20 Id An opportunity to Ma Intida libonloilti and about Features include Free An mat surgery vettock on Woodimen compel t on airing ng Sttuiday Art b on Saturday Mir Old Sunday Women Place Acton Social Services and information Centre and Helping Hands He supported giving these three agencies more money because they are cost effective and it would cost the region a lot more money than is Involved in the grants to provide this service itself can cut agencies cold turkey you have lo case them out Whiting declared Hcalsosupportcdgvingagrantof4 seed money going He noted there are some agencies receiving money in south from their United Ways and their counterparts In north are funded by tax lars Whiting sees a north United Way as a way to ease the tax burden Halton Womens Place asked for 15 and while that was approved the region decided the money w ill be held in a reserve fund and given to the hostel as It needs the money In the mean time staff will be exploring he chances of changing policy which would allow the region to purchase ser vices from Halton Women Place in much the same way as the region now purchases services from rest homes If the region could purchase services from Women Place the province would foot per cent of the bill If this plan works out the Halton Women Place grant will be cut The Burlington Association for the Mentally Re receive but their money is in a reserve fund too pending the completion of a province audit The North Halton Hospice Group which re quested and the Elizabeth Fry Society were among 13 groups asking for a total of 92 and all Registration Brookville Softball Club WHERE Hall WHEN March March 9 Ages yours KM INFORMATION caO 85M341 or 8531239 ere denied The Youth Services Network which has four Ac ton clients sought last and 10 900 Whitings efforts la have it cut completely failed and this 10 again North Burlington and Hal ton Social Planning Councils asked fir a total of The North the group 13 The region decided to Just give money to the Social Planning Council in a bid to force the four groups lo nurge into one re gion wide jgenev The Hilton Social Planning Council will receive The North Association for the Mentally Retarded will receive 2 less than the group4equcsted Last viar th sought and received Skateathon on April 4 Acton Rotary Club annual a is set for Acton Community Centre from 1 to m on April Pledge forms are out to all local elementary schools Funds raised are between thebchoob and the Rotary Club The prize structure been nailed down yet but organizers say there will be lots of prizes for children bringing in lob of pledges J Sports is assisting with prizes 3 MHra Wast of Acton IN PROPANE Propane Fill Up Propane Conversion Propane and Gas Appliances Propane Camping Equipment Space Heaters Housei Melody ALL IN CANADA VKAK BUY HAMMOND SI III I I ON SIX DM III- SI WEGIVK GOOD DEALS Comesnd bring the- family Guelph Environmental Assessment Act 1975 Notice of DropIn Information Centre Ontario Hydro is planning lo improve its communication system by erecting a new microwave tower in the Acton area see map A one acre is required The proposed new tower will establish a more direct communications from the Milton Transformer Station to the Bruce Nuclear Power Development As of December 1980 projects of this type are subject to the Class Environmental Assessment EA approved under Environmental Assessment Act 1975 Local elected and appointed officials and the public are invited to drop and discuss the project with Hydro representatives at the following informal on cent Thursday March 18 Ospringe Public School Ospringe Ontario Open to the public from 200 pm 500 and 700 pm 930 pm If you have any questions on proposed project please call Mrs Brenda Harris Senior Community Relations Officer 416 2048 collect To Brisbanex ta s J Legend Study Area Boundary Proposed Microwave Repeater Station Sites Proposed Acton Microwave Repeater Station Alternative Sites 4

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