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Acton business group delayed Personal conflicts and a general concern hat the work of the Acton Chamber of Commerce might be duplicated prevented the formation of an Acton Business Association at a meeting last week The merchants who attended the meeting chaired by Mill Street businessmen Wood and Alma decided to postpone a tote on the for matlon of an association until a list of objectives Is prepared At a second as yet scheduled meeting a five member committee will outline a program for proposed organization and could make recommendation as to the extent to which It would be affiliated with Chamber of Commerce Despite Mr Wood in that the business association Is in no way meant to take place of or compete with the chamber the bulk of the meeting In discussions in which need for he organization was questioned While acknowledging the of the Chambers retail business committee the recently fomud board of management for the provement of the downlown core Mr Wood and merchant John pressed dissatisfaction with the efforts on behalf of the businessman Mrs Swctman added that several feci the retail committee has not held enough meetings to commodate the needs of the downtown core Of the 100 questionnaires HOBBIES EXPLAINED Bob Anderson Hop a commercial artist the fine art of silk screening at the North District Cub Resources Conference Murray Chopper district commissioner Mow shows Cubs his coin collection answers questions about his tic hobby ARC open house April An open house at the Adult Rehabilitation Centri will be held April from until pm Mentally retarded will work the full day displaying their to the public It is a tradition year to anniversary with a large cake Tins year marks their anniversary The ladies auxiliaries from Georgetown Acton and Milton will help in preparing serving tea Volunteers needed Before Day will be for for Hope More canvassers are needed art sold door to door interested should contact the North Association for the Retarded circulated among the flown town mirchants Iwo ago Mrs reported returned of which only two opposed the formation of a business association she said 15 stated their simultaneous support lor an association and opposition to the Chamber Mr shared the sentiment of several of the respondents who hoped the association would promote among the merchant so that they could assist one another with their it problems Merchant who series on the board of manjgement for new Business improvement Area defended the against charges that it has done Utile or nothing for the downtown core I isllng the Chambers on merchants behalf during the past years he lonlenlcd that lumbers proudt the nun hints with anything this it that the Chamber has had handle many from shoppers over the vears Merchant Mike Klnal said Ihe Chamber has done a fanliatic j In lalng plans for the improvement of Ihe downtown core and urged that if formed be directly For the n would not impidid ilurs efforts to iddu and promote WOO a have ill scale association mi work hand in hind with the Chamber but just be something for the small incssmen In explained Chamber Betty a at wood reminded to Mr Woods suggestion that in lolion eould provide rtl service pointing grievances concerning alleged failure to meet menhunt a reconciliation she felt uld need Chamber The enthusiasm shown by at the meeting Mrs said would belter benefit all concerned if channelled instead into the Chamber Alreadv angered by Mr scon the Chambers role in ing downtown core Mr became apprehensive that the business association would fill under the Cham auspice left the His departure led several in attendance to specu tint petty politics among the merchant presents a major to the forma and efforts of any Mr contended is the mot individualists person There will always be Till- III it March 10 WELCOME VALUES Opponents call hearings a farce Hydro needs unjustified lawyers Landowners opposed to Hydro plans to exprop riate their properties or the Bradley to trans mission corridor decided it hearing to abandon their original strategy of pre senting specific evidence in favor of a general criticism of Hydro for its failure to Justify the need for the corridor The residents called the ex preprint i on hearings which concluded three days it Ihe Acton Legion Hall a farce and a de signed solely for chairman Donald to Hydro preordained Lawyer Gordon Ch agreed that although evidence he had on hind Hydro much expense ise his clients fail to provide for Us own use left the public with hear Mens SUITS PCE NEWEST STYLES IN POLYESTER GABERDINE AND POLYESTERWOOL In his own itlon Mr that the need for ind the lauitio of acme the hi iring SIZES mi This heir proper pressures hydro in ing he that the all f pnper Three lawyers representing landowners with individual concerns regarding the line crossing of properties kept presentations to a mini mum so that the larger issue of the need for the line and Tor the Bradley to I route could be debated of the lawyers in turn criticized Hydro for restricting its evidence what was des procedural rather Ihe vohu presi the the nirthtrn see the Aim pointed Mr had riled it both n he irings for Hon of the line the Sol in It he Hydro In which preceded the lint ubstai ting Hydra lawyer Thorn M only one during the he project engineer who testified simply to the specific of the corridor from pro perty to proper Dick for Ihe majority of affected tn fast I in I Last Townships to just ifj the corridor for the s resentment of the provinciil government a problem which he slid rccillLd r to introduction of the to protect citizens rights Mr Mirshilllt ip frogs the whole first issue as whether the land should be taken at ill he If you Mr iceepl Hydros row interpretation of this you II let the jjeoplt di These people came here think they were finally going to get the hearing they vc been waiting for that they were finally going to learn why Hydro is taking their land Upon that the op position lawyers were con corned that presentation of evidence on their part might their success in proving the entire line to be Mr is them he would not be dissuaded 1 m quite prepared hear evidence concerning mod at the sites wilhout prejudicing myself to your objections about the overall locale he said Lawyer in ex phincd th it he ind his eared Mr would attempt to fill the gre it e hole In his else by cross mg the opposition witnesses k borrow from f both sii Glastron Mercury BOATS BE SURE TO Visit Our Booth At The NATIONAL SPORTSMENS SHOW Coliseum Exhibition Place March to 24 Credit River Boat Co Narval 8779552 99 Mens BLAZERS NAVY BROWN SIZES 39 j Mens REG Q99 POLYESTER KNIT PATTERN AND PLAIN SIZES Town of Halton Hills RECREATION DEPARTMENT Arenas Activities during SCHOOL BREAK March until ACTON COMMUNITY CENTRE GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL ARENA GORDON MEMOR1ALARENA PUBLIC SKATING PUBLIC SKATING International Bantam Hockey Tournament Mar 25 MO M until 40 PM Mar a 10 PM until Mar 21 25 1 P until P Mar 25 A until PM Admission 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