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Citizens forum Wants folk weather lore I am asking iho readers of newspaper with me any amateur weather forecasting methods known or followed by jour traders Rural Canadians in par still retain that blessed finit nature which the peo ple may hove lost or forgoltcn I am hoping the rural folks will be most generous In their rcsporiM Should I receive enough replies I then through the assistance of the Explorations of I he Canada Council put all information in book and make it available Canadians To illustrate the sort of things am looking for on the Canadian Plains many people believe that precipita tion will follow ninety days a fog Others believe that the length of hogs weather vane part of the pancreas at butchering time in dicates the severity of the ap proaching winter forecast the moisture prospects for next ear slice a large onion in two halts and the Iwilve inner rings will show Jhe moisture content of the to come The tremendous advances in modern scientific weather study are threatening to overwhelm the homespun methods used by genera lions of Canadians methods used long before the dev of Good Neighbors feed 100 families Dear Sir The Good Neighbor Service likes to take this opportunity to thank all you good people for supporting with your goods and mi In addition the gradual passing of our senior the people most familiar with folk lore will contribute the loss of this facet of With the help of the people we can prevent any further loss Sincerely Moose Jaw Saskatchewan We helped about families to have a happier Christmas thanks to you I have a great respect for our high school teachers and students Their effort was Also a big thank you The Herald for their excellent covering of our event Thanks again van Hoekelen Chairperson Slippery roads Destroyed by fire Dear Sir My nuclear opinion We should slop the use of renc tors There will be an accident Just one boiler blow would lose control of radium killing innocent people There Is too much disaster these days If a nation as Russia or United States are with their backs to the wall they would use nuclear bombs America did it In Japan They used fire spray and poisoned crops in Vietnam They were no match for the natives They liked the Americans They will ust nuclear The earth shall be fire Albert Brooks Not a letter writer Dear Sir Mj name is Joe Hurst I was bom In Acton in and for the past thirty six years I have resided at Arthur St Acton I have been involved in many ac livlties In the town and have never been backward In coming forward express my opinion and beliefs However this is the first letter either in prose or poetry that I have ever submitted lo the editor of any paper I hope this information will result In my relatives friends and neighbors ceasing to congratulate or admonish me on articles In the local papers for which I am not truly J If Arthur St Acton Misuse of school taxes reader In regards to jour article Adap ting to Change was looking to see that the Trustees could on water The Consolidation fight was to keep what we already had Once the schools were closed what was next The pools The trustees talk of closing the pools due to the cost Next was the all track A school applied for one FIRST request and its granted How long has Georgetown been trying to get the same thing We may bo considered In the next budget if there is any money left The Board of Education didnt want to know what the students felt about the closings The remark of the Board- of Education handling the transition is a little hard to swallow To me It was the teachers and principals who took In itiative These are the people who should be thanked for a Job well To trustees could care less about our area Their view of Georgetown is just that a Yours truly It Georgetown VON Week Jan 2531 Dear Sir The week of January to 1987 has been designated to mark 90th anniversary of the foun ding of the Victorian Order of Nurses In Canada We at the Halton Branch of the VON arc very excited about VON Week It Is the first lime the VON has observed an anniversary lionally and we are to be sharing the event with branches right across the country The VON has been serving region since 1930 when a branch was opened In Burlington For the first few years only one nurse was on call and initially there was no car to help her com ptetc her rounds Today the Branch of the VON provides nursing and other vital health services right across the region A team of staff nurses provides round service carrying out the VON mandate to provide nursing and other services thai will improve the health and quality of life of the people in community Kindest regards Howard President Board of Management l87pigeS Delay in altering Meagan A request by a neighboring land developer thai the draft plan of sub division for Meagan Developments be altered was put off for a week by town councillors Monday night Councillors want their planning director to consider the request and report back lo them by Jon 19 Plan ning were absent from this meeting The neighboring developer is He wants a foot wide piece of property that links up with the road in the Meagan subdivision reserved on the east end This would prevent his Glen Williams property from being landlocked Along with presenting councillor with sketches of the changes he would make to the draft plan Mr submitted a letter from Meagan lawyer Bert Arnold stating his client had no objection to the pro posed changes Under the name of Brothers Mr has four behind the Meagan property which he would like to develop Into a minimum four lots he told council His request for the 66foot reserve block was made to council last year before draft approval was given to Meagan It was never acted on Saturday drivers found themselves accidentprone Saturdays snowy weather made for a bus day for Halton Regional Police The poor road conditions made for many car accidents requir ing police reports and ambulance services There were no injuries in a two- vehicle collision at Mountalnvlcw Road North at River Road The driver of a CMC pickup was stopped at the Intersection when the driver of a 1982 Oldsmoblle at tempting to turn right onto River Road lost control in the snow and hit the pickup Both were Georgetown residents and both had passengers in their vehicle Fortunately nobody was hurt Damages tallied and no charges were laid by police because of the poor weather The accident oc curred at m Later at at Young and Queen Streets in Acton icj condi tions were blamed when a car slid across the intersection Into traffic A 15yearold Georgetown teenager was taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital by ambulance for minor injuries Rachel Rogers was treated and released There was damage lo both car fronts The vehicle which failed to negotiate the sharp turn on Young Street was a 1985 Ford was being driven by a 17year old Glen Williams resident The other car was a 1982 driven by a year old No charges were laid by police because or the road conditions Three members of the same fami y were taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital at 30 m with injuries following twocar colli sion on Mill Street East at Frederick Street in Acton Police said a Acton woman was on Mill Street when the door of a parked Plymouth opened onto the road She braked and slid on the ley road Into the path of the parked car A twoyear old daughter and yuarold son in the CMC station wagon were unhurt Injured In the collision were Lome Hammond 42 Aina Hammond and Suzanne Hammond all of Georgetown No charges were laid because of the weather In another collision at p there were no injuries although there was two vehicles police said The accident occurred at Ewlng Street and Crescent A Georgetown woman was northbound on Street and slowed down to turn left on when her 1982 Toyota started to skid The 19yearold driver of a 1986 Ford started to slaw down but also skidd and lost control because of the icy road conditions Police said the Ford hit the rear of the Toyota spun around and stopped The Toyota meantime slid to the left into a snow bank Two girls and years old were uninjured in the Toyota Again police laid no charges Four people were injured in a two- car collision that caused damage Saturday at A Brampton woman driving a 1978 Volkswagen westbound on Street lost control of her vehicle because of on the road and crossed the centre line The Volkswagen struck a i960 Chevrolet being driven by a 43ycnr old Georgetown man spinning both vehicles The Vol Its wo gen then struck se cond vehicle a Plymouth and eventually came to rest facing north against a snow bank on the south side of Guelph Street TIDY CAR BRINGS YOU LIFES LITTLE PLEASURES Tidy Car Cetltw has more than products and Plus Tidy Car a full line of quality motoring accessories convenient hours scheduled appointments and fee customer courtesy EngoyatasteofLjtesLrttlePleasures Start driving a Tidy Car today RUST REBEL 2 PRESERV A SHINE UPHOLSTERY GARD NEW USED CAR PACKAGES BUFF N SHINE MOLDINGS TRUCK BEOLINERS DEEZEE 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be considered Innovative housing projects for disadvan taged lowincome single people will also be considered on a demonstration basis Attend our briefing sessions this February Interested community groups and non profit organizations are invited to attend orientation sessions on the devel opment of housing with support services Meetings will be held in February at each Regional Office of the Ministry of Housing Representatives from the Ministries involved will be on hand to speak and to answer questions Local community organizations wishing to sponsor nonprofit housing projects can apply for government grants to cover the costs of establishing non profit housing corporations Call now for complete details Preliminary applications indicating an intent to develop a housing project with support services are to be submitted by March SI 1987 Eligibility depends on the degree and nature of care provided The federal government through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora tion will provide mortgage loan insurance for all projects funded by this program For more information and meeting times contact your nearest Regional Office of the Ministry of Housing listed below Ministry of Housing Ontano Hon Curling Minister ASPecialProgram From Assured H For Ontario Regional Offices of the Ministry of Housing ll50MoolsonDr2nIHr irJiunnHLt IJHMRH 7500oruiil S0747fi rib toll fra I mil 1 TO Mil Sou Otter hulk 1101 limbo SIB MM ITU Northern Ode Ave El Fir Sudbury OntioP3A4C4 Toronto Ontario 705660 41 SI mil 1100 for Zenith