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Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday October life A Craft lovers and baked goods Junkies lake note the arena Here preparing some of the crafts North Centre for Special Needs is hosting a eft o right Maria and Irene bazaar and bake sale Oct from noon to pm at is in he background Hold off post office closings Rural Dignity group says The federal government should place a moratorium on all Canada Post closures if the Progressive Conservatives are serious about studying the effects of selling Canada Post Rural Dignity of On tario says Liz Armstrong of Erin spokesperson for Rural Dignity the grassroots organization oppos ed to closure and pnvatization of rural post offices said last week that the committee formed to review the sale of Canada Post is no surprise to Rural Dignity Privatizations and closures have been going on for the past three years Ms Armstrong said Friday The postal review committee headed by HaltonPeel MP Garth Turner will review the potential sale of all or parts of the crown cor poration at hearings beginning Oct 24 Mr Turner says the parliamentary review is a reaction to suggestions to sell Canada Post If hes really serious about the study he should call a moratorium on the privatizations going on at the present time Ms Armstrong said of the MP Canada Post recently relocated the General Store postal service to Vitos Market several kilometres east of the hamlet The GaskillCadwalladers who bought the store from the former Limehouse postmistress last year opted out of a Canada Post contract they said did not pay them fairly for postal services Terra Cotta General Store owner Ted Rombough recently signed a 10year contract with Canada Post for continued postal services in that community Mr Turner and a prominent Canada Post official New tech policy pondered The money for the national tour will come from the regular parliamentary budget he said But Ms Armstrong says a study of the post office and the effects of closing down outlets arrives too late for local postal services such as the ones at Belfountain east of Erin and east of Acton Continued from Page He said Actons small enrolment means the demand wont be there to allow the school to offer some programs Some students might have to transfer to Georgetown high school to take the programs they want Georgetown has more than dou ble the students of Acton But Mr qualified his fears saying its too early to predict the effects the program will have on student enrolment Mr Cianfrini said students who are required to go to a larger school to take fl technology pro gram will still be registered with their home school They will take all their courses except for the technology courses Georgetown 8779896 ACCIDENTS and or TRAFFIC TICKETS Protect Your Insurance Rates and demerit POINTS Former Police Officer will defend you in court free Consultation 8731898 r WE PROMISE TO GIVE YOU QUALITY SERVICE NOW OPEN Two Service Bays Lube Oil Filter Rad Flush Rust Spraying Tires Battery Sales Installation ROYS TEXACO 186 Mill St ACTON 8531209 Located next to Old Hyde House Gas taken Halton Regional Police say so meone kicked in the wooden panel of an Armstrong Avenue garage door in Georgetown took a gas can containing five gallons of gas and some change The stolen property is valued at Police Beat Noise maker Police laid charges of mischief following an incident at an apart ment in the area of Lot 27 and Concession 2 in Acton Tuesday night Police received calls from a complainant in that building where a tenant was playing a stereo too loudly When police ar rived at the scene they told a 49- yearold Acton man to turn the stereo down but he allegedly refused He was taken to Divi sion in Georgetown and warned to cooperate Police then drove him back to the apartment Half an hour later police again receiv ed complaints the man was mak ing too much noise The man was allegedly stomping his feet and playing the television too loudly The man appeared at a bail hear ing Wednesday in connection with the incident Saw stolen Someone stole a chain saw and a wooden workmans con struction helmet from the garage of a residence in the area of Lot 24 and Concession in Georgetown sometime between Oct and Oct 14 The stolen property is valued at Mutt muzzled Police say a Georgetown man allegedly taped shut a dogs mouth in the backyard of a Crescent house in Georgetown Sept Police say the incident stems from a feud ongoing between two neighbors that has been going on since April of this year Charges of engaging in prohibited activities on private property were laid in connection with the incident Money to burn Someone stole a wallet contain ing after it was left on top of an oven at a Main Street coffee shop in Acton sometime between the afternoon of Oct 10 and early the next morning police say from Ottawa were involved in those negotiations When asked about the credibility of the committee to review Canada Post Mr Turner says the federal effort is genuine It is not an attempt to grab headlines he said Mr Turner and other members of the committee will travel across Canada and meet with postal operators Ill be taking my com mittee basically across Canada to see how people feel about the Catholic school board seeks 35000 for UW The Halton Catholic Board of Education recently kicked off its United Way Campaign and has set as its goal The board raised last year an per cent increase from the previous years total of This represents the highest percentage increase of all area boards the campaign chair man Rick says To reach their goal the boards employees will receive informa tion pamphlets about the United Way with their pay cheques Agency representatives will also be giving presentations at the schools and there will be can- at each of them Mr said the boards campaign has been en dorsed by the secondary elemen tary French teacher and maintenance union represen tatives The campaign will run through to the end of October Learn to Drive and Survive WITH Young Drivers of 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