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m hmi y r no a acton ontario wednesday july 9 19o9 stxterh tag ffflfh ctnli release baby pheasants for conservation week the honourable george a kerr minister of energy and resources management oflicltlly opened conservation week in he credit valley sunday by releasing 20 baby pheirthti at terra cill conservation aiea mr keir and koy mcmillan chaliman of the credit valley conservation aulhoilly rude to the ilte of the opening ceremonies in a horie and buggy tliey were greeted by applause from dlgnitarlei and ihe hundiedi of picnickers who had gathered to walch ihe opening kev john mcuride of brampton gave ihe blessing which wai followed by mr mcmillins welcome addieu and inlioducllon of mr kerr in hia address mr kerr treiud the impurlance of developing sress tuch at terra cotla we mutt preserve and conserve he uld lie alio mentioned the dredging operation the authority it carrying out in fairy lake in acton j w pawley chairman of the authority park and recrealloo advisory board thanked mr kerr fur attending he alio congratulated mr kerr on hia recent appointment at minister of energy and resources management the baby pheasants were supplied by the department of lands and fomti it was the first time they had flown and most or them made their way to trees around ihe area hollowing the opening ceremonies the public were invited li view an exhibit of the authoritys imended punt of development which was tat up in thetuvltlon the grand river conservation authority and the iuiioii region conservation aulhorlty are also holding special events this week in conjunction with conservation week in ontario on monday mr kerr officiated at ihe opening of the morrison wedgewood diversion channel in otkville limehouse pilot finishes in derby a limehouse mother of two mrs barbara brolherlon this week completed the 23rd annual transcontinental powder puff derby air race mr and mrs brolherton and their two sons live on the sixth line of esqueslng south of limehouse pay for spedal meetings but not for conventions for this birds won geg kerr minister me kerr released m of the baby pheasant to of energy and resources management wateheeee mark ihe openlno of conservation week at terra a baby pheasant teats ita wings for the lint time cotta conservation are sundaylstafl photo following discussion at the issl regular council meeting no i committee took up ihe subject of payment for councillors at special meetings conventions and seminars on tuesday the committees recommendation was approved by full council councillors attending special meetings relative to the towns business will be paid at prevailing meeting rates however because of budget difficulties the per diem rate lor conventions and seminars will be deferred for ihe present and put on ihe agenda of the 1970 budget committee its a step in the right direction conceded deputyreeve tyler who hid introduced the problem he fell no one should lose pay because of attending to council business its unfair to ask anyone to represent the town at sis a day councillor marks added i think the time has come for salaries cautious approval of new roadway follows industrial park discussion are we going lo go ahead or not councillor greer stressed this question when ihe road into the industrial park came up for discussion again at council tuesday night councillors after vlong discussion anally agreed to investigate r the recommendation of the industrial commission thai the service road into ihe industrial park be opened up as far as necessary to service ihe land for industries wishing to locate there whether the recommendation should be approved agreed to in principle or investigated posed a word problem for awhile it was ihe longrange planning that again worried the council official opening of fair lieutenantgovernor rose meoonald wlu officially open acton fall fair on saturday afternoon september 36 mr mcdonald haa taraed to b si res but details of the program and hia reception have not teen arranged it b hoped bar ww arrive in urn to take part in th annual parade through the both lorn scots bands will add military precision and color to the onaalon the acton cttina band will ateo taka part commissioners to seek changes frank untemahrer of acton box company presented an offer to purchase lo council this is the second offer theyve had with hellers first mr untemahrer seeks mi acres there council agreed to ask the development commission to call a special meeting lo deal with mr untemahrer s offer then council will hear ihe recommendations of the commission discussion of the problem resumed after mr untemahrer left the meeting the opening of the road has now been approved by the engineer weve got to get that land opened up stressed councillor greer on the other hand reeve frank oakea wondered if it were feasible to carry on selling ihe land at a loss two parcels of lind have been offered at 1500 an acre while costs to us are 2000 an acre lets take stock said dr oakes councillor marks agreed saying hed like lo see the industrial committee undertake a feasibility study a longrange plan would include income from future assessment the reeve agreed mr marks added were at a dead stop now maybe we should slow down even more mr greer felt the first two lots would be the last sold at that price when we have two industries others will be interested added the mayor but we must establish a price in relation lo coil dr oakes replied even before wc put in the road are we going lo continue asked councillor mckenzie shes a former high school teacher who has been flying for 10 years and has accumulated 450 hours in the air partnered with mrs brolherlon in ihe race was mrs ruth bliss a new jersey grandmother with 2100 flying hours behind iter the threeday race began at san diego california and ended at dulles international airport in washington there were 92 light planes which started the race all with women as pilots and 50 planes completed the race most of ihe contestants planned to go on lo new york after the race for the annual convention of the ninetynines an orginlzatlon of women pilots mrs brolherlon is still away the only other canadisn entry came from calgary the winners will be determined after ihe judges have compared handicaps with elapsed flying lime mrs brolhertons sons attend georgetown high school cons stafford leaves forte we havent enough material to work with fell mr marks thats the commissions job what more do we need than what we know already wondered councillor mckenxle still in favor of a study mr sftsftftsa green belt maintained at the last meeting hydro commissioners discussed the possibility of decreasing the number of meetings from once every two weeks to one a morith and of increasing their own remuneration for these meetings many su r rounding municipalities meet only once a month the commission decided to request approval from council for an increase in remuneration presently commissioners receive 8 a meeting with the chairman receiving 10 approval must come from ontario hydro for change in meetings ted tyler sr and superintendent doug mason reported on the ameu convention they had attended in kingston a new sketch plan for the former vyse farm was shown to council tuesday evening by david beasley of marshall macklln monaghun limited consulting engineers council saw with interest the changes made since the first plan for this section designed by monex construction the proposed subdivision would see ihe continuing of mason and macdonald blvds with homes extending to ihe east to churchill rd the section would also eventually have a street connecting acton blvd there are 53 single family lots in this proposal with 50foot frontages since the lots use the minimum frontage councillor maules expressed the hope that the builder anticipates building homes here within reach of the average aclon citizens pocketbook the first part of ihe reisman subdivision south on wallace ave from south of ihe music centre over to churchill rd would have more costly homes highlight of the change in plan was the retention of a green belt along the creek as requested by planning board of the 12 acres in the parcel 23 acres would be in parkland considerably more than the required 5 per cent mr beasley pointed out the two main streets in the section would run at an angle parallel to the parkland along the creek access to the green belt would be by walkways warren grove will become an integral part of the development the mayor observed northern limit is the esquesing township boundary the roadway into ihe subdivision from churchill rd runs just north of the mayors own property councillor marks answering councillor tylers worries about the park area fell the parks and recreation committee would maintain the park and sidewalks alongside the creek mr beasley was advised to go next to planning board since recommendations must come from them the reisman building plans call for a start soon on model homes on wallace ave and subsequent sale of more homes in that area an advertising banner is already up with a trailer at the site the section shown council tuesday included only the second phase of the project a possible change might come due to the closing off of division st which joins mason and macdonald blvd in warren grove instead these roads would meet further to the east owners of the adjoining two lots should be contacted to tee if they are interested in buying part of the roadway deputyreeve tyler thought and council agreed if they are not interested the 66foot road allowance could be sold u two extra lots councillors expressed pleasure that the plan followed the natural course of the stream not crossing it with road the longrange plan of planning board has been to maintain a green belt for walkways all the way from the park through the proposed new subdivisions marks thought maybe someone would have to be paid to make it at the last industrial development committee meeting mayor duby related the committee almost unanimously wanted to retain the land- and not put 11 up for sale only one was opposed deputyreeve tyler uld if the town retains it they can tell lo whatever light industry they wish or if they could get a good residential price they could move the industry lo the south of town where it belongs its only so acres stressed the mayor il was a good investment even if we hold onto it for a few years at ihe conclusion of ihe discussion ii was agreed no 2 committee would investigate costs of opening up the road charges laid after crash two persons were injured and two charges were laid by acton opp following an accident on saturday july 5 the accident occurred on elgin st when two cart were in collision driver ofone vehicle was edward john scott rr 1 acton who suffered cuts and concussion sophie scott received a bruised right arm and mild concussion they were treated by dr van der bent the driver of the other car a juvenile has been charged and the owner of the car has also been charged the scott cars damage was estimated at s650 while the second car had about 300 damage rebable taxi shver stolen monday morning a breakin at reliable taxi was reported to acton police apparently access had been gained through the front screen door a small amount of silver was taken the investigation is continuing dave stafford has left the ontario provincial police and is returning to farming at owen sound he is replaced here by doug nosworthy a brentford native who was last potted lo simcoe mr nosworthy who is single is boarding in town mr and mrs stafford lived on bower ave rioino in style energy and resources management minister georo kerr and credit valley conservation authority chairman roy mcmillan inter terra cotta park last sunday for eeremonle to open conservation weak mr kerrs daughter acta a coachman staff photo i what council did a student will he hired on a per name hjilt lo atsjil assessor bill i rskine in ward three clerkadministrator joe hurst relayed to council tuesday the assessors problems lack of extra assistance in the office and additional work with newcomers we could hit 5000 this year mr hurst thought inquiries will be made to see if the dredger is going to proceed down the channel by the swimming area there have been rumors said ihe mayor that the dredging would stop when ihe yardage contracted for was reached without the full plan being completed r r parker the towns representative on ihe conservation authority was to be contacted a request that a dumber of commerce representative be allowed lo attend industrial development commission meetings was turned down deputyreeve tyler explained many matters are discussed in confidence and it was best for ihe meetings to be behind closed doors vtcre are one or two open meetings a year and past and present commission members are also c of c members he pointed out council approved the hydro commissions request for a change in remuneration to 240 rsr annum for members and 270 per annum for the chairman approval must be given by council before the chsnge can be made the amount comes out of their own budget recent garbage collection problems were discussed at committee level the town employees had requested that in the future garbage be picked up in accordance with the town bylaw the clerk will compare actons bylaw with those other municipalities whats to become of the bl town water lank a price 1300 for complete demolition was received a price for repairs expected to be higher will come to committee if there are new subdivisions to the south the tower could be used again for water storage its a landmark one councillor mused the town bylaw prohibiting haavy traffic waa slightly changed trucks with loads of five ions will now be permitted lo use churchill road for deliveries in town by bylaw ihe small section of parkland in lakeview at ihe end of elmore dr waa formally designated and turned over to the board of psrks management representatives of acton council will retubmlt their application for a county road designation lo a special meeting of a county council road committee on july 25 the clerk was authorized to prepare a standard basic bylaw which will be submitted to council committee authorizing i capital works levy on apartment units this would cover the cost of water and sewer mains fomtr mryor iv coekdks a former mayor of acton walter cook passed away suddenly on friday the family moved from acton to weston few years ago surviving him are his wife and two daughters joan mrs j hilbron of milton and barbara at home acton friends called at the funeral home and flowers were sent by council funeral wai monday afternoon followed by cremation h rvcymh 9 il playground director don price l last minute instructions to group of children and playground reader dolors jordan before the i opening of ptayground 08 at the park hondav inorriingsteff pfsoto v ft- i i i- v v