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board approves stores hirise apartments medical centre a five tore development in acton business section new hirise apartment building complex and plana for a new medical centre were approved by planning board at their regular meeting thursday night the plannen were cool however towards a proposal from lake manor holdings to erect a nine tore plaza with 16 2fcerjroom apartments at the intersection of guelph and main sts and the cnr track alter considerable d dr t b moore appeared for with the main objection the acton medical group with beverly house property at the comer of church and maria sis cnr tracks was unsuitable for the small plaza envisioned by lake manor holdings they m referred the matter to their amend the height fcahbuildingyc o nu 1 1 n t for his tj recom was also approved with recotnmendatloirthat the town amend the height fbsabuildir in an rm tone from 35 eel i inadequate barldw the board paaeed a resolution by a marginal vote that t h berry of ajtheo thrush construction proceed with the proposed commercial development at the comer of main and church sti and position the building to provide maximum parking mr beery proposes to build five stores with apartments above the plans for the proposed new medical centre to be built on two lot bounded by mill and frederick sts and bower avenue manning board recommended to council thai the area be rexooed front cih to ci to perrajtcontiructlort of the nwdlcal centre a kubmiiiion far approval to erect two seven storey apartment building or tlie old 70 ft to permit building aeverl storeys bi height original plans for the complex called for four apartment building three storeys in height but the drawings were reviiecfto cut the number of buildings in half juid retain the tame number of apartment with the added height plant call for 38 two bedroom and it one bedroom tulles the board recogrtitad the need for further commercial development at the town grow but felt the parcel of land on main si n bounded by the reconuthrndatlons chairman bob drinkwalter and earl maaalet oppoeed granting approval to the revised plan submitted by t h berry lor five store at- the comer of church and main sts mr drinkwalter said the bylaw called for 5p parking spaces ptps parking- spaces for the apartments and the maximum the plans submitted would allow would only be 18 or 19 he felt this would contribute further toward congestion other member of the board thought the development would improve the commercial mies and that it would add more parking space to those already in existence voting for the resolution were meb blow sid saltz and new member vic bristow the new medical centre proposed by the acton medical j roup would require rezoning romcihloci the board unanimously recommended that the lot be retorted to permit construction of the medical centre which will have examining walling and emergency exarjilnallart rooms the apartment complex on the beverly house propehy was endorsed councillor maiale asked if it- wasnt ncceiteryto have an aerial udder in the hie department for building over three storeys but was reassured by mr flood of project planners that this was a fable the big problem said mr flood is whether the town can accommodate the population it brings there were also enquiries about another seven storey apartment building in acton but the location was not disclosed lake manor holdings were represented by solicitor mr prouas who oullined plan for the proposed plana and apartments on main st n for the board there aielols of smalt stores why ho urge stores asked mr mauus of the plans mr prouse said the building wa designed to allow flexibility and could be converted into larger stares if necessary mr maaalet thought nine was an unusual number of shops for the area planning consultant flood was also unrecepflve o the plan dilng safely on the bend of the highway and the remoteness of the area from the downtown area as negative factor councillor g mckenzl was cool to the selection of property why select such a piece of proper ly for a complex it is or the wrong side of the toad and will add tq the congestion on die curve mr salu w no impressed by the argument about remoteness from the downtown aiea suggesting merchants in town might atari thinking about improving the main business section if they had some eompelillon indication are they dont want to develop said the chairman but other are wiling to mr prouse maintained the town wa going to be harassed by outsklrt development until the parking problem was solved you won gal movement downtown until you get it la the outskirts he suggested naming several cocnmunltle where the theory wa borne out hetald the devjoperwaalna hurry lo gat going on the project and was- readymo coramenoe biiroedlalely the parcel would ham to be raxened however a it is presently k3 imirvarynfth ye no 9 acton ontario wtdntsoav august 37 1949 ivitvw ftfr flfttwn cthh len varey dies in friday crash twepty yearold leonard varey was killed and another acton youth daniel brian harkley 19 is in fair condition at guelph general hospital with serious injuries following a motorcyclecar collision at the queen and young st comer friday afternoon the two youths were riding on a borrowed motorcycle when they were in collision with a car driven by reginald ford andrews 34 of 169 churchill road as they were westbound on queen and making live turn onto young st the car was proceeding south on young and left onto queen it is believed live motorcycle slid out of control and the two riders were thrown from tlte bike hitting the car i lions walk construction on actons new curling rink located on churchill road north la progressing vary satisfactorily and curler hop to be able to occupy the building this tall for a mora detailed report tee curling cues insidelstah photo townships refusal close road could stall acton devetopment a longforgotten road allowance between lots 27 and 28 which branches off cobblehill road and runs on a tangent into fairy lake may stall an aetna residential development esquesing council which has been plagued by road closing requests recently turned down another on monday night on the cecil nelles farm on mill st adjoining actons southern boundaries solicitor aldo braida appeared before council to apply fur a bylaw conveying the land on the road allowance to mr nelles he explained his client had told the 42 acre parcel of land to o developer and the road messes up development of the land the toad has always been used by the owner and he assumed he owned it mr braida told council the subdivider said he would have to plan around the road instead of including it in his planning if it stayed he assumed hie town of acton would soon be applying for annexation for the area since they would be supplying services reeve george currie bridled at this infonnation they want to annex the brown and sprawl farms too he informed council what is councils wish on this road closing deputy reeve hill and councillors leslie and miller opposed closing the road but councillor ken marshall had a different opinion let him close it he said it ts up to him to nuke the best use of the fawtjgvf far police are still investigating theft of a sum of money from the hydro commission offices on alice st lake the last remark reference to fears expressed that the public then would have no access to fairy lake from that direction eventually someone will tiave to correct the bylaw anyway remonstrated mr braida and tlit conservation authorities will make sure there is access to the lake council voted against the proposal however with only councillor marshall supporting the closing mr braida told the free press he would still pursue the nutter by the same route others had takena ivearing in front of a judge main objection voiced by councillors outside of annoyance at tlie trouble was that only the seller was going to benefit mr braida replied that the township should also remember the seller also paid taxes details of the planned construction of a walkway from lakeview subdivision across to prospect park on land west of tli brankiewicz property were revealed at thursday nights meeting of acton board of parks management the walkway is to be constructed as a project of the acton lions club who had previously requested that they be given the opportunity to help construct the walkway the board authorized the lions club to commence construction of the project subject to the following conditions a a complete walkway be constructed on land west of brankiewicz property on land owned by beardmore and co andor acton parks board said boundaries will be designated by a parks board representative b all financial expenditures for which parks board will be responsible must be approved by the board c all engineering- decisions must be approved by board or boardappointed representatives d the walkway and all reclaimed beach area will remain under the supervision of acton parks board e the board authorized expenditures of 100 maximum to be used for purchase of supplies needed for construction of said walkway an agreement has been reached with mr brankiewicz parks board is to go ahead with construction of a pedestrisn walkww on the eastern shore of fairy lake north from the community centre to tlte park disagreement two combatants were clurged with creating a disturbance following a donnybrook at the parking tot at acton pharmacy on saturday night dr d a garrett was called and treated danny harkley at the scene the royal city ambulance took him to the hospital where ills injuries were lilted as a fractured pelvis fractured left wrist fractured ribs on the right side and head and internal injuries mr andrews was not hurt damage to both vehicles was only minor with the bike receiving an estimated 300 police have not divulged who the driver of ihe motorcycle wa the bike was borrowed from another acton youth who lost hit licence ihe same week constables nick farion and bruce mcarthur of the acton opp and corp e jacobs of the milton detachment investigated live 555 pm collision a large crowd gathered at the scene and were shocked at ihe death of leonard varey son of mrs george lazenby and the late elgie coon varey he was almost instantly killed the funeral took place from the rumleyshoe maker funeral home on monday afternoon allan ackman becomes nassagaweya member rockwood girl killed allan ackman president of animation productions ltd and a resident of nassagaweya township for the put five years was named this week to fill the vacant pott of councillor for the township of nassagaweya he was sworn inlo office monday night at a special council meeting by clerkadministrator ctl mclntyre in accepting ids new office mr ackman said he thought it was a solemn obligation and he agreed this i crucial period we are going through referring to the problem of regional government taking over in the area the new councillor hi bean active in municipal politic for many year both in toronto and in natsageweye he hid contested the reewthip in the december election of 1965 he and his wife live at ttr i moffat where he produce animated film for ulevislon and educational purposes after taking hi teat on council he proceeded to get right down to business inunasly questioning deputations along with other member of council a 17yearold girl from r r s rockwood and a toronto man were killed in a two car collision at the intersection of county roads 1 8 and 26 in west garafraxa township tuesday night judith ann mcdougall 17 of r r 5 rockwood a passenger in a car driven by sandra m boyd 19 of fergus died in the collision while miss boyd was taken to groves memorial hospital in fergus and later transferred to kitchener waterloo hospital with serious inuries william g harvey 30 of toronto also died in the crash hu wife gall 25 son william harvey jr 4 and daughter robbln is month are hoiplulized at fergus constable wood of the guelph detachment of the opp investigated dynamite routine search acton police scoffed at a new report in a toronto daily that they had conducted a 12hour search here for a cache of stolen dynamite five days left its later than you think kidsi with the first day of school only a tew day away m z bennett sehoolceretakar colin maccoll ha been busy moving desks and awing that room we in order for tuesday mornlngsulf photo refuse request for permanent tamp esquesing council turned down a request from mr and mrs john wood of r r i acton to allow 10 trailer and their occupants to remain in the woods tourist camp known u the breezes through the winter month mr and mrs wood appeared at mondays meeting of council to ask if council would consider permitting the trailer to remain alnce the occupant had nowhere aba to m their homes had been old in fort credit and they had been living in the trailers at the breeaa through the summer anon that they ate willing to pay so much a month to stay there mrs wood told council raw georg currie miffed a tlia newest told mr and mrs wood that tlte township had a bylaw prohibiting trailers except for tourists in the summer season how do they tun a trailer camp in norval and other places and there are even some trailer on farms mrs wood asked the camp in norval was there before the bylaw was passed explained clerk del french mr wood produced a licence authorizing them to operate the trailer camp but the reeve pointed out this wa not permission to maintain a permanent dwelling weve had to turn down many requests for trailer park this year he argued indilding so trailer in hornby and a lady in stewarttown wanted iso there is only one designated place to park trailers all year in esquesing the reeve argued and that was on 7 highway a reference to willow park in norval how many youngsters are there in use 10 trailers the reeve asked some but they are all small mrs wood answered but they grow up and wholl nay the taxes for them to go to school the reeve wanted to know they pay so much to the township mrs wood replied she said her husband had installed aeptk tank and weeper bed for the trailer so there would be no problem if we let people stay there then well have to let them in at hornby norval and other places councillor wufrid leslie countered the bylaw says no and well hive to go by the bylaw observed deputy reeve tom hill let them stay just this winter implored mr wood the reeve shook his head no he replied firmly if you didnt have a place to go you wouldnt like it would you mrs wood addressed the reeve if 1 had no place to go id find a place to go the reeve replied he asked for a round the table poll councillor were unanimous in their refusal to allow any deviation in the byuw it was a routine investigation laid on constable three extra cruiser and six constable from milton o were in acton in the event a protest by local youth against the loitering bylaw msleriatired an anonymous phots call thai the town would be blown up by dynamite stolen in brampton to start a de tosscbd- off a match which didnt reveal any two of explosive bus uncovered evidence of a drinking pally near umehous tip must have been trying that night because there wa no trace of the participant when police arrived threats by local youth to organize a protest against the loitering bylaw never materialized jjusjfite4- rjfci iavy vvvi investigation b into the possibility th tapiosiva may be hidden in that tractor fire acton firefighter was called to th old bowen arm tan the drat una saturday arfgtst to aittngnlrfi a tractor fir the tractor blon to bass read oaurdst flm amjer yvmafh ff baling hay on tfaa baa v hw