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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1998 PETER LEHMAN THE NEW TANNER ADRIANN COE Acton students are honoured by Catholic School board Two Acton students have been honoured by the Halton Catholic District School Board with "Sharing the Spirit" Student Awards of Excellence for their outstand- ing qualities, including Catholic leadership, family commitment and involve- ment in school and commu- nity projects. Staff at St. Joseph's school had no trouble in choosing Peter Lehman to receive the award. The Grade 8 student is involved with school sports, he organized the school's food drive and is an exceptional student, recently being on a team that won first place in an engineering com- petition. The award winner at Milton's Bishop Reding High School is OAC student Adriann Coe, who is de- CHEQUE DONATED: Cathy Gerrow, left, president of the Acton branch of the Halton Hills Cancer Soci- photo ety, received a cheque from organizers of a fundraising : dance in memory of Kelly Jupp. Presenting the cheque ACTON DENTURE CLINIC Appointments were Kim Porty, centre, and her son Jonathan, Jamie Available N Davies, and Ian Munday, right. - Maggie Petrushevsky || 16 Mill St. E., Acton 853-0079 vailable Now scribed by Board officials as a "real asset to Reding." Coe is a member of the environment club, she organ- ized a student fast at Reding and tutor's other students as well as maintaining high marks herself. Both Lehman and Coe wee honoured recently at the Board's awards ceremony where each received a certifi- cate and a medallion. Fire chief says: Arson unlikely in fire By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Although arson has not been totally eliminated as the cause of last week's spectacu- lar fire at the former Beardmore tannery, fire offi- cials are "less focused" on that angle and Halton police speculate that kids playing with firecrackers may have caused the blaze. : j, Halton Hills Fire Chief Bill Cunningham said they were able to rule out suspi- cious origins. "At first impression it looked like there were four points of origin, but once we were able to get in and look at the burn pattern in more detail we determined that those fires were caused by drippings from the initial fire," Cunningham ex- plained in an interview on Friday. The fire apparently began an original stone building and burned through approxi- mately 35,000 square feet of abandoned offices and leather processing areas be- fore being brought under control. Property owner Maple Leaf Foods has agreed to pay a "substantial bill" for the heavy equipment that was brought onto the site to level the ruins after the blaze. Cunningham said Maple Leaf may be asked to pay the costs for both the Halton Need Someone to Care, to Listen? Give us a call! Caring for those in need, eee ts or" a Another ministry of Acton Baptist Church 858-0690 Hills and Halton Region spills response teams that worked to keep the runoff from the millions of gallons of water that was poured onto the blaze from getting into Black Creek which winds through the 23-acre tannery property. Cunningham said he'd feel better once the site is demolished. because they have been on going problems with youths and vandals on the property. Maple Leaf Foods spokes- person Cynthia Zamaria said they intend to "decommission and deconstruct" the site, but there's no firm timeline. CS) "Maple Leaf is in the process of finalizing the decommissioning and clo- sure plans to decide how and when all the buildings will be taken down and what will happen to them," Zamaria explained in an interview on Friday. "Tt's premature to say how long the demolition will take or when it will begin because they (Maple Leaf Foods) don't have any firm plans at this. point. Two major buildings, both larger than 10,000 square feet, and half of the building that burned are still standing, along with eight smaller an- cillary buildings. C "New" Sat. Brunch 10:30 to 1:30 Fresh Baked Bread On the premises - NO preservatives! Fresh baked Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday Day-Old ($1) Monday, Wednesday & Friday >, 35 Mill St. E. 853-2663 DENTURE SPECIALIST E. JUREVICIUS D.D. Construction & Fittings of New Dentures re ¢ Same Day Repairs & Relines * Free Consultations * Seniors Discount * Specializing in Problem Lower Dentures 12 Main St. N., Acton (519) 853-1960 'Proud |