Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 21, 1972, p. 5

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Summer playground to begin July 10 Acton Parks and Recreation Miss Bell who served as who now has a permanent Committee will conduct a six swimming instructor here last position with the Bank or Nova week summer playground summer will divide her duties Scotia will assist Miss Bell as a program beginning Monday July between the playground consultant Miss Cathy Ashley 10 under the supervision of Miss program and swimming lessons will return as assistant Wendy Bell and 14 playground Miss Mary Ann last swimming instructor leaders selected recently from a year playground supervisor Selected as playground leaders field of applicants Ask park fund contributions DOUBLE DUTIES of playground coordinator and swimming instructor will be performed this by Wendy Bell of Guclph who brings valuable experience to the local parks and recreation program Gibbons Must supply protection All organizations will have trouble obtaining liquor permits for functions in the community centre in future if they don t provide uniformed supervision Councillor Chapman told members of Acton Parks and Recreation Committee Thursday night Chapman who is also chairman of the towns police committee suggested parks board ask all organizations renting community centre facilities for functions to guarantee proper protection in writing before they are allowed use of the building Parks and recreation chairman Hugh Patterson supported Chapman suggestion we should at least demand this because the reflection goes to the parks board before the specific organization he pointed out Alleged drunkenness and rowdiness at a recent Saturday fund raising dance operated by the Acton Centennial Commission concerned some committee members Acton Parks and Recreation Committee has asked town council to make It mandatory for all subdivlders to contribute a sum of per unit from all new housing towards a fund which would be managed by the committee and used tor the sole purpose of acquiring developing and maintaining new parkland Parks and recreation chairman Hugh Patterson told the committee Thursday night other donates Acton Parks and Recreation Committee has received a donation from township to help cover the cost of township children using recreational facilities here Park and Recreation chairman Hugh Patterson said Thursday night the donation is gratefully accepted He said the committee has always tried to follow a policy of not asking users of facilities who they are or where they re from and would tike Us continue along that line However he feared with more and more area people coming into town the time might come when it would have to be done Committee member Barry Inscoe expressed displeasure at that amount when secretary Doris Townsley informed members of the receipt the cheque The committee received a donation of close to from township As the Board has already indicated the cost Is considerable but in view of the seriousness of the problem it is one which is not unreasonable Accordingly and for the reasons given the application Is approved DATED at Toronto this 19th day of June Approve Rockwood sewers wafer fConlinuid from Page can provide for accurate prices indicate a cost sub not cause any problems In the measurements on a regular basis greater than the value river money should not be spent offers better safeguards for the of SI which this Board has to protect the conservation pond long term safety of the river As found to be the estimated cost of new innovations and equipment the work It would not be within The reply to that would seem to become available these can be be that there is always the more readily incorporated into a the application possibility of a plant breakdown municipal treatment system From the evidence of the and as many safeguards as The subject proposal Is a witness Jones the Board is possible should be undertaken to scheme and it satisfied that the extra cost of the protect as many people as would appear to be unrealistic to bypass which is at Us possible The expense of think that the operation of this upper limit is reasonable when would come within the sphere of plant would be carried out with considered in the light of the total this philosophy only the interests the Village of expenditure of the sewerage in mind The interests work There is the additional the Village of Eden Mills and benefit of removing the plant all others affected would be from a residential area which considered in setting both the would also Justify some ad ambient standards for the river expenditure and the effluent standard of the The Board is not convinced on plant itself the evidence that there are good The only comprehensive study engineering reasons for Including of the extra cost to bypass the a holding tank at the alternate conservation lands with the locations but not at the proposed fluent outfall was carried out by plant However it is not within Woodstock Engineering under the scope of our authority nor the direction of Harry Jones He was there sufficient data examined the proposed location presented for this Board to order In comparison with two such an installation The alternative locations for the argument was advanced by the outfall objectors that if the effluent will The first resulted in a saving In cost of but the witness would not recommend the location due to its proximity to a residential area He also suggested that at this location it would be good practice to provide a holding tank for emergency waste storage at a cost of thereby reducing the saving to only A second alternative location was chosen suitably removed from residential buildings with a resulting saving of 56 over the proposed site In this instance the installation of two holding tanks at a total cost 73 is recommended by this witness thereby eliminating any monetary advantage At all three locations the operating costs would be identical The evidence of the objectors did not effectively rebut these figures and was really directed toward the inaccuracy of the total estimated cost The Ratepaj Association presented the evidence of two witnesses In particular who are experienced In construction costs and estimating By critically examining the estimated con struction rates which Woodstock Engineering applied to the estimated quantity of work it was suggested that the total estimated cost for the entire project would be increased by about This figure was determined largely by using different rates for two items rock excavation and manhole construction It is dangerous to evaluate a project by attacking a number of specific rates for various items An estimated cost of a project can only be ascertained by preparing an estimate for the whole work One item may be priced at a low rate but may be compensated by a pondingly high rate for another unit of the work In any event granted tenders will before the work commences which will establish a firm price for the project Should the tender END0FJUNE SALE SUMMER NEEDS Suntan Lotions Coppertone Surttan Oil Tanning Butter Quick Tanning Lotion Nosekote Solarcalne Lotion clear IP DECANTER SET includes andl4oz with strainer tops Pre Packaged Reg Special ALBUM clear self adhesive pages Reg Special 266 MURRAY CAKES cakes in box varieties Reg SPECIAL 67bo PICNIC SUPPLIES WHITE PAPER SERVIETTES in Pkg Reg Special 9 DIXIE EVERYDAY WHITE PLATES in Pkg Special MAGIC FOIL WRAP Roll wide Heavy Duty pure Aluminum Special J Box WELCOME CAMPERS A hearty welcome to all our friends who are camping at Small wood Acres Pleasedroplnand say a personal Hello Have a Good Summer Hintons 5 to Store municipalities already have similar arrangements to ensure that the existing town does not pay for new facilities without some help from newcomers He said it also ensures that new parks are built at early stages of the subdivision life Patterson suggested the new regulation be added to the present government regulation which requires to provide parkland equal to five percent of the total land In Although she supported the move committee member Diane Spiel vog el said she agreed with a recent query by Councillor Norm Elliott about why the town should construct new parks when it can t even develop the ones it already has Referring to Sir Donald Mann Park In Glenlea committee member Barry Inscoe commented We know that a dead piece of property We d be better to sell it and buy another piece of land were Vol Mitchell Susan Mc Susan Mills Rick McNabb Barbara Caroline Man Ron Moore McGinn Jeff Patterson Donna Drew and Maureen Gerth Last year staff of has been increased by two Both parks Parks and recreation program committee chairman Councillor Peter Marks said Thursday night both Prospect and Sir Donald parks will be utilized for the this summer Complaints from parents about the danger of small children walking from the end of town to Prospect Park prompted the committee to set up a program for5U7 andBearolds who live in end of town In Sir Donald Mann rk he said Older it from the east end of tovn will continue to participate In the program at Prospect Park Marks also said the registration fee will be Increased this year to for child and for a family with two or more children The usual outdoor activities bus trips and splash parlies arc planned along with crafts games story telling sing songs and films on rainy days Playground sessions will be held each afternoon from Monday until Friday Tough Job I the difficulty In si ting the 14 leaders Marks said the committee felt it wise to lure some in hopes will use experience gained this as leaders again next year He also said ability and first aid qualifications were taken into consideration The committee authorized salaries for the playground personnel as follows Miss Bell playground coordinator and swimming Instructor per week Miss program consultant per hour all leaders per week Miss Ashley assistant swimming instructor per week The committee is still looking for a lifeguard for weekend duty at the talry Lake beach Miss Bell has had previous summer program experience at the s Camp Nottawn and at a Lake Slmcoe lodue A graduate of Aglncourt Collegiate she will be attending the University of Guelpn beginning In September The committee followed a recommendation made by last year leaders In cutting the program from eight to six weeks The Acton Freo Press Wednesday Juno 1972 FABRIC ACTION CLEARANCE SALE Save 30 or More Thursday Friday Saturday June 22 23 24 IMPORTED 1st QUALITY GROUP 1 Rideau Solid Color Sportswear Pop Prints Cotton Prints Permanent Press Cotton Prints Cotton Jacquard Mix Match Bikini Prints TOUR CHOICE 117 Reg 1 yd Save 30 or More Discontinued weaves colors Excellent assortment to choose from GROUP 2 GINGHAM GROUP Permanent Press Denim Prints Screen Printed Knits Printed Polyester Acetate Jersey Yarn Died Single Knits Nautical Prints TOUR CHOICE 137 YD Save 30 or More GROUP Big Sur Denim Solids and Prints 100 Acrylic Material TOUR CHOICE 177 GROUP 5 COTTON POLYESTER BLEND MATERIAL 97 GROUP 0 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