Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 7, 1973, B4

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The Acton Free Press February Ebenexer Y Week has host of varied activities Tonight is Open House and we are looking forward to meeting parents of our youngsters We need a shoulder to cry on The craft class will be busy messing about with their various projects and Barb Browne Ellen and Gloria Maclntyre are looking forward to more adults and teenagers Joining soon Try us you like us Ted Newmans Fencing class will be alternating with Dave gymnastic class every half hour We hope lots of adults and teenagers will drop by to see what an Interesting and challenging sport fencing is and become involved themselves Annual meeting elections Therewillbenoprogramsfnthe on Thursday night because we will all beat the annual general meeting at the Dominion Hotel Dining room gorging ourselves on Juicy steaks washed down with a mellow wine from 30 to 8 30 All you voting members who forgot to make reservations can Just lick your chops in envy You may have saved yourself but you will miss meeting a lot of friendly hardworking people who were looking forward to getting to know you But fear not you can still drop in at for the general meeting at the Dominion You will have a chance to voice your opinion on programming and exercise your right to vote on the executive slate Nominations will be welcomed from the floor and Join us Wo would sure like To mt you end tell you about your littlo darlings and how Important It It to Mine place for the little monsters to roost for a nlghta a week Wcaro indeed grateful to the parent who have kindly offered to get us off the hook and out of the red by driving the swimming class to the It costs a small fortune to rent buses and pool time and we need a minimum of children enrolled In each session to make ends meet Rather than bo forced to coll upon a few kind people to put themselves out If we do not have enough Interest In he swimming lessons to warrant a full bus load for the class that begins March we will be forced to cancel the program Remember the nonswimmer a life could be at stake and when Leon passes your children in tests you know they are quick and capable He tough because he believes in honor and safety do you The Y Men are happy to report that the Snowmobile Stomp was an overwhelming success A large and happy crowd turned out to enjoy the evening We arc also very pleased at the response to our Tag Day Townspeople were very generous and considerate to our young taggers and we thank you Tendance Friday Friday night is our Teen featuring the Wood n Hand who were very popular the last dance Dance Is from oil and admission is cents each Wo hope to have a good troublefree evening with lots of fun for all Yours truly will be wearing ear plugs this Umo and well equipped with aspirins and tranquilizers Saturday is Wrapup day to week Tho Girls 3F Club will hold open house and are looking forward to offering tea and treats to their guests Please cornel Time to 12 noon Item on program Finally the Mcncttes will open doors at clock for their mammoth book solo There will be asserted books games puzzles and records offered at reasonable prices so stock up and do yourself and the a favor We would to thank all those kind people who have so generously donated books etc for this sole The ladles book sale has always been popularly received and we are looking forward to seeing lots of of Saturday Feb from pm on Don forget weather permitting the a Men will be holding their snowmobile crosscountry and oval track races on Feb and at Prospect Park from I on Join us Extend sympathy to Ingles family by Mrs Ren McLean Sympathy is extended to the family of the late George Ingles Geo Robertson a patient in General Hospital where his friends wish him a speedy recovery Rev sermon topic was Well done A talent la a large sum of money A talent of silver was worth The first two servants invested wisely the third was afraid and burled his in the ground The first two were praised and the third was cast out There Is a lot of attention focused on the unworthy servant Announce new proposal tram Page 1 president of Fibres Ltd a major recycling company the 3000 lb six three foot compacted bales containing the remaining shredded waste would be innocuous and almost entirely free of moisture He said the shredding operation itself eliminates all effective odor A film made at a similar plant which has been in operation in San Dego California indicated that the bales are compacted to almost rock solid state Anglo hopes to c the plant in operation by the end of Indusmm president J J Mather announced at the same Council learned the sub division agreement between Corporation and the town for Acton Meadows phase was ready for signing The agreement includes a list of things that are to be done such as engineering approval guarantee bond insurance hydro agree ment conveyances and ease ments A building by law was passed which adopts the National Building Code for the town Administration committee received a letter from the retail section of the Chamber of Commerce that a number of merchants had contributed toward the Christmas bus service and since they hadn completed their survey they hoped more would be forth coming Council learned the Station Hotel building plans have been approved by the Liquor License board and were to be Inspected by the town building inspector Attending a meeting of the public works and utilities commission were C Wilcox andD Hastings representing R Noble to discuss problems relating to services on Maria St as well as the new apartment building After a lengthy discussion press conference that his company plans call for the bales to be removed dally from the proposed processing plant in Toronto to the Acton quarries in irucks which arc already used to carry aggregates into the Metro area This way he explained no additional truck traffic would be produced All trucks would travel on Highways 25 and Covered immediately Mather said the bales would be covered with limestone screening the same day they Brave ruling out the possibility of rain or snow affecting their moisture content He estimated that trucks would be returning about loads of bales each day to the quarry site several matters were agreed The town engineer will prepare plans for storm sewers and services and supervise their installation Mr Noble agreed to construct a sidewalk abutting on the apartment building of Church St Services are to be corrected Water and hydro are not to be turned on until the Committee of Adjustment meeting Feb 12 A letter was received from Halton county board of education advising consideration is being given to construction of a new parking lot at the M Z Bennett school Each load in transit would be covered with tarpaulins and would be both physically and visually satisfactory he said Backfilling operations would not be highly visible to anyone because of the considerable depth of the excavation and the mounds of covered and landscaped fill already in place along adjacent roads Mather said He added that the availability of sanitary bales as additional backfill material would enable the company to improve its present plans for site rehabilitation When the quarry is completely Tilled in it would be covered with a four foot layer of topsoil and landscaped with trees and grass The quarry is already excavated to a depth of feet The area of present excavation is approximately US acres Mather said the quarry could accept as much as 1 tons of shredded refuse a year is already making plans to hold a public meeting about the project in township later this month Company representatives will also outline the project at an Acton Chamber of Commerce meeting February The project is still subject to the approval of township council and other provincial bodies Commendation The Anglo recycling proposal has been commended by Environment Minister James NORTH END DATSUN LTD BAP uifW Gulf NOW OPEN for business at MARTIN ST MILTON drift YOU CAN SAY IT MUCH NICER WITH FLOWERS She II Love You For Doing It Full Selection of Cut Flowers and Ported Plants CAROLINE ROWER GARDEN SHOP of Acton Sawn Highway 8532980 W lilts all you really need LOOK FOR THE COMPLETE LIRE ft NORTHEND DATSUN Baseline Milton Auld and the University of Toronto branch of Pollution Probe In a letter to the company Auld also said the proposed landfill site at the quarry has been examined and meets the requirements of the Ministry Reeve Tom Hill Councillor Wilfrid Leslie and clerktreasurer Delmnr French attended the conference but ail refused comment on the Contacted by the Free Press Acton Mayor lis said he is looking at the proposal with an open mind but added he has been assured by the Department of the Environment regional engineer that further studies will have to be made and public hearings held before the project receives final approval The music Store I We have a large selection of all Records Including Pop Classical and many others Cassette and 8TRACK TAPES Check our Variety In sheet music Kellys of Guelph Cor J St Guelph 822604 WORK LIKE MAGIC THEY BRING CASH FASTI Why not convert unneeded articles into money Furniture cars clothing tools equipment sporting goods machinery all can be sold for cash with a fast action Want Ad in the Acton Free Press phone TODAY and ask for the Classified Department

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