Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 1, 1974, B1

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Six former members or Ac going to contact others and ton parks and recreation hope to add the seventh committee met formally Hills recreation again Monday night as the director Doug was newly Instituted recreation the only new face at the meet Helton Hills The six were the only ones who had applied at Hills councils request and they agreed the figure of se ven would be better They re and he outlined the In lite setup Same chairman The group elected Diane Spielvogel as she was chairman of last years parks and recreation com RECREATION ADVISORY committee appointed by Halton Hills council met Monday and elected last year parks and recreation committee chairman Diane Spielvogel chairman again Other familiar faces from past boards are back row Ed Wood Brendan and Gil Malcolm With Mrs Spielvogel in the front row are Halton Hills recreation director Doug Colliaon and vice chairman Barry WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION OF THE POOL START ANSWER ITS STARTED WHEN WILL IT BE COMPLETED ANSWER SUMMER OF Your Community Swimming Poof is Being Sponsored by the Lions Club of Acton when was dissolved due to formation of reg ionol government Vice chairman is Barry and recording secretary Brendan Mr has been off the board for a couple of years but rekindled his interest in pork facilities and applied for a scat on the committee Others present were Ed Wood and Gil Malcolm of last years and was absent Arena manager Harold attended both this meeting and a fair meet Ing Mr explained someone from his recreation staff will attend meetings to take minutes Set dates Meeting dates are set tor the second Thursdays with four a quorum The advisory committee Is unpaid A similar committee has been set up In Georgetown though Mr pointed out almost all ihc members there arc new to the job The two committees will ex change minutes and Joint meetings with Georgetown and advisory com mlttces will be set up Differences This new group will operate much differently the lion director told the five members It will be to the council and recreation and parks depart ments Main change Is that it will no authority to ap prove expenditures or Incur debt Before finances wore a major function The group docs not tun Ihe authority to direct staff or to Institute policies for the recreation and parks depart They will suggest policy and look over what Is gested The only policy making body is council Mr oil iso n stressed areas Advice will be required in specific areas Is in ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MAY SECOND SECTION establishing programs to meet the needs In ward one Hopefully our staff will be increased when we prove the need added Colhson Second Is to give advice on policies for efficient opera Third is the program of facility improvement tenance and development of the arena fourth is the establishment and develop ment of the administrate structure which the commit lee can work under And fifth identifying other areas the committee can have involve ment in It may appear you have no power but the recreation deportment will likely concur unless It conflict with council Mr Colhson fell Its unfortunate it Acton year the new recreation director observed it could been bit If we could have got at it a two day celebration Georgetown people could have assisted Direct joint and liaison programs were all reviewed Ell grassroots Mr especially Ihe members lo be grassroots since he does not live hire I in George town We have geographi problem he admitted We don get to Acton unless there reason He went over the route of procedure from council com mittee to general council recommended at Monday meeting would take until the first Tuesday in June to be approved by Hills Bureaucracy and red tape muttered On Mr s staff Is program Glen ray There ire three on Ac ton arena staff and four at An extra person in each place is proposed Works Another change Is that the works department is respon sible for labor in parks Town men for instance will have to look after the park and ball diamonds Discussion was initiated on Ice time tennis courts u Ilillb council has arena rates be the same in Acton and George town and possibilities wen debated fell increased from W in hour for ice lime up loRoer three years would prevent some groups from using the arena Landscape architect opens new garden centre Landscape designing soles of shrubbery regular garden supplies and garden statues will be the provisions of the new Hills Garden Centre recently opened on No approximately one mile from Acton towards Georgetown Proprietor of the establish mint is a landscape architect who always wanted his own FOR MOM her a gift from Hmtons CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING SUGGESTIONS TOILET SETS BOXED STATIONERY BONE CHINA CUPS SAUCERS SEWING BASKETS PICTURES LINGERIE BLOUSES SWEATERS SLACKS PANT SUITS SUPPERS HANDBAGS COSTUME JEWELLERY PANTY HOSE APRONS BOXED TOWELS DRESSER SETS LUGGAGE PYJAMAS NIGHTGOWNS CAMERAS and FILM ETC Refrigerators water heaters stereo radios hairdryer toasters Iron canopentrs slicing knives electric blankets food mixers blenders kettles coffeemakers fry pens heating pads vacuum cleaners floor polishers SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF MOTHERS DAV GREETING CARDS FOR A THOUGHTFUL REMEMBRANCE Priced From to M FOR MOTHER Specially Packaged SAAtLESN CHUCKLES- BLACK MAGICDAIRY BOX S BLUE BIRD IMPORTED TOFFEES- TURTLES business and moved lo his location Churchill ltd last fall put It Into operation The will he open from to every evening and from to on Saturdays and Sundays Mr with his Janice and their two children Jason plans to run the as a family affair A former supervisor in horticultural section of the parks department of at present superintendent of porks for the City of he hopes lo eventually make the centre a full lime and to conduct his own adult classes in garden planning and land architecture He has conducted similar classes in said Janice They were very successful Having lived in Ihe Acton district for the last three years the couple feel they are established in Ihe community Their two weeks of opening are proving they ire right as many of their customers are residents with only a few dropping in as transients LANDSCAPE DESIGN will be one of the features of the newly opened Halton Hills Garden Centre as well as shrubbery sales and regular garden supplies Operating the new business is Gus Stahlmann ana seen at the centre with their four year old son Jason is Janice his wife who will assist WITHOUT ADVERTISING YOU WOULDN T KNOW Hintons 5 to Store CARPET BARN BARGAINS BY THE YARD

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