Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 26, 1974, p. 3

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE president Betty Eastwood is exuberant that the Acton C community bulletin board has finally been erected in front of the building on Mill Street The board was placed Tuesday and viewers will see as the first bulletins advertisements of scheduled events planned for the centennial holiday weekend with the Saturday dance at the Curling Club topping the board list Grading at cemetery Cmtlnm m to cut Irces onti rather have them die slow of Impropi drninnRe due lo tracing and rep In trees Replacing of trees lost Kill in Iht agreement Hit other also 100 feet in length of par concern Is at south west of Ihi new fUlween hist Iwo most steep grades en in cemetery land be minor If done all works committee felt wan much discussion on thi angles the grade and which should he Th town engineer recommends three to one grade Joe Hurst his stance that the work should dom now prevent problems in voars have a icsponsihlllty to tin citizens who will own these prop riies ceil I Mike Aimslrong A lot of people think primarily rested in developer Thai h not right On thi tour I found certain polntH of the whole subdivision un No way you tl get mi in one of those plates tombstones right next to houses Swnmpcontern IlirlHinton who at the last mi cling had presented a letter from the Chambtr of opposing the on land by spoke again to council Hi referred to tin of the slop in Home plates most in He also repeitwl his concern about loss of the swamp area in mi Wen only trying to bitter a bad situation chairman rn marked In Hurst felt the ment lo be drafted should Include that no soil moved lie used lo effect llu swimp ana In my way He also mended the trees be marked Itcqulrcmrnl Mr Hyde agreed agreement should Include this as well the size of tree required We can improve thi property he said anil tunc just good or an improved cemetery three to one slope will le In the agreement well Mrs Wah representing the developers said they would go along with pretty well any idea flit town inginecr was authorised to make an agreement with the developers consultant to to thi town solicitor irst for hid Then it will conn back to the works Council hud received one tetter protesting the request that the developers not be hen permission to take r feet of trees from the property Mrs I ill rich Bylaws push through Confusion reigns region muddies along Confusion reigned supreme during a large portion of the Regional Council meeting held Wednesday In Burlington On a number of tensions the department received sharp criticism for not recording actions of committee anil council meetings accurately While some members verc outspoken In suggesting the minutes did not properly reflect the proceedings the council could not agree on what hart happened in earlier meetings Some upheld the minutes as reported others disputed them Near end of the met ting a raft of laws was lo the members as the by lows were being read and votedon Members them for a first councillor for in formation concerning a law Councillor Jim Watson look that to rap He sugListed the by law in question wouldn t affect her area so sht apt lo support it vehndpatunci with Mr for a long timt in what seems to be a personal vendetta she said rising on a point of personal privikgc She claimed any matter coming before the council should be of concent to all members of all parts of the region Surely wouldn I suggest we should itclav this action for want of in formation Councillor said in a short but sharp barb directed towards Watson id Chairman Allan who in the chair the time Councillor lnksen served his turn us of the committee of the whole In that he is responsible for channelling he bulk of the discussion concerning commlltei reports first reading of laws I move to report we hive dealt iv ith a number of things I hope you know what we ve done Mr Chairman because I sure I don Wo did amend a number of things he said An honest politician shouted one member as colleagues clapped and laughed The was probably to morn council s appreciation of the fact the end of the day had finally tome Council had been in session from TO am and adjourned at about 3 motion to adjourn marked the end to number of seemingly unimportant hassles Quiet week police report minor accidents parked cars were investigated by OPP the week On June 19 it the brewers retail lot a parked car owned Don received damage when struck a car driven by Toronto Thi second ear hnd estimated On June at Mill and Main John of It Moffat was back and struck car owned by Joan Police recorded one impaired driver one charge of minor consuming one drunk in a public place one liquor seizure and assorted domestic and dog complaints Very quiet week soys Corp Bob Arbor THE ACTON FREE PRESS Author ai Second Class Mall Postal titration Number ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS Sleuth service new for town The Acton Free Press June it He wan a tall man lurking around the of town with his hat pulled low over hit face his overcoat pulled up around his neck he When someone mentions private Investigators this Is he first Impression that comes lo mini to quite a few people This is not the cost The Security vices on Mill Street in Acton offers security guards for plants sites provides Information on prospective employees will find missing persons do ill vorcc legal theft and fraud or perform any similar They art also qualified In tarrying out ilcetronlt sweeps is to soy bugging operations New firm Ser v I a new firm whlth has been open in for thi Prior to adjournment a motion was prcsinted and assetl that would make it mandatory for all In formation to be in councillors hands hours before the council meeting or presented with the consent of all touncillors Hills Mayor Tom Hill said It wasn t fair to have to vote on important by laws without having a chance to even read the by laws Hills Councillor Morrow said the material had been introduced improperly and was probably Illegal as ft contravened the council s procedural by law Chairman agreed and noted the by laws were whipped through because they were needed to head off emergency situations Jake at Halton Hills Furniture CELEBRATING ACTONS PAYS k With some Fantastic BuysUJ President and vice pre si dent of the company How land and Joseph Brown who in a law firm in Tor onto Mr llrown advises company any legal pro Also working In Ihi tompany Is fcmnur son a handles the visHgillng of Mr Hup pert els a nei I for pcnwrinlircd sir a tut thi Si rv lei prov lite this I In Ion Services I Id first set operation In this area Halton Terry OConnor Communicates Keeping in touch with the people of Halton has been a priority for Terry 0 Connor since he was elected to Parliament in the fall of 1972 Terry opened the first fulltime constituency office in the riding It s a place where constituents can find Terry on weekends to discuss problems or issues During the week Terry is in constant touch with the office from Ottawa so that messages can be relayed Terry has sent four newsletters a year to every home in Halton These newsletters let people know what is happening in Ottawa and how it affects them here In addition Terry has written weekly columns for community newspapers in the riding Some times serious sometimes light these columns have helped the people of Halton to understand Terrys position and the activities of Canada s Parliament Terry OConnor has worked hard to let the people of Halton know what going on in Ottawa Reelect OCONNOR PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE

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