Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 25, 1975, p. 1

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Acton garbage to Georgetown if regional dump pian accepted Council doesnt think much of a regional plan which ouM force Hills to truck garbage lo Georgetown from Acton In a letter to the tow the region has said they w 111 keep Acton dump open for as long as possible but they only want It to be used for private dumping This move would mean the town would have to Iruck Acton garbage to the Georgetown dump and Hills works committee t think much of the idea Tell them do not agree Councillor Hyde said Committee chairman Joe Hurst polnled out residents Industries and commercial outlets all do a lot of dumping at the Site The committee agreed lhat as long as the dump remains open in Acton the town should be able to use It because It would coal lot of money to truck garbage to Georgetown ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE 1975 Gnu Hundredth Year No Fifty Pages- Fifteen Cents Council votes to hold July 1 Mon The town offices and members of Local Canadian l Employees will celebrate Dominion one day ahead of the actual holiday In response to a request from the union Hills council voted to close the offices give the outside workers Monday June as a holiday instead of 1 IIUI I doubted if Ihe town had the authority to federal legislation which sets the holiday Councillor Harry Levy said he checked with Ministry of Labor for company Sunday sport legal all day when hi is employed and was told it was permissible I think it w is I called Miyor Tom Hill said it ould be fine wilh him as long as somebody want time and half or double time for working on the holiday Councillor Hyde said the letter requesting the change bound Inc union Councillor Dick said it could be confusing since int court offices and the registry are open Monday The mayor sold he sec how the lown could redesignate a statutory holiday Council instructed the clerk administrator to check with the Department of Labor Later in week Ihe word came back that it was per to change Ihe holiday date Any Sunday sport is now legal In Hills from morning until night as long as no admission fee Is charged According to the bylaw passed by Halton Hills council if admission is charged events cannot start before 1 In the afternoon Councillor Hoy Booth said some sports or activities may not have been listed in the bylaw and if so an amind could be madt administrator Doug said golf a no squash had been added Booth is a squash player Hyde said the whole bylaw was redundant can pass all Ihe bylaws we like but we con enforce them Only the Attorney general can lav charges under the Lord a Day Act Councillor Dick How itt said he hod originally thought the but pointed out a private individual had laid charges against the under the I s Day Act He said he wanted this bvlaw passed to avoid anyone w i a lay a charge Councillor Joe Hurst said the town was making the bylaw more rather lhan restrictfvt ri just making every thing legally possible commented Councillor Ill Blood used immediately Red ross blood donor informed this wetk iht shortage of blood is so for Iht leuktmn palients thai thi blood it the noon clinic of Junt JO in At Ion ill be rushed Toronto ind used within hours Plan to picket corridor hearing first hi of t board proposid Bradley to Georgetown hydro trinsnmsion corridor is lo be held Thursday X this it Community as promised Minister but result nt hi route arm happy 1 hey plan to He the meeting is a sun of their thi decision not lo thur request or an studv of iht corridor li meeting the rouiL from township iLiU used lo the of torrtdor is ill and They feci Ontario is building a corridor is totally will cost hydro millions of dollars which could be used to reduce costs jroup presented to Ontario t abintt muting in for in study of corridor but no reply Ixin ived hi corridor and its six story high lowers crosses tin I til I ind along middle of the on into lownship on its to Bruce The walls come tumblin down VALEDICTORIAN Sharon Cook represents her fellow graduates of Robert school as she makes address Thursday Pictures of all and M Z B grade eight graduates todays paper High Schools will be with construction again this summer However the changes an Tht west end wall portion of the older building has to be removed cording to a school official because there is a one to one- andonehalf inch gap bet un thi wall and the building The window jambs sashes have rotted lo the point of needing rcptatemmt and this work also being done Along with the west wall the heating system of the school will be changed over Acton pumper costs 38022 A new fire pumper costing will soon be housed in Fire Area Number Acton The lender was accepted by administration committee Monday night A guarantee of minimum will be paid for the pumper but Chief Mick Holmes said would be advertised to see If the town could make a better deal DOWN more feet to go The road ahead looks pretty long and desolate as Ross Marsh skates the first ten feel or so on tht way to Vancouver for the first half of a Cross Canada skate Top photo left to right are Yago the dog drivers Ray and Ted and skaters Ross Marsh and Alimonies raised are to go toward they explain Vancouver or bust roller skaters leave There was no no fuss or toasts a small handful people watched as Jot deau and Marsh of Ac Ion set out on the first lit of heir Canada roller marathon on Monday from Joes they achieve this feat they have been the first ever to do The two nun had planning for lo rolltrskali lo turn to Toronto ind to llihfix hid iciipitd for nth milt Willi Hit mi gomf their parts ind kits wen MiGrt division of Widispreid is re- I id is twi bid inn ihmn iruilo liny ft il Hill I I mil r Hum iff Momtirv had ilil iv tnpa is did Hum up in with two liny set si ri of Jot s insepiriblt tompniiinii ago Ins si for the ridi Sjmktrs for radio hid bun pi Kill lh fir musii llnv Hid mil 1 liirmss hid bun rtt up si tli it Hit mild pull ihem up the hills and act ij rtstrainl for Ihi decline Only will a Him but will always be on the ruad Hun shoes which proved in 1 runs to last an 200 miles will rtallv prove their worth now and mid August whtnlhty ixpict Both cars wrecked Woman dead two hurt Whitworth of Hit A Acton is dead and and John in wire sent to Milton District Hospital following a night on 17 off High Mr in in hospital suffering from imi riht lit Mr was rik ised follow wricked in lor tin lilt inol rovinnallohit Milton both 1 iolilkd Ik snd Hit Whitworth vthiiU was wist bound on 17 Mr vmui sit Church Street lights a problem Thus past winter if one room required heat school received it so room 1cm controls will be Hilton Hills works Monday is Church in Hurst thi Church Street from and 1 kind of lit promised full rtionsimt if lights kivi Ikhi some in is of Hit strut 1 port on r Hit installed SCAP home The Opportunities for group Assistance Pro gram has found a home Alec Johnson has donated the use of his back office for the group Valerie McGinn can be reached at 8S3 1221 Melodv Halt at and Emily Hodgson at 1215 Full program Dominion Day of fun is promised for Dominion Day from through to the last soaring rockt I of the am all the and art planning their family day and have added even more participants ihisviir The fish derby begins Ihe events followed by a rock ion cert hour long chicken band show Ihtn Iht climax fireworks ill park havx had trniiimRin setting off tin display and it promises to be excellent J th I iU M I Ihe t until images Injured in wirt Ihrii stntrs of Girird SI vks ami Willi mi nntrsUv JUST HANGING around Now if you turn the page upside down vou Christine Couture in of potes at the Acton School of IXinct Springtime Snow And if turn to the first pagi of the section will see more Jack and the story Charges of theft laid On I- rid thtft from ihi was reported to 1 were charged iht ft I inter and theft Acton arena in Mn imoped just rtportidstoien and ippi ir in Jintnik on JuneZO CVCA to proceed with plan for Silvercreek Credit Valley Conservation Authority will proceed with a master plan of Silver creek park with or without a dam Original plans were for a high level dam to be built However authority plans have changed Project engineers feel a low level dam or no dam at all will regulate stream flow and allow better conservation of land and wildlife Mayor Tom Hill has been incensed over plan changes charging the Authority has spent too much money purchasing high property with a high level dam in view At present plans will proceed with trails and open areas Decision on dam can be made at a later date

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