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The Free Press Wed September 1975 9 FIRE AT Bower Ave home of Mr and Mrs Paul started in up stairs bedroom Burned material was thrown out of upstair window by firefighters last Wednesday 7000 damages in Braida fire A fire on Wednesday Sept caused damage to a Rower Ave house occupied by Paul and family Mr Brnidn was sleep in an upstairs bedroom when his son reported the fire to his mother who tolled the Acton Volunteer Firefighters Damage was quite ex tensive to the one bedroom with Ihe rooms bunted from the heat The down stairs received water damage according to Fire chief Mick Holmes Mr Holmes said all the furniture on the first floor was as they were covered with A smoke Injector fan had to be used on the other side of the house and the contents received severe smoke damage Mr Holmes explained that due to the old construction of the house the smoke spread easily to the other half Mrs Alva Gordon owns the building Doug Sargent says Halton Hills good idea but region wasnt needed The formation of Hills was a good Idea but the town chief building tor Dour Sargent thinks Queen a Park went a little too far when hey set up region Sargent Is a unique posl Hon to assess regional government and lion since he on George town council for II years wan a member of county council for six years served George town as building for three years lias worked in the same capacity for Hills since its Inception Asfar as the formation of Hills In concerned it was a good Idcn since Georgetown and always had a lot In common but I don think we needed the region he said in a recent Interview Sargent said hi hod lot of respect for the old county tern of government and thought It was regrettable the entire system was scrapped Sure the county system needed some updating but the skeleton was liter and it could have been changed 1 dont think there was any need to create an entire new system The county only mecded a of revision There was no need for the to go lo the hey did in starting Ihe ion Sargent was first to council In and served on for Hit years In addition to being it he also ser terms as deputy reeve reeve and mayor Sargent was on county council for six yctrs and st one term as warden He dcscrlbtd it loosily or group inndt up of Milton and Ac ton and known as the North Urban Hoard as being of Hills The town building inspec tor said the North Hoi ton llr bun have any real authority but tin of tin owns did sit down anil it hums torn problems Wi In work for us In those days a luxury small at but the thru muriklpil could afford out among us be Sargent noted North Urban Board trkii for persuade I nursing lo Irit but tin township always Hon politician balked at the idea slnitor lie said knowing Mow Having been part of both Hit town operates and of municipal problems of groups In Both sides of running a town an difficult and both an hi Surg said Ills years In poll t Us lves him nit hit Ion of uro bilins stum munltipnl might not tirui all louiiLlllirH an Just tiyiiiK 1 ih tin job or tin pupli tiny tan Having in thin I kin kind of sum Hints to put up with front ami I think il inptrs my in this Job Hi I his years in mini with his in Hi thing I wiuMnt v mil lit it tin Urn hint I Hi l too il to again In i old harks ild I hi mid lop In r tin radii v Hit small town flu it wlili show sign hi sold he liked town It was very small and still likes It today I think greatest change during when tht town grew from to In a Tittle than five years That was rapid and I glad to be part or council wlnn it was mi opening As Hills build Ink he Is for itiukuig In Hit town con form to Hit National Building In addition lit both old and new buildings to sun tin y maintain high safety simulants also holds tin Hun of tin towns lining a mliilstrntor and rtceivi s li ri zoning and dinks all building jh i it at inns If tious art up snuff lit then ishiiih hi building iMnnlt In his work tu gels In iftvtlnp- ini nt in tin town whit mint iindir Hit of mill Vnlli oust rvatlon Authority and tin Niagara I Hi lining to work at tin i hi DOUG SARGENT for Book early for the ultimate In Catering Service 853 1228 dan ONE 853 2940 RICH S SERVICE CENTRE ACTON WELDING Farm alum inum ndcst Iron portable equipment poll thing S R R J ACTON