Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 9, 1978, p. 1

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Polio clinics now underway Polio immunization are set op for this week and next to handle a steady demand according to Health Unit director of sing Dorothy Craig There was a clinic Tuesday at he Health offices In Milton and another Is planned for Milton on Wednesday August 16 Georgetown first clinic is lodiy Wednesday August with a second one planned for Tuesdiy August IS clinics are in Unit offices This morning Wttntsdny a tall to the health unit today clinic is completely filled with ippnlntments clinic will be it the Community Services Centre in the on August IB The clinics will be open from If possible nurses in charge would like to hive ippointmcnts mide ad For people ore asked to phone the Health Unit offices in Milton for the Milton clinics anil the offices in Georgetown for the Georgetown and Acton clinics Phone numbers for Milton for Georgetown Ms Cruigsays that her staff will take people vyithout ap pointments If they can but prearranged times would be preferable If there ire too many for these clinics more will be arranged she said Tuesday So far lit have been she siys Despite Hie holiday period there is adequate staff to handle the clinics she said We will keep he clinics up long as there is a demand Ms Craig made an appeal for people to keep their family medical records up to She the staff is swamped with calls from people who wish to know when they were immunized Children receive rcguhr homier shots it school in eluding high school every five years i tehnus and polio A note goes home time this- is done she explains She strongly recommends it firmly keep nek of these shots themselves Public climes were last set up here in 19 or 1903 when ministered This lime he dost is by injection Several confirmed of polio in Ontario the past week have the concern In both medic centres ire referring Cillers for ippolntments it the clinics if wish Immunization is it the medical tent res Acton East plaza delayed Despite rumors new on Churchill ltd 13 not due be built toon In fael the proposed plaza would probably require imtndmcnt to the official plan and public meeting would be died there would be notice of meeting in this newspaper Hie 1st shopping plan is by in He has mil with Aclon merchants is well as with planning department people about the project Presently a Canadian Tire store and ink art suggested for the syi The plaza could be limited these stores even after re zoning Originally the plaza is to 1 part of the whole I is development including m mil even a new school Ins whole proposal is out of the official phn by the pi inning dopirtnunt explains Since then present is been modi iskiiij for the pi 17 done villi considerably bin size Mr Hilton department with report and mil submission jih 1 will return pi inning in 1 further SUSAN rHIBODEAU will represent the Acton fall air at the C Sweetheart of the Fairs next Tuesday and Wednesday Susen was chosen us Miss Acton Fall last September and is the end of her term I he go down Tuesday for judging and inter views and complete the events on Wednesday whenMissCNE is chosen KEVIN GALLOWAY EXPRESSES the feelings of many children as they look out the window on a rainy summer day Needless to say local far mers would not be in the same frame of mind Kevin was photographed Tuesday by Jennifer Rowe ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 Halton Hills legal costs but no problem says treasurer fees Inve cost Hills over during the first five months of this vear but the figure mean a great deal Treasurer Hay King says In in interview this week revealed the town has spent over half of its 97B legal fees budge up to the end of and in 1977 legal fees were over budget He while much of the fees have gone towards paying the firm of Barnes ind Steele for representing the town it the many Ontario Municipal Board hearings held in he last year and a half some of the money is for development igrecments a cost he town recovers King said here is in this year for legal fees Up to he end of May he time the town was billed by solicitors had been spent Last year the town spent nnny litirints development agreements bv law viohtion prnseculions ilher ligi matters will come up during the next three quarters the He ilso said it fair to siy the town will go over its legal fees budget year simply because nearly two thirds of he budget was used in the first five months King explained the timing of expenditures is important There miy not be is many legal milters come up in the last seven months of the year as in he first five He id milted it is quite con legal fees will be his I tin the imount spent on legal fees is considerable amount recover ible King sud he his budgeted Ibis ynr to recover of the town fees but could not isolate the amount recovered so far suite legil fees art of a total fee charged by the town to developers lie not ill legal costs ire recoverable to Ontario Hydro and tic is pointed out legal fees ire still jus sm ill portion I in towns approximately million budget and over budgeting in some arcis will make up for mothers He added things ire proceeding this year as he and other stuff as well as councillors want He said he I overly concerned with way legal costs are piling up the past two years although he concerned ibout any tost King feels costs art up of Isolde siluition I billies with town year Focal and the it an expensive and three week hearing mother long hearing is expected this November In solicitors hove though very little so regarding tools million law suit iiinst Hilton Hills the re gun Thief picks two watches Tshirts buttons promote library If th I ooo King txpl d t budgeted dot m h since he mply pi k reasonable dpi in He not d I d lors have budgeting rst quarter of I h Polite are king into the of II digital w itch from work suspect was allowed to room and hi I the watch w is noticed to is vilueii it usptct is described a being of igc six ill ind weighing I7i pounds bad sliulder length rtd hair and i long pointed nose He wore blue jeans a T shirt Mill Street b ist police of i f took under n I II I I it Hilton Hills libnrlts use modern advertising techniques with im printed T shirts and buttons promoting interest in the libraries The library authorized spending of on the T shirts and buttons but they will recoup the cost by selling them The shirts say More than Meets the lb at present Ih I board will buy m m South Central I Lb System I ill buy them f I rio Regional days The hottest time of the year ANYONE CAN play in the Acton Industrial Fastball League Gary Copeland of Vans Welding attempts to retrieve a ball stolen by a spectator Monday Blame it on the heat MIGHTY CAESAR is a great watch dog against ants This part toy dachshund and part chihuahua has eyes bigger than its entire body almost Hes ten weeks old and is ex to grow another few inches After that however he is going to have to get use to short jokes He is by Did and Emily Price of Willow St I System as pjrt of province wide promotional scheme for libraries part a continuing effort to keep libraries in the public eye the setting up boolhs at both the and Georgetown fall fairs Mass on Thursday to mourn Pope Paul St church in will have miss Thursday to pray for lie repose of soul of the lite pei ml VI flit Pope died on Sural and will Ik next Mill also he held at tilt itludral in Hamilton on iturd beheld it St Joseph on Inured ly at a i m 4000 dents A f in property resulted from two- car collision on Mill Street West in day morning One ear driven by Jasmin I f Burlington was westbound on Mill Street when toll took place state police The illfr vehicle w is parked unattended It of Toronto 1 parked auto is according to police while the balance of the total figure Is on the Burlington iuIo winner Trevor Hoy Jeffrey Ave was last week s lucky winner of in tie Toronto Suns scrambled words contest He was phoned Friday and told the good news He 11 be using the surprise sum for holidays he thinks BACKING CARErULLY between two trees Mary Lake of manoeuvers her horse through the intricate obstacles during Sunday Trail Riders Tnil Horse Story and more pictures on Page 10 Cyclist hurt in crash sulfcred slight injuries in a collision with a pnvite drive of a home a about mi I iv licgion slate William J of was hurl and his bike damaged for about in Police stale the driven by Junes of It 1 I imchousit wis slopped in he check traffic when he ipproachcd was nil Cars collide on Main St Tun southbound collided on Mun Street North St Drive ly morning Hilton to the dnvtn Clifford of l to he drive of Seek more parking Sign agreement for police offices in Y Sli in i police Car strikes a tree Tin in f in suffered minor injuries when tlu he was driving left tin 111 1 Villus 1 at supper tune struck Point will continue try and gel a third irking spot In front if Hit Acton station on Mill Street When the police moved into building earlier this year they asked for three reserved parking spots but Ifulton Hills council would only give the force two Thursday Police Commission chairman William signed the sublease agreement for he with the it the commissions rcguhr meeting Mayor Ham Barrett noted the parking spaces pari of lease and urged he commission continue to try and n down the third Mill spot in separate negotiations Hills He suggested lease be signed the police else for point It It the building be so the font is it tin negotiated if the font of town said this sn i the town I want dis noting force an tlaust when prividmg service tlu tin sublease wis citizens of thai part of IU pointed out there was no Hills Full vacations for Acton library staff member of library staff Taylor is titled to vacation since she has worked al Acton for more than Halloa Hills Library dccidid Wednesday night The thought he lease ending 1982 was too long but noted the town lease wit the runs five years from September isrn The police department sublease will end when own s lease Coons wis also concerned here wasn tan escape clause In the sublease bo police move If he Acton station became redundant discussion iitse llbriry for pa II d I ly t i I If pent II iotlm lib pc bo d d dedth re f I Short causes fire fire chief Mick Holmes intimites SMI in images to car owned by I of fa Churchill ltd on Monday I he fire said the cause members Hid other wis i short in Hie wiring numbers are M ind when Mr let started ignition Blue Ribbon for Free Press ActonrrcePressliisbecmvardcdht It iward in the Commun Association The HI Ribbon means this newspaper K3 d BO per cent or more of the score first newspaper in mpctftion class entered Classes depend on tl figures of the newspaper Tl Him Ribbon will appear weekly on i il page Tl Free Press will be awarded first for po section and third for spot news pic I the convention in the of August

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