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Fifty disabled using ActiVan The brown yellow and orange van with in big letters on the side has become a familiar sight since It appeared for the first UmoMoy 1 van transports the disabled all around town from Monday to Friday and is being used more than anticipated Everyday the van is out at the disposal of registered users Tracey Tyler of Tyler Transport Ltd won the contract to operate the service says per cent of the calls are for medical appointments with the balance for shopping trips or visiting The users come from all parts of town with 27 from Georgetown from Acton and six from During May the first operation there were passenger trips In the number climb ed to 184 and in July jumped to as word of the van spread TedEallinger secretary of the Advisory Committee told of some heartwarming stories of people who have been out of the house for the first time in years They really appreciate it ho commented Tyler explained any one of the people registered can phone for a reservation up until p m the day before they need the van but can also reserve as early as a week ahead The van can handle four wheelchairs and six other passengers A lift picks the wheelchair up into need help a friend can accompany them The friend well as the user paysMcentflforaone Since the van covers the whole of Hills it could bo possible to travel all the way from Crgwson Comers to Nerval for SO cents The transit service is operating only on a trial basis until April when it will bo reviewed Is paid per operational hour and 13 standby to run the service The cost is subsidized 50 per cent by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications The van itself was paid half by the province the other half by a gift from Ltd employ The total to be raised by donations to keep the van operating until April 1D82 SIB At present has come from donations and the revenue from the passengers The ActiVan Advisory Committee secretary says the fund robing will start soon as summer cation time is over and hopes local groups and In The committee is pleased with the success of the van service but says it Is too early to make a judgment Near the end of the trial period the committee will make a recommendation to council about the transit service Buckle up now everyone Mary and Shirley Krntstj the I In Deed handicap group lake full advantage of the Driver Ken of Tyler Transport helps the rid en do up thelneatbelU A Community Newspaper One Hundred and Seventh Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1981 Pages Twenty five Cents They re off and Acton Terry Fox Run Is underway Sunday Terrys dream alive here Acton picked up Terry fallen torch and sue continued the Marathon of Hope Sun day the runners walkers and bicyclists turned in pledge sheets totalling Some participants turn in their sheets Sunday and some promised donations are still to come so organizers expect the final tally will easily The goal was amazing Just without words to describe it was tho end of the day reaction of chief From shortly after Bam when Mayor Peter started the runners until nearly S the track at Acton High School was crowded with The organizers had plenty of help from tccrs who accepted entry forms and pledge sheets and kept count of the entrants laps Some helped out after they completed their runs The participants ranged in age from almost to Fathers and mothers holding hands with their young children as they went around the track was common Despite the heat which t make the task any easier spirits were high throughout the day and there wa3 a real among the participants and volunteers helpers Everyone shared a common mission to keep Terry dream alive We didn expect this kind of response Auty declared He noted they expected more runners based on the fact over 500 pledge sheets were distributed They didn count on so many people arriving with not one of two full sheets of pledges but three or four Some youngsters started filling up the back of the pledge forms with backers names and donations Participants have Just one more job to per form the Bank of Montreal for account number And of course people can still mako dona by dropping by the Bank of Montreal There were many touching stories and scenes during the day Lome who lost a leg to the same kind of cancer which killed Terry Fox circled the track on his bike Some children set up a Aid stand and raised 15 for the Marathon of Hop An earold man jogged and walked the track seven laps and made a donation William Near walked one lap and made a donation of Another Fox Run at Nor Park raised for the Aclon campaign Numerous families showed up with no pledge sheets they simply made a on wai common A Guclph man came down to run and brought pledge sheets totalling 100 He was a real run nor completing the laps in about minutes Children brought in sheets with llkcTimHelghtsJCOO started off carrying her two child In sacks on her front and back and later put the toddlers in a stroller as she completed the 25 laps The Johnston family a father two daughters ran with pledges 50 Auty figures children were really hustling signing up pledges the last few days after they got back to school The kids did a super job And not just the kida He said he was afraid he d wake up and dis cover the huge success of Acton Terry Fox Run was just a dream And the committee figures they learned a lot to make next year s Terry Fox Run even more fun and a greater success One Idea Is make It a family picnic outing day Strike was loomin Tannery workers ratify new contract For a time last week it looked like workers would be going on strike but it now appears an agreement for a new two year deal has been reached between the tannery and Local of the Canadian Food and Allied Workers At press time there was still a question if a second department by department in plant ratification vote on Friday that passed by just five ballots was legal Allen vice president of the union local said a meeting was being held last night Tuesday to elect a new executive after five members who were also the bargaining committee resigned Friday afternoon and also to determine with officials of the union head office if the second vote was legal Mrs Allen recalling last week chain of events said the deal calls Tor a cent an hour raise this year cents an hour more next year plus a half flcent per category Increase spokesman Donald Rankin said as far as the company is concerned they have an agree ment one which he described the best contract this year in the tannery industry He says the total package calls for Increase over two years plus improved benefits Mosquitos nuisance encephalitis carriers Whiting will push for spraying in Acton Even the young clowns like Acton Legion family picnic enjoyed pony rides For more on Sunday afternoon great program turn to page The barga n committee recommended accep tance of the deal at a membership day ght but by to vote margin the workers rejected thooffer and opted to strike In the second vote Friday workers accepted the deal 156 to more workers voted Friday Mrs Allen the only member of the Old executive who d dn t qu I president Bill and other members of the executive and bargain Committee Paul Cnpps Ed Parent John Dennis and Jack Cunningham all resigned effective Friday at 30 p m declined to comment on the situation She said the union had been seeking a SI hike for each of the two years and originally the committee urged workers not accept anything less There was no change In the company offer Wednesday and Friday The average wage at the tannery before this Workers had been w Ihout a new contract since July 18 Date not set yet for hotel fire tria Unless special assize is granted by the Chief Justice for the Supreme Court of Ontario the second degree murder trial of Cosimo Mercuri Mike Mc and Leonard Cripps will not be held until the spring Crown Attorney Paul Stunt explained that because the is expected to take so long the crown has asked that special trial be held this fall rather than waiting for tho regular trial date in March Stunt and colleague John Ayre in will ask the Chief Justice for the special assize Mercuri Cr and are charged in connect on wllh the death of a on Hotel rc- Thomas Gibbons after fire completely destroyed the historical landmark In August Armed with a preliminary report which shows are a problem in Acton and area Coun cillor Dave Whiting plans to push hard for either a region or Hills spraying program here next summer A Health Unit report says there Is always has been a serious nuisance mosquito pro blem ln the Acton area That is to say that most of the found in the area arc of the man biting variety The species of mosquito associated with Eastern Equine Encephalitis or St Louis Encephalitis is also found In this area Last year a petition from Acton was taken to Halton Hills council calling for a mosquito spraying program Councillors said they would con it for the 1981 budget Money for a spraying program was included the budget and then chopped out There was talk of another protest from Acton after Ute dropping of the mosquito spraying pro gram cameto light but other than fre quent grumbles heard around town nothing materialized However Whiting took matter up with region Medical Officer of Health Peter Cole and a monitoring program was started The region report is only partially completed Data comparing Acton s mosquito problem with other areas Ontario has been requested Irom the University of Guclph Whiting notes the report makes It clear mosquitos are a nuisance factor here In his conversations with Cole it has been established that as a nuisance can be considered a health problem It Is fortunate that there a largo population of the which carry encephalitis Encephalitis has broken out in Manitoba and a few years back there was a rash of cases in Ontario which prompted spraying in Hills in In view of the fact the report says there Is always a serious mosquito problem here Whiting says he push for a spraying program next spring He says the region or town can tackle the project or Ihereglon forces During the summer the region has been conduc inside An former has been selected the Georgetown Young Farmer of the Year paged Julian Reed Is coming to the councillor a dropin to hear the voice of people of Acton More on page ting a survey in order to establish what typo of pro gram we might consider Several surveillance sites were selected In eluding three oviposit ion pools larval checks at a home ln Lake view subdivision and land beside Highway The Public Health Inspector who wrolo the report stated I havo also talked to some Acton residents and have no doubt a serious nuisance problem does exist He said It is not possible to compare Ihe present mosquito population in Acton to in previous years because there has not been population study or surveillance program conducted in previous years for comparison purposes One certain fact Is that given the swampy conditions in the Acton area the worm weather and high amount of rainfall in a given year a large mosquito problem will be found Fortunately there are very few if any open sewage ditches in area As such Ihere will bo minimal mosquito breeding in this typo of en vironment More information from the University of and from surveillance of test sites In Acton will be Included in a future report to assist the Health Unit in determining if a spraying program should be carried out ffTOffi Wife Kimbcrley cousin Hammond a cost of stuffed animals Inttotly during the Sleepy time Story Time at Acton Library Thursday night