Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 18, 1981, p. 3

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The- Acton Free Press Wcdncstay Nov 3 Baptist pastor Acton pioneer Continued from page course In Calgary that she realized she wanted to work In some facet of the church waa while she was studying for her Bachelor of Music at Hamilton McMastcr that she decided to get her Masters of Divinity and become a minister She credits her friends for encouraging her to realize her goal While making that Profound decision Stairs did not forget the significance of her action and its impact on the history of the church It wasn until the 1930s that a woman became a minister In the Baptist Church she says Since then only five have made the big step including herself Due to retirements and deaths there are now only two practicing female pastors the church to Ontario and Quebec Pastor Stairs and her friend Pastor Stairs says she has no fears of prejudice In her congregation about her sex and her age She feels the people have accepted her for what she believes In and not what she looks like She equates the local church with a big Now hat has met the people of her church Pastor Stairs is looking forward to meeting the rest of Acton This Sunday la the induction of Pastor Stairs Into the Acton Baptist Church On hand will be her parents the only other woman mini stct and many of her In who In some way made the evening possible Draw Show ACTON HIGH SCHOOL Thursday November 26 Doors Open 700 pm Variety Show 730 pm Live Draw Show pm Admission 3 includes a draw ticket at the door TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Acton IGA Jug City A B Hatton HSs FurnJturo and Appliances Vahge Variety Acton Free Press Robertsons Rower Shop Glenfea Drugs Eds In n Out otto Hide House Profile Mens Ladies Styfing Stedmans Famly Cleaners both locations Corries Place Bank of Montreal Bank of Commerce Bank of Nova Scotia Toronto Dominion Bank Community Credit Union Acton Travel North American Piggyback ReSaWe Taxi Stand Cabinet orders region pay Nortons hearing costs The Ontario cabinet has ordered Hal ton Region to pay to rural Acton area res ident Harry Norton to cover his legal costs for an Ontario Municipal Board hearing in 1D80 In July 1980 Norton ap plied or a severance and It was granted by Land Division Committee However the region decided to ap peal the Land Division Committee decision to the At an October meeting the hear ing officer supported the region appeal but be cause there had only been a written sub mission from the region at Land Division Com mlttce and no planning staff on hand the hearing officer awarded legal costs be paid to Norton for the appeal The hear ing officer felt that the Division Com mission have granted the severance the region had presented its cast again at the application properly hence there would have been no need for an OMB hearing In January of this year the region ap pealed he matter of coals awarded lo Norton Abandoned gravel pit microwave tower site Ontario Hydro is determined the seven trying to secure an sites and why a pre option to purchase for a ferrcd site was selected one acre abandoned A microwave tower site gravel pit on the was needed in the Acton Concession of Erin Erin area because It Township for a micro- needed to be close to the wave tower power corridor Harris spokesperson Mazda FEW CAN CHALLENGE THEM to the provincial cabinet hoping they would reverse the order In May the cabinet back the OMB decision regarding costs Norton legal bills writing to Hydro If no were and written concerns are reviewed by the Taxing received the report is Master of the Milton then forwarded to the court and he ordered the Ministry of the paid to Norton Environment and reduced to a following approval region was design and construction lold lasl weck st0 old Following the meeting can begin Mrs Harris councillors that with council a final said Hydro wonts to because of the Norton Ontario Hydro on this written report will bo have its final report In planning staff project be compiled and council of the Ministry attend more specific about the and the public will have the Environment by Division Committee location of the preferred days to respond In the end of the year meetings site of seven alternate sites selected for the micro- wave tower She explained ap praisal work and comparisons of property values In the area of the selected sites have been completed over the past wo months After they secure the option Hydro will go to Erin Township council and explain now they Buscar accident Nobody was hurt in a minor buscar accident Tuesday morning Regional Police report at a yesterday a bus belonging to Tyler Transport waB backed Into a car driven by Leslie Johnstone The mishap occurred at and the Hills Milton Town Line Bus driver Frank Thompson Poplar Ave was backing up to lurn around Neither the drivers nor the children on ho bus were hurt Police estimate damage at WOO to the car and to he bus Mazda the more you look the more you like Achilles Motor Ltd THE PLACE FOR UNBEATABLE PRICES AND SERVICE 357 QUEEN ST EAST ACTON 853 0200 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