Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 16, 1983, p. 3

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GeorgetownActon Wednesday Nov 3 Ted Tyler to department Tyler an Cor Zero from out the way to an a pits from another For pack rattan be got A and an A triple tor involvement A D was gives to him lo the tact category Tyler got a with interjecting Boy youre Kidding aside Sanford told Tyler and the crowd she the Chamber made a fantastic choice in making him of the Year Chamber secretary Sue presented Mrs Tyler with a bouquet of flowers Halloa Hills Mayor Pete presented Tyler with a certificate and a gift from the municipality Not to be outdone by good humor came well prepared with from Acton council minutes from 1968 to IfFTO when Tyler was a councillor Firstly sent regrets from councillor Rick who was vacationing in the Caribbean at the time of the dinner said he found out Pierre Trudeaus world peace mission was actually to make sure no bombs were going to be dropped or earthquakes going to take place before the town hall was completed Its an Teds blames regional government on Tyler After going through the council minutes he discovered that in January 1970 when discussing regionalism Tyler said it was not all that bad In March a special meeting was held to Instruct the province to proceed with regional govern ment The deputyreeve Tyler was directed to vote for regional government He Tyler has caused me the two big gest headaches since I was mayor regional government and the town hall noted he had to come all the way from to honor the person who started all his trouble Also in the minutes was Tyler requesting council look at the feasibility of renovating the town hall An architect came hack and told them the building was not worth fixing However todays mayor said he could not find another resolution saying what they were going to do about it Pomeroy also pointed out in one meeting Tyler and his colleagues voted against an increase in the volunteer firefighters honorarium but voted in favor of pur chasing new chairs and tables Tyler wax late for his own meeting learned Pomcroy admitted he had never met a more Interesting person than Ted Tyler He Is a dynamic person and a doer the mayor said Pomeroy also admitted he was In favor of the restoration of the town hall because ft was good way to capture history Helton Member of Parliament Otto congratulated the Chamber of Com merce for tradition of of the Year As a free enterpriser himself told the crowd he realizes Canada offers more opportunities than anywhere to the world It is people like Ted Tyler that make this country what It is they build on the strength of what this country has to offer On behalf of the Canadian government presented Tyler with a plaque A scroti from Ha Hon Burlington Julian Reed will be presented at a later date as Reed was unable to attend the dinner Regional Councillor Dave Whiting filled in for chairman Jack to present Tyler with a plaque from the region of Hal ton- Mm page 1 Cart of the Curling Club before thoroughly embarrassing Tyler pointed out in a very rare while one meets a truly extraordinary person Ted Tyler is certainly one of these Tyler was one of the driving forces in having the Curling Club and the Acton Band HaD built asked the crowd how many know Acton almost had the Grey Cup and thats not a figment of anyones He continued that a delegation including Tyler went to the Grey Cup committee and we came close They bad a field nod were going to set up bleachers and had other good faculties We were 10th That one of the things that has memorialized Acton He presented Tyler with a pen and plaque set from the Curling club Acton businessman PeliUs changed the tone of the evening for a few minutes when he expressed his deep gratitude to the Tyler family for making him feel welcome in a strange country owner of Achilles Motors told the group that In wife were new immigrants to Canada from Greece They were In Toronto with no Job and very little money Tyler picked the newcomers up at the airport gave him a job and taught him how to live in Canada Tyler also taught him how to have a good family Just by watching the Tylers He is a great man and I want to thank him in front of Acton Pelltis pointed out many people know of Tylers hard work for the town hall and other projects but few He helped us stay in this country Miserable kid The appearance of a strange old man claiming to be Tylers first school principal brought the house down The man kept repeating what a miserable kid Tyler was and the principal had to take an early retirement because of him The old man pointed out some other Cltiiensof the Year left town after receiving the award He said the Chamber gave Tyler the award this year In hopes he would leave town He presented with a set of luggage two plastic bags and a pair of suspenders to hold up his pants and the last of the Acton Centennial flags Chamber president Steve Dawkins said he has only known Tyler for six months but knows he is bright a very dedicated noted the community can be very proud of Tyler He Is an exceptional man he said before presenting him with a rjaque from the Chamber of Commerce In his rebuttal to the charges laid against him Saturday Tyler emphasized it should be he thanking the town of Acton not the other way around Anything he put Into the town he said was just a way of paying rent for letting him live In and grow up In the town Tyler recoiled his boyhood years in cluding his principals Cameron Stewart and Bear Hansen He reminisced about learning music and poetry in Acton and sitting between his fathers knees and really thinking he was driving that truck Tyler recalled VE Day and his father and BUI Coon celebrating with a special bottle of Scotch and he remembered the Acton Tanners hockey team and Perry Watsons restaurant where he used to go to after school for a milkshake Thats when the town had spirit he noted Tyler concluded his remarks by pointing out that his mother Gwyn wife Dolores and daughters and Angela are part o the Citizen of the Year award also Sao ford 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