Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 4, 1984, p. 7

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No word back on Acton ambulance Queen Park is pretty slow getting back to Acton on the Issue of the need for an ambulance here Councillor Dave Uniting who was picked by his colleagues on council to pursue thia matter wrote the Deputy Minister of Health for Ontario Bob Mitchell outlining local concerns about the lack of an ambulance right in Acton in late January However with the arrival of April he says the letter been answered This hell be calling Mitchell to find out why there been no word back and also pass on the considerable feedback coun have received from the public on this issue since early this year Whiting says he also intends to ask Mil how Acton goes about formally apply for ambulance service His regional council colleague representative Fred Oliver who sits on an ambulance advisory committee has heard nothing back from the Georgetown Ambulance Corps either Whiting noted some time ago Oliver requested a report from the ambulance drivers dealing with Wont waive levy An attempt by Councillor Phil Comey to have the Town lot levy wa ved for a couple who lost their home and all the r belongings a fire last summer went down to defeat Monday night The King house on Chapel Street was destroyed by fire and since then the large lot was separated into twolots Carney argued the Town lot levy on the new lot amounting to be forgiven since the couple has suffered such a loss The Region s lot levy is an additional Carney asked council to make the decision with compassion He noted the family represented three generations of taxpayers in the Town Councillor Mike Armstrong commended Carney for his effort but claimed a prece dent would be set and similar requests would be forthcoming from others Councillor loss Knechtcl the Town is lucky to have someone like Carney who takes such things to heart He wondered how a council would pick and choose in cases of adversity He noted there is a similar case in Acton as he said he was reluctantly opposed Councillor Rick Bonnetle also opposed the waiving of the lot levy but suggested a grant committee be set up for fire victims Carney argued he would like nothing bet than to set such a precedent Family unity month Halton Hills has proclaimed the month of May Family Unity month as per requested from a provincial agency The pro clamation was made Monday night by the community concerns and complaints which Hills councillors were bearing However Whiting said as far as I know Oliver received nothing back 111 be checking with him too this week and seeing how we apply for ambulance service He has continued to hear feedback from residents on this issue In fact Just Friday he was talking to an Actonlan who had a good experience with the ambulance man was hit by a car at an intersection and a relative with him at the time asked that the victim be taken to Guelpb Hospital instead of Georgetown Hospital and he was taken to Mind you that was after all the controversy had appeared in the paper Whiting added Rural resident McPhail first raised the issue at dropin in Janu outlining numerous problems he and others have had getting ambulance drivers to take them to Guelpb instead of Georgetown For the next few weeks councillors particularly Whiting heard from many residents relating their own experiences with ambulance service here and urging pursue getting its own ambulance lh a volunteer brigade of drivers attendants Among the problems councillors heard about were complaints of slow service ambulance drivers from Guelph and Georgetown not being familiar enough with the surrounding rural area people being taken to Georgetown Hosp tal and then transferred further away from home to Brampton or Toronto etc Georg Acton Wednesday 7 Man decides to move An Eden Mills man has decided to move out of his garage rather than face court action Harvey Tuffln had been living his This is in cent raven tton of Township by laws according to clerk Hindley Tuffin had received numerous warnings from Township Bylaw Enforcement Officer John Salmon and was asked to move several times in the fall but refused Artist conception of the new street lights which will soon grace Acton downtown The plans were revealed at Monday even lag BIA annual meeting by chairman Ed Wood At the present time ills unknown bow many there will be but the project Is definitely going ahead In IBM Council wants warning lights Township Council would like to see a four way stop flashing warning lights and rumble strips at the intersection of lington County Roads and the Line and the Milton boundary Concession Township council will petit on the lington County Road Committee to start the necessary actions to improve the corner before fatal accident occurs SUN BULL Pub and Restaurant Special Attractions 900pm 100am HARD TIMES 2 At Door WednesdtyApHB GOOD BROTHERS At Dow BM1 St E Acton GIVE YOUR FAMILY A HEAD START HALTON COMPUTER ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMES year old weak solans July J July 13 July IBJury July 1130am OR 100 Ad education week 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