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wii time lor reminiscing at the Benrdmore Retirement Party Thursday Among those that enjoyed looking over some old photo graphs are Thatcher Fred Salt Arlle White Wet Bob Cook and George Barnes Fireworks Monday Throagb the courtesy of Acton Firefighters Canada Day in Ac ton again be celebrated with their annual fireworks display on Monday July at dusk In Prospect Park The event Is also supported by various service clubs and local business In past years but the firefighters have been disap pointed in the amount of monetary support they have received to date It may mean they have to collect at the park unless donations increase The annual fireworks has been a feature of Canada Day celebrations at the park now for several years Each year it seems to get better This year the firefighters have purchased in fireworks and the ideal location combined with reflections in Fairy Lake have provided an ideal ending to the Canada Day holiday REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD REALTOR GUELPH STREET GEORGETOWN 8770173 GEORGETOWN TRUCKS GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Ninth ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY ThirtyEight Pages Thirty Cents Industrial development held up Air Cadets for Acton Acton f Air Cadet squadron will be set begin heir program in early Sep t ember An enrolment and information meeting was field last Monday at he Acton Legion for the squadron which is open to boys and girls 13 is years old Organizers are expecting members by the start September The Acton residents now members of Georgetown arc expected to transfer to the Acton bra nth avoid the inconvenience of having travel Registration Is free everything needed for the programs is supplied by the Canadian Armed Forces Included the program are basic principles of flight leadership courses diving sailing rifle range practice and summer camps teaching basic survival One child from each squadron Is chosen each year for glider and flight training For additional Information call commanding off Jack Seelcr Car skidded on shoulder Paul Marsh of Mooretown and a yearold passenger escaped injury last Tuesday when Marsh attempted to pull over and stop on the shoulder of Highway near county Road in and his car skid and rolled over Damage was estimated at Both were wearing their seat belts An 18yearold Guelph man is charged with careless driving after he was unable to makes sharp left hand turn on Indian Trail at the River Inst Friday His car hit a tree and then continued until it hit a construction trailer parked nearby The driver suffered minor injuries and his passenger was also in Jured Damage to the car was estimated at Cox wins bid Cox Construct on Ltd was awarded the Glenlea Subdivision Road Reconstruction phase two contract with a bid of 142 86 the lowest of five tenders The budget allows for con Inside this week Peter Brmy Meads memor ies l kk valedictory speech Smith last See Page Actaa MS who gradu ated from CeJfefe Ui year Geerfctowas but being afl after s The Acton High School Outers Club Voung Voyage urs canoe team Is hoping that lis weeks of training will give them the precision they need to claim first place In Ottawa this weekend Members or the team Include front to back Jim Johnston Dirk Jeff Balklnd Cathy Johns Steve Hark ins Steve Parker and Sandy Missing Is Tom and Tom Steer Young head for Ottawa For some time now residents of Acton have been watching a group of local youngsters paddling a large fur trade canoe around Fairy Lake performing different manoeuvres The group ore members of the Acton High School Outers Club and this weekend they will be strutting their stuff at the Young Cup canoe competition in Ottawa For three years the local high school has sent teams to the competition finishing third and second against some of the top teams in Canada This year according to coach and teacher Paul Tamblyn the team has a good chance at winning it all This wilt be the best team we ve sent admitted ve had better individual but this is the best team The team is referring to consists of nine students between grade 9 3 Jim Johnston Dirk Schrader Jeff Cathy Johns Steve Steve Parker Sandy Munro Tom and Tom Steer will compete for Acton High The Voyageur competition is broken down into four categories Points are awarded for the actual canoe race points points and for anginal costume and a skit points Ten points are awarded for team spirit In addition to the team of students that will compete a team of Acton teachers will compete In the Open division with a team of former Outers also taking In the competition The local students are hoping that their one and a half hour practises four times a week will pay off with the Young Voyageurs Cup Could have been in running for auto plants A proposed 148 acre industrial development bordered by highway 25 and the Erin Town Line has waited four years for an industrial designa tion and lawyer Hugh Bruce Monday night asked for rezorung now from Halton Hills Council Bruce said his clients Gibb Industrial Developments had done every thing requested of them He said there is enough water for individual wells and even an excess which could be supplied to the Region The lawyer said tests had shown no septic tank nor any water runoff problems He said on site storage combined with restrictive industrial uses and fireproof building materials are part of the fire protection plan Bruce said the application had been held up first by the Acton Boundary Study then the new Official Plan and now the Regional Rural Industrial Study In normal events it should not ha taken such a long time We have had clients Interested in the land but In this economy it hard to keep interested for any length of time he com Asked by Mayor Miller if he had any committed industries Bruce said he has had and has ongoing enquiries but said without being able to give definite answers noone will commit themselves He with the Industrial designation Ac ton might have been in the running for two auto plants The mayor asked if he would go along with having a smaller amount of land zoned in us trial Bruce said the company wants the entire 148 acres as industrial land He pointed out there la an additional acre parcel suitable for industry He pointed out the acquisition of the railroad way la very expensive so to make the plan economically feasible the entire parcel is necessary Bruce explained the company has approximately shareholders who have in vested a significant amount of their retire ment money and hope they will receive a profit Councillor Mike Armstrong sympathized with the lawyer terming the company a victim of circumstances He explained the rural industrial study must take the overall view He said be could not approve the application immediately since other land owners arc seeking industrial designation in other areas He suggested Bruce regional staff and consultants Peter Barnard who are conducting the rural Industrial study get together to discuss the proposal Whiting Never on list Halton was never considered for the Hon da plant Councillor Dave Whiting stated at Halton Hills general committee meeting this week He said he had a letter backing up his statement that no part of Including Halton Hills was ever a prospect for the plant which has now decided to build near Alliston He was criticizing a headline in this news paper which suggested Halton Hills miss the boat Dr the Steve DawUas of Acton Chamber el Commerce presented the sweater with engraved rem the Chamber Other came reel the the and Town Seepage