Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 5, 1984, p. 24

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GeorgetownActon Wednesday Sept Indian longhouse is completed at Crawford Lake reconstruction A barkcovered Iroquois again dominates the hill rising above Crawford Lake more than five full centuries after the UO Indiana who once lived in the area moved to a new site The is the first to be completed in the reconstructed Crawford Lake Indian Village Archaeological evidence at the site indicates the settlement which provided a home for the Iroquois from lttt U was eight At least one more will be parti ally rebuilt on Its original site to show Indian construction techniques The completed Is actually one of the smallest structures in the year old village measuring about feet wide feet high and about feet long Four fire pits inside the mark the areas once used by different families Sleeping platforms rise three tier high along each structure and holes in the roof allow smoke from cooking fires to escape The structure includes an unusual In I trior partition not found in other long houses in the village The east end of the structure also features a double wall and entrance arrangement probably to help retain heat inside the building during the winter Region Conservation Foundation still needs about to complete their fund raising campaign for the reconstruction Everyone is invited to attend the official opening ceremonies of the Indian Village and Conservation Centre on Sunday September 9 at 3 pjn when Ontario LieutenantGovernor John will unveil a Provincial Historical Plaque The opening festivities will include two days of free exhibitions and entertainment on Sep tember and Crawford Lake is located on Gudpb line at Ave Just south of Highway Visitors arriving from Ihe east may wish to bypass Deny Road which is under con Just east of Line Parental relief Continued from CI working with the mentally handicapped Looking to the future the may offer a third option for parental relief in the form of an agency operated residence A group home concept Is being considered Although some programs are not on stream at this time Family is in place and in need of host families For more information about the program contact Carol Robertson at 877 mints tomato Halton Region Dairy Princess Laura Marshall one of finalist In the Ontario Dairy Princess competition held at the Canadian National Exhibition on August 29 Is shown ham with other finalists and Ontario Dairy Princess Nancy SchmUL Standing to tight Suzanne Rose Utile Thomas Laura Marshall Hilton Seated Nancy Schmidt 188384 Ontario Dairy Princess Kim Copeland Lennox ft Adding ton One or the new style houses was assembled last week In It is owned by Mur ray Balfour of Trafalgar Rd The sections were built by a firm trucked here and put together In an afternoon Hillon Clubs community project this year benefitted the Ontario Agricultural Museum where two whits pines war planted recently The official Bicentennial trees were placed In front of the Clark McCtaary house circa by musaum manager John Wiley left senior member John McPhall and Junior member Nancy McDonell The ceremony followed by WE FIX IT with expert workmanship WE STRIP IT by hand no dipping WE FINISH IT V with modern sprayinp finish HALTON FURNITURE as ARMSTRONG AVE UNIT sat VUfT OUR SHOWROOM CARPETMG ft 1Maan St Acton TRANSPORTATION STUDY PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION In September Town of Hetton Httla Gather Caned Ltd to undertake Transportation Study The Study ass the road network In conjunction with the Official new urban end eatettng The Study considered tor truck routes reviewed e number of she specific concerns end listed major Improve ment required to roedweyi within the time span the new Official The Study Design required that the to date be aveBabfe to the for a res prior to of the A PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION be hew In the Committee Room of the Town Adrnkitatration Bunding Trafalgar Roed on TTwerJey September from to fcOOpJt All Metro Toronto Locations carpet BRANO NAMES Burlington Contort AJJUAMAMS ij iuuli sett veer fee dee We ilii Summer Clearoat Green Tunr SUNDAY 10S Closed Saturday Dove soap OneADay 00sWe anfrperspirant shavers Lades 4s or 2d49 69 Noxzema fresh ifltaW atiUriBiaTwiiiunianihniee Prices 8 Stonsiestmtherttoirnt louawj IS

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