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In Business For Business GSS OFFICE SUPPLIES QEOflQETOWN 8772282 Main St N 1 0 DID I Ik FREE DISTRIBUTION WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1989 36 PAGES 37 million Acton may get arena and seniors centre By DONNA KELL the Herald The 60yearold arena in the Ac ton Community Centre could be torn down in February 1991 and replaced with a spanking new 7 million seniors complex Hills recreation and parks director Tom Shepard released a report Monday night that calls for replacement of the Acton arena located in Prospect Park with a new 39 300 square foot structure The report recommends building a 6 500 square foot seniors centre along with the 300 square foot arena at an added cost of The funding could come from provincial ministry grants and sources councillors heard Town council will decide Monday whether to allow Mr Shepard to send a grant application to the pro vince next April The town general committee approved Mr Shepard s proposal Monday night Mr Shepard said over the next four months the consultants and the recreation department would continue to study arena and seniors complex needs in Acton The proposal to the province will get a response by January 1991 Mr Shepard said Acton councillors said the town should approve the arena outline which can be altered during the ap- period between September and April 1990 The people of are expec ting that this arena going to be built Acton Rick Bonnette said Monday Bonnette said the shortage of meeting space in Acton forced chamber of commerce members to meet in a local tavern And some parties must book rented space a year in advance he said Coun Bonnette is exactly on track when he says the people of Acton are expecting this Acton Coun Norm Elliott said of the arena proposal The findings of the recreation department that recommend a seniors complex in the proposed Acton arena are what we all ex pected Elliott said It s about time People in Acton are anxious to see this project go ahead Approval next week for the Ac ton arena scheme would be the beginning of intensive surveying Mr Shepard said Now I go to the senior citizens now I go to the agricultural society and I say do you want to be a part of this The Acton Agricultural Society owns a barn in Prospect Park Santas mapping out his route Acton was filled with Christmas cheer as Santa came to town during the Acton firefighters annual parade The jolly old fellow brought Yuletide greetings with him as he travelled Acton main streets by horse and buggy San ta will foe watching for naughty and nice children again this Saturday as he joins the Georgetown Santa Claus parade For more parade photos see Page 11 Herald photo by Donna Kell Mr Shepard said the Acton arena report is part of a larger report that outlines the need for in creased community centre and arena space in both Acton and Georgetown The town plans to twin Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena in Georgetown to meet the needs of an increasing population realized that the two arenas at Acton and Georgetown weren t going to be financially feasible Mr Shepard said Plans for twinning the Georgetown arena on Highway will be shelved because Acton s needs are more immediate he said Two firemen injured in fire Two Acton firefighters suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while battling a fire that destroyed a house located at Sideroad 22 west of Highway in Acton at mid night Monday David Ford and Paul South were rushed by ambulance to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital They were then transferred to the Toronto General Hospital The two have since been released a Halton Hills fire department official said The pair who were pump operators were overcome by fumes coming from the running pump truck Four people were in the house when the fire broke out The four people owner Robert Foster his wife and two other occupants Terry and Margaret Nelson escaped injury The fire caused about damage before 31 firefighters could bring it under control They needed about seven hours and a water tanker brought in from Georgetown the fire department spokesperson said The high winds made it fire department officials said The high winds are always a problem during fires Fire officials say Ms Foster discovered the fire while she was in the basement The woman saw the fire coming from the wood stove and then immediately woke up her husband and the two other occupants They then all left the house Ms Foster then went to a pay telephone and called the fire department Fire officials were unable to say what ignited the fire