Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 9, 1967, p. 10

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

tnymfjfimi jgj rr off to the blue moun tains and collingwood for a days outing golden age club rnembers left thurs day morning from the old post office tylers bus was filled for a day of visiting potteries touring the win ter park and seeing col- lingwoods scenic caves the golden agers also shopped went to the docks to see ship builders at work and enjoyed a meal catered to by another se nior citizens group they reported a beautiful day and a lovely ride through the huronia countryside five people injured in weeks accidents during the week of july 30 to august 5 inclusive personnel of the milton detachment ontario provincial police worked a tot al of 804 z hours and patrolled a total of 7956 miles on area highways as a result of patrol 39 traffic charges were preferr ed 103 traffic violation warnings were issued and 208 vehicles were safety checked there were 10 convictions registered in magistrates court there were 3 personal injury accidents resulting in 5 persons btlng injured 6 property damage accidents investigated one of which was a hit and run accident the driver was subsequently lo cated and charged the total property damage involved in the 9 accidents was approximately 5150 causes of the accidents were- inattentive driving following too close speed too fast for road improper parking fail to yield right of way careless driving driver lost control pedestrian walking on road five per sons were charged with infrac tions of the highway traffic act as a result of these accidents there were 36 general occur rences during thisperiod includ ing- 1 break enter of a sum mer cottage however nothing was stolen from same theft of a cattle beast later found same had strayed away 2 acts of mal icious damage investigated one of which involved the entrance gates to kelso park 2 stolen autos recovered for other police departments 5 liquor investiga tions resulting in 4 persons be ing charged under the liquor contol act 2 persons reported as missing and matters are sub sequently still being investigated 1 mentally ill person escorted to the ontario hospital hamilton the remaining occurrences were all of a minor nature small size a woman dashed into a hardware store and asked to be waited on in a hurry give me a mouse trap quickly please i have to catch a bus sorry we dont have any that big save money on a freezer now 25 cubic feet only 219 other freezers for as low as 159 save on your food bill buy on easy budget terms richardsons radio tv yve service 200 main st e milton what we sell phone 8786949 orangeville reservoir will store 624 million gallons of water construction of the credit val ley conservation authoritys or angeville water conservation re servoir project is expected to begin august 8 approval of the tender of capital paving con struction guelph was obtained from the conservation authori ties branch department of en ergy and resources management last week this bid was low when tenders were opened july 4 this is the climax of ten years of authority endeavor starting with the purchase of most of the reservoir land at the headwaters of the credit river in 1957 the reservoir when full will flood about 500 acres northeast ol orangeville and provide storage for 624 million gallons of water the main dam just north of highway 9 will be 1700 feet long and 20 feet high at the max imum point it will contain a concrete control structure to al low complete control of the water level the north dam will be 1800 feet in length and 17 feet high this is to prevent overflow into the nottawasaga river which runs through the hockley valley immediately north spring runoff will be collect ed in this reservoir and used to augment the low summer flow in the credit river during the four months of summer locubic feet of water per second could be released to provide five times the present low flow in this area of the river the ontario government will pay 75 per cent of the cost un der its reservoir assistance pro gram and the credit valley con servation authority will finance the balance out of revenues paid by its 16 member municipalities preliminary and design engi neering was prepared bv m m half seafhkt in the july issue of the short- term newsmagazine centennial ontario the official opening of actons centennial library is reported the 32paca issue is packed with news of special ev ents all over the province and actons ceremony is together in one sentence with the unveiling of a monument at roebuck page after page is filled with these unique occasions which arear- ranged by each locality to cele brate canadas birthday george kerr mia attends conference george kerr if la and cand idate for the provincial riding of haltonwest is in quebec this week attending a thinkers conference at montmorency falls this convention is being held as a prelude to the national con vention in september and con sists of university people busi nessmen and politiuaas dillon ltd toronto and con struction is expected to take two years oneupmanshd young girl in love mother im reborn mother acidly why do you always think you can do ev erything better than i during the last u years nwte vara 45141 traffic deaths in canada this is greater then total number of 4489scanaaas killed during the second world war this service will provide you with plenty of hot water for ob your household needs hydros new hot water sirvici a low monthly charge coven installation of a modern auto matic electric water heater all service and maintenance including replacement if necessary coat of electricity our staff will be glad to tall you all about this sjlincluaiv hot water service acton hydro electric commission 43 auci st 592410 if you buy sell trade hire or rent 8532010 is the number to call for want ads display advertising printing or subscriptions to the acton free press vlii

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy