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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February 1971 Amal with Milton St John Brigade ends years of service There Is no longer a St John Ambulance brigade In Acton The hours of voluntary duty its members have rolled up over 13 years are over and the nine remaining members of the group expect to go down to Milton to Join the small group of there Money low A brigade should have members and Acton has fallen below that Financial campaigns have not been particularly successful and donations too few Headquarters always anticipates that after two or three years a brigade will be self- sufficient Its own town should maintain it To the surprise of headquarters this never happened in Acton The brigade always had to have a financial boost from headquarters Yet it ran on a shoestring Ruefully Mrs George Hargrave this week added up some statistics as she went through the papers of the brigade She was surprised at the numbers of unpaid duty hours and at that not everything was counted There have been men women and cadets registered as members during that time cases There are records of 2578 cases and of 281 trips to hospital The mileage on the two brigade vehicles totals The Acton brigade was enrolled April 30 1957 and received its charter September But the records closed February One strong group corps officer John Wilson and area officer Norm Carlson talked over the situation Council speechless We look back with pride to the record of St John and accept with regret the loss of the brigade to Acton a slightly shocked Mayor said following announcement to council Monday of the termination of the St John Ambulance in Acton St John staff officer Bob Hart attended council Tueiday in uniform to make the news public Councillors were too surprised to make much comment Mr Hart expressed the thanks of the brigade for councils help in the operation for the years in Acton It will be a loss to the community and Im at a loss to suggest how we can find any alternate service the mayor said Permission was granted for the brigade to hang their Citizen of the Year plaque on a suitable wall belonging to the town in the hope the organization can be revived in the future a possibility Mr Hart did not discount He said a St John council would have to be formed first if the brigade was revived in Acton however Obey Toronio Centred Region report Might as well foldup planner with the Acton members as they ceasedtoexistthismonth If they Join Milton Its hoped the two groups can make one good strong brigade The Milton brigade started after Acton and at one stage Milton members were part of the thriving Acton group Mil ton donations Now they have a better situation than Acton An old school was donated to them as a building and was moved to a lot beside the railroad tracks on Martin St A doctor donated the land Their two ambulances were donated by service clubs Membership is now up to from four following a drive The Acton brigade made Its first vehicle out of donated parts and built the second vehicle themselves Expecting to Join with Milton are George and Marie Bob and Kay Hart Marlus and of Georgetown Doris Cook and Peter Holmes Another member Gerry thinks he might loin Brampton since he Why doesnt the province tell us what the TorontoCentred Region plan will let us do Otherwise wo might as well fold up our Planning Board Councillor Jim Watson declared at the Inaugural meeting of the Township Planning Board last week He made the observation after the secretary suggested the Board confine its efforts to those within the framework of the TorontoCentred Region Report The Report places In Zone Two a recreational and conservation area where growth is to be restricted AH In limbo Secretary Campbell Thompson reported every subdivision plan In the township had been placed In limbo by the Department of Municipal Affairs pending revision of the townships Official Plan to coincide with the Toronto- Centred Region Design for Development The Campbellville subdivision was the only one that had proceeded far enough to go ahead The Department has guaranteed there will be no consideration of plans of sub division for six months and possibly a year the secretary pointed out indicating it would take that long to develop provincial policy on the Toronto- Centred Region report Endorsed ft Board member Don Smith reminded members the Board had endorsed the Toronto Centred Region report when It released David Swetman Y board chairman choraliers hold second pub night After many years on the board Elmer Smiths name was dropped from the board of directors Wednesday evening of lastweekothisrequest the officers were named it was decided to make Mr Smith an honorary member of the board He remains an active member of the Mens club Moves up David heads the Y board this year As vice- chairman last year he replaced chairman Bob who resigned when he took a new community college Owen Sound A new board member Man Pat McGrenere is vicechairman this year Mrs Marie was again named secretary and John Last again named treasurer New directors Three directors return to the board Jake van Kooy and Shirley Broostad with three new members Mr McGrenere Don Perry and Allan Eastwood The Mens club Is considering projects and possible renovations and further meetings will be held soon to make decisions about the The Choraliers second Pub Night last Friday was a resounding success with 150 attending the event in the Legion hall There was a program of music and dancing to Harry Arblcs tapes Pub lunch consisted of meat pies sausage rolls and salad Last time fish and chips were served Sisters Agnes and Isabel Moore played guitars and sang song in Mayor played his guitar and sang and Henry played the harmonica Ferguson played the banjo and Jimmy sang Flora Harris sang solos and Scottish duets with her husband Dave Gil Malcolm was a capable with a fund of Jokes Large Increase In twp library membership Erin Township Library Board will receive a grant from the township Most of this will go to pay the cost of new books on the rotating system and shelving Appearing before council for the library board Carmen Parkinson said that he had many enquiries as to when the library would move Into its new quarters In the township hall He stated they cannot afford the move and additional furniture although the Womens Institute has promised tables and there have been other individual promises Concern was shown over the lack of funds for proper remuneration of the librarian for her extra work Library membership rose from in to in Over the same period the increase in books circulated was from 3100 to over 5000 Ask Erin council consider prefab homes Dave Meal president of Enterprises before Erin township council to report on the progress at the new subdivision He stated one of the requirements of the Department of Conservation had been to have the creek bed running through the subdivision enlarged to hold TO times Its regular flow to anticipate floods like Hurricane would swim with Kerr Carrying the pollution torch high Municipal Affairs Minister Darcy McKeough told 300 Conservatives be would swim In Hamilton Bay with George Ren in He said he would swim as premier of Ontario He made the vow at an all candidates meeting In Hamilton Feb 2 McKeough one of five candidates facing the delegates and alternates at the meeting held in Hamilton devoted bis minute speech to pollution He claimed Ontario was ahead of any other Jurisdiction lo the fight against pollution and promised greater support for Kerrs programs Roth McKeough and Robert Welch used pollution as the thane of their speech and both urged strengthening the International Joint Commission which studying pollution of the boundary waters between Canada and the United States Asked for his feeling towards pollution Minister of Education said Im against It Davis has continually evaded any specific promises concerning his efforts In the pollution fight Hazel He also asked council to consider factorybuilt homes in the area pointing out that they would cut down on onsite labor costs and would help answer the housing shortage problem Following an invitation to visit factories or meet with manufacturers DeputyReeve Matheson stated he would like to see a house already up as manufacturers make claims that are not backed up sometimes RANGE HOODS DUCTED or DUCTLESS IN WHITE OR COLORS Prices Start at Drop In And Sea Them Now WE SPECIALIZE IN FLOORING INSTALLATIONS FREE ESTIMATES NO OBLIGATION LAKEVIEW CENTRE 126 Main St N Acton EDS RESTAURANT Main St OPEN DAYS PER WEEK FEATURING LOBSTER TAIL DINNERS SHRIMP DINNERS FISH I CRIPS SCALLOPS HAMBURGERS HOT DOGS PIZZAS PASTRIES TRY OUR TASTY DEEP FRIED CHICKEN REGULAR BREAKFAST LUNCHEON DINNER MENU TAKEOUT SERVICE A SPECIALTY HOURS OPEN works there The Georgetown brigade has also folded Were very sad and upset about it all says Mrs Hargrave recent winner of the high St John award as Serving Sister and the one with the most duty hours Taught many She thinks back to the flourishing years of the Cadets when boys and girls In their homemade grey uniforms took part In brigade activities and learned first aid and nursing techniques Mrs has taught many of the courses which are a vital part of St John work A donation would come In after a course was held but they were never enough to make the brigade selfsufficient Council made an annual donation but It went through to headquarters Local plants too explained donations were looked after by their head offices Mail campaigns never produced much money here In Milton a dooctodoor campaign produced more May still return The will start with Milton this week going into the new group as Privates There will be a policy meeting to decide the of doing things together Its possible that on application to the Milton superintendent Don Miller brigade members may still be on duty at Acton events such as the fair operetta or other single events They would have to drop their faithful attendance at hockey games and car races Transfer supplies Their ambulance and all their supplies will be transferred to other groups Its not much consolation to them but records will be kept of where the Acton supplies are If by any chance they start up here again they could have their own vehicles and supplies back Present regulations say a brigade must be selfsupporting before it may even begin And actually a brigade is not recommended for towns of less than people A smaller Ron Cooksley a new board member suggested representatives of the Community Planning Branch be invited to a meeting for discussion The secretary called on the board in establishing Its priorities for the year to concentrate on a development policy He pointed out the township growth rate Is greater than that of Milton and there are still separate parcels of land not built on He noted there were more separations not built on now than there were before the current zoning bylaw was approved SAVE population doesnt produce enough new members all the time Yet the Acton brigade was very successful in everything but finances They were the towns Citizens of the Veer in Impetus Their first big accident was a train wreck at the station about 12 years ago It gave them Impetus to build their first ambulance made with assistance Then they built their next vehicle from scratch At first they met In a small room at the back of the town hall and then went to a basement room at the arena The Cadets were In operation for four years with a peak membership of boys and girls Weve done it all ourselves said Mrs Hargrave sadly as she looked back over the years Theyll be sending Individual letters of thanks to many who have tried to help over the years including the local committee which ran the financial campaigns one I Something For Everyone At Mackenzie Lumber THURS FRI SAT FEB Prefinished Wall Panelling PREFINISHED MAHOGANY HARD- BOARD Custom Jade 4 Coat Lacquer Finish 4 8 REG PIONEER 2 Colours 3 Overstock Clearance SHEETS RUSTIC REAL WOOD COAT LAQUEUR 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