Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), June 23, 1971, p. 11

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netySxth Year No 52 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE Second Seel on Haltonites holler- We Trudeau Tuesday as tours area SHAKING HANDS with residents of the Bronte area Is Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Mr visited the Oak ville and Bronte harbors Tuesday as a guest of Halton MP Whiting and the Halton and East liberal Association 4th LINE FLOWER SHOP miles north of No 7 Hwy on Esquesing 4th Line FEATURING GERANIUMS BEDDING PLANTS SEEDS FUSCHIA LANTANA Open 7 Days a Week PHONE ACTON 8532739 July 13 for NDP nomination Hilton Cast New Democrats to hold a nomination meet in at the A Hall on Martin St July to choose a new provincial The meeting was called to replace candidate Dill Tillies who recently resigned his office The guest speaker to be a prominent member of the Legislature will be announced at later dote attending a in Maple Gardens there ore four ned to bed or due to the rheumatic diseases Canadian flogs and arms of young and old waved as Prime Minister Pierre Elliott touched down by Canadian Armed Forces helicopter in an open field near Oakville Power Boat Club yesterday Tuesday The prime minister was a guest of Halton MP Whiting and the Halton and East Liberal Association Oakville being his first stop on a twoday information gathering tour of the Halton Peel and Toronto areas Accompanied by numerous Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers the prime minister was at least minutes late arriving to be greeted by more than 3 screaming youngsters teenagers and adults As his helicopter could be seen through the trees at a distance cries of we want Trudeau we love the prime minister and the catchy fuddle were chanted from the heart of the crowd School children and adults hod been waiting at the ropedoff area for more than an hour to see the prime minister and youngsters leaning against the ropes broke several spots along the crude grandstand Press goes too Teams of newsmen and photographers accompanied the minister on his tour of the kef from to Bronte harbor Oakville Police Dept stood by as security protection The prime minister and his party including Mr and Mrs Whiting Liberal candidate Bob Blake Oakville Mayor MacI Anderson and officers toured the in the launch Shawnavon Media represent travelled In three cruisers beside the Before greeting the audience and boarding the launch Mr was presented with a set of cuff links by Janice Anderson the Major s daughter The set bore the town of Oak crest An unidentified gentleman also presented the PM with a blue jacket bearing the insignia Steam Era Milton Ont JUNE IS HYDRO MONTH Mr E Is awn accepting the winner cheque Hydro CHAIRMAN Will The registered hydro users in their home tor lop of Bud Ave was second the Hydro users contest Me had a total Bl Chairman It presents th cheque tor HERE ARE THE CONTEST WINNERS 1 MRS R E AR6IC submitted 98 units allowed by udges 86 2 BUD KENTNER submitted 82 units allowed by 3 MRS GEORGE LEE submitted 82 units allowed by udges 79 D COATS submitted 80 units allowed by ludges THE NEXT HIGHEST SUBMISSION WAS A TOTAL OF UNITS Two Consolation Prizes ot each were awarded to the Third and Fourth Winners HYDRO IS YOURS USE IT ACTON HYDRO ELECTRIC COMMISSION Dressed in a brown striped suit with contrasting shirt and tie and a pink rose in his lapel the was presented with a bouquet of red short stemmed roses by an woman Hurrying onto the RCMP hunch Mr waved good bye to the crowd and proceeded on his Lake Ontario tour of the waterfront While clipping along the somewhat calm waters of the lake the boat stopped to show him the dirty wnters of the lake But when we dipped the bucket into the lake all we got was crystal clear water MP Whiting said following the tour I just couldn t understand it Waves to seniors While cruising along the the waved to several hundred senior citizens enjoying a picnic along the Oak shoreline On arriving at Bronte harbor Mr Trudeau and his party enjoyed several wattr rescue demonstrations including displays by Milton and Oakville Venturers on canoes presentation by Tim Haims of who capsized a sailboat and righted it again and finally a sailing run and by three sailboats and their operators Greg Heaney and Ivan represented the Third Milton Venturers Co at the waterfront demonstration at Bronte harbor for the s visit The boys were selected by their company which is the First Aid and Rescue team for the District The demonstration involved the capsizing and the beaching of a canoe using the proper safety procedures Short good byes After the rescue displays sponsored by TOWARF water and air rescue force the RCMP boat docked at Bronte harbor Mr Trudeau greeted the masses Helios and goodbyes were short and Mr Trudeau boarded the CAF helicopter to be whisked off to his next stop In Bramalea accor dint to plans noted Mr Whiting Although he was a little behind in schedule every thing ran quite smoothly The Power Boat Com mandcr honored Mr and Mrs by making the prime minister the Honorary Commander of the Squadron and his wife Margaret Honorary First Mate Mrs Trudeau did not attend the Tuesday tour Boat lipa over Only mishap of the day came when the helicopter was Bronte harbor The force of the wind from the chopper s blades capsized a nearby sailboat No one was injured when the helicopter landed at the boat spec tutors were showered by sand and stones the whirling blades thrtw at them WAVING TO CROWDS of people as he arrives left Holton MP Whiting and Halton at Bronte the minister is shown Liberal candidate Bob Blake right ThePM with other members of the official party toured the Lake Ontario waterfront Tuesday including Oakville Mayor MacLean Anderson morning by Staff Photo SHOWROOM RENOVATIONS at Centre Main St N in Acton have added to the presentation of merchandise the well known firm shows to the public Don Perry shown here in the flooring section took a four month course in flooring installation at Humbcr College and headed a class of 29 to win the proficiency award Don docs the installation for Centre floors and the firm relies on his skills to sec the job Is done well Roy Goodwin and Charlie Perry are there to assist Don in the flooring section and look after other departments Photo The North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded Are Accepting REGISTRATIONS of Mentally and Handicapped Children living in the area of North Halton or Nursery School ages 18 months and over Classes Will Be Held At ARC INDUSTRIES HORNBY TWICE WEEKLY BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 21 1971 For Registration and for Information Contact Mrs J Kuikan Acton Box MS Address History teacher Brian Thrippleton is NDP candidate Seeking the nomination as candidate for East for the forthcoming provincial tlecUon is Brian Thrippleton currently head of the History Department at White Oaks Secondary School in Mr Thrippleton is a recent member of the NDP and attended the leadership convention lust April in Ottawa as an observer rather than a delegate I was impressed with what I saw he said on return There was an excitement free discussion and a sense of genuine democracy Intend to seek nomination because I feel that in Ontario the D P is the coming party which can lead not merely react to events I associate the N D with a new kind of private enterprise the right of the private person to be an enterprising person I do not think of foreign controlled corporations as private enterprise Education Mr Thrippleton was born In England ana educated there at the Universities of Sheffield and London He served as an officer in British Army Intelligence and later Educational Corps in Japan Korea Hong Kong and Malaya for a period of six years before coming to Canada in 1957 and becoming a Canadian citizen He holds a Type A Specialist Teaching Certificate in History and the degree of Bachelor of from the University of Toronto Since 1964 he has lived in Oak ville and headed the History Department at White Oaks Secondary School He holds a commission as captain In the Canadian forces Reserve and has been Lay Reader at St Cuth- Anglican Church for the past three years He Is married to Margaret Thrippleton who heads the Art Department at White Oaks Secondary School Unhurt in truck crash An area man escaped serious Injury Thursday when the truck which he was driving left the road and entered a ditch near Milton Thomas of RR I Moffat was driving the truck the time of the accident Damage totalled SO Milton O investigated the mishap

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