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Grand Jury urges new county jail Halton antiquated county Jail must be replaced as soon as possible members of the Grand Jury reported to the justice In charge of Supreme Court sittings after an Inspection tour last week Grand Jury pleas for a new jail are a regular event In Halton the centuryold jail is slated to be replaced by the new Maplehurst regional detention centre to be built in Milton Jurists found the jail staff doing an excellent job under extremely difficult conditions More guards They urged that five staff members be added at the jail to give prisoners more recreation thin the one hour per day allowed and to correct a situation where one guard is alone inside the cell area They also found library facilities inadequate and called for a wider range of reading materials for inmates The jury found no fault with the county administration building which they also toured To Pakistan The Unitarian Service committee has been asked to send aid to Pakistan Mrs Jensen Poplar St collects locally for this agency Come meet your friends at ACTON FALL FAIR Sept 1718 ADMISSION PRICES FRIDAY EVENING Admiulon to Grounds and Arena Adults SI Students Children under SATURDAY FAIR Adults SI 00 Students S Pupils Free Friday Sept 17th PARADE VARIETY CONCERT PARADE BEGINSAT VARIETY CONCERTAT FEATURING OUTSTANDING Professional Talent Cheevers C Versatile Entertainer Maurice Bano Player Marie Andre Song Stylist BUI Davis Comedy Ventriloquist Nancy McCalg Accordionist Entertainer Tramp Champs Tramoollne Act Art Snider and Drums CROWNING OF MISS ACTON FAIR Saturday Sept 18th Gigantic Parade Contort Baby Show Horse Cattle Show Midway Displays Golden Helmets Precision Ride Commercial VISITORS TO THE MOUNTSBERG Game Preserve cant bashful Buffalo fabled bison of the Halton Region othenmmals and fowl at the preserve Staff Photos help but be impressed with the elk and Bobby the Conservation Authority They are on displav with several Year No 12 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1971 Annual bird migration Preserve place to view exodus FAIR NIGHT DANCE IN THE ARENA AT 8 P J Wondering where to go on your Preserve about four miles west I day off or on a weekend of Campbellville Try the Wildlife It has a zoo a nature trail a SUPERMARKET MILL ST lake where flocks of ducks and geese are already preparing for the long flight south for the winter Eat a picnic lunch lunch while you view the waterfowl coming and going Maintained by the Region Conservation Authority as a major wildlife and waterfowl habitat the Mountsberg Wildlife Preserve provides excellent observation of flocks as they feed and rest overnight ACTON Fowl numbers Although the annual migration is not fully underwiy until the middle or end of September there already hundreds of ducks and to Great Blue Herons resting alone the lakeshorc The birds are best observed in the evening along the edges of the lake To aid bird watchers a roofed observation tower is almost completed about Specials In our meat department RED BRAND BEEF SIRLOIN TBONE Porterhouse WING STEAKS Round Steak or Round Steak Roast 99S Sirloin Tip Roast or Rump Roast Schneider s Pkg Cooked Ham 53 Smoked Sausage Jsvex Bottle Save Liquid Bleach Country Sausage 59 Bristol Myers 01 Bottle REFILLS 49 Duncan Hines 19 Pkg 3 Tins Save Grape Drink 3 of Save P Tea Bags FRESH PRODUCE DAILY Our Produce Arrives Fresh Dally at the Lowest Possible Prices EFFECTIVE SEPT 18 Black Diamond a Pkg Save Cheese Slices 3 18 oz Bottle CATSUP 2 59 Tins PEAS 7s s Tins PINEAPPLE oz Tins Save Apple Pie Filler 3 HAWK is a haughty tenant of pens it the Mountsberg wildlife preserve Photo CONTINUING SUPPLIES 0ZITE ROLL ENDS OFF REGULAR PRICES DROP IN NOW FOR YOUR FREE BOTTLECAN OPENER AND SEE OUR SUPPLIES EVERYTHING FOR HOME RENOVATIONS FLOORING SPECIALISTS- FREE ESTIMATES NO OBLIGATION PLEASE NOTEII our store will be closed Friday Sept 17th at and Saturday Sept to allow our to Attend the Acton Fall Fair the farm building fatu from SWFFP Students an Environmental Program have been nesting islands platforms covered hay and phntcnl with vegetation These islands provide suitable habitat an encourage nesting along the reservoir year there were two pairs of nesting at the lake but tins year number is up to four with young birds Twenty young birds released in have subsequently mated with wild and flocks of Canada Geese have been reported in the private ponds surrounding However it isn t only the lake ind its inhabitants which attracts visitors to the Mountsberg farm Clothes rack In pens alongside a solid looking stone home and large barn there are two elk a male with a rack of horns that would hold a ladies wardrobe and gentle looking female ilso a Ho Is to in cow in the enclosure with the star of tht preserve Bashful Bobby the bull Buffalo who has proved his worth by siring many baby When this reporter visited the farm last week Bashful Bobby was in benevolent mood as he fed in a hay rack alongside the wire fence which separates the people from the animals He let the newsm reach in and stroke his wooly forehead tossing his head fretfully only when the rubbing stopped The 1 120 acres of the preserve also has sheep deer goats partridge peafowl ducks turtles rabbits pheasants of every to interest children and Wildlife manager Frank a gentle man with the birds and animals under his care hopes to hatch about phe eggs next year The chicks will be given to people In area of the conservation authority interested in feeding and raising birds until they mate Nature trail No visit to the preserve is complete without walking along the nature trail There an explanatory flder for visitors intended as a guide along the trail which winds through groves of maples bush meadows where waist hifh affords protection for many varieties of songbirds and other ft the red such as crows owls and noisy wood peckers You cm set where pioneer farmers constructed a network of drainage ditches to drain the swampy ind rccliim it for agriculture rhcre in old logging road reminiscent of the trails through Muskoka bush where farmers hauled Umber to build their homes barns And many more things I observe for students of nature or neophytes from with an interest in the environment Thtrt are other trails too alone the lake which is bisected by Canadian Pacific en The steel ribbon of rails takes mainline freight passengers from Toronto to Windsor six feet deep The take reservoir was created flooding several small farm holdings Its depth is about six feet which makes It unsuitable for but an ideal place for wildfowl Although the Wildlife Preserve seems to be remote from the civilized worl I the hum of nearby traffic along busy Highway remin Is the visitor he is only a few miles from the hub of Ontario commerce At the same time he is reassured by the abundance of wildlife and evidence of tht tare which the area provides that he has also found a sanctuary in the heart of the Golden Horseshoe where he can commune with nature in the same soothing manner pioneer forebears enjoyed The Wildlife Preserve is easily reached Take Highway south to north of Milton to Campbcllvllle the village and across the railwa tracks on the other side Keep on the until reach the signs on the Town line indicating the direction of th preserve Turn right on the gravel road and a mile or two down the road you find your destination Yes by all means bring your binoculars and camera NATURE TRAIL at the Mountsberg game preserve follows an old logging trail at times at others traverses thick cedar r maple bush with special points numbered Tor observation Staff Photo