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The Acton Free Press Wed Feb 3 2D Commuter service urged in brief s mGr jcorgetown thought this might be due to 81000 County courthouse was full Monday evening as the Canadian Transport Commission began Its re lew of passenger train services operated by Canadian National Hallways between Guelph and Toronto Chairman of the hearings D Jones C In giving a brief rundown of the situation mentioned the service was being run at a loss and was being subsidized in excess of each year He pointed out that the service must be reiiewed every no more than fie years and was ahead of the five year period due to the of a GO train to Mr Jones concluded There must be public hearing before any decision of discontinuance is made We must decide if the ice is still uneconomic and if it whether to continue it or not The evening hearing was set In order that people could appear without ing to take time off and meetings continue till has been heard lists losi J Pye spoke for C listing losses on the Toronto service in recent years In losses were and in The 1973 claim not as yet certified is Chairman Jones pointed out that this includes the recent considerable fuel increases Da id Sutherland from the Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted a possible bun and rail schedule between Toronto and With of trains and buses would leave terminal at 10 and 7 each morning arriving in Georgetown minutes liter There passengers would transfer to the GO train arriving in Toronto at and Return trips at night would involve an five minutes Tires might be less under the new structure cents from Acton to Toronto and cents from Not en si Ml Wellington County MP Hales pointed out The 7 Highway between and Georgetown is a windy twisty road not the and not the easiest road to operate a bus He questioned the minute Georgetown lime and suggested that instead of returning the three dicscl engines to Toronto leaving the loaches in Georgetown night the GO service be continued through to and the trains left there ready to run in the morning When passenger parking the bus terminal was auctioned It was disclosed lis aspect had not been looked into time service Mr Sutherland answer that at this time When might this service start The premier has in late April Mr Duncan from the government said In a brief Mr Hales pointed nut that in this time of energy crisis traffic pollution request for car pools and so on it seemed strange to be confronted the CTC asking dlscon of the present roll ice Objection to what the alter service might be Increase A brief from the Railway Brotherhood stated their belief that an increase in train use would follow the present energy crisis it win not read the hearings In Hills council had sent a letter to the meeting oh to the removal of the operating deficit there was deadhead and expense and the enable existing car pools to be serv we are Just left up In discontinued If people are to commute it is our uty to provide them with a good commuter service Tuisday morning When the hearing resumed Tuesday morning only people attended compared to too Monday night Mr chairman of finance administration for the county of Wellington presented the first lef of the day conveying the county opposition to discontinuance of the passenger service There has been a gradual erosion of system coming into Wellington county he said This is not in the best in te rests of the Mr stated he was speaking for many municipalities There were strong feelings that if there was no substantia for other than an the weather and said he therefore would accept written briefs When ashed after the hearing why the GO train could not continue past Georgetown and service well Mr Duncan replied that the bus would be The Acton swimming pool The pool fund began with in it This sum was comprised of not present Mr Jones boarding at Guelph Town engineer CO campaign is showing head tram sm woSldt be way only two weeks In 65 worth OP from the reserve fund taardina at l to and from the boarding at Gueipn Single CST send the Mill St thermometer up some degrees and cam manager Vic reports returns Robert Austin has been hired as deputy town engineer for the town of Hills a salary of Twenty seven year old Robert Austen a native of Sudbury wilt start work here March He is a 1970 eraduatc in civil engineering from University of professional registered engineer At present Is employed with the Ministry of Tran sportation and Com munlcntlons In Downsvlew He was chosen from applicants Six were in tcrviewed by the Works committee February fund regional government The thermometer now Indicates an rise with are giving the to and industries workers a warm reception according to the enthusiastic who feels that if interest stays buoyed the estimated cost is set goal will test reached for proximately 250 Keep your eye on the fl m thermometer Is the word from the Lions Pool com have iy the Lions committee asks that all mlttec Includes Art and Don not contacted to P total property Gordon Ray Evelan and Don call Into headquarters Drop was estimated bain run nf accident On Feb 17 a single car accident on highway In Brisbane area resulted in Injury to Gertrude and Walter both of According to investigating officer Provincial constable R Redpath of the Guelph proximately two commuter rnlns leant justification The new system until the GO train Is extended would a greater from Georgetown through to therefore the f rst On uelph He felt since has iu population of and is system growing this service should be replaced by an equivalent one Toronto to the of OPP report charges laid during past week The reporting week of February 10 to was a busy one for officers of the Acton OP I There were occurrences ranging lost keys to a false alarm Three local men were arrested on warrants for other police departments One was arrested for George town one for Milton Police Dent one from align Police An man was in town with possession of mnri Hi inn He is to in Milton on One local youth was charged common drunk is result of in occurrence on St He wis placed in Milton for the night A local man is charged with Driving Under and is to appear in Court on March Two sick persons were by the local O I P and taken home after they on the street St and one on Willow St N A local woman w is charged with supplying liquor to minors the charge was laid three 10 yearolds were served beer in the Dominion Hotel She is to appear in Milton Court on here were no accidents in estimated by the Acton O P detachment for the week of February 10 to 16 He queried whether there had been my with pi inning board hut the new would hue on the ind mentione I the type of growth and problems It might bring He concluded hat the miiuiclpillty did not wint this of service on the edge of Wellington A continuance with revised lining ind cars also by speaking for illy During the reading of his I one point wis trough t into the open and discussed thoroughly with M representing tin province ind com mission chairman Jones Two must pi before the O bus ice would be establish first the trams flfr must lie secondly tht fulernl in I the rov of Ontario must come to an reginlmf the for est iblishinc the tits line Therefore there is it this no cut alternative In Ihc existing passenger service J Magic commissioner summed it up Regarding GOOD TIME BY ALL The ACTON AGRICULTURAL held annual LADIES NIGHT DANCE at the Band Hall on Saturday Feb with dancing to the music of Bob Corey The DOOR PRIZE of a card table was won by Mr Russell Taylor with SPOT PRIZES going to Mrs L Marshall Mr Fyfe Somerville Don and Ida Matthews Mr Don Brown and Mrs Doris Brown A tribute was given to Mr L David son a Life Member of the Society who has tee member tor almost 50 years ACTON O P have acquired a shiny new white A good and warm time was had by all police cruiser Here Constable Murray The Secretary starts out on patrol Acton obtained second cruiser last week til now the Acton force has worked with one cruiser YES WE CAN to 2nd 3rd 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