Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 11, 1974, p. 3

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

tlonnrr Actonians favor Christmas bus Beardmore bubbler for the birds The bubblers fire in and bubblers wert installed in the wildfowl enthusiasts can urea of the dam last Friday breathe sigh of relief to by flu that the birds will be safe for another hi Community Centre says three for the birds so Ihcy can stay all winter During the recent cold snap bird watchers were con the ice was creeping in too making it difficult to navigate The are regular Hi equipment since Hit plant draws water from the lake all winter The Acton Free Press Wed Dec 11 1974 MERCHANTS IN TOWN overruled council and went ahead with the Christmas bus service in spite of negative response from councillors This Sign will be erected on the bus to show which and businesses helped make this service possible The bus starts making its round tomorrow On Thursday the Christmas bus service v ill begin In town for the third year Hills council turned down the of Com of the bus and reporter and photo Peter McCusker went out on the street to talk to Acton people about it Mrs of Place said she didn I begrudge paying ten cents for bus fare last year and would have paid a quarter If I could use the bus I would but I m scared of filling down the steps she said But other people can get up down She said that taxi cost her return to her doctor office in subdivision and old age pensioners really afford Mrs Ijiwsoti also of Holmes Place a bus service would be nice and and she used it sever il times last year mind pjying the ten cents and I thought it was well worth it she said Mrs 1 said don I see why myotic would grudge the ten tents and it better than paving for i taxi She said she like walking on lee and sure would use the bus if lie chants would of St Just because the wards in 1 hive the brains to initiatt it tints no rtison why we should continue He slid hi thinks should be pro motion it not aunt ike advantag if A from ill mtr should Hit cost It not enough l put them out of business lit said Pop of St slid should terl Ik mil Hilton Hills should foot Ihc bill In Hit they gel ill the taxis so tin not In said He sild the title should be fret Tin tints for trying out loud the as have nothing It a benefit for tin town merthints How ofttn stmor gel nut topic will buy more if they in get downtown lit said I Hon if Pop slid Hut lustful of ilnrging ten tints tiny should iharge a Tin profit minhanls make thry to ji tin bus hi said II hi Hung for tin ldi Itonntr lined lm A I it of with small of islirn me throws inonty other ways in n as i si ini lit said Four headquarters sites all in south Milton wants Halton Hills to erect signs Unless all four of the sites now being considered as a future for Regional are per headquarters for will he established in the southern part of the region The region building Is ion sldtring four sites nil Highway and all in the Burlington or Oikvillt area The four sites under art on Appleby I me near Zimmerman High way Five at Highway Ti near Crick Provintial Park and rive near Walker I ach f the four sites Is within a few milts of another Hills May r and torn chairmen lam Hill confirmed those sites us the ones lonsidcrtd in was published in a doily news paper Hill said he did ise the story and did not know who did in north His his iruestigitinc the move for more thin a ynr now Hill bald no sites in Ihe central or northern part of the region wire no landowners tht Milton or Hills aria submission to the rtgion f Iht submissions wen from tin southern part of the region lit said has to Hoard of in sharing a joint futility has expressed interest in kreping its central administration offices in the Mil ton that is the centre of the watershed Hilton Board of is expelled to discuss the matter at its meet night It rating now The region now operates from temper rented administration quarters at the junction of the Line and the Queen I Imbeth Highway Burlington Northern Councillors ind delegations wishing lo speak to the council from the northern parts region have complain of having travel to the southern the of the region to sec the elected off Acceptance of my of Ihc four sites will irlers being established in the central part of the region where Ihey would accessible to most rate piyirs Tht region has two years left on a three ye ir lease at its present headquarters ind that base has renewable clause in it could see the to five Prior to the move to Burlington the J was historically situated In Milton Hills works commit tec think much of Mil ton idea of putting up signs in for school bus safe aiming from ill n Hills but ire tolng to Milton fni said Deputy Bob Au Milton advised the Monday sins would be works tommittet meeting by sibility of tin Ministry of letter that motorists arc not Tr insport and Com stopping for school buses il Highway They think signs should be nut up telling dnvtrs to stop for the buses Milton council recently the jurisdiction for Ihc signs falls wtlh Hilton Hills and Ihcy gave Hit town per mission lo put the sfLns up in Milton The request for the signs from Constable of Milton O Mayor Tom Hill suggested Milton put the up ihcm selves if Ihcy want them ind committee I Coxe wants Constable Scott lo come to a meeting and II the committee about the pro The problem probibty re suits because the children ire municntio The to rcccie and fill SALE FALL and WINTER FOOTWEAR tor the Llncdand Unllned 1971 price or HINTONS STORE Nays outnumber yeas draft Official Plan duesn seem to be loo popular with the ratepayers We re in for a rough time commented Mayor Tom Caroline Flower Garden Centre GIFT PROBLEMS QUICKLY DELIGHTFULLY ADO TO THE BEAUTf OF CHRISTMAS Choose From Our Urge Selection FLOWERS PLANTS A St John first aid course will be given for firefighters in January and Building employees in RENT A CASCADE HOT WATER HEATER Jusi 1 Per lilU Month an invitation to betterhearing POTTED MUMS CYCLAMEN MIXED PANS AZALEAS L A N ORNAMENTS FREE DELIVERY IN ACTON AREA WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE TELEPHONE 8532980 CAROLINE FLOWERS If you have trouble understanding all thai is said to you then spend some time with our visit Aid Specialist Just in at our Better Hearing Consultation TO BE HELD AT JOHN ROSS OPTICIANS a m and 3 SATURDAY DECEMBER You II a chance to t down talk your hearing problems get your questions answered and find out about modern hearing help You will be able to hove hearing test which could very well ease your mind about your ability to hear If you do wear a hearing aid il ill be cleaned and adjusted ithout cost or obligation Froa Gifts Door Prizes Batteries V Price MR f L BURKE For in home service HEARING AID SERVICE HEADQUARTERS AVAILABLE AT HAM HILLS and APPLIANCES 352 Queen St Hwy No 7 ACTON 8530211

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy