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SIX FRIENDS died instantly Saturday in the wreckage of their car newly purchased by driver John of Acton They were com ing north when a second car veered into their lane Seven victims Funeral services were held yesterday and today for seven young people who died Saturday night in a wrenching twocar colli sion south of town Six close friends were in one car another teenager drove the second veh icle The friends are John of Mill E Acton driving the car he had Just bought John Oudesluys 19 Moffat who was returning home from Seneca College when he developed car trouble Lynn Marshall 22 of Acton who graduated from Acton High in 1972 Scott 18 of R 1 who had attended General Wolfe school but had many friends here Kevin 17 of Nelson Court Acton who was working at Building Products and planning to go to Sheridan College Tim Brusanowskl 18 Conroy Cres who attended Acton high when he lived at Eden Mills Police Identified the driver of the stolen vehicle as year old Eric Couture of Church St W Acton Positive Identification was based on dental studies at the Centre for Forensic Sciences In Toronto It is believed that John returning home in his truck from Seneca College devel oped car trouble along Highway Continued on Page 2 STOLEN CAR driven by Eric Couture of Acton was being pursued by a Halton Regional cruiser at high speed when it crashed into the car and burst into flames Corp Arbour seeking help Tuesday morning Corp Bob Arbour made an ippeal for witnesses or anyone with any information on Saturday s accident theO P office at Milton He and Ins team are still wording on the investigation and they are trying to verify the movements of all the people involved prior to the colhsioa On the investigating team with Corp Arbour are Cons Bob Cons Terry Devine Cons Bruce McArthur and Cons Ron All of them hive served with the O P detachment at one time or another before Hit Hilton Regional Police took over last fall Dawkins wont stand again p Hundred and F ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 1976 No Twenty gtit F fte Gary Elmore Acton will not stand for the Progressive Conservative nomination for Halton Burlington this month Mr lost the last provincial election to Liberal Julian Reed of Norval Both were candidates for the first time The nomination meeting will be at the Ernest school in Milton on March 17 planning to stand for nomination are George Gray of Georgetown and George of Hornby Mr Dawkn s aspects of Concerns treasurer onsidercd i before deciding against it Ik think there ill be an election this spring perhaps not for a year or two He Is being candidate would too much time before the election itself I can do that and do the job as principal of the Bennett School Acton at the same time he said He also feels he has an obligation to his young family He saw little of his children during the last election Heavy sewer water program for Acton ind water work planned for Acton this year and to be paid for later will put Aeton under some eiil pressures according to Regional Ireasurer Don Petition from Cameron St consider requests from Cameron Street residents for having curbs installed when it looks over the rood during the spring works lour The town has received a petition from 13 residents complaining about street conditions Robert Austin said the street is slated to received a coat of asphalt and the region will do the work He said as long as there I any storm sewers on the street runoff problems will continue He noted it is an urban street and should have storm sewers and gutters Councillor Joe Hurst explained the runoff comes from Mill Street and said it is problem for residents He noted there I as much of i problem with basements floodirg on the street is in the He said he didn think there was enough runoff to over the curbs but reeomm ended storm sewers bo installed The committee decided the upcoming works tour would be a good time to examine the street drainage problems Drug charges laid Friday I- our young Acton people were charged with possession of drugs last Mr tanner warned mem s Public Works Committee of his for the situation at a bud meeting Monday after The region capital budget calls for in sanitary sewer works and a further SIM in improvements to the water system All of the work is considered essential in 197G and nothing on the list presented at the most recent meeting was deleted lief According to Mr Parmer there is a move underway to push towards equalized assessment for sewer works and an equalization of the waterworks If that is accep ted by council the situ could relieved he Otherwise will wind into deficit position According to Mr farmer the crunch won come for a couple of years approval has to be and then the work will be late this year or early 1J77 lures will be issued next year and payments begin the following year It is when the area faees paying the debenture off its ratepayers will face large tax increases Detail work Work planned includes new sewers on Mill St from to Wilbur SI on Main St from School Lane to Wallace St and on Mill St from Main St to Willow Si Waterworks projects are carried out on Mill Church Victoria Sts ease brings improve- ments to the Acton water sys tern The big job is installing feet of 12 inch water main on Main St from River St to Wallace St at a cost of Bantams win take series lead The Firefighter Bants took a one game lead in the best of five OMHA quarterfinals against Saltfleet by virtue of their victory In Tuesday Dave scored three goals including the winner minutes Into the third period Scott Malcolm got the single The Firefighters took a two goal lead mid way through the second period Saltfleet came back with three straight goals In less than two minutes In the last minute goalie Steve Mitchell stopped shots to preserve the one goal lead Besides the fans who went by bus to the game several made the trip by car The fourth game starts here tonight at 10 p m Accidents Hilton Regional I investigated two minor ac in the town of Acton last week was estimated at to the by Sehrouler of 146 Dne The driver of the other car in the two car collision failed to rem at the scene While piirking at the Mill Street parking lot the ir of Van Meet 35 Nelson Court sustained d image The second ear owned Run bowl indsc received no damage Driveway below level Street resident has informed the town it when the road was ted ye ir its elevation was raised and lined his dnvew is now the level of the street mil ilk Ik ml lhit during thiwing freeing periods a consider of ice was miking il dangerous irhim to back out of his drivewiy Me requested the town take some action to correct the problem I Robert told Hilton Hills works committee Monday lie has inspected the problem and found very sm ill puddle of water I t find the problem the first time 1 went to look That is how small the puddle is he declared the suggestion of councillor Joe Hurst the committee decided to look at the problem when the mem Iters on their spring roids lair of the town The advisability of high speed chases by police cars of other v eludes is to be the sub ject of a provincial following S nights head on collision on Highway near Acton between i stolen pursued by police a northbound car lining six persons under 22 The driver of the stolen car identified the Milton of the Ontario is IB year old trie Couture of Acton died instantly is did all six occupants of the second car who were mainly from the and North The Solicitor General of John MacBcth an Monday tint his ministry would undertake a whole review of high speed chases and said they might he prohibited in future ex in certain extreme Milton officers under the direction of Corporal Hob hour said th it the stolen 1 was in excess of 100 in hour when it veered into the northbound light blue IJf Chevrolet The report said Police Const iblc 1 horn is Precinct is driving at speeds of between and 100 miles per hour in pursuit when the iccident occurred one ind one half miles south of the Acton town limits Coroner lr Ivan Hunter of Milton who reached the scene of the tragedy at p m ifter being called by the said the seven youne persons involved were ill dead and he in strueted police not to call Hunter said he would b- in communication this week with the Ontario Chief Coroners Office Crown Attorney Jim and gators regarding the of hiving coroners inquest into the incident Coroner Hunter said such an inquest would permit all the facts to be made known The Milton doctor asked to describe the Highway scene for this newspaper said s certainly one of the most tragic things I seen Hunter has practicing medicine for 10 According to the report the coroner ordered police to take the badly burned body of Couture to the for lorensie Sciences in loronto for positive identification autopsy Milton were only able to identify Couture positively 1 lie Mondav after reseirchers it the centre studied dental records It will take at least a week for a report on the studies of blood samples to indicate whether or not Couture was impaired by alcohol or drugs at the lime of the accident Such tests arc usually taken in fatal accidents Coroner Hunter also ordered the body of the driver of the second car yearold John of Acton be taken to Milton District Hospital for on autopsy Hunter told this the autopsy was performed it the hospital Sunday morning and blood samples were forwarded to Ihe forensic Sciences centre for diagnosis The results may be available to police by this weekend he said Meanwhile angry dents throughout Region have been debating since Sunday the of IQOmilPpcr hour police i jises on area roads Reporters in Acton Georgetown Milton Burling ton say citizens annul I 3 Another tragedy John Van Oosten killed on Hwy young Acton tractor trailer driver John Van Oosten Monday on Highway between and Kingston when his unit collided with another trailer unit The son of John and Vin of John was mimed to the former He is sur vived also by his three Victor of Orange- and Mark and Joseph of Mrs Bill Dinwoody Martha and Maggie both of Toronto and Joanne of Funeral services will be held Thursday at from the Shoemaker Home in Acton with interment to follow in hair new Cemetery His death another blow to the town already reeling from a weekend of tragedy The three arenas in Hills operated at a loss of BOG in 1B75 not including capital or debenture costs according to a report from Recreation Director Glen dray presented to Hills administration com mittee Monday night The committee voted to increase all arena rates far the 197677 to cut losses Council will now make the final decision The year end loss at Acton INCREASE J RATES The proposed rates are council goes along with the higher than the rate committee recommend the rates would be effect in the fall of If THIRTYEIGHT were confirmed at St Josephs church last Thursday evening by His Excellency Bishop Paul Reding Candidates and sponsors filled the aisle as the bishop confirmed the young people Father and at Gordon Aicott Smye sits on the Bishops right Arena PRIME Minor Sports Groups 14 Memorial SIB Gordon PRIME All other Local Groups Acton Memorial Gordon Aicott 32 Out of Town Groups 50 Continued on Pane UP THE FLAGPOLE goes the Red Cross flag It will fly during March Red Cross campaign month Hoisting it up are John wickens George town president of the Georgetown and District Red Cross branch Connie Nieuwhof in charge of public relations councillor Duby Margaret Pope who is first vice president and Irwin of the Legion