Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 27, 1976, p. 2

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The Acton Free Press Wed October 1976 16 spots examined on fall tour Thursday Hills councillor Mike Armstrong Em Hyde and Joe Hurst toured Halton Hills along with engineer Robert Austin and deputy engineer Ted Bollinger examing 16 trouble spots the works department is dealing with In Acton the committee inspected Mill Street struction Kingham Hill development phase three and the work which was done since last spring lo solve drainage problems on Cameron Street Once again the committee looked over Wallace Street where extra gravel baa been dumped to make the road easier to travel and the com discussed various work which must be done in the future The connection of the two parts of Division Street was discussed on the tour when the councillors stopped to see the small area where the two ends of the street meet The last stop in Acton was Churchill Road North recon grading and side walk work is slated for the future In Georgetown the con dition of signs and a small drainage problem in the area of Hall Road and Drive were inspected during the annual fall works tour Metcalfe Ravine was once again a stop this year on the tour and the committee examined Prince Charles Drive between Drive and Edward Street where reconstruction is expected to take place some day The committee decided add an inch or two of asphalt on Market Street next year after inspecting the condition of the road between Park Avenue and William Street Around the time school got out the engineers and coun clltors watched pedestrian traffic on Ma pit Avenue to see if more sidewalks arc needed and went away thinking they aren t The Moore Park Crescent pumping station was in spec ted and discussed at length by the committee which examined the fence trees and they even picked up some litter Widening work an Ontario Street was also looked over by committee members along with the drainage problem at John Street In Glen Williams the and engineers stopped and looked over a gutter in front of Prince Street which was Just given a treatment with asphalt to help remedy a drainage problem and the committee inspected the grounds of the Glen Williams cenotaph where there has been a problem with cars rip ping up the grass The need for reconstruction by the region and wider road shoulders in on Side road was confirmed by the committees visit to the village All the councillors agreed the road needs work and t wide enough Collision Save an hour Sunday in Erin Halton Hills wont get leaf vacuum picker The town won I be getting a leaf vacuum picker Engineer Robert Austin informed the he to try and per suade next years works committee to allow the pur chase of a faster more Ct four wheeled street ment has budgeted for purchase of the machine k but between inflation and a new tariff the price jumped to over and cleans catch basins too He added the new machine would cost between He said at the same time and the towns inefficient three The committee agreed not wheel street sweeper needs to the leaf vacuum in repairs picker Name concealed Mr X winner in Quebec lottery An Acton manwho is keeping his identity secret- has won a large sum of money in the Quebec lottery And the amount he won is secret too Recently when the Free Press contacted a woman who won in the Win tariodraw she asked hat her name not be published and she was called Madame the newspaper Ed Wood Continued from Page Mr Wood received his high school education at George Now by an unusual co incidence the Quebec win ner Mr is the grandson in law or Madame The man returned home from his night shift job Thursday and began to read the daily newspaper he receives regularly from Quebec There he found his winning number He woke his wife up immediately to ell her the good news He only had one ticket on the draw and he had almost given away he says He had the winning ticket for 10 days before he knew it A twocar collision October 11 on Concession Road Erin Township caused damage to the car involved A car driven by James Preston of was on Concession Road and failed to stop at the lion of County Road The Preston vehicle struck a car driven by Bates of Bollinafod There were no injuries Thieves get While Mrs C Browne was downstairs Saturday unknown persons opened the till in her small Main St N store and look 111 Mrs Browne says she heard some one come in and called up stairs hat she would be up in a minute When she came up the was empty but another customer came in When she made his change she was shocked lo discover her till Mrs Browne is naturally upset by the theft She says she keeps her cane handy and is pretty good at swinging it the culprits did their work in the few moments she wasn I there Mrs Browne continues to operate the since the death of her husband Many of her customers are con friends HALTON HILLS and Halton region workmen helped build an earth dam along the near the fourth line Tuesday afternoon to capture oil spilled when a huge tanker trailer overturned Morse Hardware asks for restricted parking Engineer Robert Austin has for a loading zone for Morse been asked by works com Hardware at the corner of lo report back lo the Mill and Willow Streets committee on the possibility Councillor Pal of adding restricted parking wrote a letter lo works com Remembrance plans made Time will stand still for one hour early Sunday morning when clocks are turned back to Eastern Standard Time Official turning theclock back time is 2 a m but resi dents who t night hawks may turn their clocks back before they go to bed after they get up in the morn or 3 whenever they get around to it Hills council de cided it wasn t necessary to advertise the fact since it was indicated earlier in the Spring If anyone is late for church Sunday morning don be it could happen to anyone who used to daylight saving time and relishes an extra hour of sleep However if you arrive at church an hour earlier then by all means rejoice and be glad and spend that extra Energy Conservation Week to hour in meditation for past coincide with the arrival of sins Standard Time It s an The Ontario Government lo save energy as well has also decided lo get into as time to conserve dwindling the changeover proclaiming resources I Halloween Treats Bag Candy Chocolate Bars Gum Suckers Masks and Decorations THE ACTON FREE PRESS CI it J Registration Number Remembrance Day will be observed here on the pre ceding Sunday November Members of concerned Legion committees arc already making plans There will be Ihe usual par ceremony at the ceno taph and service this year in Knox Presbyterian church Poppy Day will be October members will be selling poppies on the streets and in industries as well as door lodoor in the evening The poppy window will be up in Home store Anyone wishing to have a wreath placed it ceno taph is asked to Ted Pope which was received at Monday s meeting requesting something be done about cars which park in the store loading zone The police can t tag the cars or have them removed because the loading zone isn l included in the parking by Jaws The committee noted it has given legality to a loading zone for Home Hardware and several councillors suggested Pro should receive same cons deration Austin said after Mill Street reconstruct on completed he hopes on entire review of parking in Acton can be out Tell the advertiser you saw his ad in The JTtcr Jirs Auto Insurance RATES INCREASING CALL ALLSTATE 8242350 ALSO LIFE HOME BUSINESS EVERY MONDAY BINGO Now held in GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE or go town Early Bird Doors Open 7 Bmgo Starts 3 Special Jackpot 54 Numbers GUARANTEED 100 rot Community Detection in Small Children FREE BUS SERVICE From Acton and Goo WE TAKE THE TIME AND CARE WITH YOUR HAIR Visit Theo and Al for Men s Ladies and Childrens Cutting Styling HOURS Monday Tun Wed 830am Fri 30 a m to 8 Sat 8 to MAIN ST N ACTON 8530328 s Harvey Secondary School in The daily paper mailed from York Borough Mr Wood would like to see that Acton gets its fair share on the local level Mr Wood entry raises to four the number of con testants for the three Acton council seals Peter Marks Duby and G W McKenzie previously declared Coun cillor Joe Hurst will not seek reelection Ignore calendar Wallace Continued from Page Hills council ap proved the recommendation of the finance and personnel committee that en be celebrated on October 30 instead of the traditional Oct there wont be of 31 Halloween actual date falls on Sunday Austin said if that problem The Y Men are again develops the town may have a and to ban trucks from Bower door lodoor collection lo Avenue because it just t rase for built for heavy traffic Participating children pick He said there was no lheir problem for the works department to continue put ting gravel on Wallace to make it useable and added calcium can also be used to keep dust down He said while cons ruction have to be done right away he thought the acquis tion of property and design work should go ahead in the event the street Is brought up to highway standards Drainage Austin warned unless something is done about drainage on Wallace It may not be useable in the spring Hyde said he agreed with the idea of property acquisition bul In favor of construction on Wallace at this time Councillor Dick said he would be concerned to sec work on Wallace and at the Highway Highway June lion done the same year and urged postponement of con struction plans for Wallace Street Austin said the construction would consist of open ditches and asphalt Wallace Street would be a highway type road and not an urban type He warned the committee the town would have to spend toils for work on Wallace Including of a cutyrt to make it useable yearround schools as they have for many years past OPEN FORUM on URBAN and REGIONAL CONCERNS at ECDrury School Ontario St Milton WED NOV 3 8 pm SPEAKERS Julian Reed Hills Mayor Hill or designated speaker Milton Mayor or designated speaker Burlington Alderman Carter QUESTION PERIOD AND COFFEE TO FOLLOW SPONSORED BY TON ASSOCIATION EVERYONE WELCOME PAINT GAL Due to the reconstruction of Mill our coitomerj may oar rear off Joan Late Fall FixUp For CHRISTMAS WALLPAPER OFF REG PRICE 20 COME IN AND SEE OUR LARGE VARIETY OF BOOKS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED CSAV or nSTTT to age V

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