Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 2, 1977, p. 2

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rj truck fire second in a week Pepsi gives Flames had to be in a townowned dump truck for the second time in a week yesterday Tuesday The truck had only been back on the road for a few days after having repairs done to damages caused in a fire in the hydraulic packer electrical system Yester days fire was centred around the same packer but oil spilled out onto road and into the garbage says fire fighter Wilf Duval Firefighters used water lo put out he blaze until they realized the oil was leaking and started lo use foam lo smother it This week fire on Rose- ford Terrace was much more serious said Mr Duval The fire spread the electrical wiring of the cab leaving the vehicle Immobile It had to be towed away the fire was out he said Continued from page One electrical hookup costing would be needed Councillor Peter Marks asked if the same cable and hookup could be used for another clock if this proved unsatisfactory He was told It could Arena Manager Harold Townsley had seen the clock and said it was in good condl according to a report from Facility Superintendent Pat Sheehan Kitchener Beverage Co services arena with soft drinks the recreation director stated SMOKE BILLOWED Out of a Halton Hilts truck yesterday Tuesday as tempt to extinguish flames which were engulfing the vehicle Costs higher to get pet back ACTON OUTERS CLUB GLASS DRIVE Saturday March 5th ANY GLASS BOTTLES JARS ETC WITHOUT LIDS Pickup Starting at 10 am PLEASE LEAVE AT END OF DRIVEWAY FOAM HAD TO BE used to smother an oil fire in a town dump truck yesterday Tuesday after it started on fire on Terrace The same truck caught on fire last week and had only been back on the road a few days before the second and worse blaze Dog owners will pay more pound and from to the to retrieve their pets from the second time and to the pound if Hills council third time approves a recommendation In addition the cost to by the finance administration board the dog will go up from committee a day to a day Joe presented a Mr said there has letter from Dog Control been a lot of overtime work a guy has lo get up in the moving into the township middle of the He said area without realizing dogs increase was necessary can harm sheep I will ex because of the increase in the plain they can be liable to a cost of help fuel malnlcn fine on each count hydro and dog food Chairman Miller said He pointed out there had the dog control officers only been no increase in Ihe pick up dogs in the township Officer George so help to be paid cither retrieval fees since Sep- upon request asking for an increase from time and a half or five dollars Mr Kirley said they do pick to to gel a dog out of the a call That not too much it Councillor Roy Booth up not only on request pointed out the increase if ihey sec two or three would only be felt by the running together people who cause the Youlf pay Rotary Skatathon for schools club Continued from page board last year cost of sending Cooper explained Ihe com students to schools outside mittee had aimed to keep the the region will cost cost per pupil increase at the more this year than last and elementary level to below other operating costs such as percent and per cent at the concerts festivals field days secondary school level and safety program go up reporled lhe 170 Nonoperating expendit including values education program com school development and practice teaching will go up Much of this money is recoverable and will be included lhe revenue portion or the budget which is lo be presented next month One cost which has gone up drastically in all areas of board operations is replacement of furniture and equipment which was Beverly curtailed last year Last year the board spent 57259 on new furniture and equipment and this year the figure will soar to Trustee Judy Alexander said she thought the board should be spending a lot more in this area Cooper said two other areas of expenditures which were seriously cut back last year and had to be reinstated were capital expenditures and personnel training He noted the budget provides for expansion education as approved by the was pupil will go up 14 per cent the elementary level and 16 per cent at secon level Costs will go up 9 per cent per student at schools for lhe trainable retarded the same time elemental enrolment is ex peeled lo go down 79 per cent and will increase 14 per cent at high schools Trainable retarded enrol is expected lo increase per cent The board will spend year on elementary pupil am on each high pupil Cooper explained one lime purchases forced the cost increases up over the com goals He admitted his prediction of a to mill lax hike is a rough guess right now since the revenue portion of the budget been finalized Cooper said lhe estimate or a 7 per cent lax jump was substantial fairly respectable in light on special the fact last year increase by per cent Political and sports cele brities of the area are ex peeled to participate in bun day afternoon Skatathon SludenlsfromM Bennett and Robert Little schools as well as other area schools will also lake part in he to raise money for their schools The Rotary club will receive a certain percentage of the funds raised which will be Ubed for service projects and each school ill receive a percentage of what their students raised Each school be allotted a tain time their students skate Each can make no more than GO laps or he arena political celebrities ex to be there are Pro vincial Member of Pnrlla Julian Reed Pro gressive Conservative date Gray Acton Y Behind closed doom Hon day Hills financeadministration com discussed Acton building with solicitor Fred The only explanation of fercd after the incamera session was thai the town is taking steps resolve the ownership of the building Jem to the general lax payer asked if the higher fee reduce the amount the tow n pays out for sheep killed Member of Parliament by dogs and Mr Kirley said he was Hills councillor Los going out in the township to A Skate will be sell licences and hoped to held and the public is invilcd push the idea of keeping dogs to drop into the arena and put from running at large He money down on Ihcir favorite claimed the farmers were nol personality but fell was people with HIGH QUALITY FOOTWEAR Naturaltzers Clarks Kaufman Susan Start- Rite Jarman Savage North Star MARILYNS boutique Plan to visit Marilyns today and see our fantastic Milt St E Meet Ministry Continued from page 1 in Toronto requires a mendatlon from the Halton Housing office under Mr before it goes ahead Mr Hickory has also said the building can be erected In two stages say with 25 units to start known Clark at the town office doesnt know how many applications have gone in from Acton Senior citizens regularly pick up forms at the office but she doesnt know how many would actually be sent in Ms who visits applicants could not make an estimate either Some files become inactive she explained A couple of applicants waiting for new senior citizen accommodations have been able to move in to the original unit on Cobblehill M P Julian Reed has heard the story and told coun cillor he sees the point of view He will be talking to people in the Ministry of Housing he promises Conservative candidate George Gray is also looking into the matter After phone calls this week both councillors and McKenzle agree that probably Acton will have to prove there is a demand They will definitely be pre senting something on the touchy subject to council soon There Is a good possi bility another Burvey will have to be made replacing the outofdate list of RED HOT SPECIAL DAYS ONLY LIMITED QUANTITY INVENTORY REDUCTION TELEVISION Portable Color 100 Solid State YC9765 Only 43g9B Port Sanyo year warranty QQ STEREO 8 Track Cat Stereo 1 warranty 39 I Cassette Recorder with Adaptor M1540 Only SD2237AMFM Radio LAUNDRY Portable Washor Spin Dryer Dryer REFRIGERATORS Cubic Ft General Electric Fridge L10ANK 324 15 Cubic Ft General Electric Frost Frea L15JRL year warranty RANGES Apartment 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