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Mayor says Regional Council wants to stay in Burlington now The Acton Free Wednesday July 1977 3 Senior Citizen booklets here Milton Mayor Don Gordon says the feeling of Regional Council has changed from the 13 majority in favor of a new regional build in Oakville to a majority in favor of stay in Bat the present leased building in Burlington The general feeling is to keep what we ve got Mayor Gordon said Three alder men from Burlington have publicly changed their minds Peter Graydon Lush he landlord of the regions present headquarters has dropped his court action against Region and is concentrating his energy In pushing for an Ontario Munlcl pal Board hearing about the proposed new regional head quarters to be built on land granted through a parkway belt exemption Basically our position is that we have asked for a discontinuance of the court action on the assumption there will be an hearing Lush said My solicitors tell me we have definite grounds for a hearing on a planning basis We simply decided that we wish to have two proceedings going on at once Lush added And it appears the OMB hearing offers the best forum for the public to voice its opinions The proposed building would be built on a site on Bronte north of the Queen Elizabeth Way at an matedcostof Over 100 attend camp Some 100 youngsters bet ween the ages of seven and are finishing up their third and final week at the Ukrainian Youth Association Summer Camp on the Fourth Line Friday is the last day of the first session The second three week session begins on Saturday During the last week of this group a sports camp is also being held independent of the second session Young athletes will be training for a United States track and field meet Rural boundary change proposed Realignment of Milton rural ward boundaries was proposed by Councillor during Monday s council meeting The Ward Three Councillor presented a notice or motion the council will debate at its Aug meeting fie offered a choice one ward containing the north Oakville and Burlington areas and another containing only or one containing all the rural lands south of Highway except and one containing all the lands I plus Campbellvilie north of Councillor Gordon Krantz wondered if such a change might bring in more rural councillors We ha en problems now he joked March of Dimes total is up Mrs Lcs Duby local March of Dimes Chair man this week expresses appreciation to the many generous donors who made the 1977 campaign so success Campaign total for Acton and district to date is a significant increase over previous years Money raised by the March of Dimes each year is used to ease the of the problems facing disabled adults and in eludes the provision of wheel chairs respirators braces and special personal support aids transportation to and from medical facilities and the formation of groups of disabled adults to encourage BarberGreene halts work All manufacturing stopped at Barber Greene Canada Ltd plant once one of Milton largest industries A final stage layoff shelved worker jobs last week About office staff vice and repair employees re main Last month the plant was listed for sale in Toronto The plant made road paving and quarrying equipment Reduction in the company s operations is due to a lack of work one company official said The plant once employed 150 office and plant em ployees Tenders Tenders are being called for the removal of the two houses which sit on the site of the future Senior Citizen apartments on Elizabeth Dr their participation in their respective Summer camping programs arc another service provided by the March of Dimes for physically disabled adults Ontario March of Dimes efforts are specifically to physically disabled adults aged 19 and over whatever the cause of dis ability accident birth defect stroke disease or old age The Ontario March of Dimes docs not duplicate the services of other agencies government or otherwise Direct aid in was pro vided to persons throughout the province Another 1 persons were assisted through programs in the agency 12 Ability Centres In the regular sessions children from all over Southern Ontario and one from as far away as Florida arc enjoying arts and crafts swimming sports nature study singing and special events according to camp director Taras Dusanowskyf Mr is himself no stranger around the camp having been pro gram in pre vious years This is first year as director Hundreds of people arc expected to take part in the annual festival at the camp held August This is the anniversary of two saints introducing Christianity to the Ukraine Mayor greets mayor The voice of another mayor that of Mayor Harry MacConnell Georgetown Prince Edward Island filled the council chamber Monday night when he greeted the mayor of the sister town Mayor Tom Hill by tele phone Mayor official ly launching the beginning of direct dialling system in E I chose Mayor Tom Hill for his first call The call was a result of the 1st Georgetown Venturers trip to Prince Edward Island where they presented the Maritime mayor with a plaque from Mayor Tom Hill Mayor MacConnell invited the mayor and council to visit the PE I town and ex pressed his appreciation to the boys of the 1st Venturers group who canoed to he Canadian Scout Jamboree Howie Powell leader of the 1st Venturers presented a plaque to Mayor Hill from the Georgetown I mayor and an accompanying letter Objections to the building come from three separate parties Including Lush Botterell Warehousing In Oak ville a firm which offered to rental for the regional ullding on Iroquois Shores In and a group of Milton area people headed by R Freeman People had assumed there would be an OMB hearing and now want to write letters to make sure there would be Lush said They just asked me to too It is a calculated gamble but Im not Interested in running up costs for me or the government Lush said There have been OMB hear Ings on less important mat The three objections have been received by the Hon McKeough Treasurer of Ontario and Minister of Economics and Inter gov em mental Affairs McKeough will decide this afternoon whether a public hearing is necessary perhaps by the OMB to decide he fate of the proposed regional building site If the building of the head quarters on the to acre site can begin by tomorrow July the existing construction contract will become null and void and the architects would be commuted to redesigning the building under the mil lion limit originally imposed by council I don think it was neces saryforMr Lush to take legal action against Halton because of the proposed building Mayor Gordon said If he I m sure someone else would have Should the site be scrapped there is still the site in Milton avail able to no cost We ve got the land here we re in the center of region d rather see the regional building in Milton Mayor Gordon smiled The town t too far from any where in the region and is a natural center from Hills would really appreciate a move to Milton They have to travel a mile round trip to Burlington REGIONAL Police identification officer Bill rcGrath dusts a flag pole for prints after thieves stole four flags from the top of the 747 Lounge last week Wolf kills sheep Was a wolf after clothing on the Chester Early farm recently He may have been because a lamb was killed by a wolf according to report from the Livestock Mr Early was reimbursed for IhL loss Calf killed by dogs A calf owned by C Wallace was killed by dogs running at large Idbt w He was paid for the loss undertheLiveslockProleclionAct Senior citizens are entitled to many special privileges Special admission prices banking benefits hotel counts restaurant discounts and lower transportation costs are among these ad vantages Terry Grubbe the dlnator of the Community Services Centre has obtained copies of two helpful booklets which are now available for any Acton and district senior Regions new dev officer Halton Region new Indus trial development officer started work here last week Bill Marshall is to make an attractive place for industry to locate His first job Is to find out what businesses are already here By the middle of autumn Marshall hopes to have promotion material on the regional and also lo have est contacts with Indus Iries In he joined the New Brunswick Development Cor po ration to attract central Canadian industry down cast He made contacts in the US He has an MBA degree in marketing from Michigan Slate University Lake swim for Aquatic Club and Kiwanis Club are joining forces to raise about a Lake Ontario swim The effort is hoped by officials to make up for the poor results of the in March which fell about short of expectations swimmers plan to make the crossing from Niagara on the Lake to Coronation Park by swim ming 15 minute relays on July Courses training courses ire being held all summer long at Blue Springs scout and SPORTSWEAR will be CLOSED Sat July 23 noon til Tues Aug DURING THIS PERIOD THERE ALSO WILL BE NO PICKUP AND DELIVERY GUARDIAN I 1 DRUGS EVERY MONDAY BINGO Now held in GEORGETOWN ELKS LODGE Mounuinvlaw Georgetown Early Bird PRIZES Doors Open 7 PM Bingo Starts sss 3 Special 70 EA Jackpot 58 Numbers GUARANTEED for Community Out DtiCllO In FREE BUS SERVICE Fiom PLAYS JULY 22 to JULY SaltyFtoM Jerry Reed ADULT ENTERTAINMENT Warning Soma May Offensive O Added Attraction CAR WASH Frl Sit Sun Bon Off Optra Up in Moo To Thur 8 Show At A THEATIE GUARDIAN DRUGS NOXZEMA J19 MO ml Wo the grit to Im quontitiei NOXZEMA J19 ROLL ON DEODORANT ARRID ROLL ON DEODORANT 28 ml white BAT TISSUE at Soft snow flake 1 M I pi 2rollpkg www ft BUFFERIN Acton Pharmacy CORNER MILL AND MAIN ACTON 8531620 citizens who are Interested The copies may be picked up tree charge at her office in the mornings or from Lorna Clark in the town office during regular business hours One booklet is called Ontario Benefits for Senior Citizens and the other is called Where to Use your Senior Clliiens Privilege Card All Ontario residents over years of age are entitled to Senior Citizen Privilege Cards Some of these cards also indicate people who are to Drug Benefits The booklet tells where to write to obtain a card The booklets also tell about social assistance supple mentary aid homes for the aged rental housing nursing home care satellite home care homemakers and nurses services MARILYNS Mill E Acton Motor Vehicle License Office NOW LOCATED AT 3 Victoria Ave MILL STREET ENTRANCE OFFICE HOURS to 12 and 1 30 to m Tuesday thru Saturday The compact Panasonic Microwave Oven It does just about everything big ones do in less space Compact Enter or Small enough but roomy enough to cook up loo pound Bull Provides a handy I variety of food through lv cook ogress Convenient lamps to show cook unci on is opera I and salt no year Warranty microwave covorod by a vast parts and labour wotronly and on odd warranty on the magnetron Roc Malic power win defrost rotating panels cook and defrost I mes or a do variety of foods Low powe for del Iko dishes and Regular for all Dinar microwave cooking 30 mor Cook sgnalbel 1 of cook ty Cook and Indicator tamps cookbook lo bo lad a par lab lo cook or ng moa for a HALTON HILLS FURNITURE and APPLIANCES 352 Queen Street East Acton Hwy No