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TheActonFreaProsa Wednesday Dec 29 Region staff cuts blocked at meet Halton Regional Councils last meeting before Christ mas ended with an angry ex change when Burlington Councillor Tom Sutherland attempted to have the re gional planning reduced by two people Sutherland has long con tended that the department Is overstaffed He claims the department should fullllll no more than a coordinating role in the planning for the re gion and If the role is re stricted to that the depart ment won t need all of the people now on staff Sutherland flew Into a rage when Chairman Rick Morrow insisted that the motion was out of order and council could Two snowfalls cost 25000 Snow adds a lot to the of Hills taxpayers Christmassy spirit but it adds dollars and has left the snow a lot to the tax bite too plowing budget In the The last two snowfalls up red However the sanding to December cost budget still has an equal Santa delivers to stores shoppers Halton lis Furniture and Appliances customers hod an added treat articles purchased delivered to their homes on Christmas Because was Santas busiest day of the year he was unable to help the deliveries As a result Bon Kuiken donned a suit and took Of all the deliveries made dur the day about 20 were Chr gifts ranging from washers and dryers to to microwave ovens according to tore owner Jake Kuiken Many were surprises he said amount left in It and there s left In the snow removal budget Adding to the cost Is 1000 hours of overtime for men who were out In the cold on 16 hour shifts to keep the roads open Snowplows covered miles of roads which in eludes the repl owing of many streets and the number of passes needed up and down Ihc streets The old bugbear the filled in driveway right after It has been laboriously dug out is one of the big complaints received by the works depart according to Prank General Superln tendent of Works He says there nothing the town can do about it since lifting the blade for every driveway would mean none of the roods would cleared in time for people to get to work The freezing rain and resulting slippery roads accounted for 1 tons of sand and 50 tons of salt enough for a fair sized beach and big pile of salt shakers not entertain the suggestion until it comes as a notice of motion Last meeting when tried to make the motion you told me to put it on the agenda and it would be discussed I com piled with your advice and now you are doing a double- Inaugural January 5 Board of Education will hold its inaugural meet January at the main offices GuelphLine Burling ton At the meeting a chairman and vicechairman will be elected by the man board It is not known if chair man Rev Garry Morton and vicechairman Noel Cooper will seek reelection Halton Hills council will hold its first meeting of 1078 on January 10 At the first meetings of Hal ton Hills Works Committee and Halton Hills Fiance- Administration Committee on January a new chairman will be chosen take because you don t sup port the motion Don lobby for my sup port anymore I m sick and tired of your tactics I don need it Sutherland shouted Most of the discussion centred on whether or not the motion was legitimate and conformed with the rules of procedure but Oakville Coun Archie Donaghey Joined the fray when he told Suther land the motion was ill timed ill conceived and illogical A move to cut staff In the planning department got underway early In the budget discussions and at that lime Oakville Councillor Ron wanted seven people to be reduced from the complement of 17 At an earlier meeting of the planning committee cillors and land had argued that the department need as many staff members now that the official plan was n earing its final stages Outside of the meeting Wednesday councillors charged Sutherland with grandstanding and setting the stage for a move up to federal politics Thaw cancels ice rinks After all the hassle about outdoor rinks and with town forces all ready to have them set up by the Christmas holi days Mother Nature made the decision The mild weather made it Impossible for the works crew to do anything but if a cold snap develops they will go ahead Unfortunately it will probably be too late for the youngsters on Christmas vacation Car leaves scene One of two drivers Involved In an accident In the parking lot of the Dominion Hotel left the scene Thursday riight The car owned by Michael Rogers of Fergus took about in damages from the accident according to police The second vehicle reversed out or a parking spot beside the Rogers car hitting it in the FIREFIGHTERS were called out Boxing Day to a car fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Don John St Extensive damage resulted to the motor and hood of Debbie Roses car Boxing Day car fire at home Acton Volunteer tire- fighters were called to a car fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Don John St on Boxing Day The car belonging to Deborah Lynn Rose of had Just been parked in the garage ten minutes before the fire broke out A neighbor saw the flames coming from under the hood and called the department says fire chief Mick Holmes When firefighters arrived at the scene they pulled the car out of the garage and doused the flames Damage received to the motor and under the hood the fire chief says The cause is unknown ALL MEMBERS Branch 197 Royal Canadian Legion CONTRARY TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OUR LAST NEWS LETTER THERE WILL BE A LEVEE ON THE AFTERNOON OF NEW YEARS DAY EXECUTIVE BRANCH 187 ACTON NANCY was first place winner in the 10 to 13 year old category of the Christ mas Coloring Contest and Carolyn Vander were other first place winners in their cate AS YOU BEGIN THE NEW YEAR We wish you a New Year filled with laughter and dreams come true Thank you for your loyal friendship Mil St Acton AND certainly the biggest blood donor at Thursday s Red Cross clinic was Santa Claus himself Kathy Bevendge of Toronto draws the Christmas red gift of life from Santa s veins Donors were down in number this time says Henry Kroes the organizer who doubles as Santa Ambulance stay with donors while they are resting after giving their blood The next el nic will be April 13 at the Legion Mr pointed out that there will be three clinics in 1978 all on Thursdays Donations down from last clinic The current flu bug and the Christmas season have been blamed for the drop in blood donations Thursday at the Legion Blood donor clinic organizer Henry Kroes said people donated one pint each a drop from 115 at the last clinic in September This year there were 15 rejections compared 12 In September Mr said a lot of people have taking meditation for colds and the flu elimination them from potential donation He also explained that many people arc too busy around Christmas to come out In spite of the drop in numbers the amount of children present had doubled Mr Kroes said On hand to entertain the youngsters was Santa Claus who took time out from his babysitting duties to donate a pint him self High school students colled volunteers are 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