Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 1, 1978, p. 9

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The Credit Authority what is it anyway The Acton Free Press Wednesday Fob 9 Agriculture outlook Xray finds wee insects ONE HUNDRED and fifty years of service to the Ladies Auxiliary are represented in this picture These five women all earned their year Saturday Fern Shultis Eileen Wedge Lois Gordon Grace and Mary Acton Is in the Credit Valley watershed some of our land under regulations of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority Meetings are reported regularly but what is the Authority ail about What is it What does it do Information officer Joan Rollings ex plain just what the group is all about The Credit Valley Conservation only one of Authorities in Ontario was formed in 1954 at the request of the icipahties in the watershed and received its charter six months before Hurricane Hazel struck Ontario to protect the Credit River Watershed the original concept was an autonomous body funded by the municipal and the Province of Ontario Repre sentatives of the municipalities and the Province form the membership of the only Pipeline people Today in the busy noisy environment of our everyday lives people see the con nervation authority as a means to escape all year round to green quiet open space The conservation areas are only per cent of the Authority owned land but provide most per cent of the areas seen by people There the public may camp pinlc swim hike cros3country ski or lust sit quietly and enjoy the silence among he trees Education also takes place In these Teaching children an appreciation or the open space provided will hopefully dividends in the future Other projects These are only two of the many ongoing irojects of the Authority Acquiring head wetlands to keep the rivers clean and reforesting erosion prone hills and marginal land enforcing the regulations to prevent people from building or filling on flood plains of the Credit River and Its tri and last but not least com on official plans and making sure companies care about the areas proposed for homes and Industry take a major pari of the Authority time and budget Improper planning in the past has created high velocity runolf from asphalt and roofs which can erode small streams and river bonks These now have to be re paired and the Authorily each year has sev projects of this type These are costly and time consuming Good planning pro cedures should be built into new develop ments and the Authority staff polices these projects said strong in 1 978 help the present Secretary inside of fruits and Graham keep up with vegetables making an the many activities Warren assessment of damage Gear will handle the without disecting the publication of the Ontario P Cattlemen newsletter Flu annual meeting for the Peel Cattlemen Association was held during Farmers Week Thursday Jim at the Brampton fair grounds The meeting was by President Bill Jackson The morning was Unite Agricul Representative In Mr Matheson showed slides and discussed Ins trip to China He indicated there arc many differences in our way of life as compared to the Chinese The following were elected as Directors from Lee Wilkinson Jim McKay Charles Martin Hob Merry John llorryi Bill Allison Don Lindsay and Allan Cook Voting delegates at the annual ire Lee Wilkinson Bill Bell and Charles The Cattlemen s Assoc iatlon is pressuring govern for laws to protect the farmers against default In payment Scientists at Agriculture Canada SaintJean Que Research Station are now ex ploring the use of a new ray method called xerography to observe Inside fruits and vegetables Another spotted LADIES AUXILIARY are big tippers they showed their appreciation to the men who served them a dinner in recognition of the excellent meals served by the Ladies Auxiliary throughout the year The may soon be the UFO capital of Canada with so many unidentified flying objects ob served along the The latest incident hap pened In Bronte when four teenagers spotted what they called a UFO hovering over a grove of trees less than a quarter of a mile away One year old Ian Robertson said he was first to spot the UFO when he turned around and looked up at about 45 that evening He described it as being a big Authority produced two new brochures out lining the alms and responsibilities of the from ho members and staff What is It What of Montreal spoke an docs it do and Water and Land Mr Management are available by contacting the Credit Valley Authority Ontario iKOorby calling fl 1 he Information Officer at Wlth lo I long term outlook there will more people to feed and are improving their standard of living as the time Mies on therefore more beef w ill be required in the future Keith Momman reported the Ontario Cittlemen round ball of orange and something from a Big Fool hired to yellow which he first thought movie might have been a small The sighting brought UK plane on fire or a gas boll expert Tom Grey from from a nearby oil refin Toronto to cry He looked for evidence of His companions all saw the burn rings at the point where object which one described as the boys had seen It land but looking like the sun across found none Grey said he has Lake Ontario but closer up received about a dozen Another noted there was a reports of sightings from the loir UFO capital PARTY CATERING out party trays catered to groups big orsmat Don forget your Valentine MM Street Georgetown Cake FREE with every order 8771113 full moon Saturday night and Peel regions tins one boy said a Great Dane already noting January is dog went barking when usually a heavy month for the object appeared The boys said there was a sound coming from the area where the object hovered a high pitch which sounded like Color televisions are rising in popularity About month are handled at the UFO centre in Toronto Grey agrees with UK researcher W il liams that there is a base for at the bottom of Lake Kj Ontario just off the Burlington shoreline as re ported In April TWENTY FIVE YEARS service in the Ladies Auxiliary of the Acton Legion earned these four women pins Standing left to right are Phyllis and Freda Lambert Silting are Shirley Turkosz and Mary Cooney Also receiving her pin but not in the picture was Mrs Frances Cutts While in 1977 worried about the rising cost of living increasing unemp loyment and devaluation of the dollar they at the same time acquired more color televisions receivers and automatic dishwashers than in the previous year cording to figures released this month by Statistics However the weekly mation bulletin put out by households owning black and Statistics points out TVs dPped to per households of the from variety eluded in the survey for the first time last year and may in part account for some of the differences The survey of household facilities and equipment showed 67 per cent of the households sampled owned color TVs in 1977 compared to GO per cent in 1976 On the percentage of FOR ALL OF CANADAS BUILDING fill NEEDS MKKBQ1E Oakville men head fire prevention work Two fire of Regional lion officers will head up the Coordinator Chief Warren work of the Region Corp of Burlington II wjs Fire Prevention Committee originally committee of in 1978 Mutual Aid tire- Peter Campbell hire frighting Its 000 Prevention Officer of Oak budget the bulk of which is Fire Department was spent on liter dure is funded named chairman of the Com entirely by Regional during the recent annual meeting Inspector In his annual report Wayne Smith also of reviewing 1977 retiring Fire department was named chairman Bob Gny of vicechairman Burlington reviewed the Inspector Larry Brassard annual poster contest the of Hills Fire is scrapbooks of activities the new treasurer this year which wen circulated to to taking over the books from councils and libraries in the Campbell Roy Downs of region the purchase of a new film his attendance at he relations officer Ontario Municipal fire The Committee comprises Prevention Officers annual Halton fire prevention per conference in and son n el who meet monthly to the distribution of large plan regional fire prevention quantities of literature campaigns Each fire depart through the region in Is represented One highlight of the past on the group 1957 was the Committees the Committee has just com campaign for upgrading and Its year of service controlling standards of This year the Committee proficiency for apartment will operate under the direc superintendents FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO OUR SUPER VALUE ONLY Great for motorists campers sportsmen POWER HOUSE LANTERN WITH 6 VOLT BATTERY Handsome bright yellow lantern with comfortable handle Packaged in reusable storage case I I I I Deluxe Champion POLYESTER D7814 27 30 35 F7814 29 G7814 30 32 69 G7815 30 32 69 WHITEWALLS S3 MORE Deluxe Champion RADIAL Si I WHITEWALL INSTALLED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE SIZE DR7814 FR7814 FR7815 GR7815 PRICE 49 41 06 49 06 FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT EXTRA LIFE BATTERY 30 MONTH WARRANTY MONTH WARRANTY Maintenance FREE BATTERY 2 s I I I THIS COUPON OIL CHANGE AND LUBE Stores 2 2 2 MOORE 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