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Monday Wilbur St home destroyed by fire SMOKE AND FLAMES POURED out of win and doors at the home of the Van 13 Wilbur St Monday Fire started In the kit at noon and spread rapidly throughout the Cyclist hit by car A Kingham Road resident was hurt when the bike she was riding came into collision with an aa yet unidentified car last Tuesday May 30 on Main Street South Cristine Vetricek of Kingham was slightly hurt in the mishap according to Regional Police Police state the car was trailing the 10speed bike when the vehicle struck the rear wheel of the bike The action knocked the rider off the bike The car then turned cast onto Agnes Street and left the scene police say Damage to the bike is about according to police A family of four is homeless after fire swept through their home Monday causing an estimated In damages The family of Mr and Mra J Van Opstal 13 Wilbur St escaped the burning house without injury as fire spread from the kitchen throughout the rest of he house Fire chief Mick Holmes explained the fire started in the kitchen at approximately 30 after fumes from an adhesive glue burst Into flames He stated a contact cement was being used just prior to lunch with Invisible fumes engulfing the kitchen When the gas stove was house It was the fourth major house fire in as turnedontoprepareiunch he many months Acton an area formerly known J wen for its low fire damage The blaze swept through the kitchen and spread up stairs where a son was sleeping He escaped without Injury The fire continued to travel into the roof of the home the fire chief said Firefighters were on the scene within minutes of the alarm and turned off natural gas and hydro lending Into the house Using water from fire hydrants they spent an hour and a half battling the blaze Mr Holmes said the ex of the bouse is basically all right but the interior re ceived extensive damage He said some clothes might be but furniture and other possessions were com destroyed A neigh house had to be cleared of smoke also Mr Holmes said Although there were no injuries during the fire fire fighter sus tained a bruised shoulder while returning to the fire hall He apparently slipped and fell off the truck in the two block ride rays re vealed no broken bones Mrs Van said the family Is staying with the family on Highway while the extensive reno vations are done Boards were placed over downstairs windows soon after the fire and clean up crews were on the scene the next day in the beginning stages of the renovations Friends of the family told the Free Press Mrs Van father was coming this week for a visit from Holland Carpole mishap A damaged bumper and a broken telephone pole resulted a single car traffic accident on the Nassagaweya 1st Line early Saturday morning Halton Regional Police estimate in damages on the car driven by Lynn Fisher of Acton About in damages occurred to the phone pole police state The mishap took place at l IS am The vehicle was north bound when It spun round to face south crossed the road went into a ditch and struck the pole according to police Waive cash so senior citizen apts proceed Hills I decided to waive the five per cent cash In lieu of park laid requirement for the senior citizens apartment complex on Elizabeth Drive Acton They will allow Ontario Housing Corporation to build a sidewalk only in front of the property and If it Is con tlnued further the town will pay the cost Council also agreed to waive the normal ration legal planning and engineering fees for the project which were estimated at WOO The security bond asked of private developers was also dispensed with since the OH C as a Crown Corporation said It was unnecessary The c have agreed to pay lot levies Mayor Tom H asked if the same would apply if another sen or citizens complex is built somewhere He said in Georgetown paid the administrative legal and planning costs Councillor Roy Booth said in Georgetown there was no cash in lieu of parkland and the only other concession the paying of lot levies at the amount they required when the project was suggested Lot levies in creased before the apart got underway Councillor Walter Blehn suggested the province could well afford to pay the WOO administration legal and planning fees Councillor Duby stated the project has been moving very slowly and warned If Pattersons plea they don t get started now 11 will be too late for this year Hero we are talking about lot levies and talking like a bunch of money makers we should be thinking about our older people He said he is continually trying to explain to people why it isn getting anywhere and slated now it is at this stage council should make a decision Councillor Pete supported He said these costs are negligible compared to the of the people waiting to get In The mayor insisted he wanted a policy in case another such building is erected On a recorded vote only Councillor Walter was opposed to the concessions FIRE GUTTED a two storey brick home at Wilbur St Monday leaving a family of four homeless A dangerous combination of fumes and flames is blamed for the blaze at the Van Opstal home Police check Glowing flames Farmers annoyed suds caper engulf car motor over tax date change the tax due date from July 30 to June 30 Is a hardship to the farmers Councillor Pat Patterson stated in an Impassioned plea to Hills council Monday night Ho said the farmers are into the bank for fertilizer seed and spray and depend on their wheat crop in July to pay that off Patterson the young people ore budget conscious and have known the bills always at the end of July and the end of while this year it was suddenly changed to the end of June I going to tell every fanner not to pay their tax bill until this is straightened out He claimed the interest on the extra month is a hidden tax and contended the change in dates on the bylaw was In fine print and nobody saw It Councillor Mike Armstrong said there was an amendment In the bylaw at the Region because it would cost other municipalities money in add tional interest costs If any of us are around on next year Ontario Hydro crews drilling for samples SUZANNE SWEEZEY places the crown on the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Joseph school last Wednesday The crowning of the Virgin statue was witnessed by the whole school and many parents regional council the date should be moved back o the end of July The farmer t got the bucks to pay it in June Patterson challenged Just because the Region mode It June doesnt mean this council should go along with it We should throw the Region the hell out he shouted Councillor Pat said the Region only wants their money June He said the town could have borrowed the money for he extra month It s our own council who did it The Region has done nothing for Ward Two but cost us extra money thundered Patter son Councillor Russ Miller said it would the town an That Is work is carried extra In Interest or the on until the owner tells additional month So it was Ontario Hydro to leave decided by this council to go Part of legal process In along with It taking possession of land Is Councillor Roy Booth the walking of the property milted when the change was said Some people passed In Ihc bylaw the did not want us to walk the pact on he farming com line but If we did not we was not realized He would lose the right he said suggested if it Is a hardship Construction of the line there could be a relaxation of through Hills hinges penalties He said It would be on the results of an Ontario difficult to change now since Municipal Board hearing the tax bills are out next month Halton Hills has the matter was referred to Crews are also determining consistently refused hydro the financeadministration access routes to the right of corridors rights of way committee way according to Ontario Hydro Community Relations officer David Patriquin In order to engineer a tower to specific ground conditions soli and rock samples are taken normally to a depth of feet but sometimes to feet said Tuesday The drilling Is at a rate of about three or four holes a day said He also said work will proceed for about a month or so but an exact date of finishing cannot be determined because some landowners may object to Ontario Hydro being on their property In finding access routes to he right of way we use implied consent said Halton Regional Police are continue rig o investigate the theft of a large quantity of beer from the Dominion Hotel storeroom on Main Street North on Ihe weekend A group of men were seen taking cases of beer out of the storage place Knox Avenue residence and covered a number of persons drinking beer in the basement in the dark A large of beer was found In basement It was a close encounter of a fiery kind Monday when Acton firefighters arrived at the scene of a car fire and met with strange stances The fire was discovered by Halton Regional Police in a field opposite the Breezes property on the town line about 9pm Fire chief Mick Holmes stated the car an old Volkswagen had no licence or other Identifying on it Because of the magnesium engine and the Ontario Hydro anticipating a green light from an Ontario Municipal Board hearing has started gather ing engineering data for the proposed Helton Hills section of he Bruce to Georgetown hydro corridor Hydro crews are drilling for samples of earth and stone along the portion of the line from north of Limehouse o Milton Station where the north south line is planned to join an east west line BIA hires students for downtown cleanup Two students have been hired by the Business Improve ment Area to help clean up downtown Acton this summer Chris Vellcek and Gary will be doing general maintenance and clean up In the downtown area on Friday and Saturdays until school Is finished During the summer they will work full days Tuesday to Saturday The boys will be paid with the help of a provincial grant which was obtained by I A general construction of the vehicle the engine glowed as It burned Water would not put the strange blaze out making it necessary to smother the flames and the glow with dirt Mr Holmes said the fire was started by someone unknown and that police are investigating the incident to locate the owner Playhouse destroyed A burning candle is believed to be the cause of a fire which destroyed a children playhouse behind the Music Shop on Monday according fire chief Mick Holmes The chief said firefighters were called lo the scene to put out the blaze He said such houses are dangerous should be discouraged Close street for holiday Hills council had no objection to the closing of Mill Street between Fellows and Willow Streets and Willow Street from Mill to Bower on Thursday June 30 from 12 noon to 9 Friday July i from Sam to p and Saturday July from 9 a to The request came from the Acton Business Association the I A board of management and the Acton Citizens Fund Raising Committee for Back to Acton Days CHILDREN S PLAYHOUSE situated behind the Music Shop was the scene of the second fire on Monday