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Firefighters warn The Acton Freo Press Wednesday Sept 6 1978 B7 Scare tactics being used to sell smoke detectors mm his is an flames and hcit Ttu re- Hal ton Hills firefighters would like Co see smoke dctcc tors used in every home in the Town but Ihcy are worried bout reports of high pressure salesmen using scan tactics to sell expensive protection devices to homeowners Fire Prevention Officer Larry of the Hills Fire Department says In Is hearing from worried home owners who have been subjee led to high pressure sales loctics by door lodoor wiles men who Stare people so much they don t want to spend another unprotected night in their home Claim products ire approved tin local department ind try to sell home owners a detection device for room In home when one or two are sufficient protection for most single family dwellings scrupulous salesmen been active in some of Recently the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Common launched track down on these firms and under the Business Practices were one Inn in Sudbury for usmt high pressure s lies tidies misrepresenting thi product in a door to door s The Minis consumers ignnsl buying detectors from door to door salesmen and the Committee repeats the warning Some of these arc over priced devices which are no better than iny sold in the local store FPO In representative shows home owners a gruesome visual about the dingers of being trapped in a home fire He of chiming a product has been recommended ip ped tested or by the loc ire dcpirlment Only Underwriters labor of tests these devices to moke sure they meet certain slandirds hire and do not approve tlnni he w ir The new Building Code all new homes must have i fire alarm and salesmen ire using this Code as levene to sell their costly of older homes one lost children fire Whit should i homeowner do if ipproached by firm Shop iround I- ire silicosis get prices don it the first offer Be on igiinst pressure I ind if tin sales soys his product is ap proved by your fire depart don take his word for it Cill the fire business office and ask if it true The fire departments of prefer products if combustion detectors which will sound an ilirm during any of the four stages of fire incipient visible smoke and high heat Thti are good ones sold Some detectors don sound an alarm until fire conditions re the heavy smoke or flame level Products of combustion detectors will respond while fire is still in the smouldering stage and they ire the best form of fire detection the department points out Brochures to list classes Summer drawing to a close fall is not for away Those invigorating outdoor activities will soon give way to indoor programs Halton Hills recreation department is issuing its fall brochure this week listing the many many interesting activities available This week the will be inserted in the Georgetown Independent for Georgetown area residents and mailed to Acton and surrounding rural route areas of Halton Hills within a couple of days Be sure save these brochures to refer to during the coming weeks ANOTHER SEASON AT THE Ukrainian Camp ended with gala brations Sunday Monday workers were storing away equipment and flags George Yakubiw takes down one of the blue and yellow flags as BorysBuyniak steadies the ladder The camp is on the Fourth Line north of Highway About 12 people attended the camp this summer Youth group honored Ukrainian camp finale GOLDEN BIRD Low Cost Holidays can Miami One week fom Bench mi Cancun Cozumel fieeport Music dancing en displiys sunny Sunday rounded end of the Youth Archbishop Borecky Toronto the many around Southern attended Of spcei significance the marked the anniversary of the in Canada I people were in the camp for the Through two month long season Dominion ibout people from two ore millions passed through the camp gates on the Fourth Line Hills north of idults the neirh I winch lus ertiinedSund Children from to swim take hikes do crafts and culture ikubiw impei come fr m Toronto million Well ind he snd Winter fair Queens guineas has most entries ever Youth Day at this Royal Winter Fair will have its many tenures on opening day November the largest number of entries ever in tht H Queen Guineas Steer Ship reunion Thirty three years ifter decommissioning the ship s company of Fergus gathered for a re union in Fergus after which the Cor vctte was named Canadian Legion organized the gathering for last weekend It was Ihe first time many of the sea men saw each other since 1945 A banquet dance and church parade were held After the church a wreath laying ceremony was held at the cenotaph Fergus was a Flower class Corvette with crew of 105 men She escorted six convoys across the Atlantic Ocean The ship was built at Collmgwood and commissioned in 1M1 record from counties have been re more thin ihe record number As Lain ton and South counties It id ill counties with ind entries respectively followid Middlesex with TO County s entries ire Doug Don ildson it David it Nancy El 1 Milton loyce B 1 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