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i Tho Acton Free Pros3 Wednesday Feb 1979 Business as usual despite PO closing Heart fund captain for Acton Vic sets the campaign Into full gear by hoisting tbe campaign flag February Is heart month with canvassers knocking on doors to raise funds for the cause Volunteers on campaign February has tonally been Heart month and for Vic means hitting the streets along with SO other can to begin the collection far the Can Heart Fund Mr who has been chairing the campaign since it first came to Acton five years ago has been busy ing telephone calls to round up canvassers to cover the town When I first started four of five years ago it took about people to cover the town now it takes DO he said Mr was reluctant to set a final goal for the Acton area However he likes to sec a couple hundred more dollars collected each year Last year can vassers collected Mr Brlstow said he would like to see the Heart fund Heart fund canvassers are still needed for cer tain areas around Acton Vic Brlstow chairman for the program said he can still use more volun leers to cover between and homes each The campaign began February 1 and will run through to the end of the month Acton area collect sometime Maybe this year is the year who knows Money is collected through canvassing and voluntary donations for the heart fund roses which are In locations throughout the town The heart fund flag was raised Saturday morning at the Cenotaph in front of the United Church With the growing of people working Frontier Florist Carden Centre 2361 Floral Designs Weddings Funerals Tropical Plants FOR YOUR VALENTINE Tho symbol of your do no mono stemmed RED ROSE In crystal bud vase To show SWEETHEART ROSES arranged In a vase CASH CARRY in o milk bud vase CO Levi Special Sizes 818 495 ME WORK SOCKS FACECLOTHS 3100 Family Bargain Centre HIGHWAY NO 7 WEST OF ACTON The closing of the Acton Post office on Saturdays will not have much effect on Actonians according to Postmaster Gord McKeown and a survey conducted by The Acton Free Press Mr McKeown told the Free Press that he haa had very few complaints about the closing on Saturdays and no one has approached him in regard to making arrangements for postal Thirteen out of fifteen people interviewed in the downtown area survey said the closing days would have little or no effect on them Mr McKeown said he would be happy to make arrangements for those who find Saturday closing to be a ptoblem We re not going to de prive people of their mail we will make arrangements if they have a problem he said Residents of Rock wood and will continue to have halfday service at their post office because they don t have letter carrier ser vice THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized Second Ctau Poital Number Cheryl Mullen Margaret McKcnzie said she thinks the closing is an j lo the public She was not aware of the substation but would consider It since she has Just moved into the area Cheryl Bower Ave said the closing presents a pro blem because she works during the week and has no time to get her postal business done I live on Bower Ave and since I have to walk I don want lo use the of ftce Mrs McMunen said Roberta Hughes Roberta Hughes Mason Blvd said the closing of the office on Saturday would not feet her I work with the CoOperators and since the banks are only open during the week I do my post office and banking business on Monday to Friday Bob Churchill said he wasn of the Saturday closing I not concerned about it anyway use the sub station most of the time he said Shirley Campbell said she does all her Post Office business in Acton It won affect me because do all my mailing through the week Many of those inter viewed both from the Glenlea and the west side of town agreed they used the substations for weekend mail Bruce Chapman Bob Bannerman Rockwood said the closing would not affect him since he does all his post office business during the week Mrs Dona ton Main St N also said she would not be affected by the closing because she also The uniformed volun leers of John lante provide valuable their com at winter and summer activities by providing free first aid for anyone who is ill or injured Bruce Chapman is stressing the use of re turn envelopes In the past few years receipts from the envelopes have increased Money collected by the heart fund canvassers goes to the Canadian Heart Fund to be used tor research Mr said that a good portion of the money collected in Ontario stays in the prov HALTON HILLS CREDIT UNION LTD The Board of Directors of Halton Hills Credit Union Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of William as General Manager of the Halton Hills Credit Union effective January 1979 BUI brings to Acton mora than seventeen years of Credit Union experience as Manager of Kendo Credit Union in Kenora Ontario and Senior Loan Officer with Union In Hamilton Bill is Vice President of Promotion for the Canadian Institute of Management Hamilton Branch and holds his I Certified Industrial Manager designation through University Mr Lavergne is a graduate of Personnel and Management courses through the Universities of Guelph Manitoba and Wisconsin Bill is very active in curling in the area Mr Brendan Ah erne remains with the Credit Union as Operations Manager Bran dan and Bill would be happy to servo you at Queen Street If you would prefer to telophono they would welcome calls from both present members and potential members Cozens President HILLS CREDIT UNION LTD Shirley Campbell on Saturday Mr said The lobby door will be open for box subscribers The sub station located In the drug store reported heavier traffic on Satur days for the last couple of weeks Manager Gary Barton said that since the Post Office put the notice in the paper the number of people using has Increased Last JC Saturday was their bus ics Post Office day Money orders stamps sending and registering mail are all available at Glenla Mr said the Post Office has granted a vendors permit to the Village Variety on Mill Street to sell stamps Mr Joseph just has to purchase his first set of stamps Mr said Mrs Dons ton docs all her mailing through the week J Crlpps Acton said he gets his mail delivered but he is not sure yet whether the closing on Saturday will prove to be on inconven Mr McKeown said the decision to close the Post Office was based on a survey by Canada Post showing that not people were using the Post Office to warrant Its staying open Saturdays used to be one of our busiest days People change their habits over the years and now there is not nearly the number Ontario Ministry of Labour THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1978 BILL Tho Occupational Heilth Safely Act 1976 Bll O was December 15 1978 but has not been med as of this date Cop of the Act are from the Ontaro Government Bookstore Bay Street Toronto Price 35F per copy A I mited number of nqle cop is from the Ontar M n of Labour oil in Hamilton Kenora K ngston Kitchener London Ottawa Sault Mar Sudbury Thunder Bay Windsor and Services Avenue Tnrnntn 1 T7 HALTON HILLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING That the Subsid Planning Board for the Town of Halton Hills will hold a Public Meeting to discuss and explain a Shopping Centre proposed for the Site as shown on the above map Plans for the Shopping Centre will bo i la bio at the meeting end are also available at the Municipal Planning Office ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time 7 30pm Wednesday February Place The Cafeteria New Acton High School Churchill Road North Acton Ontario MA Planning Director Town of Hafton Hills MORSE HARDWARE SALE ALL INSTOCK MERCHANDISE MORSEL HARDWARE Mill STREET BUST