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The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 1979 3 iMcFwjnlsatioriRiitil 150 year old residence rebuilt Hie house on Ihefrcomilrv reassemble 150yearold home made from red pine ly Jennifer llarr Building your house is some a neophyte lightly Itoss and Judy arc only d but ire re assembling a dk home a job to turn the liair on builder white 150 year old home of the Mil wins is in lis position north of Acton and unfinished cosily slithers couple inn in Hornby spent a couple of happily pottering around a farm off 2j north dibbling in ironic and pig raising Organic gardening and ecological art still with the McFwcns who have used recycled derial for their borne heitcd mainly by wood and sol energy Phi wooded ten acre site lends itself to n log construction house blinds with its surroundings as if it lys thtre skeleton Eli first heird the dismantled spring wrecker had re- movid ihi lodbndgt residence and hid it mhisy Tin who owned the bouse prior to its demise were unaware of its glamorous ion with siding and Actually underneath were squared timbers of red pine a wood that been seen for years Until ht of the dismantled log house was stack wall construction for the home he planned to build in recently cleared section of However logs were just what the Mil wens needed They were pur chisid numbered ready to rebuild re moved crane ruck and re erected to roof level in i day and a hilf rncr dovetailing dictated the width f thinking and mortar is con 1 and expanded metil lathe on both sides by supplies the log clunking bringing the value of the walls up to i of iz roof consists of the riders new boards shingle and constituting an In vilue of 1132 Original windows doors have been by modern wood ones fitting in Willi the design A split field stone htarlh ill bicking forms a for the energy conserving luikewood stove sloping roof addition to the south will tor solar heiting catching panels on Hie roof storing area Inside where Ihe heater and bouse tinting system will be is already instilling t luxihri up Without basement the building is erected on pou d d ation with room only for wat p mp the main roo I pe plan a squire foot room mb kitchen dining and living arc entry pi it form and stairwell Upstairs the is div d t possible three bedrooms d I bathroom all with two bngh tach The will use bedroom a re is whichisalso II as a we wing studio for Judy who hopes in weaving instruction from her home he flooring is original inch and a half red pine Met wen works on electrical in his unique lot home The first and lasting impression of the house is its brightness and high spaciousness sand blasted wood a number of windows create the feeling as docs the lack of interior walls pair flu house has taken nine months to row from i pile of squired timbers to a spacious two storey residence but the hive been working in their spare tune other limes like five lys a week is a student advisor with Services College Helms iBmPsy and a in lie so leaches Shtndnn Judy tin weavinj expert now teaches at after graduating from Sheridan crafts and design course list year So these energetic young people don have i lot of time for house building they had i lot of help f friends ind relatives ex pi llesayshe f full of carpenters his I in law helped by making the stairs and kitchen cupboards I father has been very active in I very with a iccording to I husband It wis she who did the blasting that gave the interior of their light new look Tie Met- wens in an ingenious pit who proved with industry I it still possible build i sound inexpensive house which is pleasing an energy miser and which put its young owners up to their ears in debt Town urges 2 years residency for seniors unit Senior citizens who have lived a minimum of two years in the town of Hills will hue prionH in obtaining senior citizens merits if Ontario ing Corporation accepts a recommenditinn by Hills general committee this week The town is asking that this provision be included in the igreement cohering the unit complex now being built on Elizabeth Drive Acton Councillor Woods suggested the priority should go to residents who have a town He said he had spent i lot of time to If the senior citizens have is much trouble us I did getting answers I sorry for them He lid people don t know whether they will apartments in George town or Acton when they fill out the applications said being considered eligible means only the Person is on the list and contended there are people on the w ailing list for units now being built in Acton He said some people applied four or five years ago and have heard nothing Councillor Walter lliehn suggested the two year residency recom also be in in the Georgetown agreements but said he recognized there is no guarantee the will accept Ml- nut Agriculture Canada offers the following temperaturi guides lo aid you in converting to me tric cooking heat frozen pics in a degree C keep the refrigerator at degrees C and the freezer at degrees C Board plans to spend 93 million Board of Education proposes to spend this year or slightly mere than eight per cent over lasl year budget The board finance committee presented Its proposals during a spe cial meeting Thursday Burlington If a dollar could be stretched a mile the budget would reach he sun from earth Put another way school board would spend each day Last year board spent The per cent hike in this year possible ex penses could represent a increase in public school taxes That figure based on a five mill but still will cost For the first lime high school bud exceeded provincial ceilings on expenditures per student Finance committee chairman Morton said the disappointed it could not keep the cost under tht limit whith wis surpassed by Expenditures per pupil at the elementary school level are below the celling said Mr Morton In preparing the bud gel Mr Morton said the committee kept in mind inflation rising cost of services and the decrease in provincial grants Trustees and commit lee honorariums are the only items remain at the same cost as last Mr Morton pointed out Retirement gratuities which Burlington trustee William des as becoming fairly significant will grow by about WO to this year The gratuities arc offered to plant staff and teachers On i question from Milton school trustee John Bradley Superintendent of In John said the staff does not sec on cost an advantage in encouraging early retire ments though board has examined the idea and may it up again tor about two years the board his hired OPC reports on problems Halton Police still divided Frustration lack of ton legion Almost five chief make more re leadership and poor re- after it was formed visits to the cords are the chief pro- trlcts as one means of iveragt home bpms hampering Burlington and the assessment of The revenue side of the school board budget is scheduled to be pre sented next week Plant operation and instruction mainly teacher wages eat up Regional Police accord to a report from the Ontario Police The Commission pre pared the report at the request of the Police Commission slightly more than per several com cent of proposed ex about the opera forcc report on morale pro- debt charges at ind transport at 2 197 The costly items are attendance health and food services which total The cost of one pupil in elementary school this year is estimated lo be Georgetown The source of frustration the report said is the force lack of a cohesive promotion polity One of the most ob vious benefits arising from the Integra a number of police fast efficient service to forces is the increased field operations says opportunity for advance- the report ment However this Each district it noted career path must be has developed its own plamly visible ind of cords and filing system in who intend to take the absence of any re gional police force was the route must be under Attempts created there is still a prehension as to were made to a re- of integration A common complaint from the majority of the members of the force who were interviewed was the failure or inability of the Head quarters support vices to provide prepared by the Police The document id five years after the 11 per cent more than last year or The high school student is slightly lower on the per parts The quired not forthcomi integration the traits and character fiionnl Position and Pro isliis required Manual in Jan The report also cites 1977 but tin first effort achieve in problems with buildings and record keeping I em suggested that the Vacations unaffected by weakening dollar still seems lo be the favorite winter vacation spot according to Acton two travel Tyler Travel and Invel Ltd Second in line both agencies say is the Caribbean Hick Bon of rravel says the rank first in that irei followed by Bahamas Top spots in Honda experience shows is the Clearwater Tampa area Travel to these places is down slightly accord to Shirley of Tyler The deval nation of the Snow removal problem settled Hills library board has worked out a solution to the snow removal problem with town engineer Bob Aust Chairman Dick told board members at their meeting last Wed in Acton that he had spoken with Mr Austin about lack of snow removal in the Aclon library parking lot for employees Mr Austin told Mr there were two alternatives the first being the town could plow the lot when ever they did other lots in town usually two or three days after the snow fall Costs of removal would be to The other alternative would be on a basis with the library staff not the works depart whenever they wanted the snow removed members opted for the second alter native Fire damage up Damages resulting from fires in Hills in January are almost more than the same period last year According to figures released Monday at council by Tire Chief Miek Holmes estimated damages in January 1979 were com pared with in 1970 Negligence blamed for six fires maintenance for two fires and six fires were classified as other The volunteer firc- force answered calls in Januarv 1979 and 14 in the same month last year if teen of the calls were in the George town area eight In the Acton area dollar has not hid too much affect on the tourist industry but it has touched it Mr however feels that most people do not care what they have lo spend Travellers are going to travel no matter what the price he said Most people take one week vacations and most choose the more package tours rather than fly or drive down themselves and get a motel or hotel Aeton Travel accord ing to Mr Bonnette has booked many people in motels who wish to drive down but this is fairly rare Another favor ill for people Mr noticed is Los Angeles Even before Air came out with extremely inexpensive flights to that and other cities many people were blading to and March are the favorite travel ling months says Mrs Both agencies igrec that most travel Icrs are couples rather than families mainly because children arc in school during the winter months and people are hesitant to pull them out for i week or two So in spite of falling dollar and Jean plea for Canadians to stay home and see their own country many are still seeking the sun followed up Generally the recep tion of the report Was by officials of the force Ken Skerrclt Chief of Police said I think pretty well on These areas have been a ton to us before Skerrell estimated it would take ibout six months to implement all of the recommendations made by the province but he hoped the final effect would be streamline the opera lions of the force Oakville Mayor Harry Chairman of Police Commission s It s an excellent report and will be of great bene fit because we re to reorganize the font on it Const ible Al president of the Point said it s right as fans it but there a lot between the lines while the report men the forces lack of prom ition policy it made recommendations to improve the situation his said it prepared to to in implementing report he said but there art some Ihmgs m it that infringe on bargaining rights and they re not just lo carle something with out some input from the idded Ihe best single force take to improve its situalii is retirement siliemt id si- C produced 177 million pounds of cheese in and million pounds of special ty cheese mainly teachers said Mr to bal inn tht age of staff ind keep the in lint lrustee Brad lev the board is top with teachers litre are items under professional lop- whith do not speaking belong there Mr Three items an not ftssional is j j price on the jrogratn division office ind leader ship programs the term pro fession development refers to the time taken by during the 1 upgrade their skills teaehers wink Hit secondary Ituhtrs hive fir professional is for development of vict pnn tip lis generally non classroom staff aitoidmt to Mr tost of this form of pn fission goes up and down said superintendent Al v is to saving incurred In the board when it per suidid high school idlers to a lump sum pay rather in i for mull determine pro- devel fund Spied in Ihi 1 budget is i study on the of middle sell trustee Belly I isber isked why Program superintendent llobert Dixon said Ihe staff would In look the piy off of the present middle schools The sludy is marked subject to board approval So you re looking at it under the assumption middle schools are bene ficialjust how bene ficial said Mrs Fisher The combined clem en high school cost of psychological services this year is up by more Most of the money is ear marked for the ele mentary schools Insurance of the public schools and contests is estimated to be and for high schools Last years price tag for insurance was and respectively While trustee Jackie in formed trustees there is complete surveillance equipment in the schools there is a total about 43 OOOset aside for it this year Milton trustee Bradley also questioned the staff concerning W I Dick School and Sixteen Mite Creek There is some mi pending cording to the trustee Superintendent of I inonee Bruce said that in on ap praiser indicated the authority would struihten out the creek A figure was established but nothing more has been heard from the matter from the conservation authority said Mr Why have some home owners settled and ihe school asked Mr Bradley Mr I indicated hi heard a rumor to the effect the conservation minority might want to gel the land for Ihey certainly didn get it for a buck from the homeowners replied the trustee Oakville lawyer seeks seat A 32yeirold Oakville lawyer is seeking the fed New Democrat Party nomination for riding Doug Black of Queens announced his lions for the Tuesday Mr ran in two previous provincial He was in both instances by the pnsent transportation minister James Snow Mr Black said in an interview he will run on a phtform and will concern himself with three major issues DOUG BLACK lit BEAUTY SALON now features IN YOUR HOME HAIRSTYUNG cuts perms sots for SENIOR CITIZENS or thoss unable to come to the shop 16MAIIMST S ACTON 8533040 SUPER S DAYS Ladies Acrylic ASSORTED JIG SAW PUZZLES CORN BROOMS Match Box TOYS 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