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Acton Ff go Press Fob 6 1980 Keith and friends The Acton has been growing for the past few years from expanding organisation This has been in part ductolhetnthusiosmof Keith who was recently re for a third year An active participant since his days in Montreal in the early 60s Keith didn get into management unit he stepped in as chair man by acclamation in His wife Sue had been working with the for several years when the family lived in Acton Since sum the their two and Sue mother have been on a ten acre property south of Rock wood Space major factor Space is the big problem faced by the Y cur rently The Mill building now owned by the after a complicated struggle is also leased in part by municipal officers the Masons social services and a family in an apartment The executive is faced with proving itself self enough not to require the rents from other organizations Another problem the and board are coping with in lack of supervisors for programs and lackof skilled instructors However they seemed to have surmounted the instructor problem this season and are offering 10 courses including boxing la daase judo volleyball basketball for teens after disco ladies keep fit pre school gym and kid dies The basketball and disco may have to be cancelled for lack of participants All other classes are nicely filled but hive room for more Skilled people able to Instruct ore always ne in any area Keith says It even better when the instructors arc members of the board which is the case in some courses this year Instructors receive a negotiable part of course fees as hourly wage but some instructors donate their time Volunteer supervisors ore needed very badly Keith explains He would like to see he be come a proper dropin centre for hang around teens with nothing to do If tht supervisory help were there the gym could be opened after school for basketball or games Keith would like to see The Mug shop closed now because of lack of leadership and in terest Mug was only open infrequently with chess checkers euchre The president to people on shift work or with a few hours a week to don ate to consider assisting and strengthening the Full Lack of help is a problem with most community organizations Despite this the board has grown from a nucleus of five or six to its full complement of members Time is at a premium because all members work full time It a massive job but we need the energy and additional help a larger board can offer Keith says enthusiastic about board prospects The Acton boasts approximately HO paid members all who enjoy the advantages of a rate reduction for courses and free access to lilties We re an open body not a closed club Keith comments expressing a wish to sec more mem more people with skills offer courses and more volunteers An interesting note most people registering for winter term courses have commented they didn t want Acton and Georgetown to join forces as suggested recently by Mayor Pom Sociologically Aclonians are glued to says Keith We need cooperation be tween our Y and need to delete the competition between various agencies referring to former problems with municipal recreation programs I don see why our tax dollars should be spent when volunteers are available The Acton is alive and well and although it in fine health It could improve even more with a couple more Ira as fusions Disabled need want transport system The In Deed Marian Keelan a transportation service in individuals health have thrown their full member of the group of Acton agenlccs and services support behind the pro- local physically clubs in an attempt to posed people said A study committee find out if hire Is a need service for the physcially they want to prove there from Hills has for such transportation disabled in Hills is a need for such a sent questionnaires to service Bell asks Actonians if want to be in HaltonPeel book Aeton phone customers will be given the to once again tell Ma Bell if they want to be in the Peel phone directory with George town or stay in the book letter from Diana Bell Study director asks phone customers here to fill out a reply card and mail it back as soon as possible Flic letters arc arriving at homes this Ms notes Hilton Hills is split into two directories George town in the Peel book and Aclon in the Waterloo directory She reports Bell is moving the Pee Hilton hook for the they want Acton opinions In the present book has separate section in the white and Acton combined with and numbers in an Acton and yellow pjcs The three ex changes are all in the same local calling area Other listings in the dire ctory ire Arthur Ayr Cam bridge Fergus Gait Kitchener Waterloo New Dundee New Hamburg Preston Rock wood St Clements SI Jicobs In the proposed 1931 Hilton Peel directory would be listed under a separate section headed Acton The section and the Georgetown section would be placed together under the Hills In the yellow pages Acton and Georgetown numbers would be combined Acton Georgetown are in the some local calling area Besides Acton and Georgetown the 1931 Peel directory would contain Bolton Caledon Ciledon List Cimp- Cistlcmore Cooksvillc I rm Grand Valley Milton Port Credit Shelburne and Victoria The letter notes the telephone service rates won be iffectcd by moving Acton to the Peel directory Bells letter says we would like to remind you that you miy obtain tele phone directories for other areas by contacting your business of A directory will be to you free of charge if some of the telephone numbers that arc listed in that lory ire in your local calling area However that in formation quite correct iccording to some Hilton Hills councillors who recently complained of Bell trying to charge them for Acton directories resident Krapek told this news piper after receiving her letter tint she has con Bell in the past to the Peel directory and received one fret of charge minus Hie yellow pages She Dont like metric but wont help halt While a number of Hal ton Hills councillors don like the metric system they don see iny point in the conversion Monday council dec ided not to endorse res olulion from the Town ship of Brock calling for Ottawa to defer iny fur her implementation of the metric system Cou simply received and filed the Brock res Councillor Roy Booth said he was opposed to further of warning it will affect the municipality in the and is affecting if he town Councillor Harry Levy said while he docsn like metric too much money Ins ilrcady been Convert on to metric has cone too far to halt now Councillor Mike Armstrong dechrcd I progress further Councillor Ross Kncchtel said council endorse the Brock resolution sen make a hasty decision on modification without in put from experts According to Mayor Peter Pomeroy the cost of reversing actions ready taken on metric would be and even putting ication In a holding pot tern would be costly Brock Townships res olution noted the United Slates t converting to menc and the British government wants met ric noted she has had to pay in the past to obtain a directory containing Georgetown Yellow Bell last surveyed on their preference of directory In 1974 but no change was made in Acton place ment in the Guelph Directory Commenting on a recent Dell application to the Canadian Itadio Television and Telecom Commission for a cent i montli basic service rate hike in Aeton Hills councillors protested Acton and Georgetown not together in tho Peel book Frozen body found The frozen body of a youlh was found a field on the south side of Derry Road between the and Lines by a survey crew on Wednesday January at approximately I p m The body identified as Robert of Suburban Drive had been reported missing to Peel Regional Police on December Police believe Wintle was in volved in a single car iccident on Roid on December from where the body was found Inspector Matt MacPhcrson trie Hilton Regional Police said the cause of death had not yet been determined hut there wjs no Indication of foul play the moment Police are waiting for blood and urine samples Ihey can determine the exact cause of death Hills council authorized the study after a similar group from Georgetown the Helping Hands pleaded for i system lust year Ore inizitlons are asked if they would financially and phy support a system while individuals are asked how often they would need and how far they travel Right now said we rely on family and friends to get but its difficult to get in a small car and with the increased costs of licences gasoline and insurance people just don t drive the big cars And most smaller cars won a wheel chair she There members in I riends In Deed but said there are countless more capped people in that ire shut ins We are proud of our independence Kcllan slated but we find it frustnting when we con t get to do our own shopping There Is a need for transportation in Acton ind to other areas and we have to get this across lo council She said few people realize the difficulties a handicapped person is faced with Besides the extra costs of fixtures such as raised seats wheelchairs and canes there is the problem of stairs leiding into most public buildings and churches including the local medical building no In the public washrooms and the pro blem of getting around especially in the winter Only the new schools and the Legion are built with ramps They have just as much difficulty getting out and climbing stairs A similar Iron spontion service is being operated in Burlington using a van with a power lift and wheel chair stalls which costs 4 per person per trip It cost to operate it lost year The results of the sur vcy are due on or before Afler that the working committee will analyze them ind report back to council but members no one should get their hopes up too high University course to be offered here The University of I is entitled The Short will be offering an course at the Aclon Tie lectures are three Library from April hours in length and the June course can be taken 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