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The Acton Free Press Wednusday April 3 David McKec Is the first ulltlme lawyer at Ha ton Hills Community Legal Clinic New legal clinic lawyer Halton Hills Community Legal Clinic has its first full time lawyer David MeKee started his work at the end or last month A native of Toronto he attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a BA majoring in English For three years he was employed by the Toronto working with young people who were heading for trouble He then returned to university to study law and recently completed the bar admission course at Osgoode Hall While at university he worked at legal clinics In Toronto Hdls Community Legal Clinic operates in Acton Thursdays from to m or any other time by appointment The legal clinic is located in the Community Services Centre in the Murray Memorial building on Mill Street Frost wont hurt crops There t been any indication yet that the winter or the deep frost will affect North Halton farmers crops this summer cording to Agricultural rep Henry Stanley Nonresidents library fees Halton Hills library patrons belter live work or study here if they want to borrow books for free One of the recommendations of the Halton Hills Library Board policy committee calls for residents who also don work in the town or t students here to pay a HO yeany fee fora family membership Phone rates up Basic monthly telephone rates in Acton exchange go up this Saturday Local Bell manager C Salmon announced the cent a month hike this week He explained growth in the number of phones in Acton and area has pushed the exchange into a higher rate category Monthly residential rates jump cents to while business lines go up to a month from Bell applied for this rate hike at the end of and Halton Hills was Informed of the change in January The Canadian RadioTelevision and Telecommunications Commission approved the rate increase for April 19 the last day of February This rate hike is not connected with the general rate increase Bell filed with the CRTC in February Variety store breakins Two variety stores in Acton Jug City and Beckers were broken into and cash stolen on the weekend Beckers on Queen Street reported a theft of over when burglcrs broke in early Sunday morning Police say they could not find any visible signs of entry Jug City Main Street lost a considerable amount of cash police say when thieves broke in Sunday evening through a window Road Needs update The town is going to hire Philips Planning and Engineering of Burlington to do its Metric Roads Needs Study Update Hdls genera com mi tec decided Monday night to have Philips carry out the work at a cost of The town Is required to update its Road Needs Study annual ly and the job wdl be bigger this year since the study will be converted to metric Queen Park subsidizes the study update Canada Week Halton Hdls is going to proclaim the week of June to July 1 Canada Week Daffodil Day Acton cancer volunteer Sally sells daffodils to Marie Tizztrd of Kit Acton It was daffodil day In Acton Saturday 30 Acton letters Antiregion petition gathering steam A petition campaign to abolish regional govern is gathering steam Mike Majlc Water down who is aiming to collect 100 signatures supporting the abolition of regional government reports he now has over 3 names on petitions and letters a name increase in the past week said he has now received over letters but no petitions yet from Acton Those letters con tain over names He said he has con people Involved In the for Action Committee a few years back and is asking their help in setting up a public meeting in Acton so lie can collect many more names of people living here in and North saga a who are opposed to regional government for Action presented a brief Queen s Park calling for this town s removal from Hallon region and Hills and permission for to become an In dependent municipality again Actonlans for Action brief was backed by a petition con laining over signatures Majic la hoping residents here will start circulating his petitions in the area ad dress is is Water- down Ontario Seniors Aptsto be ready for May Senior Citizens apartments on Elizabeth Drive may be ready for occupation by the first of May Final inspections by both the Housing Authority and pro vincial project general inspector Brian Harris should take place this Vvcek Approximately six weeks behind schedule the project has been plagued with minor difficulties including a couple of mechanical problems according to Harris This definitely has not been their contractors month There are a few things the contractor still had to straighten out Harris explained As soon as the final inspection is complete and any minor changes made Housing Authority will be able to take ownership for the region Ann Gabriel spokesman for the Housing Authority says applications will be processed as soon as hey receive possession and potential tenants will be contacted within a day or so We have no date yet and we re anxious to get one she comments Applications are handled by a local committee which will make recommendations to the housing authority according to former Hills councillor Pat Regional Construction Manager for the Ministry of Housing Bob Smith is unable to give a definite date of opening The unit building appears com plete from the outside Landscaping is underway trees are place and staked Appliances are to be provided with apartments of the one- bedroom units will be available for One twobedroom unit Is re served for a cure taker Acton residents awaiting word on the opening are anxious but resigned to the wait Mrs C Browne who has lived across from her former store on Main Street North for years says she wants to know if and when she II be moving wants to give a month notice at her present apartment Fortunately she Is not tied to a lease but rents month to month However the stairs she has to climb are getting her down she says Mrs Isabel Watson says 11 would be nice to know when the apart wtil be ready The former head librarian has been living with family for the winter after ill health forced her to give up her Mill Street However she is now well enough to cope with her own dwelling she says and Is waiting for some word on building completion Mrs Watson will have to give up her pet poodle Teachie because the apartments don tallow she aays 12 yearold pet will stay with her sons family You just have to have patience I don know what else Seniors living In apartments with signed leases arc anxious to co ordinate moving dates before new leases must be signed Other residents are unconcerned and don even know If their applications will be accepted One married couple feel the apartments may be too small for all their furniture J Aerial ladder for Fire Dept For the first time Hal ton Hills Fire Depart ment will have an aerial ladder to help them fight fires Chief Mick Holmes told council Monday night it had been planned for many years and this year had been included in the budget He said he now wanted authorization to go to tender Holmes said he and Deputy Chief Bob Hyde had done a lot of invest before re commending foot telescopic water tower and aerial ladder over a foot platform type vehicle He added the officers of the depart ment many of whom were present agreed with the decision The Chief said the type of construction at present makes the aerial ladder necessary He hoped but could not the tender would come within the budget Holmes said a fire an the Main Street of either Acton or Georgetown would need an aerial ladder He said both lives and property damage could be saved with this type of equipment and said rescue work is much easier Council the aerial ladder going to tender RENT OR WATER CONDITIONER For Your Plumbing Needs BOYES PLUMBING 8554232 As Near As Your Strike may be over Strike between Region and Its outside workers union may be over this after noon An emergency Region Council meeting was held Monday at a at which councillors were presented with copy of a new agreement which both sides had tentatively agreed upon Councillors given the tentative settlement their and hive authorized Region Chair man Jack Rifis Approve walk A sidewalk will be built on Willow Street beside the old Pro Hardware shop which Is being redeveloped as a five store mall Monday Halton Hills general committee decided the town will share costs for a side walk beside the stores and the present storage building which will be redeveloped later The town will spend 780 for Its share of the sidewalk as well as pay per cent of the cost to pave between the road and the new walk Developer Pryhitka will foot the bill for half of the sidewalk construction on town pro perty as well as pay all the costs for the portion of sidewalk on his land and instillation of a hand railing He share the cost of paving from the road to the walk The town s contrib ution for the sidewalk will be for a concrete sidewalk only and since interlocking paving Stones will likely be used the Business Improve ment Area will pay the difference In IB71 Robert after school was named was Inspector of Public Schools for County Engineer Robert tin said no money was allocated the budget for this sidewalk so the funds will be taken from the sidewalk main lenance budget and some work will be dropped for this year Clerk Garfield Drown on of if the is s tncd by union It is the can be signed by both sides in time for a meeting of the and Finance Com mitee morning was expected to recom mend the agreement go in to force No details of the settle are to be released beforeitisopproved The members of the International Brother hood of Electrical Work Local have been without a contract since Jan 1 cpope Co Road S 876984 May 1st is the deadline for applications call CLIFFORD BROWN 87M596 Scotia Covenants Mortgage Corporation Term Notes Fixed 5 years Minimum investment Unconditionally guaranteed by The Bank of Nova Scotia Rates are subject to change Ask for more details at any branch of The Bank of Nova Scotia 3 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