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The Acton Press Wednesday Apr 1 16 Hornby Box blaze Acton Firefighters poured about three truck Is of to mouldering sawdust at Hornby Box and Pallet plant on Mill Cause of the Tire has not been determined according to Ire hlcf Mick Holmes Ire was confined a large dustbin at rear of 1 j t I- Ireflghlcrs spent about an hour at the scene CAS needs volunteers ChUdrens Aid Society CAS has a crying need for more volunteers in North At a meeting last Wednesday night the Acton Trinity United Church Missionary and Outreach Committee Barbara Smith CAS volunteers coordinator sold drivers Big Brothers and foster parents are badly needed In Acton Georgetown and Milton Noting there Is no public transit Ms Smith said volunteer drivers who are paid mileage are needed to get families requiring counselling services from the three towns in the north to Oakvlllc Counselling can often prevent family break up eliminating the need for protection of children by the CAS she ex plained Ms Smith said the CAS often finds retired gentlemen enjoy being volunteer drivers volunteers should be giving only their time not out of pocket costs so mileage Is paid CAS Big Brothers work with boys from homes where there Ian a male Influence not just boys whose fathers have died Foster parents are always needed Ms Smith added Some of the volunteers run weekly mother and child groups In George town and Milton with car transportation from Acton Volunteers will be needed for these programs this fall The weekly mother and child groups offer sup port to young mothers Mothers share common concerns and learn child- rearing skills while the youngsters enjoy a structured program Harvey Kirk wood and Martin Van der Veen of the Trltii lonnry and Outreach committee discuss the need for Smith of the Children Aid Society INTERNATIONAL CENTRE Where are the Boat People The Boat People situation In Acton is still confused not getting any better it seems The second refugee Cooper remarks his church probably re ceived help so rapidly be cause their application is under the umbrella of the sponsor group formed of Christian Reform World members of the Acton Relief Committee Clergy last August have Chrfattan Re- been waiting since Oct f Ch h oberforthetwofamUiles to A in New planner Hills has a new deputy tanner Bruce Councillors wont back region abolition petitionees word two weeks ft Reformed Church In Relief Committee Acton has been Informed The Acton Clergy a family for their con- Group are still Bitting grcgationwlll be arriving in the refugee fund In Edmonton by April 17 and storage house of furniture waiting their sponsored families for A petition to end regional government won be supported by Acton councillors A man Mike Majic is lng a petition in Ontario regions including Hal ton hoping to attract signatures for presentation to Ontario Premier William Davis The petition calls for the provincial government to abolish regional govern ment because the extra level of municipal government has caused soaring taxes and was imposed on areas like Acton without the con sent of the people Acton area Councillor Ross Knechte says he an admirer of regional government but wants to know what Majic Is proposing as an alternative He says it Is fair to criticize regional government but before someone calls for its abolition they should an alternative 1 said he doubts Majic threat of legal action is fcasablc and suggests if the tion was modified from just abolition of regions It might make more of on impression on the provincial government I can sign a petition when I only agree with per cent of it declared Councillor Terry noting regional government was brought in by the province said if people don t agree with it their best plan of action would be to change the government at Queen Park She has no idea If petition will sway the province especially since It calls for the abolition of regional government She added sign petitions Acton regional Councillor Ed Wood said he doesn know if this protest against regional government will do any good and recalled a move to pull Acton out of regional government failed a few years back However a full scale protest from people in all regions may have a big ger impact at Queen Park Wood allowed He said people ore starting to see some of the benefits of Hills like add tonal staff Wood suggested a number of projects which have taken place in Acton like storm sewers and road reconstruction in and on 11 Street would never have taken place if there a on and a Wood won sign petition Mayor Peter predicted s pelt tion will be by large majority of home owners In all including But many of the people who will sign the pet won t be thoroughly conversant about regional governmenl He t think tl petition will provincial government s stand on regional govern incnt and suggested the only way the view at Queens Park will be changed is If a new government is doubts even the Liberals would abolish regional government now even though they said they would a few years ago said there is no question government is more expensive that what we had County govern Absolutely I sign de clared It hard to say if petition will do any regional Councillor Miller said He recalled he sup ported restructuring the old county system but never supported regional government It is likely loo late to turn around and abolish regional government Miller says he believes In Hills as a work able unit asks how Majic can say in these inflationary times that regional government Is to blame for tax increases He sus pects property I soared even f there t a region He won be signing the petition cither since It would have a conflict as he ii a councillor ago their family would be arriving within days Unfortunately the first family arrive Pastor John Cooper minister of the Christian Reformed Church was told they had been met by a brother in Edmonton and decided not to come on to Acton However Pastor John says he amazed how fast his church has been assigned another family when the Acton Clergy Group are still awaiting their families Confusion has arisen from the fact Pastor Co oper is Immigration of for both groups and the government had trou ble keeping the applic ations straight Pastor THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mail Postal Reg Number PI THE Toronto PHOTO SHOW April to Thursday 1 Sunday Canada largest photograph c tion A to Ext t Place Toronto Great taking opportunities Hugo select am of moras It noes and accessories darkroom equipment projectors and screens sound equipment now fall lha A nded Sovctted lErck ha mason the East tie 1980s to 4045 3 Joel 9 5I s nvos lha spa k that its ARMAGEDDON 6 of mate THEOCRATIC WORLD GOVERNMENT f JERUSALEM G ens decadee dstJe 3 Dm Rev 17 Sc ifj of I wo of II of BABYLON a as an sky ho I I pun men I doco and mo ho an 17l8tTm3 D Rev 13 18 Babylon I only who bio J gnu do vo don a of holy do ho leOdTcs I on da ly Fa a copy N1H6K4 The a THE S YSTEMA TIC BAIL Y READING OF THE BIBLE IS THE WISEST NOBLEST AND 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