Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 27, 1981, p. 9

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Mosquito spraying remains in limbo The Fire the abandoned house near the old track on the Firth Line early Saturday morning The Georgetown tanker truck Was called to help Acton Firefighter put out the flames The house was slated for demolition It Is suspect that vandals started the fire Suspect arson in empty house blaze Acton Firefighters res- demolition It is ponded to a variety of suspected that the house calls last week was set ablaze by van The abandoned house near the old dragway T car fire at track on the Fifth Line Fire depart used to a garage by a checking with the was gutted by flames at brush fire Thursday province regarding the mem on Lot availability of moaoulto Concession The fire spray He is also looking department lists no the criteria for the province giving a free spray Colo believes the nuisance factor of mus ing in Acton and area re mains up In the air and every week it remains in limbo means the less the likelihood that any spraying program would do good for this summer Mosquito spraying has yet to be raised at Halton Hills council since a program was scratched during budget cutting sessions In March Spray the region has left over from previous sprayings and would have been given to the town free of charge has expired and can be used Testing of larvae for the carrying mosquito In Hills has been started and preliminary results are machine behind the negative A final report is arena caught fire Friday pending night Cause was either Acton regional council children playing with lor Dave Whiting says matches or vandals Mcdioil Officer of Health About500damogewas Peter Cole Is now checking with question of represents a mosquito spray health hazard but doesn t sam some The house owned by Investments of Toronto was slated for The old Ice making cause Divide and Conquer marginally profitable While Divide and Conquer the town a garbage recycling program t make a profit last year it Is still worth Investment because it reduces the volumes going to the dump In a report dealing with the region plans to have a source separation program in all areas of Halton engineer Robert Austin noted the town lost in recycling tonnes of metal grass and newsprint In Several councillors strong market for tin noted while the program right now but Divide and doesn make money It la Conquer collection of tin profitable when the cost of taking the 420 tonnes of garbage to the dump is taken into consideration Austin agreed In that light Divide and Conquer is marginally profitable The region has determined there Is a good market now for newsprint glass fine papers and corrugated containers Austin said the town t have a Plan deer hunt talks on June 24 will continue because the municipality want to discourage any one Hills t go it alone on fine papers or corrugated container recycling but it could be profitable for both materials on a region wide Councillors called for greater efforts to pro mote Divide and Conquer and publicity in local newspapers for the pro gram Austin said he was Opponents and pro ponents of another three- day deer hunt in Halton will take to the trenches June at a special meet big of Halton Planning and Public Works Com The committee had previously recommended council approve a resol ution that there be no objection to another threeday controlled deer hunt In the region Further recommended was the same system of spot checks and limited number of hunting he ences as was the case Nov 1980 But during that hunt only deer were of fie in 11 brought down while farmers and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources had hoped that upwards of l deer would be shot Reasons for the low count were attributed to strict controls and the fact hunters were not lowed to work in groups Approval by the regional council was de ferred after two Lime- house area women ob jected to the hunt They said not enough Inform ation on the effects of the hunt had been estab lished and claimed the whole reason for the hunt was based false estimates Mrs Debbie Kilmer said the numbers In the deer herds being estlm from the number of deer killed running into Fisher chairs committee cars She said no actual field count had ever been taken She asked for and re ceived permission to rally forces to her side and was told these forces should present evidence why the deer hunt should not take place The special meeting was to have been held May but regional councillors agreed last Wednesday to extend the time frame until June Obituary Eileen New Well known and respected Acton resident Eileen New died sud April 22 in her year Most town people remember Mrs New from her ten years with the Acton library 1968 to She was in charge of the shut In visitation program there Prior to her library work she had been a hopeful the town region S Sh served in Bermuda to advertise and promote Waf and Walter politieai d wv Mrs New was kind anS News digest Clergy support hospice care The Acton Ministerial Association is support ing the North Halton Caro In terest Group A donation was recently made by the clergy group Bike rodeo Acton Optimists will hold a bike rodeo this Saturday morning starting at 10 at McKenzie- Smlth Middle School There will be awards and tor the top boys and girls The rodeo is open to ago five to Improve insurance The town is going to spend so councillors- arc covered by accidental death life Insurance hours a day Hills general committee ap proved the additional coverage Monday night The existing coverage would pay off only if a councillor was killed on municipal business It was noted except when they are travelling to or from meetings it Is often difficult to determine if a councillor was on town business ABC alive and well The Acton Beautificatlon Committee ABC which t met In couple of months Is alive- and well and will hold a meeting next Wednes day June 3 at the home of Bill Coats Young St at The group t been meeting while waiting for an inventory of land ownership beside the creek has been carried out The creeks and what can be done to make them more attractive and enjoyed by more residents the condition of the loot bridge at the end of Fair Lake at Prospect Park and planting of trees will be on the agenda for the meeting next week for Leathertown Initial estimates on the profit from the recent Acton Chamber of Commerce Monte Carlo night in aid of Leathertown were far too optimistic The profit was down from the first guess of Chairman Noble said the event grossed approximately on ticket sales the bar and gaming However hiring dealers renting gaming equipment the band food licences printing advertising and helping pay for the door prizes were over Consider it was the first time the seven rookie organiz ers along with GO volunteers ran a Monte Carlo night they felt making made the venture a success Planning boa already started for next years Monte Carlo night to be an annual event The Acton Free Wednesday 1981 generous with her time associations being fond of children help promote Divide and phone campaigns to convince people to participate Austin said It appears about per cent Mrs New resided at 176 Elmore Drive Acton prior to her death She Is survived by her ONI COMPUTE DAILY AT Ml MATOWEEfl AT husband Fred daughter at one time or Acon another in the recycling program of Burling tnn stepbrothers Vic Askin of Ottawa and filll Askin of Toronto Affiliated with St Alban Anglican Church Mrs New was honored with a memorial service there on April with Rev A Tribe of AT72OANDfc1O0 Ho moving Want to lay a special goodbye Call On the A ADULT tmo 2SHOW8DAUVAT7ANDt1g donation Halton Mills general committee decided Mon day night to give a donation of to help pay for the Canada Day celebration being held on June STARTS FRIDAY RJune4 Take This Job And Shove It with Art Carnoy PLUS Stacey Keach in ROAD GAMES Adult En Box Office opera it Si Show nam Dusk Holidays Charters starting 7 1981 MANCHESTER fnm584 LONDON fhm BELFAST from554 fnm583 PRESTWKiK from CARDIFF from ikl by ofurtng mo toil 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