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Alanna halfway through year in Sweden Acton in Ihr Baltic la exchange prugran pent wrrkrnd i Many people would find it difficult lo leave home for a year and learn a new language in a com foreign land But for Acton they have become two minor incon to overcome as she experiences the most exciting of her life I is halfway through her in as part of the Club student exchange program She said goodbye to her ly and friends last and has made the most of every situation has come way since thin other programs where the students live in three or four homes over the year is staying with just one family the entire year And not totally coincidence she is taking Ihepkceof parents daughter who is also Rotary exchange in adopted home of is about kilo metres from Stockholm With a population of WW people residents find themselves going to nearby for shopping and schooling Her host father Carl is a treasurer in Stockholm while her host mother is a pharmacist complements a family of two brothers IS Their 16year old daughter is away for a year Alanna explained in a letter to the Free Press that in Sweden if a student wants to go abroad for a year their parents are encouraged to take an in coming student even if they are not Rotary members In case did not get along with the or there was some other reason she would have to leave them an alternative fami ly had been named But Alanna can see no reason why she would leave the Huss family before her year is up Karolina had not yet left for Canada when Alan arrived last summer and was a great help in telling the Acton girl what kind of clothes to wear and other items she may need lo know in the following months attends school Tumba taking Swedish art and drama among other subjects There is little communication gap bet ween herself and other students she explains because can speak English and in fact take advantage of her presence to practice However Alanna encourages them to speak Swedish so that she mav learn their language bo far she says she not fluent the Swedes mother tongue but she admits she is getting ly good at it Most of her weekends in the summer wen spent at the summer home on an island in the BalticSea There she sailing and ing However because the island is so close to military installations writes she needed special to go to the colt In fact pens the suspected Sonet sub marine was trapped in Swedish waters shortly before Christmas was just off the coast of their island At Christmas Alanna found herself visiting the relatives and eating the elk tongue She reserved eomment on whether she like it or not In what little spare lime she has Alanna manges to lake Judo twice weekly and en joys going into Stockholm just to lake in the sights of ihe Meanwhile on Ihehomttront her parents and of Place have had i chance to shorten ihe miles between thtmsiHes and their voungest daughter Last November Mrs the con pie spent a evening with Mr Huns in Toronto where he was viMlim i business Mrs notes how verv rare it the parents to actually meet their ehilds host parents It was unexpected plus she said hadanextrtmtlv visit with him ai I in good home A few weeks later the hist to who cam from to spend a weekend felt extending ihtir hospitality lo was i small if thanking Ihe for seeing th it inn i such a wonderful lime It been six months of fun ind idventun another six months id She made many friends sen m inv things and just knows the next half a is lohu to as great as first half A Metroland Community Newspaper One Hundred and ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 Hurts mis Will create 12 new jobs Galvcast moving to Acton ThU long vacant factory hi the Induitrlal area will worker loon be filled with equipment and an estimated IB Jobs here will create A new industry is moving to Acton and during this firm will create 12 new jobs will be moving to Acton from Milton and hopefully open Mareh Currently the firm is preparing its new factory in the industrial park The firm has been operating in rented quarters in for about 18 months The move from Ave to 111 Com Crt a building which has stood vacant since it was built a couple of years ago will in crease the operation production and space from square feet to fl square feel makes galvanized steel The company bought its new building and acres of land in Ac ton whichallowsforfutureexpansion month Six employees will be moving with ihe firm from Milton to Acton Throughout the of the year owner Brian said about a dozen new jobs will be created and hiring will be done locally New workers will be trained by the firm for their jobs I idded the company already is e tracts for the of this year for whieli tional workers will be required He over the ir the firm will movi to ition noted that new r Rick assisted with the firm purchase of Ihe property in Acton He explained he id been looking it the move to Aeton for some time but they to sellle natural gus supply questions before making a final decision Working with depurt stiff llonnette inform n I r luckelton issisted in ranging to have iosm installed for pi of the building and site will tin mnkine inst dime equip ment indpultm pits in tin his been planning n lor and begin looking it in hint In October he decided if the is could be secured he his firm hi it Move swans to open water seek permanent fowl solution The hairy Lake were moved works staff Tuesdav lyesterdiy from near the poultry barn to open water it the end of Pro spect irk There had been some it Mi committee meeting the birds have to be moved to the phnl on Churihill South However ih it won be necessary the iter will remain open at the end of the park in the vicinity of the Prospect Pirkw iter well It also appears council will examine w of solving the in problem ptrmmcnllv well before the start of next inter Amid gales of laughtt from council irs night new ounullor r used subject of iht his nut be soon enough to open i iter il Lake or Isewht and eould He Mild in the ins were d and on he i minted recreation about ha vine them hut wis promised no Hi reported in hiving the birds moved seemed unconei rned the mil suesled they t be problem if one individual left unnamed didn feed tin m said ire that shortlv after birth the ins wms ire ilip so cm I south it is federal regulation for to be It was wrong to It the birds to die bee was no open water for he felt something should be either to for m or else ihey should be perm removed from lake He added the swans were and he fell since Acton agreed care for the turds Hills had assumed the responsibility inside Pallet- are probing three break In attempt Turn to page Th handicap ramp will be Included In the 1183 Halloa Hills I going after a make work grant or the project also Detail gel They are working out all Ihe Ih point a the loan ball restoration project ad and the Restoration torn dure art aiming u tart work February 1 See on page Drab tamed ai to aUc new councillor Finn Pulstrup what be done the swans he felt the birds have become more of i nuisance thin problem the original birds donated mostly around now Birds have been exchanged more were donated ind others dropped at I- airy Lake over the years number of ye irs council decided stiff should for the f Lake birds hut he questioned ihe wisdom of that idea today in light of high wiges paid lo si iff now One problem with feeding Hit sw ins Ins been how lo keop the ducks said People are feeding all the turds it there ire some who llnnk the should be earing for them but Shepard asked whose problem are they the In us ve kept some fairy Like open in winter with bubbler michine but docsn sonow when the ire fowlpro He though it w is pot r of ireni staff lo have them running is ingsw ins and looking f noted he had also Harold Townsley the swans and his concerns He reported was more sympathetic about the swans than and might le rounding them up vcslcrdavi to be moved to open w iter look for the ins to be fed and for on a basis Shepard noted the re an conservation minorities and the Hum ine Soeiety to care of wildlife He added Townsley has more time in vested in the fowl than he does snd he didn care about the ducks could awav but the swans something should be done to lake The recreation director responded he think it should be arena staff taking care of the swans He recalled last Iht birds were even tually moved to the sewage plant where the water never freezes and then they were moved back to I- airy Lake at end of Councillor Marilyn Serjeantson was surprised Ihe Fairy Lake swans cant fly she has seen swans from North Golf and Country Club fly in Georgetown It is to move the swans from Fairy Lake before the ice is thick safe Councillor Ross slid countered there were snowmobiles on F airy Lake over the weekend so it is likely safe enough to walk on the ice Council must decide if it wants the ducks moved or have them removed permanently Knechtel predicted there will be noise in Acton over the issue but siy if thai would be good or bad Shepard s view was supported by Councillor Tom Hill the birds should be turned over to the Humane Society or a conservation authority The birds the Town responsibility simply be cause they were donated Acton He recalled previous controversy over the airy Lake ducks Last year the works staff moved Ihe swans Knechtel said Since there was an Acton lady who was willing to feed the birds should be moved Councillor Phil Carney said He remembered a subdivision was rejected in Georgetown once because a blue heron was on Ihe properly so surely Ihe swans could be moved Mayor Peter said the birds will be moved Tuesday and won get back to Fairy Lake this winter unless they walk down Mill St if they were removed to the sewage plant Next year the issue should be dealt with sooner and taking care of the ducks was an assumed responsibility for the Town the mayor declared He added Hills may have to buy Its own bubbler or something else lo solve the bird problem at airy Lake permanently ana Petri Ho Hilda Janet lllnojosa and Burke stand In one of the deep ditches in the Pi area demon rating how dangerous Ihey could be if filled with water Housing Authority has asked Hills do to rase Ihi worn f parents In the area and the mailer is mined bv the engineer solutions will reviewed budget committer lali r Municipal complex Councillor Carney urges more appraisals before buying site It would appear likely before Hills council decides if it will buy ihe Stevens as a site for a municipal complex one or be carried out for the property In November the old lown council voted to put down a deposit as an option to pur chase he 30 acre site on Maple Ave in Georgetown for Previously council had an appraisal water and sewer servicing study land survey and soil testing conducted on the property These studies which haven t been made public yet cost about Noting the option to purchase expires lo- Januarys new Councillor Phil Car of Georgetown suggested a second and possibly third appraisal be obtained Several councillors immediately volunteered to second Carney motion Carney thought extra ap praisals would be advisable and felt the Information could be useful to both the special municipal building committee and council Mayor said he id mi pro with Carney a request and mine ill r Miller said staff could be dint d tact two appraisers have the work dun Councillors Dave Whiting noted he eould appreciate new not wanting wasted because of a decision made by the Id council but he wanted lo know how is going lo be spent on having two prima Is conducted He felt there should in upset limit or maximum amount of Carney agreed there should be a will be spent on the appraisals Ih t want to see money lull ft the purchase price or S0 justified having more appraisals He said item could be brought back next week council met tun with appraisal cost actors included Another new Georgetown Councillor Finn noted there a building committee Continued on page Council tells Defence secure hatch to air raid siren switch The hatch leading platform at the top of Acton air raid siren or early warning device should be locked so nobody can get up there cording to Councillor Dave Whiting Monday night be called for council to ask the The Fairy Lake mih water at the end f Ike park la the alike Taedal from near tie fcr an Part the defence department be asked to report to the Town how they intend to secure the plat form hatch Whiting said it is hard to believe missiles can be Bt great distances across the skies but the siren Department National Defence to make a full re- hatch can I be secured He said it seemed simple port on how the siren came lo go off In Acton and to him that the hatch could just be locked to pre will away for over three hours on January He vent unauthorized people from going up and turn i that it can I be switched off at control necessitating numerous phone calls and delays In having hydro cut off the power The defence department seems unwilling take Council Abo agreed with Whiting a suggestion 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