Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 21, 1983, p. 9

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Wednesday Sept Rock festival held but on different site The A Third Colossi Gathering of Friends Music Festival held in HUla Saturday but on the First Line not the corner of the Fifth Line and Highway 7 as planned Hills had obtained an injunction preventing the concert on the Fifth Line an day afternoon being informed Wednesday show was cancelled There was a sign on he gate to he Fifth Line properly on Saturday stating the show had been cancelled Somehow though word of mouth likely many of the ticket holders knew the concert had been secretly moved to a property on the First Line just below Highway 7 Inspector Matt of the Regional Police explained the police who had been watching the Fifth Line property followed some of the ticket holders who were showing up and they were going the first Line Apparently the person renting this farm had given his per rim for a private party to be held on the property However when he found out what was really taking place he contacted police and made I hem his agent to control the situation McPhcrson explained there were already about ZOO people on the property by then so all the police could da was block off the First Line and turn further rock am away Hi said about ticket holders were turned away Some booked bands ip pa rent I played and the festival lasted until after ant Sunday No were laid and police didn go on the property because there problems and Ihe situation under control He said here were no noise complaints from heigh bora lodged with police I is widely reported there were tickets for this show available and most were sold in the city though in the past couple of weeks they started surfacing in lis The promoters of the show Farm House Productions are two young men from Missis Tuesday they finally mel Town staff to try and work L nojv approach- to Town was prompted by the Town staffs and police investigation of the mysterious rock festival which lasted well over a week Tuesday night council authorized the solicitor and staff to seek an injunction to present the show Mayor Peter said festivals arm t welcomed adding once they are underway it hard for police to go on the property and control the situation He said the Town wanted an injunction which would cover all or Hills but Bylaw Officer Jack Lusty reported Friday tor noon the Ontario Supreme granted on injunction which was good only on the property on the northeast corner of Fifth line and 11 Police were on the scene Saturday to to enforce the injunction The festival was originally planned for area on July but the property owner renting the land backed out at the last minute Hi bands booked and equipment rented it was rescheduled n Hal on Hills for past Saturday farm House Productions had held two previous festivals in Milton but they were much smaller affairs than the one planned for Saturday The promoters told the Town felt as long as the show was on private property no perintts were needed However Ihey really have permission use the land a the I- Highway It is owned by an estate and the trustees give permission though an individual who may inherit from the estate give unauthorized permission Also no permission had been sought from the farmers who are renting and working the property Councillor Miller told his colleagues last week rock festivals something the Town v anted to CO rage hi had received some tails already about It Town went with Ihe injunction when It didn receive word in writing that the show had been cancelled Arrangements lo have the the First Line property were apparently made late last week police said At press time there was no word as yet about what if any action the municipality might lake regarding the concert having been held FREE Your Childs Portrait TUESDAY omoAromr PICS YOUR OWN APPLES CAM Now Picking Mcintosh Cortland Spartan and MeCoon apples MB i it si J UN c4 fcMajv0pja

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