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4 GeorgeiownAcion 1983 Ken Bellamy TELEPHONE 519 8532010 and Editorial Founded In Don Ryder Direct of Advertising Hartley Coles Managing vv by MMrobnd ft Ltd al Street Acton Tetapttone 5191 coca per year in Canada CO aiaSeeufitneeotfierlrian Canada erf Community and Com Second Acton Pma a of the MeuoUnd and Ltd Of attach nckxlai Whitby Pickering Nan Aurora Banner Ttia Bolton Entarpma Brampton Guardian The Burlington Pott Tna Weeke Post Tha Etobacots Guardian Georgetown Independent Tha Hamilon Poet MaikhamThomhcl EconomiM and Sun The Mlton Champion The Mouaaug Newmarket Era The North York OalmOe Beaver Tha Weak Oshawa Weekend The Richmond liberal Tha Scartwough Mirror Tha EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Editor Murray Murray Nancy ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Rata Mana Coot Davy MdCnnort Caroryn Arum BUSINESS ACCOUNTING OFFICE Office Manage Joan Shew Lets vote on it Just over 18 per cent of the eligible voters In Ward 2 went to the polls recently to elect a councillor It sug gests residents are satisfied the way municipal affairs are going but all six cand idates for the seat said there was much concern in the rural areas over coun cils purchase of the Stevens property for a municipal complex There is a strong body of in the Old Township of opposing a new complex and supportive of improve ments and additions at the present Trafalgar Road site Council voted 93 to pay for the Stevens estate on Maple Ave in Georgetown as the site for a future complex which could tie in with expansion plans for Georgetown hospital and also Halton Hills Hydro The feeling in the rural areas seems to be the Stevens purchase and pro posed complex is too rich for Hills blood Most felt it would be cheaper and more representative of the Town to have the complex on Trafalgar Road where it is now The advantages of having most of the administration in one place are obvious but we also feel council fails to take into consideration the complex structure of the Towns two urban communities and large rural area with the present proposal If the town does build a complex on the Stevens estate and a trunk sewer line is extended to service it developers both north and south of the Maple Avenue site will also benefit We suspect some residents who are very sup portive of the complex may also have self interest as well as municipal interests at heart since it would open up land for development in which they have an in terest There are many and in the scheme If the Town can sell 52 lots off the property If the Town can sell the pre sent municipal buildings If Halton Hills Hydro plans to be part of the com plex Many are worried Halton Hills will be saddled with a white elephant if the economy takes a nose dive or does not live up to the current expectations Rural residents who look out and see muddy quag mires on roads in wet weather indeed would ques tion why the Town can go ahead with a complex when there are other pressing needs Councillors might even consider a tax break for householders who are paying taxes which have more than doubled since regional government was introduced The mayors and some councillors enthusiasm for the project is understandable However in view of a past rejection we feel the public should not only be better informed on the subject but allowed to vote on the issue at the next election Lets see how much sup port there is for the project in Halton Hills before going ahead Our readers write Great fairs convention Dear Sir- Congratulations to the many citi zens of Acton who assisted In host ing the District Five Fair Conven tion on November The image or our town certainly has been enhanced in the minds of the 350 delegates There were representatives from Agricultural fairs as far north as Orillia and Coldwater flt the convention Our guests appreciated the many souvenirs and gifts donated by the merchants and business organi zations This gesture along with the very understanding assistance of one of our Regional Police of ficers certainly made our guests feel welcome to Acton I thank Ihe high school staff and custodians for their cooperation and very much appreciated assis tance The high school was an excellent facility for this con vention and we heard many compliments on having such an attractive school A special thank you goes to our Fair Board members who and worked so hard to make this convention a credit to Acton Yours sincerely Keith Aitken President Acton Agricultural Society Citizens group explains how it is protesting proposed complex Dear Sir As reported in your newspaper last week a group or concerned citizens from across Halton Hills met last Sunday In Acton to organ ize opposition to councils proposed new municipal complex on Ihe Stevens property in Georgetown At that time any formal organi zation of the group was In its very rudimentary stage and we were fortunate enough to appear as a hastily arranged delegation at councils October meeting This meeting reported on at length in your newspaper witnessed the formal passing by council of a by law to final lie the purchase of the Stevens property Following the meeting members or the group were asked by the press about the groups intended direction and objectives now that the property acquisition had finally been approved by council At that time answers were not They are now The group met again this Saturday with repre sentation from Esquesing Acton and Georgetown After consider able discussion coordinators from each area were named As well a research committee has been created to extensively review both entire property purchase pro cedure and the issue of a new municipal complex The main objective of the group as stated in the petitions that are circulating throughout Halton Hills is to convince Council to divest itself of the Stevens pro perty and to direct all monies recovered towards renovations andor additions to the existing Trafalgar Road municipal build ing if necessary As well the group urges all those taxpayers opposed to the Stevenss property acquisition for municipal purposes to voice their concerns directly to those members of council who supported this pur chase We urge all citizens who support our position to express their opposition to this issue in a letter or phone call to councillors who voted for the purchase This group believes that it repre sents a broad base of taxpayer concern in Halton Hills and there for will continue to strive to con vince Council that a very strong opposition to Councils action exists Also copies of the petition can be found current at these locations Acton Jug City on Main Street North Home Hardware on Mill Street Eds In and Out on Main Street South BP Gas Station In Ashgrove Silverareek Shell Gas Station Langs Feed Mill In Ballinafad Prestons Store in Glen Williams Georgetown Georgetown Variety on Main Street Hardware in downtown George town Street Stationery Other locations will be an nounced Sincerely Norm Elliott Group Spokesman We shall not sleep Cenotaph services were held here last Sunday to commemorate Remem brance Day which actually falls on November 11 And war memorials in some towns villages and cities will be the scene of similar services this week With the traditional two minutes of silence we pay tribute to the more than 100000 Canadians killed in war The two minutes of silence at the cenotaph recall not only those who died on active service but also the horrors of conflict and those who were left broken in body and spirit It has been 38 years since the last great bloody conflict when Canadians fought the Nazis on the battlefields of Europe Those years have been rela tively peaceful except for the Korean conflict and the presence of Canadian At this time when war clouds are gathering again the service at the war memorial is a grim reminder that peace also must be won and often at great price We cannot sit back and ignore the causes of war without adding to our peril The poppies we wear are a symbol of remembrance but like the last lines of John McCraes immortal poem In Fields plead that those lives have not been in vain Well known musical team now in Acton For Interest local music lovers two recent arrivals in Acton are busy com posing performing and teaching music for all ages and tastes Valerie and Robert Daigneault work together as a team as Ms teaches and performs on the and compotes Ms holds degrees In music from the Western Conservatory In London Ontario The Royal Conservatory in Toronto and Trinity College in London England a renowned Canadian com poser has over 100 luces to his credit in cluding works performed by tbe Festival Singers The Galliard Ensemble and the Oxford String Quartet was also highly acclaimed for his finale ba Painters and the Dance recently performed at the St Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto Ms and moved to Acton six months ago and both of Ibera hope to become wellknown in tbe community one of most recent performances lb toured most of Canada with Paul Founder a Canadian artist two put together what is termed a muHl media stowing- Us played compositions by on tbe piano founder dkpUtyed his art to Foamier panted to mood of tbe music was tbe flrst show of Its kind com- nested Its and Dalgncexrft Tbe matte or art coukt have stood atone on but tbe two show which began in Guelph and ended In Saskatoon was well received and the places that afford a pianist requested a tape recording of the music As well as the art and music combination the and team have also worked on the sound track for a David Reader film Reader a wellknown Canadian film producer put together a series of photo graphic slides The slides were arranged by computer to make a type of animated film When the production was completed Ms and Daigneault put together the musk The film entitled With an Image Land scape won a gold medal for the best enter tainment show in images Not only are Ms and Daigneault talented musicians they have also delved Into painting and sculpting Ms also performed at the Drury School auditorium recently playing compositions by Daigneault Debussy Beethoven and Gershwin The Milton concert is an experiment said Us to see what kind of demand there Is far classical music If there Is a good response to smaller communities we hope to tour many smaller centres to Ontario Currently Ms Ntcbol Is teaching piano in Toronto and has seven students fat Acton- Sbebopw to find to drop classes Toronto sod start teaching fantime to Acton Back issues 10 years ago November Within the past two weeks Acton High School Outers Club has been introduced to a new challenger- based activity by Bob of York University Physical Education Faculty Peter Paul Petric Wally Rowley and Paul attended the climb on Saturday October on the cliffs of Rattle snake Point Although Ontario Hydro an nounced 1974 rates will be raised for most users of electricity In the province Acton Hydro Commission spokesmen said the Commission would try to hold town rates as they are now council wants to put the bite on the Minister or Tran sportation and Communication the Honorable Gordon Carton for ad ditional road subsidies but the Minister is not going to be caught so easily 20 years ago November 1903 Professor Ralph Dent MA Associate Professor of Psychology Federated College Guelph predicted future students will have to reeducate themselves three times over their lifetimes and people would have to go on educating them selves continuously The forecast was made at the annual high school commencement exercises A compulsory fire escape route for the proposed 10 room high school addition is expected to boost the cost of construction by an addi tional BOO Despite a heavy downpour Halloween night the pro gram raised The Blood Bonk was increased by 113 pints as a good turnout despite the poor weather exceeded expectations Frederick G Gardiner president of Acton Limestone Quarries an nounced that Falconbridge Nickel Mines has acquired controlling In terest in Acton Limestone Quarries Gardiner will continue to act as tho president of the company 50 years ago November 2 Actons tenth annual Halloween frolic was the biggest and best yet Acton Citizens Band and the Coon- town Band led a parade of between 300 and people which was fully two blocks long This weird outfit headed for the arena where 1000 were In attendance Acton Business Mens Association were the spon sors The first frolic was organized by the band and held on Willow St with the conclusion of the Judging in the town hall due to snow Among the costume winners Warren Wood Hartley Coles Alva Locker Joan Lome Beatrice Taylor Cook Frank Holmes Albert Loutett Marie Brunelle Doris Blow Martin Hassard Reno Braids with best gents and ladles E Barr E Coles Miss Mils Irene Elliott The employees of Storey Glove had a Halloween entertainment In the form of a masquerade party in the parish hall Mr Peter in the chair 75 years ago Novembers Ism in prize money is offered In he plowing match on the form of Richard N Brown An accident In the area claimed Ihe life of James Connoley and two young companions were out hunting when climbed up an embankment and sal down One of the younger companion went to Join Connoley and while climbing he embankment he slipped and his gun discharged The bullet hit Connoley in the head and killed him instantly The worst trick on Halloween was the lifting of the waste gate and splash boards at Corporation dam As a result Storeys factory was without steam for hours 100 years ago Beardmores new building In the course of erection is being entirely enclosed with Iron The sides are sheeted with heavy sheet iron and the roof is being constructed of corrugated Iron It Is felt the new building which will contain the boiler and bark leeches will be almost entirely fireproof A broken culvert crossing Mill at Elgin was replaced with a new one The comet of MM has been distinctly teen the east with be aid of a glass sixty times comet was described at a Mr P Nelson ntt walking in his garden when be stopped to pick up a four leaf clover Mr Nelson felt be was to far a good run of lock