Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 14, 1983, p. 31

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Lome Scots bands are England bound Loraa SeoU Band and the Pipes and Drum will to travel ling to this and are railing far the trip Band Sergeant Major WO Ken Allen SB Acton said the two bands of the Pad and Haltoo militia mil bare been invited to England by the Commanding Officer of the Fifth Battalion Royal Regiment of to participate with hejj- hand at periortnaitcet at Ontario Howe Gheb Home the Tower London etc During their stay in England from July to the combined banda will also produce a record Tills la the Tint time a military hand r from Peel and Hilton counties has been accorded this privilege Allen noted As you can imagine here are tome considerable transportation expenses in volved SomeofourbandmembersarestiU in school and without financial assistance they would not be able to participate To this end both of our bands have worked hard in railing money through musical engagements garage sales bajaars etc Allen said they are also hoping citizens In Acton Georgetown and Milton will help bolster the transportation fund with donations They ask that any donations be sent to Captain M Francis Ave Creek Ontario and cheques should be made payable to the Lome Scots Regimental Band Association K Tour Fund The following Is a history of the Lome Scots bands compiled by the regiment The history of the Lome Scots Regimental Band began on September i860 On this date the Peel Battalion was authorized and on September IS of that same year the 30th Halton Battalion of Infantry was for med Thus began the history of these two Regiments which In years time would amalgamate to form the Lome Scots Peel Dufferln and Regiment The first connection was made September IE7I when the Halton Rifles were reviewed by his excellency the Marquis of Lome the Governor General of Canada at the time Permission was received in to redesignate the Halton Rifles as the Nth Battalion Lome Rifles At this time the Campbell tartan and dked Glengarry wem authorized for wear Tbest two Regiments formed their own bands which were later to amalgamate to form the band here today The Feel Battalion formed a band in 1B77 in Brampton From until 1834 the Band switched bark and forth between Brampton Oakville priest heads Bd Reverand James Trustee Ward 3 was reelected chairman of the Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board for the year Father waa first elected to the Board in 1977 as one of two Ward trustee representatives He has previously served as chairman of the boards public relations Committee to the fall of 1961 In October 1861 Reverand Mihm was ap pointed chairman of the Education Com mittee a position he held until November 1963 Father Is the pastor of St Michaels Parish Harry trustee Ward was reelected VlceChairman and each band vying for the honour of being toe Rcsdmeotal Band Whichever band performed beat became the Regimental Band at the time the band was reformed in OrangevUle and again reformed in Brampton to 1Kb The Battalion formed its band m Oakville In law lis first performance was the launching of the ship White Oak in Bronte Harbour on July 1st This band stayed consistently with Oakville until Afler World War I the 36th Peel Regiment was renamed the Peel and Dufferln Regi ment In 1931 the Haltoo regiment was reorganized as the Lome Rifles Scottish and received permission from the Duke of Argyll to use his personal crest the Boars Head and his personal tartan On December IS 1936 following a general reorganization of the Militia The Lome Rifles Scottish and the Peel and Regiment were to form the Lome Scots From 1936 until 1958 the band was the Georgetown Citizens band under Alf Parrott and won the Robert Simpson trophy for winning the Band contest three years in a row In the band was reorganized in Milton by Captain E G Corlett Captain Coriett subsequently moved the band to Oakville its present home In the band played for her Majesty Queen Elizabeth when she inspected the Regiment at Airport In the band played for the Princess Royal when she visited the County of Peel In 1978 and 1979 the Band played for both the Duke of Argyll and the Duke of Kent The Lome Scots Regimental band con tinues to serve the people of Southern Ont ario In many capacities as it has done for 116 years TO I ALTON ILLS One C 1984 HYDRO RATES Ontario Hydro has announced that the wholesale cost of power purchased by Halt Hydro Commission from Ontario Hydro during will increase by per cent effective January Due to the higher cost of wholesale power and higher cost of providing service the Has Hydro CornrrussJon find it necessary to increase the 1964 retail 8 cent effective January RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE MONTHLY ACCOUNT BIMONTHLY ACCOUNT at per at per 05perkWh Balance Balance at pork 00 Minimum Bill Residential Customers with metered controlled water heaters NO INCREASE IN 1964 RENTAL WATER HEATERS 40 gallon month 60 gallon month RATES FOR GENERAL SERVICE MONTHLY ACCOUNT Bl MONTHLY ACCOUNT First500kWh at7 New Next 24500 Balance 3 15perkWh Balance 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