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A THE November IT INS Page T Preserving Actons heritage for towns future generations Hall set for December opening By SANDY CAMPBELL Herald Staff Give them the put and they will preserve It for the future That la the goal of Heritage Acton who are finishing their first project the Acton on the corner of Willow nd Bower In December the Acton Social Services and Information Centre will move to first floor offices said Ted Tyler chairman of Heritage Acton He did not know when the second Door would be finished but only hoped that lis new tenants would be compatible with the social service agency It should be used for various town functions It was built for the people of Acton and it should be used by the people of Acton he said The old town hall has a history of serving the community It was once a fire department a boys band hall a library and most recently a police station During the Depression nomads seeking work used to bed at the old police station The dairy man who delivered at night would give leftover milk to travellers or prisoners Consequently when the hall was renovated there was a supply of milk bottles found beneath the floor They were fed through a hole In the floor Mr Tyler said We have the history of Acton In milk bottles he said The renovators also found a both will be on display in the hall perms The crest was donated by the mayor of the original Acton in England Preserving the building as It once was is Heritage Actons mandate That mandate also Includes fund raising The Ontario Heritage Foundation Is one of three major contributors In order to get money from them all renovated buildings must be functional and in their original state Mr Tyler said They only donate money to rebuilding things as they were They will pay for old moulding but they will not pay for phone lines Mr Tyler said The town hall was bought from the town for Since then the Ontario Heritage foundation has donated about MO the federal government about and Heritage Acton about They the town have the option to buy It back Mr Tyler said Heritage Acton will be leasing it We preserve and restore We re not In this to make money but to preserve Acton he said Preserving and restoring the town hall has been difficult as well as costly One reason Is because there were so many different occupants and changes to the building It was difficult to decide how It looked originally Mr Tyler said He said the project started in the spring of It seems like forever like I inherited the thing he joked The biggest problem has always been finding money he said Heritage Acton was formed to ease this problem now it is a recognized tax deductible charity Once there were two groups one to save the building from the wrecking ball and the other to Afle months and months of con ruction some time delays In between the Acton Town HbU Is nearing completion and the Acton restore It When the groups merged Heritage Acton was bom Renovating is a journey into the unexpected We were running into unknowns all of the time We had to almost gut the building We weren aware the architect was going to do It We had to tear the front section of the building out We had to reinforce It with steel and update bathrooms We renovated things we found out later have to be renovated There were problems every day but ally things all fit Into place he said Juried art The Brampton Arts Council will be holding a Juried art and craft exhibit on Dec Jan at the Brampton Public library and A Gallery The of opening will be Dec starting at pm with Christmas music provided by the Peel Choral Society Social Services and Information Centre Is preparing for their move A final date for a ribbon cutting ham t been decided but It lint too far away Many of the old features were retained and those that be Most of the original doors were found except the front doors Dave Dills offered the doors of the old Acton Free Press building They were the right dunensi but t go on with ease It s kind of hard though taking stuff from one old building with its bends and twists and trying to fit the bends and twists in another old building he said The old cell doors were used also One Is used in a small kitchen and the other as a demonstration of how criminals were once held Some people came in to see if their initials were still on the doors he said Impossible the steel doors were sandblasted and now look like new Heritage Acton first project is almost complete but they have no plans to begin another until it is No doubt they will begin another You con tear everything down Can you Imagine what Europe would be like if they did Mr Tyler said Warm Greetings for Christmas J MIDWEEK Shopping in Acton Your Place or Event Dining Now a Local tradition plan a mid week visit and also enjoy an Event dining experience at Jack Tanners Table At the olde Hide House we make great gift giving easy and enjoyable Select from our famous collections of Canadian made leather fashions footwear and accessories leather Handbags 10 Off 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