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v wi thi hhomt of tf storm department of highway snowplowskept roadsjopen with punctual runs up and dovin highway in con junction yvmh sand truck pedeslrl forced to use foadj- as snow piled sidewalks stiff plans were fisttajte of winter fr th two siberian husky pups herd wb mill street business section- had plan y night eson monday only tardy store d high on by robin marshall was during mondays lorrri theres twq pfo to conlehd- with but town work- ety vw1thun4rovalted rdewa1ks imj staff photo i frtore like 1henbtflpnging to kenny r8rsh4jchwh st end w had omt cloavod away after an ally foot traffic tuesday t staff i owrv- poded photo theif dwrie7i visions ofajong dg warn staff photo j ninetythird vearno 29 acton ontario wednesday january 17 1968 rf credit river va lies in hands of young pe lley when the credit valley con servation authority started al most m years ago manyvecpioy thought it was juat another oiri ixatlon that could not get off the rounor chairman rk ucv mlllaa said in ms annual report to the authority last week this certainly was not the thinking of the dedicated determined people who worked so hard to make sure this authority would not fall by the way but would do everything possible to preserve and bring back many of the things man has destroyed for future generations many of those man and women have departed others are unable to be with us tonight as we meet for the last time this year we still have several of the original members with us and they must feel that their time and efforts have not been wasted mr mcmillan went on to thank the member who would not be returning next year and ib welcome any new members for only as a team have we been able to achieve the results which i am sure you should be pleased tobe a part of the credit valley conser vation authority is the envy of other organisations for the suc cess we have had and the credit jhlver is the cleanest in indus trial ontario you should be very proud that you have been a part of this authority centennial year for canada has developed into a banner year for the credit valley conservation authority tool several major projects planned over the years now are under construction and everyone is now looking forward to the second 10 years of author ity work with high hopes plan ned in 1957 the orangevlue he- servolr protect is now under eonstruciioaa this is the first flood control structure of several planned on the credit river and should be completed in 1968 when finished the reservoir will flood almost 500 acres and pro vide water storage of 624 million gallons the credit river orig inally supplied- power for many notice due to renovations at the y m c a building the town office will be closed friday at 1 pm after this date town business will be conducted at the council chambers for the next 4 to 6 weeks j mcgeachie clerkadministrator i i mills along its length through the years these mills have been abandoned and the ponds behind power dams allowed to all with sill until this year the credit valley conservation authority had only a list of about 18 of these ponds which if cleaned of silt could provide waier storage areas during 1967 engineering was completed and dredging started on the first of these ponds fairy lake at acton if the dredging at acton proves economically feasible then other ponds at calen don five alton two hillsburgh two ifono erin umehouso georgetwon meodowvalonorval stewarttown and huttonvillo will receive more caroful examin ation each project will bo judged according to its individual morlts ie how large a storage capacity could be formod condition of tho dam and overall cost ono of the alms of the authority is to educato the public not only by showing them conservation in action at tho various parks in the watershed but by talking to people especially tho children and explaining how conservation can be a personal project in this centennial year tho ed ucational program of the credit valley conservation authority has provided speakers with pic tures to schools and service clubs in the area conducted tours of the valloy parks and tho cvca farm at hillsburgh it is tho in tention of tho authority to expand its oducational program with special emphasis on children speakers are available to any group interested in conservation by simply writing or telephoning the offlco at meadowvale 451- 1615 credit river past since settlement started oarly in 1800 tho rich credit river valloy provided tho raw material for many industries lumber and brick for homes waterpower for mills and limestone which was processed for many uses some of tho best farming and gardening land in ontario is located in tho watershed this good land was taken for granted through he yoars until suddenly people began to real ize that the hillsalongtho niagara escarpmont were bare and eroded fishing was no longer a ploasure in the polluted river and in tho summor wator was almost nonexistent in parts of the credit in 1052 representatives of the 16 municipalities in the water shed mot to discuss the problom it was agreed that only by co operation could flood control re forestation and preservation of the whole valloy bo carried out in ifay 1954 the credit valley conservation authority was formed created by the ontario government at the request of these municipalities the authority along wilh the ontariogovorn- ment tho towns of aclon brampton georgetown oakvllle orangevlue stroetsvllle and port credit the village of erin and the townships of amaranth caledon chinguacousy erin estjuesing garafraxaeast uono halton peel trust 6 savings company and toronto are members the authority covers parts of the countlos of peel hilton diif- ferln and wellington a per capita levy based on the population of the watershed now about 125000 plus provincial grants makes up the working capital of the credit valley con servation authority five advisory boards made up of members of the authority and interested individuals divide the work of the cvca these are flood and pollution control parka and recreation reforestation land use and wildlife historical records information and educa tion robert r parker is chair man of flood control jw paw- ley parks and recreation jh bailey reforestation land use c king historical hecords au greenaway information and ed ucation these five chairmen with authority chairman rk ucuillan and vice chairman e u white make up the executive committee of the cvca the credit river is rich in history of early ontario this was until recently largely only a matter of keeping records because the budget could not be stretched to include projects which were of strictly historical value in 1965 the credit valley con servation authority foundation was formed this is a chartered foundation and as such is able to accept gifts of money land or items of value for preser vation it is hoped that interested people will contribute towarov preservlng the history o the valley for years to come con tributions from a firm in to ronto bought the former union school section 15 erin and east garafraxa townships this school was built in 1900 and many of the people still living in the aroa went to school there the school is full of books and equipment collected by robert f hardy chairman of the found ation these desks books maps and teachers guides from the past will show the present and future generations bow many of the famous and lnfamousof this area were educated future aims originally the credit river survey submitted by the ontario government suggeslkit of darnealoog tho river for wator storage and to prevent disaster- ous floods it is the aim of the- authorlty to lmploment those plans as funds bocomo available now that die first dam is under way thoughts turn to the next set of problems to be facei flood control protects sre of major lmportanand will take the greater portion of tho bud get for some time to come the showcases of tho authority are its mulljpieuso conservation areas used not only for recrea tion but to make the public aware of the various phases of conser vation as it pertains to he in dividual these areas are located at terra cotta bolfountain and tho new manors conservation area just north of orangovlllo on highway 10 this last named is a joint project of the town of orangevllle township of uono and the cvca last year the authority acquired almost 200 acres at umehouso east of acton and this will be developed in the future although not strictly a recrea tion area the cvca farm at hillsburgh will show the general public both modern farming methods and farming as it was done before the turn of the century tho moadowvaie con servation area 118 acres wind- lng along tho river at meadow- vale will also be developed in the future much of tho northern second soction itwviyisrwftnral wildlifo aroa and will be kopt as such the colonial house on the pro- porly built originally inl830 has boon prosorved on tho outside tho lnsldo has boon rebuilt to form offices for chairman mc millan secretarytreasurer g w bentloy superintendent nj ucmahon and field officer s b white those offices replaced tho original headquarters at ter- ra cotta the cvca owns over 2000 acres of land in the water- shod much of it covered with trees much of tho marginal land in the valley is of ho use for anything else and the authority conducts an annual treeplanting program the aim of the program is to help the private landowner plant marginal acres thus pre venting oroslon and quick run off in tho spring ah these aims of the authority all the work that has gone into getting as far as the cvca has over the past 12 years has gone for nothing if the future members of mun icipal provincial and federal govornmentsthe schoolchildren of today do not loam a healthy respect for their groon areas those young people are in terested and the credit valley conservation authority intends to promote this interest so that future legislation will not undo all tho accomplishments completed this far ys men donate 600 to assist y program the ys mens club made a donation of 600 to assist tho ymca board in the operation of heir program tho motion to make the donation passod un- anlmously at the regular ys mens meeting thursday jan 11 in the y with president gary bate man in the chair elmer smith reported on pro jects during december which showed a net profit of 46787 this did not include the sale of chocolates as returns wero not completed the night of the meeting doug copeland reported a small profit of 440 on the christmas party at the music centre and read a letter from international director john py- per for his invitation and for the enjoyable evening the club accepted an invitation from pan polltae club to join thorn in a tour of the imperial tobacco plant january 18 guelpb ys men will also bo guosts after the next regular meeting january 25 the club agreed to moot afterward with the yuca board for the annual meeting of acton murray memorial yu ca mr and mrs biu wilson visited with their daughter susan and their soninlaw luclen du- pont in california and mr wilson telling of their trip recom mended it to very member of the club it was 85 degrees in cal ifornia when they left to return to malton airport umnf skuci dona1d t smith announcement is made by mr j s beatty general manager of halton peel trust savings company of the appointment of mr lome skuce as special representative and business development officer of the company in the head offico at oak- ville and of mr donald e smith as manager of the milton office of the company mr skuce has been the manager of the milton office since it was opened in the fall of 1964 and has performed an excellent piece of work in guiding the operations of the company in its first years in milton he will now represent the company in the wider sphere of the areas served by tb oakvllle milton and georgetown offices mr smith in succeeding to the office of managefsf the milton branch brings to the position a wealth of experience extending over a period of 10 years in the trust banking and financial fields advise men over 40 to leave shovel alone every winter you can pick up a newspaper and read an item like this man suffers heart attack shovelling snow uost casualties are in their eva suddenly lifting heavy wet snow is too much tor a heart that is accustomed to no more strenuous exercise than walking to and from a ear twice a day this sudden srross on the cir culation plus exposure to cold weather which raises bloodpres- sure brings on a heart attack all men past 40 should beware of shovelling snow warns the national safety leagud of canada the same warning applies to a parson with a heart condition or hype rtenslco and to a person who is overweight or who has had an illness even a common cold ksl suggests you hire some strang teenager in your area to do the job or get a power snow blower if you do shovel snow take these precautions rest frequently dont lift too much snow on the shovel at one time and most important stop and rest if you feel yourself getting exhausted if your pulse beats fast or heart pounds if you start to perspire or if breathing becomes ctttflcult and short limehouse 80th birthday injury in news by urs a benton happy birthday to ur t h prlco who was eighty on january 15 ur cuve mother of oxford eng has been visiting bis uncle and aunt ur and urs chu mother before and after a flight to san francisco we hope ur jack noble makes a good recovory from a painful foot injury while at work in bis garage we hope tor batter health for ur pool who has been in hospital several times recently communion services were conducted by rev v n young at umehouse presbyterian church on sunday tuthrt women y winners of last saturdays euchre at lql hall were bea anderson audrey wheeler uf c storey and joan ucdonald