what counci i did acton councfi at tbo regular meeting last night accepted the recommendation of no 1 committee and passed a resolution approving the recommendations of the halton county planning association dealing with 10 acre lots present legisla tion dealing with lots under 10 seres decrees the separation must go before the committee of adjustment ten acres or over re quire no approval tbo new resolution would make lots of all sties subject to approval from the committee passed a resolution recommending proceeding with amending bylaw to the tontfig bylaw and to incorporate further oharfes mosssary to conform tp the ontario municipal boards directive three properties dills seynlick brantlawlexjt were deferred for nirtlrepnaldmuon ata future date so as nor to hold up the work the cjerk said the planning consultant was preparing an amende mentio te- official plan to onforn to the ontario municipal 1 beards conoluilon and the solicitor preparing anameitlng byla n passed a resolution instructing the sssesspr to atari a re assessmentprogram in the town of acton following a recommend ation fronj the county assessor fcdvjsing 1l the county assessor advised no 1 committee ail othermuniclpalltieslnthe county were reassessing- a spot check of 0000 properties in the county show ed tand assessment was on the low side in most instances due to the large increase in residential property values reassessment means revision of land assessments and also review of building assessment there are approximately 2200 properties iq acton but the feeling is commercial and industrial properties will not increase intentions are to recommend county councllintroduce the equalization factor this year if the county concurs then actons assessment wilt be increased by a factor to be determined by the county assessor aocepted the recommendation of no 1 commlttaeiihat the clerk proceed to engage solicitor wm sharps to taktfzftiecess- ary steps to institute proceedings to waive the exlstr plan of subdivision on lots in falrvlew cemetery it was bit reasonable development of the cemetery could be accomplished with little or no cost to the town if the terms of a bequest could be set was informed the engineers would likely be calling tenders by the end of february for the addition to the water pollution control plant sewage plant inspection of land where lagoons are io go revealed no problems of a major nature payment of 14- 37435 was authorized to be paid rv anderson associates for their work on tho plant addition preparation of preliminary re port amounted to 237435 and design which is 76 completed cost 12000 in ant wor to councillor ted tylers question the clark said no competitive bids are received from other firms on these project i wouldnt mind collecting some of the fees they get mused mr tyler councillor earl uasales reminded coun cil however they couldnt buy experience and a change could be hazardous passed a resolution to petition the department of highways for the road subsidy amounting to 3063735 the subsidy ex ceeds 50 of the cost gave permission to the acton chapter of the bible society to run a canvass for funds in tho spring they asked for dates of the canvass however so tlioy would not conflict with other campaigns authorised an ouslp lloblle information centre to park an willow st by tho town hall on tuesday february 20 from 10 am to fi pm tho vohlcio will dispense information to citizens on ouslp plan authorized progress payment of gu2 to zorge construction and 137310 to tho architect for town office renovations authorized payment of 1200240 for the new john deo re crawler loader authorized five cblegatos from tbo school safety patrols to attend the school safety parade and jamboree in ottawa in uay at a cost of 145 instructed tho clorkadmlnlstrator to make an application to toe board of transport for inspection of the main si north rail way crossing with a vlow to hiving an underpass for traffic filed an application with tho committee of adjustment for approval of lot transfer with beardmore and co approval is necessary since the land is under 10 acres heard a reminder from councillor charlie perry not to over look modifications in the council chambers when considering the budget received a rocommondatlon from tho mayor all councillors visit the centennial library to mo tho mural painted and designed by airs joe bray the mayor praised the work and the acton lions club for financial assistance and asked a letter of thanks be sent to the artist and the lions the acton free preu wednetdey februery 14 1968 9 limehouse wjl meets elected wjis meeting held by mrs a benton the w at s mot at the home of lirb klrkpatrlck on thursday evening with vicepresident urs boughtey in the chair ills patterson read scripture and lira a w benton followed with prayer urs sanford read an interesting chapter from a clerics tales by wu lloyd plans were discusied for the spring thank offering meeting the hostess served refreshments afterwards we hope for a good recovery for urs stuart smith of weston who recently unovrwunt a major operation a sister of urs ac patterson ahu is well known in our community congratulations to carol turn er who placed well in public speaking recently the w a held their annual meeting with a pot luck dinner in the church on tuesday evening of last week officers were reelected as follows president urs dick appleyard vice president urs j crlchtoo treasurer urs bruce lindsay flower and fruit convenor urs a c patterson the young peoplessoclety en- joyed an evening of bowling at georgetown on saturday and a social time at the home of robbie roughley after 24 hour towing service tikes and batteries service and repairs gasoline and oil richs bp service on hwy 7 at 5th una of eaqoaalrtej renmy and dick voskamp 8532940 jfrre jjnrss local news items 3 so years continuous membership in walker lodge for pinning bro wldm on he left it wor bro it a winton and bro d d waldie and wor bro i o moffat wa rewarded v wor bro h i toitchiw pint wor bro i o moffat right monday wllh pretenlation of 50 year veteran ublle pint staff photo churchill ucw meeting illnesses nurses meeting reported by urs r ucarthur the churchill u c w met at the home of mr and urs ralph danny m wednesday afternoon new appointment for geo durnford george durnford manager of the guelph operations of the united cooperatives of ontario for the past 10 years has been appointed hardware and petro leum sales representative by the company for the uldweatern ontario region during ur durnfords years as manager in cuelpb the sales volume has increased 10 times to over 2000000 annual retail sales the services offered to coop patrons have also mul tiplied greatly grain drying fa cilities bulk fertilizer distribu tion feed mixing expanded lawn and garden facilities and a greater assortment of con sumer goods have all been add ed during the past 10 years ur durnford will continue to reside in guelph where he has taken a very actlvo role in many organizations and activi ties and will serve the counties of wellington waterloo halton peel and parts of dufferln and wentworth ur durnford said that bo ac cepted the position with a great deal of pleasure and looks for ward to serving as the sales rep resentative for this area february 7 with a fair attend ance the president uis denny opened the meeting with prayer devotions were given by urs p freeman topic being some body is watching yo she chose scripture verses from 130 psalm verses 1 to 4 also 2nd corinthians chapter 3 verses 1 to 4 hymn rise up oh uen of god was sung tho minutes were read and adopted it was decided the uarch moot ing is to be a work mooting a demonstration of fancy saw- wiches given by urs freeman proved very interesting and tasty the president closed tho mooting with prayer and bolng hostess she served lunch courtesy convenor uis w swackhamer thanked urs donny itlf the use of her home and hospitality ur eecles mcmillan ofguulph and mrs georgo elgio of forgus visited at the griffin home also ur and urs fred uacartliur visited on wednesday afternoon with her uncle ur smith griffin also at the same home ur and urs reg greene barbara and john of port credit were guests on sunday of ur and urs norman turner david and juliana ur and urs ron saunders normie and stephen and beverley leltch wore in toronto on satur day and attendjd ho ice follies also visited ur and urs jack pierce of toronto friends and neighbors will bo pleased to hear ur jack harris the weekend at guests of grey county junior farmers they report meeting new friends and how they live also having a vory onjoyable time churchill congregation were again pleased to have ur i-utl- or for their guest speaker on sunday last rev gordon b turner hopes to be able aftor his accident to ho with hlspoople on sunday next ur and urs d williamson and urs annlo burns attended a showor last saturday night for mr- ronald grey of st charles al ur earl oldwells home urs alfred saundors spent tho weekend with hor daughter ur and urs roy hall and klm- my in guolph 5th due grin township who has been in guelph hospital and underwent surgery was able to return home the first of tbo week urs wilfred waldlo and urs w j mcdonald attended the meeting of tho trained practical nurses in toronto the speaker was from uotro toronto emer gencies uoasuros organization and ho spoke and demonstrated on oxternal cardiac massage and showed a film on mouth to mouth resuscitation urs c h bust of peter borough spout a couplo of days with hor sister and brother-in- law ur and urs charles blnnlo rolatlvos and frlonds of tills locality will bo pleased to hoar mrs arthur griffin was ablo to return homo from tho guolph gonoral hospital afteruolnguos- pltallzod with a broken hip she is now on crutches ur and urs jim allan of wluowdale were saturday visit ors with tho hamilton urs bob kerr attended tho jr farmers zone conforence in rldgetown on saturday february 10 visitors on sunday with ur and urs bob kerr woro mr and urs davo mcdonald of glencoo neighbors and friends are sorry to hoar ur fred spoar is still a patlont in guelph hos pital everyone hopes ho can soon bo ablo to roturn homo ur ray and ulss carol swack hamer wore among the group of acton junior farmers who spent next blood donor clinic is uarch 1 money something that brushes by you on its way to ottawa acton w 1 penny sale prizes are on display n harriss variety store window 1 country roads are danger ously slippery when drifting mtow hides the ctchasandpalcb- es of ice tbo things that most people want to know about ant usually none df their business emergency plan okay a new plan of emergency act ion covering local disasters has been approved by halton county council and is 111 the process of being accepted by the municipal councils of the county the emergency measures act requires each county to form a plan for continued functioning of municipal governme it and the necessary services to munlcl- palltlesln the event of a serious emergencxi under the plan the municipal clerk will become disaster coordinator and the local police department will im plement the disaster plan each clerk in company with an elected representative is to set up a disaster control centre and establish communications with haltons euo headquarters administration of welfare trans portation radio communications and rescue operations are cov ered in the bylaw next year all guelph schools will be teaching oral french in grade seven the board decided thle week its ukely ail schools in the wellington county will teach it by next year milton and georgetown public schools already teach it but not acton or the neighboring township a column from the library js expected to became a new feature of the free frees mr isabel watson thecalef librar ian has written a column about some of the newest book qr this week and hoods to find time to continue over vogoorgefowo children have had fluoride applied to their teeth at the halton health unit clinic appointments are booked solid for months some children have had the application annually since the clinic opened there three years ago- lakeview discount centre your hfudouahtim dom building suppllos paint walpaprs bruahaa etc floor covering til prion 8531190 its a comforting thought fa gtopi ife n e yt the caiaria pension plu starting this month your canada pension plan pays survivors benefits v at no extra cost to vou these include a death benefit paid in a lump sum widows ponsions disabled widow ers pensions and benefits for depend ent children benefits become payable to a contributor s survivors in february it he has contributed to the plan for 1 966 ouh dlbtr ci as 1967 and for the roquired period in 1968 it s a comforting thought to know that yourfamilycan relyon the canada pen sion plan even it you aron t here to look aftorthom ospocially if you have young children for more information on survivors benefits visitor write youft nearest canada pension plan office 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