The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

council debates reeves proposal to fill in point at prospect park reeve bert hintons proposal that the credit valley conservation authority be asked to consider filling in and rounding off prospect park point with the dredge at no cost to the town received a cool reception at tuesdays meeting of acton council a lively discussion ensued when the proposal came up for discussion councillor ted tyler recalled a prevtous mectjng of all the bodies involved when the recommendation yas discussed in detail and it waudecided it was almost impossible to put fill in around the point with the dredge its an unreasonable request to the dredge company claimed councillor tyler the idea emanating from the meeting was to store the till at the end of the arena and then transport it by our loaders to the point all were agreed this was the most feasible method to use we didnt all agree retorted the reeve beardmore officials agreed with njej are yod for or against the j5roject7 trie reeve asked mr tyler for alright if we can get it done for nothing whats wrorig with that we had engineering advice it can be done caught glancing through tub shoves are david mar- eoux and becky baxter during young canada book week staff photo crown attorney quits no appointment yet acting crown attorney for halton ronald thomas will resign from the department of the attorneygeneral and go into private practice at the end of november mr thomas said he had been offered a job in a private practice since coming to halton he said the move was in his best interests and he could not turn it down he said there would be a man from the attorneygenerals department appointed to halton for the coming sessions and there might be a full time appointment made very soon mr thomas replaced peter mcwtlhams last spring when mcwuiiams gave up the post to run for federal parliament after- serving 10 years as crown mcwilhami is now in a private practice as well esquesing electors nominate candidates electors in esquesing will be nominating candidates for the offices of reeve deputyreeve and councillors for the first two year term in the townships history at the nomination meeting next monday night also to be nominated are candidates for the new halton county board of education the nomination meeting will be held in esquesing community hall at stewarttown starting at 7 30pjn although most of the present incumbents have not declared themselves deputyreeve tom hu1 has indicated ins hal will again be in the ring keen observers of the township scene expect all die present office holders will again be contesting their seats georgj cume is the present reeve of the township tom hill is deputyreeve and councillors are c f pat patterson bob lawson and wdfred leslie bill lawson a member of the present esquesing school board has said he wdl run for the new county board of education tax- rebate totals 21769 homeowners and tenants in the county of halton are gelling more than 2100 lw this year through the ontario governments new system of reducing taxes on residential properties acton homeowners and tenants received 47 74 each in refunds the system was introduced by municipal affairs minister darcy mckeougli as a means of easing the burden of municipal and school taxes ontario nukes the payments to each municipality which in turn reduces the taxes for each house or apartment the amounts for individual municipalities in the county range from 21 764 in the town of aclon to 1 ooq 117 in the town of burlington the following is the complete list as released by the department of municipal affairs town of acton 21 70 town of burlington 1 00m17 township of esquesing 74556 town of georgetown s1h6 2 lb town of milton 9200 township of nassagaweya 24 22 town ol oakvule 61146 beg your pardon asked councillor mcken7ie alright- had engineering advice it could be done the reeve said we had it explained to us too councillor tyler replied but got different advice you arc just repealing mr parkers words the reeve answered if it is going to cost the towrl anything im opposed mayor duby said the towns roprescntalivc on the conservation authority should be commended for his interest in the dredging project im very much opposed to an appeal to the authority at this time chairman of committee of ihc whole bob drinkwallcr interjected to ask if the point is filled who will it belong to lsquesing and beardmores the reeve replied he said howevee that negotiating with the authority could produce results we werent getting this end of the pond cleared wc negotiated and it was done i beg to djffcr the mayor told mr hinton ft was planned to be done it was clearly understood ive never known it would be torgottcn another point councillor g mckonic chimed m tim is being done to provide a water reservoir to fix the point would mean dumping thousands of tons of earth back in the lake if we want it done it will have lo be another project the reeve has had it explained mr hinton said he wasnt the only one who would favor it the president of beardmore co mr braid1 contradicted the authority unu authorized filling in of the swamp land beside the arciu and he look the same position as the reeve on the project tht simple way to do it countered councillor tyler js to put in a retaining wall iliill dump loads at the point the reeve disjgrced well need hundreds of loads of fill to enlarge ihc poult he claimed councillor mckcnie b c c o in i ii g increasingly exasperated asked the reeve how can you ask he diedging company lo ijkc earth out of the lake and then dump it back in the mayor reviewed the history of ihe project and commended mr parker for ins help in gelling it done ill acton it s a pilot project and could have gone somewhere else he pointed out d youre clouding ihe issue ihc reeve countered im not speaking against our representative on the authority were not disagreeing the point can not be filled my request is just for the authority lo consider it ive had engineering advice thai il can be filled mr parker is not argtuing the engineering part with me hes arguing about whos going lo pay for il councillor drinkwallcr said l agreed willi what ihe reeve was trying to do hut he thought the first requisite was lo ask permission of ihe properly owners before proceeding its parks board business thought councillor tyler mr braida and 1 were in agreement willi putting fill in ihe bullrushes at the last meeting the reeve stated fie felt he would also agree with him on this case lvcryone at the meeting was in agreement the mayor retorted i trtust have been at a different meeting lharv you councillor tyler laid o the reeve yiiu probably wished you were the reeve mashed hack ht jutcm jfftt ptfess ninety fourth year no 20 acton ontario wednesday november 13 i960 twenty pages ten cents rud flays cn on house floor halton m p rud whiting brought the plight of the smaller centres who face closing down of their railway station and specifically ctonto the attention of the nation friday afternoon in his maiden speech to the house of commons the halton liberal m p accused the cnr of ignonng the best interests of the people under the guise of economy in ordei to implement their master agency plan referring specifically to the proposed application to remove the jgentopcrator at acton mr whiting said the cns action will mean virtual loss of railway service to the community if it is successful next monday expect large crowd nomination night i take strong exception lo the cavalier methods used by the cnr prior to making formal application to the board of transport commissioners the halton mp told the house he scored the cn for failure to ttmmlt users of the railway before going ahead with a decision to apply to the canadian transport commission for approval of the master plan agency in acton a decision was made in the light of its effect on railway operations alone mr whiting charged no users of the railway were asked to give any facts or express their views as to the effect of this rcarrangement of service speaking with a conviction that brought accolades from all sides of the house afterwards the halton mp s speech was picked up and amplified by tv radio and the daily press it was a doublebarrelled speech mr whiting also asked for a reappraisal of federal provincial and municipal responsibilities for housing he advocated standardizing building codes and standards across canada and allocation of more money to building houses so they were within the reach of ordinary wage earners but the large part of the speech concerning the railways proposals to close stations hit the headlines asked in an interview afterwards what the citizens of acton could do to oppose the proposed removal of ihe agent operator and eventual closing of the station here the halton mj replied that he is willing to carry the matter further and he welcomed any additional support from the citicns industries and business of the town m p s from other constituencies congratulated him on the conviction behind his words and the facts he presented thats exactly ihe elmer still flies at mz bennett students say thanks to john bruce way the railway works one said following is the text of the speech mr speaker i would like to discuss a situation which is not peculiar to my riding alone hut is common in many constituencies across canada it relates to the railroads i refer specifically to the cn r and their policy of removing the agentoperator from certain stations and incorporating these stations into what they refer to as a master agency plan this is being done under the guise of economy and is supposed to errant canines under control figures submitted by dog control officer george hernngton showing 116 errant pooches had been dealt with this year up until november 1 moved mayor duby to remark at councd tuesday that dogs are being well taken care of in acton the figures are timely said the mayor because certain elements in town think dog control is not being looked after councillor boh dnnkwalter thought there was still room for complaint however glenlea subdivision and other areas were not under control yet despite claims he said wc used lo see the dog catcher two or three times a week whereas now we only see him every two or three weeks the mayor said there were no set hours for him lo appear and staggered times helped him to catch unwary canines figures submitted by mr hernngton showed 1 16 dogs had been picked up in the 10 month period and ii were reclaimed tightyfive dogs had been relocated or destroyed he had investigated si complaints and issued 6h warnings to dog provide a more efficient service to the user mr speaker i would like to point out that what the cnr is proposing in these communities is not always in the best interests of the people the railway has served nor do i believe that it will appreciably improve the financial position of the railway nor does this proposal provide a more efficient service to the public i would like to give you a case in point where the cnr is presently making application to the board of transport commissioners to remove the agentoperator at acton ontario if this application is successful it will mean the virtual loss of railway service to this community acton is a progressive community of 6000 people located 40 miles from metropolitan toronto this is a community which should have increased railway servicenot less if for example the cnr would give this community commuter service undoubtedly people would move here from the congested areas of metropolitan toronto but would continue to work in the city the removal of railway service will have an adverse effect on the future industrial growth of this town because in many cases industry requires ihe facilities provided by ihe railway i might add that acton is one of the very few communities which has a favourable assessment ratio of 60 per cent industrial to 40 per cotnthujd on pact 7 nomination nightnext monday waning at the robert little schoolpromises to draw a larger crowd than uiual this yur main drawing card ii the x pact ad throeway race for the mayors seal the first time its bean contested in some year few present councillors would commit themselves this weak whether theyll be standing for office again at least one had discussed retiring and newcomers for council are definitely expected campaigns for mayor lea duby reeve bert hinton and councillor bob drinkwalter for the mayors pott all began tome time ago all three are making as many personal calls on householders as they carl there are alto nominations for four hydro commissioners next monday all posts are for a two year term part of the acton interest wont be located here in aeton its in brookvllle hall that nominations are accepted for the single towntownship representative for the new area school board horace blyth tom watson and cyril bishop have all ttatad their intentions of contesting the teat after the hours nomination session reports will be presented thorn nominated will have a chance to speak and therell be questions from the floor qualifications are due in to the clerks office the following day before nominations are final hid whiting two car collision church main comer about 85 damage resulted when two cars were in collision at the corner of church and main sts on friday the car driven by lvelyn porty llgin st received an estimated si0 damage to the left rear fender the second car driven by raymond green harris st rockwood received an estimated s75 damage to the left front door cars in accident on mill st tuesday two cars travelling west on mill si were in collision tuesday morning when one of them attempted a left turn drivers involved were norman llumeniuk wesleyan st georgetown and howard caton charles st georgetown the incident was reported to acton o p p who estimated damage to the caton car at si 25 and the llumeniuk car at 75 no burning of leaves ridiculous dep reeve one of the most ridiculous things that has come up in 1968 said the deputy reeve of the new air pollution control act which was brought lo councils attention at tuesdays meeting dr oakes objected to ihc new reulations which some councdlors felt were hazy and needed clarification we cant even burn leaves he complained itll mean more work for the garbage people keep the town untidy and require more money to collect the leaves theyre not too clear agreed councillor dnnkwalter clerk joe hurst could see no problem in the clarity of the regulations they say no person can burn a fire without the supervision of a provincial officer by june 30 next year they wdl forbid open fires in dumps the mayor observed ridiculous said dr oakes reeve hinlon told council many municipalities were observing the new regulations now we may or may not depending on the ruling from the provincial officer council received a committee recommendation that fire permits be temporarily suspended untd the issues are clear council will not oppose rate change acton council decided to take no action on a request bell canada made to the canadian transport commission for a change in telephone rates for the acton exchange in my opinion it is not councd business said mayor les duby its strictly up to the people and bell have we ever acted on this type of thing before asked councillor earl masales deputyreeve f oakes recalled councd had acted on a bell change before but under different circumstances pupils in mz bennett school watched their new elmer flag raised in front of the school last friday afternoon marking their fifth year without a single accident corporal ray mason presented larry quiiin dead of the safety patrol with another bar for the elmer safety plaque the plaque shows a perfect safety record from 1963 it proved an appropriate time to present john bruce with a gift on behalf of glenlea children mr bruce now in his 80th year recently retired after 1 2 years as crossing guard on hwy 7 gloria brown made the presentation of a leather wallet and key case and a letter of appreciation signed by students who used the crosswalk extra money collected filled the wallet the letter stated dear mr bruce we would like you to accept this token of appreciation for guiding the glenlea children across hwy 7 for 12 faithful years in all kinds of weather we hope this will remind you of us in future years afterwards students filed past mr bruce shaking hands and bidding personal farewells on their way back to classes principal llmer smith said he felt mr bruce was largely responsible for the schools enviable safety record santa roam draw saturday afternoon kickoff draw for the santa rama program sponsored by the merchants of acton will take place saturday afternoon ir front of the v m c a at 3 p in the participating merchants will be playing santa claut to customers for the next tin weeks each purchase wui allow customers a chance to win cash vouchers worth 90 each week a down band will tour the town saturday afternoon to drum up enthusiasm for the project and wind up on the v teps sttains o iast ost and reveille split the frosty silence sunday morning when citizens gathered to pay their annual solemn homage lo ihe towns fallen servicemen above mrs h h hinton lays one of the 19 wreaths the cenotaph is flanked by honor guard from the lorn scots with acton banal to the right a service followed in knox church more picture first page of second section staff photo