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joint meeting discusses project for 1969 largest show of funds in a coordinited service dub effort fas acton wms for youth assistance project at a swu attended joint dinner meeting sponsored by acton v men lut thursday in the ymca gym other projects far order of priority to be considered at ii followup meeting with representative from all interested groups are besutincationofthetosm extension of parte facilities a downtown comfort station a swimming pool tennis courts and bowling greens representative of the lions rotarys legion recreation committee firefighters y board chamber or commerce and council as welt as individuals discussed what actort needs ht 1970 with john coy tefeieelng the joint djaftisilon at thalmisn the meeting produced enough ideas to chew on till morning said chairman coy headed by a plea from mayor duby who had to leave eily for a hydro meeting for town beautlflcallon lie told the group tome of the things they might want to do could be affected by regional government something tangible is needed the mayor pleated something unique like the old time fiddlers contest it to shelbume or the maple syrup festival to elmlra beautlfication of the town entrances would be a natural for the joint project with rocla ganlens flower displays fountains etc l hotarys community service chairman bill pendleton outlined four proposals his dub dreamed up a senior citizens home swim area in the lake outdoor ice rinks at each end of the town and a grandstand in thepastc uori chief ray evelan liked the mayors suggestion especially for the mam arteries but stressed the lions were there to listen arid learrt cord james from the legion phil mccristall iirrfesnlin h recreation committee and bern van fleet or the firefighters each spoke for their organizations said hey hid no specific proposals but would get behind any worthwhile scheme ed ualherttdd speaking roc the y board suggested two possibilities i an indoor swim pool- 2 outdoor supervised skating on fairy lake deputyreeve ted tylers own personal suggestion keep fairy lake and prospect park a beauty spot move sports facilities somewhere else in a natural ravine suited to spectator sports parks board recreation committee chairman brendan aheme fjvoied an indoor swimming pool attached to one or the schools and a giant effort by both people and school board to build it lie said the pool would be available for students and adults alike he also suggested fixing up the present parks and new entrance off main and elizabeth drive for prospect park councillor jack greer he favored downtown test rooms available at most hours or the day paul nielsen immediate past president or the chamber of commerce after a scathing attack on regional government as it would affect acton arid the apathy of citizens came odtin favur ot an uibaa renewal program points jje enumerated widening downtown streets retorting and a downtown null mr nielsen alto suggested a general paint up dean up spruce up piogram jim ledger admittedly retutnutg irom the hub of the empirebrinmad a plea tor a home tor senior citizens councillor g mckenzie explained council was only a stcpenyay fiom such a step he admitted a couple were objecting but expected to see the project a reality befoie the snow flies bui henry and bruce andrews of the ys men supported an indoor swim pool at one jot the schools wheie government grants would be available lion vic urlstow a local school trustee on the continuing committee said tlieie wasnt much room ror one on school grounds paul nielsen resurrected the survey or university of toronto stuocnts for the meeting and the green belt they contemplated along the banks or town creeks chairman coy visualized the same picturea band of green from fairy lake to the band hall using all the natural beauty ys man wayne wheeler struck a new noteone which was to find a responsive chord keep youth in acton by assisting them id some project bruce andrews pointed out the community centre was taxed to capacity he suggested -a- multipurpose unit wluch would t a home for basketball hockey tennis and related sports a blow for town beautificjtion was struck by lion brutow if we want people to come here we murt make the town attractive chairman coy summed up use concluuqn and l was agreed that the rotary club sponsor the next meeting before april is at the robeit utile school at least two representatives from each group will be asked to bring their ideas along for furtltcr discussion with the priorities to be followed approximately ss attended the three hour meeting did price and ed mcfillloway assost ah duby to don a scott air pak at monday fire which billowed acrid smoke through tha home of dave mcmullen 8 park av flames originated in a kitchen stove and spraad to nearby furniture firefighter soon had tha blare under control flames war confined to tha kltchan but thee was smoxa damage all through tha two family house staff photo fear south will run regional hydro scheme nlrwryrvjorth veer no 38 acton ontario wednesday march 19 1w9 twelve panes ten cents squeaky wheels minister will get one brief from n hdlton reps last traces of winter vanish from tha countryside as warm weather moved into tha district utt ahead of the official entry of spring barter wtgey banft on friday there are still high drift of snow along country roads but it is rapidly vanishing staff photo representatives from acton georgetown bsqucsing and nassagaweya agreed lo consolidate demands in a single brief for presentation at queens park following a discussion meeting on regional government in stcwarttown hall friday afternoon a brief has already been submitted by nassagaweya last week but acton and georgetown have not gone past the discussion stages it was agreed that ideas sliould be compared and differences iron beardmore and co union sign two year agreement bill splelvogel president of local p 479 of the canadian food and allied workers announced today thai a new two year agreement has been reached covering 400 employees of beardmore and co acton terms of the agreement were approved by trie membership in a plant wide vote on wednesday march ii the new agreement provides for 34 cents in general wage increases plus the implementing of a job rate system valued by the union at five cents per hour the company will assume the full cost of all medicalsurgical and insurance premiums the increase in the company contnbutlon rrom 6091 to 100 was valued at eight cents per hour by mr spielvogel improved annual vacation regional government erin officials want no part of proposal erin township and village officials unanimously rejected the proposed regional government plan for the area at a meeting in hlusburgh recently the proposal outlined by j richard plcherack of the department of municipal affair would take that portion of erin village and the township located in the credit valley watershed into the peelhilton region as part of area three attending the meeting were the two councils tha assessment commissioner of wellington county the warden and clerktreasurer of both wellington and dufferin counties and john root mpjv reeve stan fuller of erin township chaired the meeting the township has a resolution on record against the proposal as it affects the municipality a brief will be prepared rejecting the proposal and be presented to the minister of municipal affairs through the county meanwhile wellington county officials have been meeting in an attempt to establish a wellington region which would include erin towrunip and village according to officials erin has far more in common with wellington than with haltontvel the department of municipal affairs first broached the idea or erin and erin township joining the haltonpoel region at the now historic day at queens parle statutory holidays offduff and weekend premiums and weekly sick pay carry a further monetary improvement of ssx cents per hour over the life of the agreement according to mr spielvogel with the implementing of the wage increases the new plant base rate becomes 2 48 per hour mr spielvogel commented thai many other improvements in contract language have been achieved the union had applied for conciliation in order to resolve the dispute however the parlies reconvened and arrived at the settlement prior to the arrival of the conciliation officer cancer film here tuest acton marathon walker will be faaturad in tha cancer society film who saved john 07 which will have a pretv preview hare in acton on tuesday night next week tha local branch of the cancer society arranged for tha special showing hare in tha high school auditorium it was alto to be shown to high school student that afternoon dr becky knowlet of aurora and maurice crimes tha executive director of tha cancer society will also be here to take part local merchant are cooperating in a fashion show and there will be other number a wall to round out tha entertaining and informative evening out before approaching municipal af rain minister darcy mckeougli ror changes in ills present proposals a solid block will hold more weight than dribbs and drabs summed up mayor emmerson or georgetown at one point it was suggested that milton be invited to participate but this was rejected in favor or a brief representing feeling in the northern part of the county a prime demand will be the retention of llalton as a unit rather than a llaltonpeel merger mayor emmerson expressed doubts of any hope of changing the ministers mind on this point however he was reminded by councillor tom hill that the squeaking wheel gets the grease acton s mayor les duby said he felt there was no reason why hilton could not manage as an independent region what difference does it make if we are the poor ward in the city of llalton or the city of llaltonpeel were still the hayseeds submitted georgetown councillor earme hyde we need a municipality in the north and if we dont form one it doesnt matter where we are were going to have the same problems and the same powers we sliould be figuring out what we want on the municipal level he said on the question of boundaries the group would like tune to adjust suitable municipal boundaries within llalton county to coincide with regional needs i think we have to divorce ourselves from the thought that we can retain the present seven municipalities as they are commented mayor emmerson at this point reeve lloey interjected each municipality should have laid it on the line personally on a basis of principal if they havent they are absolutely buy- he went on to state that nassagaweya objected flatly to the proposal that urban areas be linked with rural ones our present government is the kind we want we dont want to be joined to urban debt i dont think we should say we want things to remain the tame argued councillor hyde i think we do want regional bbw press brealcin during the night on march 17 blow press was broken into taken were office equipment valued at 25 some pens and about 3 in change cons farion investigated the break and entry incident planning and if we have to have regional government as well then thats it bsquesing councillor ken marshall agreed to do what reeve lloey has done is perhaps nutting back the clock lie said were past the stage where we can reject we have to see how we can fit in reeve lloey did not think nassagaweya could fit in everyone in this area can lose if you took over nassagaweya except maybe milton they want our race track a thud area of contention involves representation on the regional board it was agreed that all representatives including the first supermayor sliould be elected by a general vote i dont care who spends my money as long as i m being represented pleaded reeve hoey this is what we object to nassagaweya only wants one representative we should rate one under the present criteria laid down by the minister nassagaweya can only exist with ceanstuett e page u although there has been no offical word actons hydro commission anticipates the regionalizatinn of hydro facilities in the futuie chairman will mclachem attended the first meeting or the llaltonpeel hydro study committee in oakville and reported that officials in the south have already begun to make plans mayor les duby questioned the validity of oakville as i he centrally located permanent meeting place for the committee however he was rorced to admit the bigger centres have the staff and facilities and there is little choice for us hut to go to the meetings chairman mel achern agreed that he senses a pudi from various people in the south for what he termed the big plushy jobs under a regional setup with regionahation looming on the horion the commission cant make any definite long term plans it s not what you know that bugs you its what you dont know complained mayor duby youve got to have pounds and a better idea to criticize but how can you fight back when they are in the know the commission agreed lo a meeting with georgetown in the park street grease fire the home of dave mcmullen h park street suffered heavy smoke damage tuesday following a kitchen fire which spread from a frying pan up the walls to the ceiling wall cupboards and several chairs were also lost the acton fire department was called to the scene shortly after five oclock chief mick holmes said the blaze was under control within is minutes but it took at least a halniour mare to clear the house of smoke he could not estimate on the cost of damage at press time no one was injured in the fire near future to discuss common problems mayor duby went on to suggest that the commission should consider making an investment in the town just in case local savings are to be pooled in a regional system ted tyler sr back at the desk after a lengthy illness was quick to pick up the idea i helped to get that money and nobody in burlington is going to spend it for me he boomed mr tyler suggested a system of tights to complement the new senior citizens development on cobblelull road we can spend a few dollars and be a parr of this program another suggestion was new christmas decorations for the main street settle employees salaries the acton hydro commission agreed lo an overall increase or approximately j 5 000 this year in wages to employee chairman mceachern explained that acton employees were the lowest paid in eight surrounding communities an adjustment rate was necessary to bring them up to a comparative level effective april i linemen and journeymen will earn 360 an hour plus an hourly adjusting rate of 32 cents retroactive to january i and 21 standby pay as an added benefit linemen are entitled to an advance of 75 per cent or their earnings should compensation be late following an injury the superintendents salary was set at 7750 plus the 21 standby pay when working in rotation with the linemen secretarytreasurer will make 5600 the meter reader 5200 and caretaker 220 an hour including a 10 per cent increase retroactive to january 1 finished before the real thing four amateur contractor in mr wheeler grade six cleta have constructed an exact miniature of mz bennett chool including the new addition due to open after the holidays obviously proud of their work are sharon gillespie carol grant alan simlonl and jama davidson tha group nay bean working a few minutes each day on tha project since before christmas staff photo