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Second medical centre drug store- proposed plan A full second door on an cost end plaza to be used as a medical centre was proposed to planning board at their meeting in the council chambers last Thursday The medical centre would be located above the Queen St plaza where the Red and White store was located formerly This area would become a branch of Acton Pharmacy Real estate broker G Alec Johnson made the presentation to the board and attending the meeting with him were Dr Craig Hutchison pharmacist Bill Yundt anct Ian Johnson The plaza now contains a beauty shop barber shop and milk store area would have to be rezoned from commercial 3 to commercial and a hearing held if neighbors objected More doctors Dr to start construction of his new medical centre in April and would have to begin by July He pointed out the new medical centre would encourage new doctors to come to town and they are desperately needed The present medical centre would remain in Its location Just off the Mill Main comer Mr pointed out if he opened a second store he would have three pharmacists Between them they would arrange to be open in turn Sundays and holidays Presently no prescriptions can be filled here on Sundays and holidays when the one drug store is closed Could be speedy Secretary Grant Usher estimated the zoning change could be through in a month if there are no objections Mayor Duby interjected he had learned on meeting with the cabinet the day before that the Ontario Municipal Board was to get more staff for processing such applications Mr Johnson showed board members plans of Hutchison proposed medical centre It could be reached by door and stairs or else by an elevator The elevator would be big enough for stretchers An emergency section and Xray facilities arc included in the plans Members agreed readily to Acton need for more doctors availability of emergency services They sought assurance the original medical centre so handy to downtown would remain in operation Opposes philosophy Councillor Bill Coats was the only planning board member who voted against the re com mendation to council that the area be to CI for a medical centre and pharmacy And he objected on a matter of principle Hie future of the downtown area at stake here Mr Coats asserted What the use of our designating a commercial holding zone downtown if we are to continue approving uses on the outskirts of town What are we to to the downtown merchants wire for against you or with fl need an answer mayor agreed residential ireas downtown have el planners as eommercuil and are non conforming m ij be this is wish think inc Favor cast Norm Elliott thought Acton presented a peculiarly difficult problem with urban renevil wiUi development from the downtown core The parking problem lias bee around for vcurs and ignored Sid admitted the board has no special plan for downtown There just not enough room Dave medical services and gaining another open more hours He predicted the vuutnt stores zoned for grocer business would just rem Jin vacant 1rink iunioni said he would be in favor of the rezonwg if assured the other medical centre would remain open too Got static Mr Johnson pointed out to the board facilities are not available downtown and the town will grow to the east He reaffirmed the downtown parkine problem He recalled previous proposals he had made for downtown development which met with obstacles In the way of parking We got static he remembered Mr Coats reiterated if the rezoning was approved we might as wipe out the downtown holding area He maintained his stand throughout the discussion and was the sole dissenting vote against the ret to council fed Tyler spoke to the board to obtain their opinions on a small subdivision of relocatable homes His idea was to have land he already owns on Scene St now classified as lujit Industrial reioned for use by trailers He estimated about trailers could be attractively located on the four and a half acre property He felt this would leave enough room more than in plenty of other trailer camps Mr Tyler stated he did not want a shab by park He would rent the property The trailers are worth about 1 10 fully furnished and could be paid off in seven or so years tile town would have to get cash in lieu of taxes he pointed out since houses on wheels aren t taxed as homes The zoning by law would have to be amended and a hearing held More Inform at loo When no members of the board presented any objection Mr said he be back with a more formal application when he had more information Ail planning board members were present chairman Sid Salt Dove Muekle Norm iax Frank Sun and secretary Usher with three members arriving slightly later after the dinner Bill Coats Vic Bristow and the mayor Mr Usher reported to the hoard that Project Planners had recommended a time limit of three months be set on the provision in the new zoning by law for rebuilding of non conforming buildings destroyed by fire etc During inquiries Vic wondered if work would really begin soon on the fivestorey merit building to be built in the vacant property on Church an I Maria Sts A Seventh No 35 IT ACTON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY E Pages F Debunks date for Ha I ton region KNOX PRESBYTERIAN Church will open and dedicate a new addition to the church building this Sunday afternoon The entire community is invited to share in the official opening of the dignified addition with the congregation Staff Photo Live churches Metro Stompers to appear at Trinity on Sunday night Scout Week Officials of the Depirtment of Municipal Affairs described predictions that Halton County would have regional government by 1973 as pure speculation It is news to me Ron Farrow of the Department of Municipal Affairs told this newspaper He said there was no legislation being prepared for cither Halton or Peel regarding regional government and he knew of no plans for preparation Plans for Waterloo the legislature but these are the His department is working on only areas where regional legislation for the Waterloo and government is likely to be Sudbury areas to be Introduced to introduced soon Medical centre pharmacy get council OK New religious experiences ire the Christian world and Acton is no exception last nd visitors to St Alb Anglican Church were part of the first folk mass in the of the parish evening Rev Gordon of Tnnitj United church is with famous Jimmv and his Metro in an attempt to rel the meaning of the jazz world to Chnsti in life vice versa afternoon the congregation of Knox will of open and dedicate new ildition to the church with the entire community invited And Sundaj the Baptist is a f film I he Metro Stompers nee here at JO in United the In est tile Famed jazz packed the iliureh with in ihn thin his been seen in sever il Christian life 111 is lime Rev Turner is usiiUj the life as hs main theme for the serine this is into six sections entitled Kind Peace Amoni the well known pieces the pen will wilt be Put Your Hani in the Hind of the Mm from The Saints Precious Lord Lead Me On and the current hit Joy to the World Galloway and the will be the same group is appeared here last time with the exception of Charlie Gall a renowned instrumentalist who will appear on this occasion He was ill last tune Obvious the traditional way of worshipping at church is not to Rev Turner comments and the met of the is an t tempt to speak the truth about the in modern s bag Mr resizes this type of an I does not I to He suggests those n find no meanuiL it be belter off staying home He recalls the tremendous response the list service had and tins one will be us low ke and isj who lint hopes the will take an active part with hand clapping etc to the Dixieland izz In his estimation the music feeling makes the modern daj Christ relevant to e who otherwise be turned off bj the message of the church ScoutGuide Week is being suitably marked by all four branches of the Acton movement this week A mother and daughter banquet was held in the legion hall Tuesdaj night sponsored by the Guides and Brownies while a father and son dinner is planned for Knox church hall next Tuesday with the famous An caster raconteur Red as guest speaker Sunday the entire ScoutGuide movement in the Georgetown district will participate In a mammoth church parade to Holy Cross church Maple Ave Georgetown where a folk service is planned Key It will soon be illegal in Acton to leave your car unattended with the key In It After weeks of consideration the new key by law was un passed by council Tuesday evening It must still receive approval of the Depart of Transport Commercial vehicles such as those stopped to make deliveries arc not included to the regulation Unattended means without a driver or adult In the car Children don t count as attendants Neither do dogs Though I know plenty of dogs who 1 let a stranger reach In the car and take out a key added reeve As he had at planning board councillor Bill Coats again opposed resonlnL property on Queen at Mcadvale for a medical centre and pharmacy He explained to council his concern for the direction the town Is going to grow After considerable discussion the motion passed requiring that a plot plan of the medical centre and four stores be included Both the official plan and the zoning law of the town must be amended to accommodate the change One application must go to the Ontario Municipal Board the other to the Minister of Municipal Affairs Die applicants will pay the full cost of the change Fundamental concept We re not faced with a simple motion but a fundamental concept of how the town is going to grow Mr Coats asserted If we wish to allow commercial growth to the east we should come right out and say so He said he hod spoken to a couple of merchants who were disturbed at the indication of more growth outside the central core of the town While other councillors agreed with the problems the down town area particularly parking all felt the zoning change should be approved How can you deny develop ment asked deputy reeve He recalled how Georgetown grew to the east And downtown Georgetown suffered too badly ob served councillor Elliott Population growing Reeve asserted each application should be considered on its merits The population is bound to grow to the east The expected plaza on the farm was recalled and the clerk added the reminder the Becker milk plaza was rezoned from C3 to CI as this seeks Councillor Marks I go along reluctantly We as a council t offering alternatives to the downtown core parking grants for urban renewal or financial help Until we do we can misuse our power by opposing an application Competition good Councillor predicted stores would thrive with competition They can get too complacent Deputy reeve Think how desperate we were for doctors before and what the medical centre meant to us Hunk what a new medical centre will meanto the other end of town And you can just open up a store expect business to come you must do your share Stolen car spotted here Twenty minutes after heard message broadcast by concerning a stolen car Cons Brian Pringle spotted the car travelling north on Highway He promptly arrested a Toronto man and turned him over to Milton police detachment as well as charging him with driving while his license was under suspension The man was also charged with theft of a car from Toronto which he had cracked up outside Milton before switching vehicles The incident occurred at a m Sunday In Mr Farrow estimation the Department would like to deal with Halton in Isolation as well as Peel and although the three areas arc inter related Two large circulation daily newspapers predicted regional government for Halton only in following decision to drop Its request for more seats for and Burlington on county council A private member s bill asked for one more seat for and two more for Burlington but the bill was withdrawn at the request of pro vmci a I treasurer McKeough and ministers George Kerr and Jim Snow A story in Friday Toronto Star said recent meetings behind closed between county council members and cabinet ministers indicate the deadline for a Haltononly regional government has been moved up with the possibility of regional elections October although Jim Snow and George Kerr had both said they didn expect regional government for Halton until Jan 1 1974 But the Department of Municipal Affairs spokesman has debunked the story as speculation such as many stories about the imminence of regional government Airport now east of Toronto Whither the new international airport According to the Toronto Star a confidential Ontario government map pinpoints the location as immediately south of Claremont in Pickering township about miles north east of the Toronto city hall But federal Transport Minister Don refused to comment on this new location saying no decision has been reached and the feds are still negotiating with the province So take your choice now the thinking is the new facility will be east of Toronto and leave the poor souls in the west end alone But don bet on it Anyway a decision on where the new airport to be located is expected next week just as It has been expected for the last two years Again a decision is not an announcement so don hold your breath Asked how the Department would react to applications for annexation from and Peel such as the Town of Acton Is considering Farrow said it has been the department policy to set aside applications until the broader question of regional ization has been settled Many applications have been set aside by the Minister he told this newspaper although he did not rule out the possibility of any municipality applying for and getting additional land has made some plans for the eventual of the area with clerks and ad ministrators from the various municipalities planning the transfer of services to a region if when it come3 The committee was expected to have a report on its recommendations in November but the Warden has been reported is saying it will be rendy by May Workman is pinned under tree A workman with the Nassagaweya Township Roods Department was pinned to the ground by a tree he was felling on the Puslinch Township line Thursday George Dredge of R Rockwood who was working with a deadelm removal crew had to wait a short time before fellow workers were able to release him The accident caused a chest injury fractured ribs a frac tured spine and a compound fracture of the leg He was taken to Hamilton General Hospital where his condition is reported as fair Crowd disperses A group of about 10 Jostling and pushing outside the Station Hotel Saturday about lam left obligingly on request of Cons Brian The incipient problem t turn into a fight Dog races Saturday Seven or eight teams of dogs will be participating In dog a led races at Ac too park this Saturday afternoon for a trophy donated by Acton Lions Club Races are expected to begin about 1 30 Ont Architects join critics of new Rockwood PO s articulate criticism of their new St post office building probably has changed the thinking d the Department of Public Works on such matters bid Samuels project engineer tor the of Public Works told the Free Press this week that the Department had a series of standard designs used for post offices throughout the country and the choice for each individual area is based on economic concerns taking into account the volume of mail the windows Already changes are approval for the build as requested the township council including installation of a vertical window at the side of the building and one window at the side The case came to another public this week when the Ontario Association of Architects issued a press release deploring that the federal Department of new facility will likely handle Public Works appears to ha However after the with the design where villagers trustees and the town ship council soundly criticized the appearance or the budding they saw arising before their eyes it is quite probable the shown a disregard for the wishes and needs of village residents Upon an examination at the site it is apparent in the centre this quaint village whose many old buildings are constructed in local stone masonry the Depart ment is constructing a new post office building in ways inferior to that which is desirable the architects association charges Where the village showed foresight and concern for the future and for the quality of their environment by land previously occupied by a school in order to head off land speculators the villagers feel that the Department is constructing an insensitive incongruous structure in their village the release continued Where inhabitants built well of local stone they rightfully expected a new federal building of sensitivity bee use they have pnde in the place in which they live the architects said All the got in return for the present post office was an irrelevant misfit How are communities that build well and with pride to defend themselves from the apparently unconcerned bureau the architects group asks the highest level of government- appears to be so heavyhanded in its actions Don the inhabitants have the right to contribute to decisions which affect their community Not consulted However Mr Samuels willing to admit villagers were not consulted about the design said that the constructive criticism from villagers and the sub sequent statement from the Ontario Association of Architects had been a profitable exchange and all would likely benefit Diplomatically he suggested the Department of Public Works was at fault in s case and economic concerns would no longer suffice when buildings such as this are constructed He told the Free Press this is no the first tune the Department has come under fire for post office design and he thought the reaction of villagers to the building was natural unctions design he felt would have to have more aesthetic appeal if the Department hoped to keep out of hot water The Ontario Association of Architects entered the post office picture as a result of an appeal from the Rockwood village trustees for help in remedying the situation before the building is completed Trustees The association said that in the of the factors contributing to disappointed the response incident it found many some of the typical problems of on Page Front of the new post office