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Strike Conciliation meeting produces no results A four and a hour meeting between union and man a mint negotiators a conciliation officer in Toronto Tuesday produced no settlement Reuben president of lcal of the Saw Workers Union told the Free Press this morning Wed Approximately Canada ltd represented the union been on strike against the company since Mm The union Is seeking increased pension benefits dental coverage and a cost of living bonus in new contrail which has under negotiation since lust December Sign agreement on subdivision Construction of five model homes on the Borrowed canoe sinks In lake A Georgetown man who lent his canoe to Georgetown and tubs for ruefulh reported to Acton police that it had sunk In Lake The were practicing tipping the canoe and climbing back in again when it took its final Up and sank The canoe Is owned Daws of Georgetown He intends trjingto reclaim it from the bottom of the lake Not here to help hippies and junkies coffee house Danish thoughts of hippies and drugs ihlnk instead of a place where anyone Is welcome to come I entertain be entertained drink coffee cider and cat ilni It will be open from till nightly i mil September Adults as well as teenagers are welcome We are not here to help hippies and junkies That a not 11 at all says attractive Adelc Hurley whohas obtained a grant to operate a coffee house in Acton this summer philosophy of the Addiction Research Foundation more preventive We try to create a climate where drugs are not needed Then again the auburnhaired York University student Insists the foundation is not like on agency pushing themselves on the kids without their assent Sometimes I think they are knocking their heads against a wall We are not looking users but In the event they turn up wo arc trained to meet the situation Miss Hurley told the Free Press in an interview The function of a coffee house often misunderstood sometimes confused with a dropin centre A coffee house Is less expensive to furnish and equip eaters to older age group because of its hours confines Itself to a smaller area and is geared towards a activities of a similar nature than several activities of a diverse nature One two or three persons can usually manage a coffee house Miss Hurley explains noting she has been talking to kids who arc really convinced they need one in Acton There arc similar projects planned for Georgetown Milton and Oak ville in ntertalnment costs ore minimal Talent from the town and district will be every opportunity to perform She hopes to show movies and use the library resources lo obtain old Charlie Chaplin films and other of their ilk for Instance Miss ley would like to have facilities to teach crocheting and knitting crafts she sets rapidly disappearing A typical night at a coffee house It would open around 8 clock One section preferably a separate room would be used for Karnes such as chess rumoli or cards big room would used for music tables the kids to sit and get coffee cider and doughnuts Crafts would taught On the program there might bo a folk singer temporary render Don t laugh There whole new woild In or perhaps it would be a night where records from Hie might be playing with to music of the era litter bugging for Instance would bo encouraged and maybe someone could demonstrate how It Is Perhaps it would be an adult An adult I really be trying to get adults to anno after it Is opened says Miss Hurley Hie crux of the program Is to get all age groups working together Lost year at the coffee house she ran In adults often dropped in for coffee and doughnuts turn the kids off Nope wen accepted with no problems Did she anticipate problems In I find Acton a friendly town she said candidly ve been old It Is a tough area If it is here it sure is well hidden You don t find Acton different from other towns you have worked In No Maybe It Is friendlier Is there a drug problem in Acton Is that why the addiction He search foundation wants a coffee house hero lliere arc some drug users in Acton but the big problem In Acton Is alcohol not drugs 1 intend to live here in Acton close to the coffee house she says was not known at press time Are your parents worried about you running a coffee house In a strange town Mv parents are very understanding and this helps the situation She admits her mother docs worry though about she gets home at night But It is seldom a problem there has been an enthusiastic response from the kids sin has talked to about the coffee house She has also been encouraged by Councillor Peter Marks and high school Brian had complimentary letters from kids in Acton when they ran the mini school here at the high school and she anticipates the coffee house program will be well received too function of the coffee house Is to give the kids and over a place to at night where they can ward off other Influences Miss Hurley admits however that the Foundation sometimes get a bad press Shi Is out to change all that jut ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE 14 A ii Ml toor Fifteen Cents Townowned land sold The refused to said Fins could be a lengthy one He si id there arc no immediate plans for meetings with Hi said a union general member sin meeting scheduled the I auditorium tomorrow Thursday morning will jo ahead planned so that negotiators mn brine members up to dull on the situation A lfGfl strike by the union against Porter the former owners lasted days Nim for the union along with Mi arc Steve Woloshvn John Musselle Eileen Suite Theresa Ma the son and Acton Council has officially accepted the offer to purchase made by Construction on acres of townowned land south Road at a price of 000 In spite of opposition to the move generated by Councillor Peter Marks and supported by Councillor Norm Elliott Before the resolution to accept the offer was passed Marks presented four amendments to it all of which were defeated First amendment which received support from Councillor Earl Mosaics as well as Marks and Elliott suggested that acreage described in the offer be designated as the portion of land zoned residential only olio a application by Inst year conservation authorities ruled that approximately 17 of the acres must remain as conservation land Marks said It had been suggested the buver is not particularly interested In conservation and claimed the land could be used by the town as a potential water source or perhaps a rough bird sanctuary charged the buyer Insistence on having the land rezoncd residential should indicate he is not interested in conservation land Mayor reminded the two that In plans first presented by buyer the land zoned conservation did lend Itself to the total development of the area He agreed with a suggestion by Greer that retention of the lonservallon land by the town would also bring added responsibility In the wuy of hazards to children playing there The area swamp In Its surroundings Councillor Bill Coats half way on the Marks amendtmnt suggesting the land would be better left In the hands of the buyer but that the towfrcouiu an agreement with him us to what condition the land should he left in Second amendment asked thai the rate of interest on the mortgage be increased from per cent to per cent Marks claimed in spite of a by Reeve rank that he was talking exorbitant Interest rate that Inures he had access to showed that an average rate on similar deals was per cent maintained that the land should be sold as an undisturbed parcel of acres He warned if council decided to seek a new vendor it eould still be liable to pay the to the present agent amendment Unit the down be rained from to I fourth Hint mortgage payments be mi ie rlerly were defeated with only 1 and voting In the finnutlVL tin it resolution to accept tin present to pun h use passed by vote with only Murks opposed a Marks argument May jr id that there Is no way the land could be put back on the market and added he is pi uteil to see the deal coming to a ex Marks replied that the mayors opinion conflicts with legal opinion council I as to which party was in default on the He added that In a second legal pinion which stated council was definitely bound a the 10 mmlsston fee he himself Had solicited a third legal opinion that questioned the set 1 nothing else Marks suggested the town look somewhere else for a broker In future land transactions He said most other towns pay only per cent commission on open land lies Under the accepted offer present agent gets 10 percent Two years ago I was led to believe 10 par cent was a minimum figure he said since learned thai It Is not In conclusion he said he privately received two unsolicited offers to purchase tho land both in excess of the figure Charges park being neglected Wallace St is expected to immediately At a special meeting last week Acton Council passed a by law the and clerk to a subdivision agreement with Corporation lid Mhohavepurchaseotheland the most recent owners Ltd of the subdivision agreement marks the end of a scries of changes in ownership thi property has undergone over the past four Housing division of the Corporation will proceed with the construction of homes separate phases hirst phase calls for the erection of homes SUSANNE FLINDERS York grad Emily Flinders received her Bachelor of Arts degree from York University Friday June Susanne majored in psychology during her course She will attend Lakeshore Teachers College beginning in September to prepare for a teaching career Among guests at Convocation were parents Mr and Mrs George Flinders and sisters Ten and Jenny R Acton Susanne Is a graduate of Downsvtew Collegiate Toronto Prompted by continuing asm from residents in the east end of town Councillor Norm Elliott charged last night Tuesday that Sir Donald Mann Park in Glenlea Is being neglected as a recreation area Elliott said he was amused to listen lo earlier conversation around the council table about the proposed use of parkland in subdivisions that t even underway yet when there is already a bad waste of land in one of the established parks There isn a single piece of equipment there except for the backstop and that was installed by a service club he pointed out He said the only users of the park he can see are tobogganers in the winter time Fought for budget In defence of the charge parks board representative Councillor Peter Marks said he has personally fought annually for park development fund of but the figure has been cut either at a parks board budget meeting or eventually at the council level Parks board are keen on this he said in reference to development But the onus Is on this body right here Deputy reeve Pat McKenzle said he recalled council cutting the porks board budget but pointed out there was nothing to say the remaining money could not be spent in No development agreed with the deputy reeve claiming that Prospect Park seems lo be getting all the development and that there is nothing in Sir Donald Mann Park to attract people Later in the meeting Mayor questioned the opposition of some to cash in lieu of parkland from subdividers in where parks are not necessarily essential We don have a crying need for parks but we have one for park development he said Marks said cash in lieu cannot be used for development but only lor purchases Halton growth second to Peel Is the second fastest growuu county Ontario ac cording lo Statistics Canada Only Peel exceeds this country In growth by percentage in the period between 1006 and skyrocketing from a population of 172 In 196fi to last year Peel recorded a net gain of per cent and Is the fastest growing urea in Canada for that period time In the Toronto Hamilton Niagara area four counties DOUGLAS LATIMER exceeded the province average Doughs V of George- growth rate of 10 per cent town was sworn In as Halton a per cent new provincial court Judge In a and York per cent at die Court were second third and fourth In House in Milton Thursday Ontario and the metropolitan ternoon municipality of Toronto gained 10 per cent to take place Niagara region and Norfolk counties showed gains of over six per while was up tight per cent Farmers mart opens Saturday chance to shop at the furmcrs market operated by Acton students under an or Youth grant will be this Saturday morning market will open at a m on Willow St next to Moss Hardware and likely continue until I m Salt may be killing cedar trees Queries of concern have been made to the Free Press recent regarding cedar trees In the area which are turning brown and appear to be dying Peter a graduate student of the Department of Environment and Biology of the University of Guelph his department has been conducting extensive research on the salt actor and Its effect on trees located along highways Briefly said Mr Scorrar we have found that the salt is and contained in water droplets spewed onto the trees as the cars move along on wet roadways The trees which are most affected are the evergreen plants including cedar pine and Jumpers in general but also some of the hardwood trees such as maples and elms Mr said however that unless a specimen of a specific tree can be examined it cannot be definitely determined as to what the problem really Is He indicated that last ear in Eastern Ontario and certain parts of Quebec there was evidence of a cedar leaf miner the larvae which feeds between the surfaces of the cedar needles thus harming the tree If sufficient damage Is done It eventually dies Time spray Regarding spraying Peter said that this will help only if timed properly such as In early spring directing the spraying at the adult moths Actually he continued Nature provides Its own control of these pests but with unusual frosts sometime the living off these creatures are out numbered by the host until the next year or two when in the the balance of nature they catch up and surviving trees are protected once more According to Mr Scorrar there are several of recognizing the affects of highway salt on the trees including browning on the roadway side particularly and where tree needles are green in the lower branches with brown for an expanse above indicating that where the branches were protected by snow they were not sprayed by the salt and so not affected As the alternative and In an effort to alleviate aesthetic damage caused by tree I033 the Department of Ministry of Environment In conjunction with the Department of Highway Is presently conducting research to determine which varieties of trees are to salt GENERAL BROCK HIGH SCHOOL in member Tom Watson Important so Free Burlington One hundred and fourteen Press editor Hartley Coles visited the school students from North attend this new recently to gain his impressions Turn inside experience in education overseen by Principal to page Bl Coles Photo W G Cass left shown here with school board