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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 27, 1975, p. 1

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Eramosa Council gives goahead for Rockwood sewers water Eight years of discussion and sidewalk debates ended or resident Mon day when township council approved the installation of a sew and water system A special committee eon of councillor John Hewitt Rockwood trus tee Allan Osborne and lington Duffcrin Health Unit inspector Hoy Hilhs was formed about a month ago to investigate the matter and reported day Mr Osborne told Hie ill he had not been in favor of the systems until the investl The group had taken 22 samples of the water in the river and had proven to be so high in bacteria count it was for humans It was this Ihit finally opened his eyes he went on to say Mr Osborne said he felt the major pollutants wtre in the and then you go do sec kids in swimming If we had one case of typhoid we would look like idiots after six of just talking The committee numbers agreed that the major fear of the installation of sewers and water in the village was the developers moving in I do not think we should sacrifice housing for the villages health right now Mr Os rnc said Mr Hewitt wanted the other councillors to know that in no way did the committee receive any outside The decision was en tirely their own Councillor Dave expressed over the village of Eden Mills which Is downstream from after i treatment is built He did not hive sufficient proof that the water downstream would be unpol tilled eominf out of the pro posed pi ml he said Deputy Betty Lou Clarke was also interned about this as well as s drinking water She pointed out to visiting mem of the Ministry of the Fn that the s water supply tomes from the lramosa River I think we have a moral obligation to the people down stream from us Mrs Clark said several times throughout the meeting Mr did feel the system was necessary but he was not in agreement with the design of the proposal as it stood at on Ontario Municipal Board hearing in 1972 the present time the plant has been suggested for a site north of just west of Mr Mas sin would like see the site moved elsewhere which is being looked Into Three oil Mr Hewitt told the meeting the only other alternatives were residents would have to boll any drinking water or stair still filters would have to be Installed at a cost of or the tanks would have to be pumped regularly He point ed out thai the latter two me thods have to be cleaned regularly which can get cost The tanks would have to be cleaned every 1G days to keep within health regulations Each pumping would cost working out to over a year These figures were bas on a family of four with a tank H Toza the project manager for the Ministry of the Environment told the councillors and attending vil lage trustees that some municipalities have request waters and sewers find ase of Continued on Pngo IM if One and est Yea No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1975 Forty Paqcs Cents Band first again at CNE Sunday Fight produces Schools open Wednesday seven charges Another fint Is added to the wis delighted especially record of Acton Citizens since the test piece is proti- following Sundays the most difficult piece competition at Canadian of musit the band his ever National tempted to II wis Mir garnered points followed closely by the Brampton There wis in alternate test lens Band with points piece logic by The band has had several whtth one second and two Ion chose firsts at I competitions Acton second selection over tht years They did not is in irrangement of enter last vear unable to by Alfred Reed muster enough players in were Kenneth August and Charles Bandmaster George Flholt said Acton band showed irowd fathered evening about 7 p when i broke nut on St A local m in is in jnl in Milton in out of town wnmm in St jut Hamilton following the iltircition Expect 2000 17 new staff Tie mm is thirled and eh causing i disturb tl womin with i issuKme police two ehargi The band in the trip to the bus and on Music Day They were entered in the class However the internatioml entry Military Bind of of t arrive t compete layers for competition in stopped the eluded some of the bind Corp was youngest Paul and Jeff later treitcd by Saxon as well as stalwarts The three Acton schools will have a total of 17 new leathers and a projected enrolment of almost pupils next Wednesday About a quarter of the town a population will be in the classrooms after Labor Day Twelve teachers throughout the town have left their posts cither for positions elsewhere or for In addition lo the 17 new teachers there is one new AINTSELN says Whiting in best Al lolson style as Frank Julian Reed after his nomin as Liberal candidate for Halton In the background is Bill Sykes publicity man for Reed campaign Reed gets Liberal nod No golf in parks or cemeteries high school reports highest number of new staff New teacher Bridle of Kitchtner will be teaching geography Tills is his first year teaching Miss Wanda Hall will be teaching geography as well as story Clare Henderson will be the new chairman of communication while Ken who formerly held that position will be the librarian f Knksclunas will be instructing French and Miss Jennifer Let will be another French teacher ind will also teach typing new math teacher Refuse to pay Hilton Hills committee won t pay for worth of roof decking dropped from Acton arena roof Superintendent Pit Shechan said the was dropped from the highest point Now they I say we agreed to retain the material He claimed the contractors liability insurance would cover it if the metal roof was secured so it would not fly off Councillor Roy Booth said the town had not paid for the material and it wis still the company s property In fact their property is sitting on our will be Harold and Bill Taylor will teach history Dean ink from I Igin high school Burlington is new principil Mrs Wilson Mrs Betty Cole are new the Te Miss Shirley Menifee who to I Miss and Stefan who is eoing to Continued on Page Check address on todays paper Today a new system of has been introduced for The Free Press or all mail subscribers the address on the front of the paper will be a newly prepared An improved addressing system is being introduced at the plant for mailing the various newspapers printed Would mail subscribers pleise check their addresses If any corrections are required The Free Press would like to have the address torn off the page and moiled The name street number town or city and postal code should all be Thciddrcssof The Free Press is Box 120 Ontario L7J I ln int eolf in both pubiie property we should ask them tents is now remove the scrap or hit it tin Hilton Hills fol lm I unit third reading ind pas Councillor Us said lh ihert was no way the town 1 1 Ihursdiv should pay the invoice from law men Metals for the It prohibit f ri the roof Julian Heed vear old won tht Liberal for Burlington nit ml acclamation itht and off and running told porters In would run his eimpa from headquarters in School was the if that that spurnd to like in interest in provincial polities He is edited with fighting and keeping that for thret but in spilt of continuing protests from Reedandrvsidtntsof the school was finally by Board of recourse Reed told the 150 people at the nomination meeting in Milton Thursday that he had children would graduate from gone to the minister of school knowing how lo read education and as high as the but was told by Education Minister Tom Wells that his only was at the ballot a with majority entieized Ihe Davis ov eminent Tor never bring i in i meed budget He 1 ibcral can to ml responsibility Whit Job tin Bill Dims said i id of minding his own he out the federal 1 I opt he continues Some- limes I wonder whether he to be premier or leader of tht opposition in Ottawa promised that a 1 ibcral overnment would em people could feel the fresh of public scrutiny Iteed claimed irks but One to decking He professional thu i bits to pet pit Ik shisi empathy for of others Iteed s t impaign mumper Jones said eve r thine was rtadtoto headquarters irt rtad are readv and pamphlets arc printed told reporters thJt Bob Nixon if elected pre niter would providt com for the forteable removal of landowners rights in special areas like the lay belt and Niagara area Iteed said he didn know Us requested clerk was instructed lo tines Ik lo Ltd asking win in Ac them to remove the scrap wilhm davs VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ was busy at the Ed home on Orvtlle Sunday making decorations for the Muscular Dystrophy Carnival to be held at the arena tomorrow Thursday evening It was Victoria s birthday that day STAFF SERGEANT Bernard Ward of the Halton Regional Police sits in his Georgetown office division headquarters precinct making final arrangements before moving to Acton office precinct ten on September 1 Bernard Ward to head police Regional Police with the service they Staff Bernard Ward deserve Ward stated says he has a tough act to He has been visiting Acton follow when he moves into his ind area for the past several Acton on September weeks doing his home He wis referring to the work He has got to know the regional police extension into bank hotel owners and the Ontario Pro- some of the people in vmcial Police leaving Stiff general By next week he Ward feels with the should be no stranger to town having in the Career community as long as they In 19j9 Bernard Ward have and current Citizens of decided to become Year it will take people a man From then until 1967 Constable Ward worked at general patrol duties within the town 1967 was the beginning of the hippie sub culture and Sergeant Ward was issianed to work for a year in youth domestic and drug He found himself getting his line Continued on Pago But we want people to know we are there to carry on service The cooperation of the public will be greatly needed he says and I would hope the people of Acton and the township of provide us with their co operation We In turn will work hard provide them Four hamlets covered by Georgetown police l our in former I- to won t be eovend the new when II ilton ihsimc full tonlrol if Hilton Hills on 1 while the new detach will curt of all of ward one and the rest of Ihe hamlets be I Spcyside Scotch Block Terra Cotta and Hornby The new detachment will take over police duties in one from in most areas of ward two frrni Milton Milton have ilsobeen areas of which now tome under the junsdittion of tht George- detachment Buiding permits here value totals 36475 4 building permits issued for during July for of SI 1 Two for swimming pools at for single finuly dwellings with a total vilut i f Soon IK Twenty two tro for semi dttached houses making J dwtlllng units valued at BOO One demolition wis vilued at residential gar it Si and out minor addition at The building permit for the repair and modification of Hit wall at tilth school set the valucdtSTC Liberal message part of the riding Tell your friends were battling a government brittle with age tell them were people would relax once how much that program again knowing that would A socond Nixon pledge conveyed by Heed would see the province pump more money into area In nominating Heed Hugh municipalities and less in the said the can regions in an attempt to didalt would be sensitive to bring about the decen the rights and needs of of government Ills own man Burlington Councillor Don He recounted the fight over Councillors the Nerval School issue and Cordon Jim Watson and claimed that Julian Reeds attended the personal and community life Watson seconded had brought him in touch with nomination Howitt moves to region DICK HOWITT New voice at Region unsuccessful candidate for Ward Two councillor in the comber 1973 election was appointed Monday night vacancy treat by the death of Councillor Coxe Councillor Dick who topped the poll in Ward was appointed regional councillor and will move up to take the late Councillor position The decision to appoint Mallby and was made meeting of council early Monday night The by laws officially making the appointment will be passed at the next council meeting George served one year on council be fore the amalgamation of the three areas into one town lby the only other candidate lost out in his bid for Halton lulls councillor for Ward Two trailing the second place can didate Russell Miller by votes The results of the poll showed Miller and Moltby 1325 Mr Is a sales administrator the Atlas Alloys firm He lives with his wife Gail and sons Gregory and on Third Line north of Mrs- was appointed to the Credit Valley Councillor said he the appointment as regional councillor with mixed ratings It s an honor to replaceCouncillorCoxe but I unhappy it necessary to do so He thanked council for thtir confidence in him Prior to being elected to Hills council three years on council A lawyer ticc in Georgetown and daughter on 10 the Fourth and ifth Lines to Ihe Municipal Act council has the power to fill vacantits by appointment or by calling a by election There Is some conflict with the Act setting up the Region or the vacancy Hills council could have appointed a regional councillor then held a by election for area councillor It Is reported majority of council fell a by election Continuad on Page GEORGE Fills vacancy

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