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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 27, 1975, p. 2

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The Acton Free Press Wed August Council jumps on LIP wagon Collision on Tuesday On narked car I tocher 1 won I An 2iK to car wan by police at and lo ihc r Following a recent visit to council by Helton MP Frank will be asked to make on projects in the town which could benefit from federal government LIP grants Explaining that has asked him to sit on a committee for Hal ton in connection with the grants Councillor Pot said Monday night he had a couple of projects in mind himself I sure we could clean up the park at Silvcrcreek under a LIP grant At the Acton Library we on council at one time wanted to stone the creek back to the school bridge he said Councillor Ernie suggested would have all kindiof on what could be done If will lie I the advantage of the municipality inch councillor should have some Input into it he said Treasurer Harry thought perhaps a grant could be lifted for washrooms at park We been critical of norm I in the past recalled Councillor McKenzie Now wc should tnkt the Information on the grants in be made available to all committor council Then heads will be to recommend projects they feel will qualify for the gn its Young accident victim recovers thr old for Acton High School S C A P Senior Citizens Assistance Program Youth project Left to right are Melody Halt Val workers presented Alex Johnson with a token of McGinn Mr Johnson Emily Hodgson and Ver their appreciation for his donating free office Hitchcock The gift was a pocket watch space all summer for their Opportunity for 44000 remodelling job Stop sign moved Ha I ton Hills works com mittee decided Monday to move a stop sign in Acton in the hopes of preventing further accidents The corner of Peel Street and Acton has been a trouble spot in ward one for some time with resi dents the police and ill ore all drivers failing to stop speeding ana numerous collisions The committee endorsed engineer Robert Austin suggestion that the stop sign bo moved to Peel Street Presently the sign is on Acton Boulevard at Peel Street Austin has contended for some time that the sign should be on Peel Street in stead of Acton Boulevard Tapes gone Last Sunday police learned of the theft of stereo tapes taken from a truck at the Canadian Tire parking lot The tapes are valued at The theft is under investigation No new construction is needed to change Acton high school into a senior public school it was announced at Thursday meeting of Ihc Hoi ton Board of Education In a report dealing with im proving middle school tics throughout the region it was revealed that worth of renovations are needed at the high school be fore it can become a middle school The report suggested the work room and nurses office should be converted into and resource centre workshops and one science room be into a music room In addition he report recommends the lea preparation area should become the home economics classroom while the reading room might be used as a supply room and nurses office Both reports will come be fore the board next month for debate and the project will have to wait until funds arc available Ward Continued from Page 1 as he was ignorant of drugs and chemicals In that line he and his coworkers had to become educated to deal with the arising problems Sergeant Ward took a course at the Addiction Research and Drug tion at Laurent ion University in Sudbury Staff Sgt Ward was moved into criminal work and and dealt with the criminal investigations bureau in Burlington From here he was transferred to Georgetown in April 1975 During his time as criminal investigator he worked on a few child disappearance Respect Discipline is important to Staff Ward When you have a breakdown in dis you have a break down In respect and you can have that He believes self discipline is the beginning He would not think it fair for him not to wear a tie and expect his men to wear one At years old Staff Sgt Ward has a son who is a Constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted in Kamloops British Columbia His oldest daughter just grad uated from the School of Nursing in Hamilton With seven children ranging in age from to six he is pretty concerned about their future Two hove already established them selves out he looks at his only other son now eight with anticipation Staff Sgt Ward like most fathers wants more for his children than he ever had He would likt his son to get into the medical Held or be lawyer Get a university education he says wistfully There are two things in life according to Staff Ward The first is your family and the second is to try to do your job well and hope people arc satisfied with the job you arc doing for them New committee idea dropped A suggestion by Councillor Roy Booth that another com known as the Legtsla tion committee be set up to handle bylaws was not ad opted by administration com Monday night In a compromise move Booth said he would table the motion but direct all depart men I heads to exercise dis in consulting sollci tors and asking legaladvice The suggestion stemmed from various complaints that bylaws were being drawn up by the town solicitor that in council opinion could be drawn up by the Clerk admin or other department heads Booth said a legislation committee in the former Georgetown council had worked He claimed such a committee would coordinatt by laws concerning all other committees Are we not just piling more meetings on I tike to keep things as simple as siblc said Councillor I think you are really ask ing if wc need a full time solicitor for the town stated Councillor Dicjt Councillor said there was not enough work for a full time solicitor and pointed out after all the by laws were changed to modate the three former towns into Halt on Hills the work load would drop Booth agreed the work might decrease and dropped his motion to set up a leg is la live committee 600 damage Last Saturday a car driven by Mellon Crescent left Church St and struck a tree Damage to the car was estimated by at about and to the sod about Georgetown girl seriously injured night in a two- Trafalgar Rd is making satisfactory pro gress a spokesman for Toronto s Hospital for Sick Children said Monday night The spokesman said the girl was admitted overnight Friday night suffering from a head injury but she recovering she s making satisfactory progress Katherinc Johnson whose family lives on Market St was originally feared to have suffered a fractured skull following the collision at the intersection of Trafalgar and Five Sideroad at 15 to Milton OPP Two transfers The victim was rushed to Georgetown District and was later trans fcrrcd to Brampton Peel Memorial Hospital From there the young girl was taken to Toronto Milton officers investigating said the girl and her parents Marilyn and Allan Johnson along with another child were driving south on Tnfalgir when their car collided with another car crossing their path Police stud of It had been travelling north on Trafalgar and was attempting to turn left onto I- when the collision occurred Police said Mr and Mrs Johnson and the other child were treated for cuts and bruises at Georgetown and released Police said the two vehicles Complicated I arher in the week Mrs Inge inther of It It Acton involved in a com episode it slit motored west along lj Side road l pm Tuesday night Milton said she was wiring the Town Line when she swerved to avoid hitting a and slammed into a tree on the south side of the rood The tree fell over on top of Mrs who was treited later for minor cuts left the scent to run to her nearby home and tell her hus band of tht By the time returned someone had stolen the radio from damiged A rainstorm Thurs day afternoon was blamed by Milton for an on 401 near the Town Line in which a trictor trailer jack knifed Driver Bert Johnson address unknown was treated for bumps and bruises Bicycle located here As result search warrant executed by Acton of the OPP a stolen bicycle was looted here A local been charged with possession of stolen goods The bicycle was stolen In The man appears in court Oct Heavy rain The weekends heavy wis a boon lor home gar doners Farmers have most of their crops in Toyota Community Calendar doing In the North Halton Araal AND GUIDE MOTHERS MEETING FAMILY CHICKEN BAR B QUE A wiallon Ann a I Que fl Hornby Com Hornby Sunday W Terrific I HIAILITQN TOYOTA von Hilton Siln Lid 8784365 8262931 25 Juil North of GOOD START FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL- a new hairdo For an appointment please call 8533040 Qkm 111 Ml Ma St S Acton A Va ny Maltby fills council seat Continued from Page was too expensive for one vacancy when had only candidate in tin 1973 elec tion in Ward Two the beginning of regional government in January 1974 Hills council was faced with the same problem when Graham llipley died before he could 111 the Stat to which he had been elected that council appointed Mike as for Ward hour since third in the ward dec Mi CONSTRUCTION REPAIRS No Job Too Small FARM BUILDINGS tor us Talk To Our BINGO Lie No EVERY MONDAY NIGHT AT 8 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