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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 7, 1976, p. 1

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to for corridor between Milton and Limehouse Despite strong opposition to a north south transmission corridor through Hills and on objective report from the Environmental Hearing Board the line from Milton lo Bradley Junction is likely to be Hydro has given approval to begin work on the sections of line between and the transformer station leaving the mile section where the Hearing Board conducted this summer in limbo until further comments art received from One Hundred and F Ihc people along route Approval was also given to proceed from Bradley June lion to The Ontario Environmental Hearing declined to make a recommendation regarding possible Bruce to kswi transmission corridor an alternative as proposed by Ihc Interested linens Group hut concluded it mav tie possible to find an acceptable corridor between the two transmission stations by existing kV lines ind crossing the Niagara In vicinity of Highway This was part of the report rcleised this week from the Boird which recommended changes in the proposed route from Bradley Junction to Georgetown transmission corridor to preserve more prime agricultural land However all the changes recommended were part of the Board s study of a mile portion of the corridor ex tending from a point west of to about ID miles north west of The report emanated from lJ half diy sessions at llillsburgh this summer Energy Minister Dennis released long Hills and Erin town ship residents ibout the prospect of the 500 volt hydro corridor perhaps being shitted to the north as their Interested Citizens Group had proposed The group has long insisted they would accept an independent study of the entire corridor if a northern route was considered but the least the Environmental Hearing Board icknowlcdgcd ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1976 was there were serious flaws In the vaunted Ontario Hydro public participation program report says In con the matter of the Bruce to Ess a proposal perhaps the most serious concern Is how such a basic difference of opinion between Ontario Hydro and a vitally concerned and actively in volvcd sector of the public could persist at this advanced stage of the decision making process in spite of the high quality of comprehensiveness of public participation which accompanied the study Clearly this situation Continued on Page B51 Thirty r Pan F tteci Cei Merchant influence urged for Mill St reconstruction The arrival of a new veir means that time is running out for downtown Acton chants to the pro posed reconstruction of Mill Street was the message Chamber of Commerce prcsi dent Mike had for rentiers at a meeting held the before New Year Eve Its very important that we make our views known early Mr told the meeting at the fireball The meeting was prompted by a letter from Hills to the C of C asking fur comments the middle of the month on a planning department report The meeting sup ported Wayne Moss motion asking council to off street parking prior to the Mill Street recon struction Millions Other motions pissed would line Mill Street earn one wa riffle keep ihe sreet dime nitons the imi hae mutiny before mid Jam irv hive i route hi core in enastrueted lilt the Inn on on the smth side of Mill Street John Street the tricks Town pi inner end councillors Oul ind Pit itttnded meeting Mr hut Ihe third Ward councillor Jot Hurst eould nut attend Mr conducted the meeting under the the Mill Street project would this summer months have to be called I construction can start in Ma Mr Mid Mind hind to pressure for in immediate response In the wis the issump lion Mr Itn the Mill work would go hind in hand in I it the Mill Street worki in t be post Don I B Super M said I m sorry of the in Ik ironed out be fore construction he Councillors McKenzie ind added note There s no re son it Mill Streetl c be postponed Red Cross needs blood Red Crwa blood donor will twite this year In Acton January 19 the first date Tor a clinic to be held In the Legion Hall Blood bank reserve are low at this time of year organizer said Mr Kroes said donors at the previous two clinics held in town will be telephoned for laterclinicsariJune2a and October no proof that will he this r Mr said Mr Dubs however old the meeting tint it might be fivt before the Mill Slreel pr again i item in bud Ret The phnning department report on rthting to the Mill Street reconstruction under be the merehants Mr We looked at who owns wh it owe don recommendations ire The sludv is false Mr Moss meeting He said tin infor used parking inventory was dited The shows parking on west side of Willow between Mill and Church Streets There ire in fact seun Mr Moss said of the spots on the e is side Willow Street Mr Miss here ire Nine of the parking spaces beside Mr Moss s store ir shown for inle parking which is no longer Com Council votes to bring back bounty Outdoor rinks are being well used Hills council cried wolf night and meant it They want a on wolves reinstated The motion by Councillor Em calling on the regional council to take necessary steps to rcimposed posed Hurst Roy Booth The was sparked pavmenls lo Chester of for two sheep to Mrs Perry of for two ewes and to Spencer Wilson of for six geese Pat reminded council that one of the members had suggested the bountv be remed list Councillor rnie said Hilton Hills should contact municipalities in the area and Region man ittempt to get their backing admitted he know proper iction take but made the motion to have the Region tike the steps Booth miintained the would not work he claimed are not con trolled hunlmg s two outdoor rinks been exlrcmelv well usctl iccording to if ton Hills services super intendent The two rinks loeated it the and Prospect were in use over with the towns Works Department watering and shovelling them every day Mnrettt Works Super s Tuesda The cold weather of late has been in the maintaining of the ice fices with work on them commencing last November Bv the time the students were Third Line fire wakes up town Christmas tree decoratioas have been cited as the cause December which sent one woman from her Third 1 home in the middleof according to fire chief Mick Holmes The fire is believed to have started in the room at i 10 a m The house us bv Mrs Christine fray The tree caught fire spreading flames throughout the rest of the room and the kitchen Both rooms rtcened extensive damage The rest of ihe house had lokc New Swackhammer of purchased house just two weeks prior to ind plans to move in this spring The owner said there was little structural damage to the building and com mended the fire fighters for a job well done in controlling the Mrs is slaying with relatives at ihe present time Acton firefighters were on the scene or two hours using air packs the smoke ejector and two of the three fire trucks The new truck was not BRUCE McPHAIL PETE MUSELIUS and Wade Vickery lead the Firefighter bantams in congratulating the Vallentuna team after they defeated Acton at the community centre Sunday More than 1 spectators crowded into the arena to see the first European team to play in Acton For story of the game turn to page For full page of pictures turn to page Bl damage Mr Holmes said used Police calls get a boost Radio communications have been improved for the men of the Acton detachment at Regional police since the installation of a new receiver atop the water tank The police calls are now this cable to a tower at Rattlesnake Point here the strength of the call is as is forwarded lo regional headquarters All between Acton cars and office and other detachment go through the radio room at Oak vi Lie Police officers had been having difficulty with radio sets here and had agreed to the installation of an antenna on their tank Midnight music PIPING IN YLAK at an arena party ib Scott Malcolm Scott who is a member of the Pipe Band played Amazing Grace before a crowd of celebrants at the stroke of mid night The party goers formed a wide circle for Scott and many of them hummed along with the popular selection New Years Day Four new people for a brand new year out of school Mr Mi rette the rinks wen readv ti he used thinks eold we ther Mr said the town e reeled low boards iround the w rked on them hi djs week He went the that the rinks are in for pleasure hut pointed out that is pi is c din i tor John if the weather olds up for ins length if time the ding rinks should be well used He said he thought the Works Depart ment was doing i job maintaining the two rinks 111 s rk lipped four times tph r Hospital New e lw 1 Hi New se billies in new ns lie is m It Hock Itu hirst ills I Ihe w is There hfistm horn a m Thup He rents ire Mr mil Mrs lln in I of St irnu f regi r i see Isu f r Mr ind Mrs fir HI It retnrv weighed He is three and It w is horn at 1 has an brother hill Third New was Heather I e rem daughter of Mr and Mrs fill llockwood She wis it 10 i m and weighed 11 Hi She his sister Cirdyn who Is fourth on the record wasSethfhnstnn Homer son Peter Homer ltd Hi is the first son in with tw Sarah nine and 1aura three Hi Ib ONE MORE FLASH and 1 11 scream warns New Year s baby Eugene He born at 17 a Thursday in Guelph General Hospital Proud parents are Mr and Mrs Paul Braida Bower Ave More Year Day babies pictured inside todays Free Press

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