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Yearend review 8 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 1978 Hearings town hall regional government was a controversial year or Acton and surround ing area The hydro corridor hearing the town hall tire hall and for Action group all made news through out the year The Free Press deals with these stories and others on a week to week basis taking paragraphs from stories on ihe front pages of the issues 1977 January About 30 people lost their jobs at United Carr Canada Limited on Friday Decern ber 31 when the plant ceased its operations The company has been here is years in the industrial building beside It Is a division of TRW Incorporated an American company which owns many businesses in Canada and United States Three days after the end of the Christmas break during which many kids play doors lown men will take the first steps in flooding outdoor skating rinks around town An Acton woman gave birth in Guelph General Hospital first baby in 1S77 at 1 OS a January Susan Hewitt wife of Doug Hewitt John St was admitted to the hospital Friday morning- Several hours she delivered Dale Douglas Plans for regional coun cillors to choose a new regional chairman by secret ballot went by the board when Helton Regional council met in an informal session Tuesday afternoon and even Expropriation hearings for minor complaints about Hydro proposed Bradley Georgetown power corridor will resume in the Legion Hall on January January 12 government has been with us for more than three years now and accord ing to Haiton Burlington Julian Reed residents In North are generally dissatisfied and annoyed by the new system of govern ment The sudden storm which struck Acton on Sunday night closed schools disrupted mail service stranded motorists and caused one death in the area A MHcbell was shovelling snow at bis home at McDonald Blvd when he suffered a heart attack He noticed chest pains and was taken to Glenlea Clinic The Ontario Fire Mar shall office is investigating an early morning fire id Georgetown which destroyed most of the Bookdale ware house plus the Rapid Print Shop and a small motorcycle repair shop early last Thurs day morning The fire mar is automatically called in to Investigate any fire In which damage exceeds Early estimate placed value of book stock at at S3 million but some are still usable Provincial Court Judge Doug Latimer Georgetown swore in 12 veteran trustees and seven of the eight newly elected trustees into office at Haiton Board of Education inaugural meeting January IB Regional Council elected a dark horse candi date as regional chairman at the inaugural meeting in Burlington Wednesday Morrow a 36yearold pilot from Haiton Hills and an eight year veteran of pal politics won the five man election but only after had cast six ballots In a close twoway PUFFING AND perspiring five Acton runners carried flags from Glen Williams to the town hall in Acton for Back to Acton Days on the Dominion Day weekend Receiving the flags are to president Russell Murray hopes he has a solution for future years A Divisional Court hearing has been set for Tuesday February to decide whether expropriation hearings for the proposed Bradley to Georgetown hydro corridor can permit evidence and cross examination of tion Kevin Parker edged out Roy of the HamiltonStoney Creek skat ing club to win the junior men division of the Central Divisional Figure Skating Champlonsh ps in Ontario Hydro attempt to resume a hearing of necessity in Acton on January is precipitous and ill advised Duby Douglas Charmaine and Louis The runners are Heather Near Frank Houston Bruce Andrews Rodger and Rick Boychuk Counc has Bennett annual heard from several speaking contest ended citizens are concerned with Fpp winning the Junior trophy and Steve Saxon ng the in price says Leon lawyer routes for Georgetown landowner The Year of the Waiter Scott able Winter is seeing plenty merchants of print these days It just who petitioned Hills won quit The council to consider some kind which struck on January of tax cut or rebate as a result and 10 is still making its of lost business due to presence felt as an additional reconstruction at Christmas winds time got bad news Monday and extreme cold to about the fate of the long planned units on Elizabeth Drive Tf relayed to him the fact had been asked by Housing February representatives if they would Mrs Pearl Kennedy a be willing lo move to senior long lime res dent of this citizens units in Georgetown Met happily celebrated her night at the finance- administration committee About homes south of Acton were v now for two and a half to three hours Monday night on coldest night of the year January Actons population could reach 8600 by 1981 but a more realistic estimate is according the population forecast for the five year capital budget Parkland at the Intersex tion of Acton and Mill St Acton will be designated residential and seven lots each with foot frontage will be created The controversial pal complex was dealt its final death blow Monday night at Hills council but the possibility of its being raised from the dead in another form emerged A serious blood shortage in Ontario has made particlpa in Actons upcoming blood clinic more important than ever Ontario Hydro attempt to reopen expropriation hear before a divisional court could decide on the of evidence regarding alternative routes was turned down by Hearing Officer Donald Meyrick Mon day in Acton Legion hall February second mayor and a former Citizen of the Year Ted Tyler Sr Is dead at the age of Mr Tyler died in General Hospital day evening after being rushed there from the Acton Curling Club where he col lapsed on the Ice The Acton Fall Fair saw red last September and Acton Agricultural Society cnpple the area Police are Friday s attack on Mrs C K Browne who runs Browne Confectionery store on Main St N She was struck on the head by a bottle- wielding youth who was apparently trying to rob the store day in a speedy election which followed the recom mendationsofthctnoninating committee After considerable discus Monday and several tic votes Hills council decided to hire a development officer The development off cer will work in the engineering department on subdivision agreements Four Acton high school stu Dents have been named Ontario Scholars the school announced Monday Thell million Hills municipal complex It daily dead Monday council voted lo rescind the com plex by law passed last year There is still no decision on whether the expropriation hearing officer the proposed Bradley to Georgetown hydro corridor should consider evidence and cross tion of alternate routes February IB Arc senior citizens apart in Georgetown being given priority over Acton instead of Acton Iteg on public works department will at tempt to get start on the reconstruction of Main St in Acton to alleviate problems for merchants in the urea Dave Chapman and the Sabres finished the junior B season on an up beat The Sabre Ch earned twoissisls fn the central iivis on scor ing with is the learn cellar dwellers throughout the sea beat the first place Oak vile list night in pay ruiie of for and WOO for the or recommended by nance and commit tec Monday night This would bring a councillor salary up lo and salary to SI Doth birthday Sunday She is a resident of the home there An estimated will be needed from taxpayers to fix Acton town hall and the community centre in Georgetown A dump truck fire Monday was the second time the Acton Volunteer firefighters have been culled to a town owned truck in less than one month March IlctweenSOa children were registered for St Joseph s separate school last Thursday at St Josephs church Combined with the children whose parents hove already made a commitment they make a total or ill who will attend the first Roman Catholic school in Acton Building Products of Can ada Limited announced Thursday that effective from March 31 it will cease maim and marketing plastic pipe fillings in its Acton plant on Main St N The announce ment was made by Brian Lockhart plant manager of the division A meeting Is being arranged for Monday after noon in the town offices to cuss the planned senior apartments in Acton Officials of the Ontario ing Corporation will attend Ihe meeting with councillors and others The average Acton tax payer could pay between and more this year in education taxes if Board of Education ratifies a proposed mil lion budget Ratepayers in could pay anywhere from to more In education taxes this year Average asses is 5984 in Acton arid In March Both sides In an tion hearing Ontario Hydro proposed Bradley to Milton power corridor arc waiting for one man to catch up on the before they can con The per cent pay raise for councillors is still not a fact It will be discussed again at the next Hills council meeting Get the applications Ontario special manager Gordon Hickory told a group of citi concerned that George town s senior citizen housing Is taking precedence over Actons March The board of management of the Business Improvement supervising the rcfur b Inning of downtown Acton wants Interlocking sidewalk stones installed on Mil Street from Main St to the railway tracks an Henry told Hills works committee Monday Residents of the Hill Estates properly known as Condominium Corporation No are claim Ing that the flooding of their homes this winter Is due to the construction of new semi detached units directly behind them Tho Rev J Morgan died In General Hospital on Thursday He was a priest In Acton for over 30 years Board of Education will make a decision at this week meeting on choice of a name for the Acton Middle School A 12 person dclega from Aclon appeared at the board lost Thursday evening bearing a 400 name petition asking the school be named McKenzleSmith Middle School after the two principals who spent years out of a total of as teachers and principals In Acton schools March A bid by Aclon Trustee Bert Kin ton to lop nearly 5 mill on from this years million Ha lion Board of Education budget failed Thursday moved an amendment to the motion to rat the budget calling for a 10 per cent reduction Hills works commit tee and engineer Robert Austin will probe drainage plaguing town units In K Ingham Hill which over 100 ratepayers claim Is being caused by construction of semi detached homes in K Ingham phase three Two days before St Patricks Day an 18 estate home plan with the Irish name of ValeofTralee was presented to Hills Planning Board last day The proposal Is on the Sixth Line south of Highway March regional treasurer Don Farmer is recommend- OCCUPANCY DtCtMBIR isrfc White Oaks Shopping Centre PRIME LOCATION CORNER OF BRONTE AND ANHI BlVD MILTON ULTRA MODERN AIR CONDITIONED STORES FT PARKING FOR CARS FOOD STORE RESTAURANT been PHARMACY MILK STORE DRY CLEANERS BANK 1 Get to Metro Trust How to make your money earn its daily bread When you earn monthly interest your interest is only calculated on your account lowest monthly balance But with the 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