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NEW ESSA FIRE TRUCK Fire truck No of the Es su brigade acquired in the fall was given short test run at Thornton by Fire Chief Earl Cunningham who is shown here standing by new vehicle There is also second truck at the Essa lire hall tExarnr Iner Photo Utopia ProjeCt Tops Conservation work extensive Utopia UNNIDALE CORNERS Stall Advancement of the conservation protect and olficial opening oI the 137 acre New Lowell park highlighted busy year for the Nottawnsnga Valley Conserva tion Authority which has Its headquarters in the Sunnidale municipal building here Construction of dam and re servoir was completed at We pic with an overhead bridge connecting hoth links of the Old Mill road as in an earlier era when Bells mill flourished The mill itsolt is to be restored for show purposes and it is hoped to have everything ready for an official opening late next June SPRING DRAIN DhF In the spring it is planned to drain off some of the overflow waters of the spring run off at Bear Creek to make to acre pond Like the Utopia project development at New Lo and dum built Alex so was water control project with large pond excavated Mc Auley 1968 county Warden of lieially opened the park on at urdny August 24 at fitting ceremony at which the Nottawa saga Valley Authoritys board chairman Sunnidaie Reeve Lloyd Pridham was the chair manl At Tollenham new tables barbeques and other equipment were added as well as new signs The conservation area and pond has been much adr MINETS pom By ALLAN INGRAM Mr and Mrs Leslie Whilty spent Christmas with the lab ters sister at Eelleviile fr and Mrs Marshall visited rel atives at Gait Boys and girls from Huronin Sunday School under directin of Lloyd Cumming visited homes ai Minets Christmas Eve sing ing carols Mr and Mrs Alf Tompkins are spending the winter months at Melbourne Beach Florida Mrs Alma Ingram is pa tient in Royal Victoria Hospital receiving heart treatment mired by Tottenham visitors The site was used for the Sim coe County day camp childrens program and swimming lessons Barbeques picnic tables and other equipment were also add ed to other park areas The Ed cnvalc boat ramp and picnic shelter had considerable use during 1968 was shown by year end reports AVENING PROJECT master plan for develop ment of Home Cnrruthers memorial conservation area at Avening was obtained and it is anticipated work here will be given prime consideration in the 1969 program Fencing brush cutting and other preliminary work was done during the past year The property with fur nished house and ham beside the Mad River in Nottawasaga township was bequeathed to the authority by the late Duncan Coutts Carruthers of Avenlng long ith the sum of $7000 which is to help finance its dev elopment as conservation area and park 77 Beauttiylng ol the banks of the Boyne River also was dis cussed and master plan ob tained for greanbelt This too is expected to receive more attention during 1969 Construction oi special chan nel to divert Ilond waters from the Pretty River which have plagued the south portion at Collingwood every spring for years also in advanced The provincial government ap proved $36000 grant toward the financing The town of Col lingwaod and the authority will share in the remainder An erosion control plan for the Nottawasaga river bank at Essas Centennial Park westoi ivy also was advanced HONEYMOON VOYAGE LOCRI italyAP Retired mariner Antonin Serrano mar ried tor the third time at 85 took his bride an threevhour rowboat honeymoon voyage off the scenic Ionian seashore rocks Itmvins in boat he explained was the best could do to recapture some of my youth in the sea And Idid it as my honeymoon present to my new wife The various onservntion areas were designated as sanc tuary areas and posted against hunting except the Osprey area where more than 200 acres of rough wetlands wereleft open to hunting during the regular hunting season The Nottnwasaga Valley Con servation Authority represents 28 municipalities Besides the city at Barrie these Include three towns AIIIston Stayner and Collingwood tive villages Creemore Tottcnham Beeton Shelburne and Vasaga Beach and 18 townships The rural municipalities in clude Tossorontlo Tecumseth Osprey Nouawasaga Mon Vcspra 0m Collingwood Ad inla Essa Flos West Gwillim bury Amaranth ltielanuhon lnnisftl Medonte and Muimur New Inaugural On Monday BEETON Staff Reeve elect Ed Boynton Bccton and Colleagues on the 1m 7B mun cil will be worn In the inaugural meeting of the vill age council on Monday evening Jan in new reevo will give some eil report on his visit to county council when he attend ed the last 1966 session with re tiring reeve Earl ann Mr Brown will cantlnue on Beeton council as councillor He was 2ch In six years FULL OPERATION Asked about the Beeton sew er system Mr Brown said it was anticipated it would be In lull operation this month When questions were asked bout the proposal that Rector and Tottenham villages loin Teolt umscth and Adlai to mnlte up municipality of H000 people Mr Brown smiled broadly We would have to have more delt talk before we owld comment he said observing this had first been suggestion as possib bility in the futum Before he was elected reeve Mr Brown had served five years on the Becton village council His new lerrn will mark the Wilt of his lab year of civic service former well known Beeton hntelman Reeve elect Boan ton served five years on coun cIt before his promotion Mr Brown stepped aside and ran for council in the recent clcc Iion to pave the way for the new New who will represent Bee ton at county council Reeve elect Boynton sat in the spectators section at the Innisiil Files Convention Notice STIROUD Stall inniinI township councll has received notice rent the Ontario Good Reads Association that its an nualconventlorr will be held in Toronto on Monday and Tuesday Feb 24 and is Innistil usually Ioins other municpalltles in sending repre sentatives The notice was or durcd filed by motion at Deputy Reeve Allan Todd and Elmer Grose for later reference along with the twoday agenda Retiring Tiny Township Reeve Discusses Amalgamation Plan PERKINSFIELD Staff Am algamation of Penetanguishene and Tiny township could be made practical with tax adjustments it was suggestedby Michael As selin retiring reeve supported thismove when it was first suggested two years ago said Mr Asselin who is retiring from Tiny council alter more than 10 years oi service He will he succeeded by Mont calm Maurice 1961 warden as head of the Tiny council Mr Asselin who will he BS in February was former clerk of Tiny He said the joining of Penetanguishene and Tiny would make municipality over the 8000 population leveLsuggested as practical by Hon Darcy Mc Keough Ontario Minister of muv nictpal allairsl CLOSE TO PEOPLE in regard to discussions about Midland Tay Tiny and Pene tanguishene all inining with pas sibly Matchedash and Medonte Mr Asselin agreed there were certain common interests but considered smaller areas kept the local administration closer to the people it serves The retiring reeve said fair level at fair in keeping with services would have to be lev led Tiny has large cottage area which has been at much aid in municipal financing There will have to be lot of adjustment made he said dis cussing dltierence in services be tween unban and rural munici palities The government admin istration and other such details will have to be reviewed The Ontario Municipal Act Will have to amend some oi its key provisions to make way for tax and other adjustments rusr sociarv There are bound to be many more changes remarked Mr he referred to the coming just society which has heen so fre quently discussed Just society means adjustment of lair level at income for people and not merely different arcos or admin istration he commented Further changes in the tax system were inevitable Mr A9 selin suggested We cant go along our present trend without it he said referring to the social charges in recent years Mr Asseiin said it wont be unfair to force rural mnn pali ties tojoin urban centres and then tax homeowners who were paying for their own septic tanks and water wells to proide sania tary sewers and water for others This he painted outwas only one of many problems in volved in such amalgamations NO EASY ROAD The only safe way to lose weight is to have doctor ex amine patient and prescribe die PINECREST Coming January I959 The Impressions for table reservations phone 728I028 year and county counul meet ing where terms Onltlas sep aration acre the chief topic dis missed He said he was impress ed with the county administra live offices and council hall SIRICOE MANOR county garage is located at Becton The village Is also the home of Simone Manor the countys oldest homefor the elderly The Manor was among buildings to which new sanitary mars um extended this having been done at the request of county council Mr Brown we chairman of the county mention oorrmit teo during 1961 Council colccguer of Mr Brown on the more Becton council besides the new reere include Lawrence Hauton Store idan Mcthlly and Max Wilson Mr Wilson Is the only new member Deputy Reeve lit Bradiord Nears 20 Years On Council BRADFORD Staff men ber of pioneer Bradford fam ily Deputy Reeve Fred their will begin his 2Mh year as member Bradford council at Lhe first 19$ meeting The current chairman of Mm one County museum board will mart his 10th year as one of Bradfords county council repreA WHIRLIVE Reeve Bruce Ste senurtires The other county wart will start his ninth year there and his Illh on Bradford council Reeve Cook fiist ran for Brad IIII BoyAvDeo with Mushrooms or Meat SPAGHETTI sauce llhaw Marnroni or rIGA SPADIIETTI lt lGASVarietias FRUIT DRINKS Pun Blueberry or Strawberry ED SMITH JAMS to iron TOMATO KETDHUP Pinntcrs Chocolate PEANUT ctusrtrs Dlidous let noaiiis DNDMV IAIAI TISSUE KLEENEX lord council back In 1900 and served when the communitys Iust waterworks system was in stalled He served to years as councillor before moving up Born in Bradford Deputy Reevn cook Is mom of ww His grandfather Gibson Cook was the Iilffi groin dealer of the area locating at Bradford to years alter its incorpor ation in 1857 The municipality achieved town status In 1960 with Arthur Evans now Simeon Centre MPP the first mayor Mr Evans war Simcoo County warden in 1956 Beeton Council msmrer NEWS THE HARRIS EXAMINER THURSDAY JANUARY GOES TO CHICAGO banana Fredericton myri FREDERICIDN cry AthlIiam 1wauerrrrraeriuo bowl carved from piece of an elm tree growing hale Is on display In the otfree of the mayor of Chicago The howl was presented to Mayor Rich ard Daley by lira lrn Benttle executirodlrudor ot the New Brunswick Safety Council on For the Finest In Dining no Dancing Plenum an EDWOO ROOM tRIhIIl DP miles south of Elmvnle Every and pan Friday If Saturday Top Entertainment Every Weekend by orurwr wNollSAtl IIMXIID l1 apor for prunewe indundul IA DI not AI 01 It 01 IA 59 II 01 III 29 33i 49 QUAKER 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