St Josephs School Trustee to push fence Aug 31 parents predict enrolment decline Prowl family of Miim gather him at Ms retirement party tarda evening root row left to right daughter Shirley Dong and and mo Wayne Back row soninlaw Jim granddaughters Ann and Marie Shelly LUa and Trevlyn Mason futd daughterto la Gloria MMm Halton Hills trustee Irene plans to push hard for a fence across the back of SL Josephs School when she meets with her Halton Separate School Board colleagues on August 31 Since last weeks front page article in The Free Press in which it was revealed has asked for a fence between the new school property and Fairy Lake but her request was rejected she been deluged with calls from parents Over a dozen parents have called her so far to voice ob jections for themselves and friends Board staff hadnt planned for a fence and per the property and planning committee this month that one wasnt needed is keeping track of all the calls she receives and will present a list of the concerned parents to trustees on August 31 She wants all the support on the Issue she can get from parents and encourages them to call her at 877 7359 or write to 6 Elena Georgetown Like the trustee herself parents are saying they had always assumed there would be a fence across the back of the school property on Hill SL West One mother of three children under age nine who would bcgoingtoSt Josephs says after per severing through three years at the old Stone School she disappointed here wont be a fence at the new school That mother said not having a fence is a danger and observed there are safer schools in Acton to send her children to Mc reported A number of parents said it will be difficult for teachers to supervise the children when they are outside and the entire property fenced Several parents who called said the decision not to fence the back of the property will haveimpaclonenrolmentatSt Josephs She learned in the last week many parents are talking about this issue and a number of the calls she receded were from parents speaking on behalf of their friends I will reiterate mine and the parents concerns and probably moke a motion to have the fence put up 1 know the board will be receptive and take a putting In the fence The board Is reasonable McCauley said she doesnt think it necessary yet for parents to send a delegation to the board she d like to see what happens at the meeting at the end of this month first A Metroland Community Newspaper One Hundred and tight Yearlssue7 ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY AUGUST PagesThirty Cents Tannery aim work sharing start Sept 5 By Cord Murray Beard more hopes to go on work sharing the week of September according to Ed Parent President of Local United Food and Commercial Workers at the tannery and Murray Stewart of Canada Packers On May 18 86 per cent of the workers voted to go to work sharing a government program under which workers receives per cent of their pays for days they working when the plant operates a three or four day week Beardmore applied for a Ihree day week under the week program though it was possible Tor the plant to operate four days a week during this period The three day work week was simply a minimum work week After Beardmore applied for the program Parent explained the government made some changes so now the firm is re applying for work sharing Among the changes is a cut in the length of the work sharing program from weeks to made by the government Parent noted Stewart said the 20 weeks can be extended to weeks but hopes the program won last even 20 weeks The duration of work sharing will depend entirely on orders Stewart said the firm has established 279 workers will be under work sharing In conjunction with this workers who were off but have seniority have been called back and are being placed in new Jobs while 22 junior people are being laid off for 20 weeks during the work sharing These workers generally have less than two years service Stewart said this plan was worked out with the union to place people in seniority in Jobs in the plant which are compatible with their abilities sharing the week of September yet to be approved by the government Parent explained there cant be any hiring or layoffs during the work sharing period except in the cose of people quitting retiring or The three day work week will apply sometimes to some departments while others will be on four days Some weeks the entire tannery will be on four days Occasionally the whole plant could be on five days or even some departments but Parent said this can t happen often or work sharing would cease Parent noted a one week layoff at Beardmore has been moving through the leather production process As one area of the plant completes Its work in the process those workers go off for a week On September It ran walk jog ride Terry Actons Terry Fox Ron will be laps wheel pernor but register for around the Acton High School track For Terrys sake get involved by Murray Actons second annual Terry Fox Run for the Marathon or Hope will take place Sunday September rain or shine at the track at Acton High School from to In communities right across the land people will be participating In this great event People may run jog or walk etc the course allowing them to begin when they want and take much time as they need This Is not a race it Is an opportunity for ail Acton and area people to honor Terry Fox and his quest to find cure for cancer The local committee consists of Joo Hurst Ron Heller Nan Hurst George and BiQ Taylor from AH5 who will tie working with the local schools Last years Terry Fox Run raised about for cancel research locally an en viable mark for such a small community Last years target which was greatly ex ceeded was or for each Actonian The organizers feel they are being quite realistic in aiming for raised this year or a little over per man woman and child hen- They encourage all to run walk jog stroll ride or wheel around the track times If you dont want to participate that way then volunteer to help organize this big event or sponsor someone who is involved But for Terrys sake get involved Last year just over people circled the track but this year they expect even more people will come out Pledge sheets are available from local banks Beckers Acton Home Furnishings the Hide House and Jug City Participants will receive a poster of Terry a certificate and while supplies last an ironon Former resident killed in crash A former Acton and Georgetown resident Norm was killed in a car crash at p Friday in Brampton Mr S3 was living in Orangevtlle with his family and working as a barber at Camp He and hot family Acton about six years ago iter years la the are bja brother Pete said in interview this week Peter who Uvea in runs Petes Barber Shop la downtown Acton Norm owned pool hall and barber shop at of Mill ami Man Streets in The Halloa Kill summer playground program wound up Thursday with a parade through Ac tort and a penny carnival at Robert Little School In Acton The Summer Activities Centre float with participants from Actons Robert Little and Georgetowns Park and George Kennedy School was Judged the lop float In the parade Turn Ins We for more parade and carnival photos Photo by GORD MURRAY Fed riding changes may put north Haton back together by Gord Murray Acton Georgetown and Milton could well be back together the same federal riding after the next election MP Otto predicted changes for the three ridings of Brampton George town and Burlington if redistribution takes place after the next national expected in 1964 or 1985 He says he and many other MPs are opposed to any riding changes though Currently riding consists of Milton ActonandpartofEsquesuigwhiletbeCity of Burlington is another federal seat Burlington The rest of Halton Region Georgetown and part of Esquesfng Is In the BramptonGeorgetown riding said redistribution plans t expected to be completed before late fall or early winter However with BramptonGeorgetown Halton and Burlington ridings all having considerably more population than the average riding size he can see changes coming While he has no knowledge of how the seats will be rearranged he said what he can see being done is Brampton and Oak vi lie becoming separate seats and the Burlington riding shrinking to Just the area between the Queen Elizabeth Way and Lake Ontario What would be left Acton George town Milton and north Burlington to be lumped together as a new scat very similar to the existing provincial Halton Burlington ruling Since the Chief Electoral Officer received census figures from Canadas Chief Statistician law required his office to now upgrade the number of seats by population distribution explained Based on a formula set by Parliament some time ago the number of seats in the House of Commons would swell from the present to an additional scats 10 of which will be in On tflrio The average population of a riding should be Jelinek said He noted Halton riding with a population of is per cent bigger than it should be under the law while BramptonGeorgetown with a population 171431 is 109 per cent larger than it should be Burlington riding has a population of 1 and is per cent bigger than the average Boundaries for new ridings are being drawn now and if there are no new Instructions from the present scats wont exist after the next election An all party committee is looking at the re distribution question now and considering re commending to Parliament that no seat changes be made and the law requiring redistribution be amended Id prefer not to increase the number of scats and I not alone Many MPs Liberals and Conservatives ore opposed If the number of seats is Increased Jelinek says they should be limited to as few as possible He notes it will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to create new scats MPs wages he says is a small expense there also office space staff equipment etc Also many MPs are opposed because already the individual backbencher t have enough input into the Parliamentary process and adding more MPs will only make the situation worse added the Parliamentary Reform Com is looking at this concern 51 plants dried marijuana seized in Eden Mills barn A 17 yearold Eden Mills resident Eric Pries was arrested and charged with cultivation of marijuana Sunday Two Guelph OPP officers arrived at the young man parents home with a search warrant Nothing was found in the home however both harvested marijuana and plants were found in the barn out back and seized Constable Jim Butler said the police didn t need search warrant for the bam o search warrant Is only needed for a dv under the Narcotics Control Ac Butler explained about three pounds of bar vested marijuana was found in the barn drying Approximately another two pounds of the drug harvested and dried was found in a long plant box containing plants on a balcony of the bam The marijuana has a street value of to Butler explained it appeared the youth parents gardening activities Police went to the home as a result of inform on received Pries appears in Provincial Court August 30 Acton where Johnson Real Estate is now for many years Mr drove his vehicle into the rear of another vehicle on Dixie in and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital He Is survived by Ms wife Morg his sons Raymond of Toronto Nick of and Bill Christine at home brothers Mike of Saskatchewan BUI of Bay Cart of Bvungton Danny of London and Peter of Guelph sis ten Ann and Irene of Essex and Iris of and parents Nick and Mary of HoimeswsyPl InActon Mr Mask tamed years all Friday A party was kM at the Baai flan see page inside Also turn to page for details about continuing monitoring of pollution coming from Hellers Georgetown plant Our Miss Acton realty Miss Cuddly bee photo page Elbow grease is the main students employ to restore cars at the Radial Railway Turn to district news on page There will be a verbal shootout over a trap snooting club at Hit I Acton More on page A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of Acton Richard Holmes Details on page 9 There news of interest to Acton Branch members on pages Some cyclists from Detroit slop ped at Prospect Park See phot on page Northern Ireland violence is greatly exaggerated a local dent who vacations there says More in Newsmakers It it iho economy making girls git mora out of thlt