Charlebois re fumed as C of head activities ore the goals of the Acton Chamber of Commerce or 1977 according to Louis Charlebois who was returned to seat as president of the chamber for a second Monday Predicting that the coming year will be one of Mr Charlebois told about members and guests at the years have passed since frank annual that organization should plan new of aimed at bolstering com munlty spirit I us pull together he said Let us unite The future of the chamber depends on us the the community will be a better place for It Mr noted that took the itiair uh first president of Ihi newly formed Act on of Commerce in Jnnelir 1957 The past he said the chamber Involvement in local parking problems the lindfilling Issue and tin planned revaluation of downtown through the endorsed I During Ijs meeting members seleeteel six downtown businessmen from a list of nominees to a board of management to oversee the implementation of the otllinry li Development officer approved Monday Council has approved creation of new development officer following a confused meeting Monday marked by lie votes refusal to discuss the matter in camera and a recorded vote which over turned a position taken in committee A development officer has been requested twice by town engineer Bob Austin since he assumed the post Inst but each time council deferred action on the proposal Mr Austin said thi development officer would be responsible for administration of various approved and planned subdivision proposals while turn ill IDA iting assistant led Hal linger an now corn out work but more and more ire bung for sub phns many of which ire not icted upon or form ill eoeineil Mr Austin disputed Hills contention thjt in such i position would not be to out liny function unltis has been approved Mr said Hilton Hills expinsion in Georgetown I plans are developed his subdivision fills ranging from initial pi inning to risidmlinlly development officer ld Wood Bill Mike will be sub milted to town council for approval lliprisentlng the town on the board will hi Pat Alton adoption of he program with a presentation to the chamber by representatives of the ministry industry tourism Aug Council sub approved the iv ind the chamber request that Interlocking stone sidewilks Installed along Mill Sine is port of the program Mr of the sturlng eommitlec which guided the chambers Tilt Februarys 1WT Reed wins Grit nod Premier William Davis government must make a to stop nutting garbage in a hole in the ground and instead turn It Into with olid STUART SMITH Reed reveals study of tourist industry df inform the department comment Salary for the post is from to US 000 But Mayor Tom Hill is not enthused about creatine position He demanded to know what such i person would do when not working directly on approved sub division pirns It is a new position Mr Austin admitted We are now doing the work done by con in Acton and staff id 50 members attend St Johns meeting in of Hallo Horn school board has signed i three year lease for hi Old Stone School Icton with the Hilton board of education II is first time in has been entered into Mr so id The lease runs from July 1 1977 to June 19R0 and has a Separate board leases Acton Stone School bo to become monthly the expiry dote rent Is per students ire ex to inroll in a km irlen to Grade program gndi will be idded to a Commodate promotions of pupils Hilton board of is also the irati to the library centre ijenirjl p rooms arts and home economics at little school which Old or it Middle for in e the town approval of Ihe by the Ontario Mumelpil Board Joining Mr on the executive of chamber in Kevin is first vice president John hi second president Bitty istwood and 1 in were also returned to rcspiclne positions for second tern terms I reitorsfor 1977 ire Dunn Jack Wood Bob limine Jiki Cory Van Paul Dave mi it individual provincial unwillingness to spend money developing and publicising various tourist could be hotel owners from in the area according to MPP Julian Reed the of a local tourist Industry at Monday annual of the Act on of Commerce Mr Iti id revealed that he recently investigated the matter on liehalf of a prospective hotel motel developer Thi unfortunate truth as outlined by the ministry of industry and tourism he said is that government assistance for such projects in the alien Roller skates jnd committee has lhat 150 pairs roller skates costing In ordered now by the parks dcpirt nt for mills it ii the complained to a representative of mlnlslr that tourism has not been encouraged In the Acton area by the despite abundance of scenery and historical significance Mr Pollock who along with Mr Heed was on hand as guest agreed that ministry hoi concentrated Its spending on developing and Idling the eastern jnd northern areas of Ontario Pointing out that his personal duties involve Hie industrial side of the ministry work he suggested lhat the residents of the area inform the government of their desires by forming a front This is is you particularly will indowed Mr Pollock said I think you should jour eoneirn known to the govern Chamber Betty a resident of neigh rock wood stated that tint is filled with but no hotel or molel iccommoda lions that night otherwise prompt an visitor to spend resource recovery plants an Liberal Julian Heed who was acclaimed as the Ontario I iberol Party can in the Burlington riding Speaking in Norval almost within earshot of Premier Davis Main Street home in Brampton Mr told a hometown crowd of about persons predominately older men and women lhat Canada must begin to lcavi the Oil Petroleum Era and inter one marked hy resource recovery Mr Heed Is the resource development critic for the I Parly at Queen Park The Issues which got him elected in whin he beat an Acton school principal and Progressive Conservative arcstlllwith us where arc going to put our garbage and Ihe hydro corridor He said Dennis Timbrel minister of energy has had the power since to grant an independent inquiry into a transmission corridor Ontario Hydro wants between Bradley and Georgetown has refused to budge though In done in four previous in stances Mr Hied performance of Ontario Treasurer With previous Ontario treasurers all Progressive Conservatives John and Reed George Drew as well did not have a provincial deficit hut has over IS billion He attacked two points contained in the government proposed of property tan Part of the reform which would lax private schools buildings Boy Scouts buildings and similar organizations dues have rebates available but the government becomes the arbitrator of what the buildings are worth to he said The second Is the govern scheme to tax farmers which has been criticized by farmers as imposing a lien on their properties The govern would pay taxes but Contract awarded federal con tract worth 183 has been awarded to Vnrian Associates Ltd of Georgetown to provide thi agriculture department with dat processing software if the farmer sold the land out of farm production he would be liable to back taxes and for the past ten years If the government pays the taxes tho property is not freehold in minds of some people Mr Heed said and the Progressive Con Parly for not being conservative BINGO Every Wednesday at Rayal Canadian Legion pm EARLY BIRDS 16 Regular Games at Jackpot 500 in numbers must go plus 2 OTHER SPECIAL GAMES Proceeds to Retarded Children Minor Sports Georgetown Hospital Sunday Jan 30 found members of SI Johns United Church actively participating in the Church annual meet iruz chaired the minister Rev Llewellyn Highlights included agree ment to spend on ex facilities by putting another floor on the church hall More space Is desperately needed for the more than Sunday School children as as the many mid week groups Treasurer Bob Collet ex plained the detailed plan at a time when church attendance is generally declining but St John s is expanding in leips and bounds researched plan for long rangi commitment to the including sen lorcilizcns housing nursing home or nursery school was presented and will expand the I Another highlight of the four hour meeting was agreement to changes in church han included reducing he number of board meltings but sing number of people involved in decision making Chess Mess The second Georgetown Closed is conclusion this week as the participants play final games f- player mast play games The standings of now arc as follows Thompson J Moore MacLeod 1 Nichols MacLeod A Boisvenue25 K The top 3 finishers will be awarded trophies whlli prizes will be awarded by two others Here is an interesting game round 1 Probably better is 12 Bxd4 14 15 Alter 17 better but lhelextisnolasgoodJ7 18 19 Bel Bel A blunder White would be hard pressed to demonstrate compensation ior his pawn minus 21 offered better 23 i KhlKd726 That doesn t work K Bxc2Qd4Andnot27 Now Black position falls apart KfB i Reich Black Resigns PRODI Last week s solution White wins by 1 3 Black Resigns Witkowaki trade Kralove 76 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