Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 2, 1970, p. 12

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Legal action RICKY and Linda were two of the winners for their outstanding booklets on the Quebec Educational Tour Ricky won first prize and he and Linda were presented with awards at a special Home and School meeting held November 21 BILL DICK STRONG JOHN HEWITT GEORGE LINDBLAD Election in Eramosa township News and views by Lorraine A tremor has hit the A board which thinks together electorate and it la hopeful that In accord Is not always the the same energy which last greatest asset either but we must Friday night saw a slate of nine hope will elect one men being sponsored for which can think constructively nomination will carry the voters only pushing such issues which straight to the local polling booths have been weighed carefully and to In their ballots completely The present considerations of water and May Ontario elections mil J person In come December of tor positions on M bond the like has not not to understand its necessity with Votesplittcig logic applying his There are those experts who mental processes without get concerned about large slates Influences of they worry about dozens have the vote splitting Their claim Is responsibility to their village to vahd and much depends on the fltten the polling booths With method of voting sometimes a regional government rearing Its good man can be lost to be head we must be aware that laced by a weaker candidate m flre sitting has now everyone the been zoned belt country need for good three man already this area has been of approval for development by outside Although Is planners basically a grass roots there are many vital Attend meetings Issues which we as voters must consider constructive competence of capable government at both vUlageandtownahlplevel It la of We can no longer dare to put vital importance that we vote In a beside of the representative trustee board boy door capable decisions like the way he parts his hair He with trust and decision and in so muatnaturally care about the doing we too should be making community In which he lives but mental resolutions to back their also be capable of dissecting policies by attending trustee important Issues and evaluate meetings and keep Informed them with wisdom attack every Only then will we be acting In the situation with integrity and capacity of citizens worthy of principle and when decisions such a marvellous community as have been made not vacillate at our village the whims of a fen Individuals And so it is On election day It who contest his abilities is imperative that everyone Everyone should however have votes As Rockwood requires the an open mind and an elastic best of representation so does the approach on all matters as it Is Township Board and with two Indeed necessary that once in a men vying for reeveship five for while we retract opinions and a three man council position we decisions This is all part of also have a choice of a truly wisdom and It Is a wise and strong Eramosa Township courageous man who Is able to government So put your first reverse a decision If It is on the calendar date of December warranted for the betterment of as a reminder and until then the community end if he Is not 1 11 see you at the polls Only we sure to call on authorities who can determine how we want have speciallied knowledge In things to grow in our own home such gray areas ground Comins and Goins on felt the township had increasingly progressed under the leadership and updated thinking of Mr Lush Five years is long enough as a council member said Mr McPhedran And I have decided to let my name stand I will serve for another two years for and will run for deputyreeve He said that although he had never been Interested In working for the county council he had decided If you cant beat them loin them and with that Mr McPhedran professed his intention to Join county council He paid tribute to the fire chief Carl Meadows whom he said showed special abilities in planning efficiency In the township fire hall which Is presently being built in Rock wood Mr indicated his own special knowledge regarding the Wellington County Board of Education and In weighing the smaller school board systems felt that he would like to see more reasonable spending In certain luxury Items At one time said Mr Mc a caretaker put in a glass window but now with the present system It costs the taxpayers to repair it He said that the county school board prizes Itself on having an adequate staff on all schools throughout the county but said Mr If the principal were given a free hand on running schools and allowed to set up his own budget it would cost us less money Mr had many new attitudes which he thought should also be considered by the expectancy of regional planning Stand for reeve Warren Parkinson who Is presently a council member said he would let his name stand for reeve and In his minute speech allotment referred to the various accomplishments of township council He spoke highly on the efficiency of the Fire Department and said that because it Is composed of volunteer firemen it Is an economical function In the entire township He also mentioned the mystery debt council had found Itself faced with after the Wellington County Board of Education went into power and which hopefully can be spread over three years He touched on several problems which had evolved and said that although he had voted against the industrial waste plant he really couldn say whether it was right or wrong Sometime in the future we arc going to be faced with the problem He said he was sorry that Cam Lush was leaving and that he Mr Lush was leaving bis shoes to fill and in his own case he would let his name stand Bill spoke next giving a summary of his contributions as a council member I became a councillor three years ago he said and If I were a ratepayer I would like to think that there would be some proof of action in three years He said that the first year he had asked questions and listened using his Judgment and voting as he saw fit His resume of performances Indicated over his years office Mr Adsett has progressed and isworklng for the people of the entire township with an updated knowledge of recreation requirements and Is Interested In promoting tourism In the area He was recently asked to become a director on the Board of Tourism of Mid Western Ontario region and he has served some time as a delegate of tho Mid- Western regional Development organization He felt Eramosa should be sharing In the two billion dollar industry Mr Adsett had been nominated to two positions on the township council those of deputy reeve In opposition to Strong and Mc He said If there is an election my name will be on the ballot in which ever way I will serve the township to the best of my capacity In the future as I have tried to work for you In the past three years I do not pretend to be a great organizational type but I do try to work at it and I am Interested in staying around for a while Mr later qualified with Clerk Lloyd Hlndley for the position of councillor Brief talk Because- 1 have no past my talk will be very brief said Mr Dick Strong who had been nominated to the post of both deputy reeve and councillor He felt that the challenges In the township and village were going to require a great deal of work on behalf of all people He said he had attended various township meetings recently and felt that they had been conducted in an orderly way and council members should be commended for doing a good Job He thanked his nominators for sponsoring him as deputy reeve Music awards elections at Home School meeting but said that he would at this time like to stand for his original position of councillor The new comirunlty citizen who is a landscape artist has worked with governments at all levels in Canada He is a planner who has designed settings for La Ronde and the Ontario Pavilion at Expo 1067 has planned housing projects civic squares and university campuses and since his residency In the village of has protected his creative interests by recommending the retalnance of the environment which has developed In the Eramosa township throughout the years and as a planner Is aware of the necessity of controlled planning lor future growth with direction being kept within the bounds of the township I commute every day to the great city he said And I think I understand the problems which could grow I would like the opportunity to assist In curtailing at least some of them In this region North end resident John Hewitt nominated from the north end of the township was unable to give his nomination speech as he had to leave the meeting early Mr John Hewitt lives on the Fifth line of Rock wood and as a resident for the past 10 years is very Interested in the progress of the township particularly for the Village of He would like to see Rockwood grow residentlally and Industrially and he feels that the value of property would rise with the Installation of water and sewers He is a past employee of the Bell Telephone Company In London in the capacity of construction manager and was responsible for spending money and managing personnel and materials Mr Hewitt feels his special know how is in handling finance He spent two terms on the South Wellington District High School Board for and Fergus and has the time to devote to any projects required by the tosnwhlp residents Candidate Ken Fair said that he lived in Eramosa and was concerned the image should be kept bright with lines of communication open for everyone to know what was going on He asked his name be left on the slate as he would like to be a member of the township council Another contender for the position of councillor Is George owner and operator of the Hill Farm on the Fifth Line of and High way Mr Lindblad could not stay to make his nomination speech but he did qualify by deadline time Monday 12 m He Is Interested on the basis of being actively Involved in agriculture and In promoting an Interest in the business of agriculture He feels farm people must take an open approach to the political football of pollution Mr has lived in the township for approximately 10 years George Day postmaster outlined his platform for the Board of Education elections He is seeking election as representative on the man boon for the district of Guelph Erin and the Village of Erin on the Wellington County Baord of Education He feels that be can contribute a great deal and realizes the responsibilities attached to this position Jack Gilchrist another Board of Education candidate spoke and gave a resume of his past achievements on the Wellington County Board of Education and hoped his name would be remembered on voting day ESQUESIMB MARSHALL DEPUTY REEVE Esqueslng council has decided to take legal action against a TV repair and sales business alleged I to be contravening the townships I agricultural holding bylaw I Complaints from a delegation I composed of Mr and Mrs William Seraflnl and Percy HickBneighborsofaTVbuslness on highway two miles north of Milton following the reading of letters from law firms representing the township and the accused Township solicitors notified the proprietor of the business that if he was using a converted garage for a retail sales outlet It was being done In defiance of the holding by law The letter warned that if business did not cease by Nov 30 appropriate action would be taken Before by law A reply from the proprietors solicitors stated the TV business was being carried on before the by law was in force and since the official plan and zoning by law were not yet In force the owner was well within his rights carrying on the business Mr Seraflnl appearing before council Monday stated it was council duty to back their own by laws It all boils down to the fact we need a bylaw enforcement officer agreed Councillor Miller Is the by law In force or not In force asked the deputy reeve Some as Clerk Del French thought the case was the same as that of the Golden Horseshoe where there was intent to establish before the holding by law but the deputy reeve disagreed The clerk admitted that different solicitors gave different opinions on the same question Building inspector Tom McLean told council the permit issued for the converted garage specified only alterations to permit storage After further discussion council decided to uphold the bylaw with legal action if it could be proved there was contravention K R0SZELL WILLOW ST MARY MAXIM WOOL POLYPROPYLENE NYLON BEEHIVE WOOL LADY WOOL INFANTS WEAR BABY SCALES FOR RENT PHONE 8532007 has reason again to be proud of one of Its younger citizens Its hats off to Donna Hilts who recently passed her Canadian Society of Radiological Technician examinations and made with with honors Great going Donna We are all proud of you Parties are sprouting out all through the village Two parties were held at the home of Mr and Mrs Denny Brace of Guelph Street on Monday and Tuesday evening when guests were Invited to meet up with Trustee candidate David Rowe He had an opportunity to meet residents of the village and let them know what he hoped to accomplish as a trustee member Another similar event on Tuesday gave Dick Strong an opportunity to also meet the members of the community Refreshments were served and Jackie Rowe was the hostess for the occasion Mrs Alice Dubya home on Guelph Street was literally bulging with activity last Sunday when a family gettogether was held for daughter Catherine Duby Cotterill and her husband John of Peterborough to celebrate the occasion of their wedding anniversary The nuptials took place at the United Church manse en Guelph Street December with Rev Ward officiating A lunch was served and a family evening of music and songs kept the house bounding for hours The ceWjranwereprwentedwitha gift from the family and all those attending were Mrs Dubys family sons daughters their husbands and wives and her grandchildren Among those attending were Mayor and Mrs Ac ton Mr and Mrs Alfred Acton Mr and Mrs Earl Duby Mr and Mrs Leo Acton Mr and Mrs Gordon Cox Rockwood Mr and Mrs Kenneth Guelph Grandchildren present included Rev and Mrs Laurence Duby St Catharines Mr and Mrs Robert Georgetown Mr and Mrs David Shannon Stanley Fred Peterborough Linda Cox Theresa Synnott Helen Karen Michael Duby Mr and Mrs Mlelrie and son James Wernor Lake Mr and Mrs Ted Curtis Acton Miss Nancy Huntsville and Catherine Synnott Acton Kenneth Peterborough Wayne Darlene Dwayne and A DireChristmas present for Rockwood villagers Is the tact that Mrs Main St is back on the mend home from a long sojourn at the Toronto Western Mrs Scott will be staying with her daughter and soninlaw Mr and Mrs Lloyd Marsden of Guelph for a short while until she recuperates sufficiently to return home Everyone has missed Mrs Scott and will be glad to know that she is back and around once more Excellent and well received were the musical numbers of the Rockwood Centennial School choir which was heard last Tuesday evening November at the November Home and School meeting held in the local school auditorium under the direction of Mrs Roberta Hoey Hie meeting had a greater impact than usual and many parents remarked that it was one of the best they had attended the varied program and student Involvement in Its special ac tivities was considered the reason Based on tour After his opening remarks president Sandy Hudson turned the meeting over to Peter Mc of R Rockwood who was master of ceremonies of the program based largely on the Quebec Educational Tour which the previous grades and 8 students took last June Several interesting slides were shown and commentary was made by Jeff Gardiner Ann Wickham Scott Sinclair and Wendy and this was followed up by a group report In which Erc Schuller Adrian Pundick Karl Peterson John and Ricky Drljber participated Receive laurels It was an evening of awards at which time students received laurels for past academic ac complishments and many of the last years grade eight class were on hand to receive them Mary Anne received the Tony Memorial award for Humanity which had been presented to the school by Tom Gellatly Bob Love made several presentations to those pupils who had composed outstanding booklets written on the Quebec Education Tour Recipients of the awards were Ricky Drljber Judy Janet Mochrte Linda Hartman Ron Kelly and Wendy Topessay Man the provider becomes man the spoiler was an excerpt read out by Warren Parkinson as he congratulated Heather Benbam of Rockwood f or her excellent understanding of the problems of water pollution which she conveyed in her award winning essay on the subject Several students were the recipients of prizes on this topic including Michael Kupfersch- Linda Hopkins Philip Drijber Heather and Smith and the award for School Safety Patrol was won by Kathy Ward New officers Home and School business was then conducted by the president and the following slate of officers accepted to take up new offices or carry on in their capacities of last years President Sandy Hudson secretary Mrs Donna Clifford Eden Mills treasurer Mrs Flossie McMlnn wood program convener Mrs Betty Marshall Eden Mills Hazel Hamilton for membership secretary Mrs Audrey Hudson social convener and Mrs Shirley Hams recording secretary Also participating in the program to present the water pollution essay awards were George Day Bill Adsett Richard Strong and David Rowe They commended the students on their knowledge of how pollution was affecting our world ecology Several displays pertaining to the Quebec Educational School had been placed and were a focal point in the Centennial School Hall for which Cindy Swanston Ann Wurr Cheryl McMlnn Linda Hopkins Ron Kelly and Tytor Clifford were the students responsible KATHY WARD of Main Street won the Safety Patrol Award and was presented with a plaque at the recent Home and School meeting VOTE TOM HILL FOR REEVE IN ESWESIK6 EiBarianoa at County Council FOR TRINPORTTI0N 8772692 H 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