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17 Mill St. East Acton 519-853-8628 website: www.tdidancecenter.com email: info@tdidancecenter.com 10 WEEK WINTER PROGRAMS All fees include GST. Register at TDI Dance Center the week of Jan. 7/08 10 week classes begin week of Jan. 14/08 Also Classes offered by Dorri Bland CDTA Couples Ballroom Ladies Latin Jam Dance Fit Please call Dorri at 905-873-4907 for more info Belly Dance (Ladies 17+) Fri. 7:30 - 8:30 pm Program Fee: $130 Tip Toe Toddlers (2 1/2 - 4 yrs.) Sat. 11:30 - 12:00 pm Program Fee: $65 Hip Hop Hurray (5 - 8 yrs.) Sat. 12:00 - 12:30 pm Program Fee: $65 DONT JUST GET A LICENSELEARN HOW TO BOAT CPS has provided recreational boaters with safety and navigation courses for the past 65 years. Develop the extra knowledge required to ensure that boating experiences are pleasure cruises. Instructors are fellow boaters. Dinners in the winter with keynote speakers will enlighten & entertain. Have fun with a group that shares your passion. Get the skills you need to get out there and get back safely. Accredited by Transport Canada. 905 877 8815 www.nhpss.ca 905 877 8815 www.nhpss.ca 905 877 8815 www.nhpss.ca NORTH HALTON POWER & SAIL Get the skills you need to get out there and get back safely. Accredited by Transport Canada. Yoga with SHERRY LAWSON Winter Classes run from January 14 - March 28 (11 weeks) (Classes will be pro-rated if you will be away for March Break. No class March 21 for Good Friday) Rampullas Martial Arts* - 211 Armstrong Ave. (at Sinclair, Georgetown) Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Beginner/Intermediate Thursday 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Beginner/Intermediate Friday 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Beginner/Intermediate (10 weeks) Terra Cotta Community Centre* (High Street, Terra Cotta, 15 mins. from Georgetown) Monday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Beginner/Intermediate Tuesday Meditation 9:15 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. (no charge) Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Beginner/Intermediate Tuesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Intermediate/Experienced Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Beginner/Intermediate For details and registration call: 519-833-9402 YOGA CLASSES For details & registration call 905-703-0418 email: yogacalm@yahoo.ca Learn the practice of yoga with a certified teacher. Awareness of the breath, ability to stretch and energize your body, calm your mind. Teaching locally for 10 years. All levels welcome. Clam, quiet studio with supportive teaching. PRIVATE LESSONS BY APPOINTMENT. SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:00 am & 10:30 am (12 wk. session) Halton Hills School of Dance WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 7:15 pm (12 wk. session) Yoga Calm Studio THURSDAY EVENINGS 7:15 pm (12 wk. session) Yoga Calm Studio Est. 1992 The Georgetown Childrens Chorus, now in its 16th season has 5 distinct choirs. It is the perfect time to join. Hey Kids Ages 5 - 18 DO YOU LOVE TO SING? YES, of course you do! Call 905-877-6841 or register online at www.georgetownchildrenschorus.ca Then join us for our Winter/Spring Session Rehearsals every Tuesday evening beginning January 8th. WINTER REGISTRATION Energize Body/Mind/Spirit Small Group Classes starts January 14, 2008 Spots still available in: STOTT Pilates Yoga Nia Pre-Natal Yoga Holistic Nutrition Counselling Private & Semi-Private NEW! Thai Yoga Massage Call 905-702-2744 or email coreessentials@cogeco.ca for details REGISTER TONIGHT or TOMORROW NIGHT NORTH HALTON POWER & SAIL GEORGETOWN MALL 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. JANUARY 9 JANUARY 10 CLASSES START January 14th, 2008 BOATING BOAT PRO G.P.S. (License) INDIAN RIVER DIRECT 20 LB. BOX OF FLORIDA Seedless Navel Oranges or Ruby Red Grapefruit $20.00 PER BOX CITRUS TRUCKLOAD SALE GEORGETOWN ACTON Tues., Jan. 15, 10 am - 12 noon Yoyo Japanese Restaurant 357 Guelph St., (beside Ford dealership) Tues., Jan. 15, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm The Olde Hide House (Eastern & Mill) Ellen Shepherd 100 YEARS Friends and family are welcome to help celebrate and thank mom for her many years of love and kindness. Please drop in to the Bennett Centre from 1 pm to 3 pm on Sunday, January 13 Best Wishes Only, Please! Congratulations Mom on Your Birthday, January 16, 2008 Dennis, Vera, Barry, Denise and Grandchildren Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, January 9, 2008 7 (This is the first part of a series of articles that will examine the challenge and potential solutions to urban sprawl, not only in Well ington-Halton Hil ls but throughout Canada.) Urban sprawl represents a serious threat to our food supply. We are destroying much of the prime farmland needed to grow our own food. Good soil, good climate and con- sistent rainfall are needed to do that, precise- ly what we have in southern Ontario. We cannot assume the long-term security of our imported food supply. A disruption to imported foodstuffs would be devastating; Cuba has survived five decades without American automobiles, but would not sur- vive a month without food. Urban sprawl also represents a serious environmental threat. It is destroying thou- sands of acres of habitat for flora and fauna. Wellington and Halton alone are home to over a dozen species at risk of complete extinction, including the great egret and the green snake, due to habitat loss, most of it caused by urban sprawl. Perhaps the strongest environmental argu- ment against sprawl is the global threat pre- sented by rising greenhouse gas emissions. In destroying this farmland, in creating this sprawl, we are constructing a high-carbon infrastructure system of highways and sprawling communities that will not only prevent us from reducing our greenhouse gasses, but wil l in fact ensure we only increase them. If the environmental arguments remain unconvincing, then certainly the harsh eco- nomic reality must be faced. Over the last 50 years we have built an infrastructure system of highways and sprawling communities that we cannot afford to maintain. There have been major bridge collapses in Montreal and Minneapolis. Closer to home, dozens of bridges and roads are in need of replacement. Even with record government revenues, there is simply not enough money to maintain all this infrastructure. As a result, property taxes continue to march upward. The abi l i ty of a ci ty l ike Mississauga, built on low density sprawl, to raise property taxes from its population base is only half of that of Toronto. Another reason is that municipalities have been prevented by the province from charg- ing developers the full cost of development. One study found that for every dollar in development charges collected, $1.40 in ser- vices were put in. Guess where the other 40 cents are coming from? From exist ing ratepayers, who are, in effect, subsidizing development. More growth means rising property taxes. In addition, this infrastructure system was all built during that period when oil was cheap. What happens to sprawling suburbia and the commuter lifestyle when oil reaches $200 a barrel and gas reaches $3 a litre? Clearly, urban sprawl is not economically sustainable. In some ways, the most important argu- ment against urban sprawl is that we are destroying what is most beautiful and what we cannot ever re-create: the land. The land in which we live is intrinsically tied to who we are as Canadians. The way we treat it is a reflection of who we are as a people. We can be reached at chongm@parl.gc.ca or at 866-878-5556. Michael Chong is the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills Michael Chong Urban sprawl is not sustainable