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Toronto 522 King St. W 416 203 7001 Acton 49 Eastern Av 519 853 1031 Acton 49 Eastern Av 519 853 1031 S A L E P R E S E A S O N O n A l l L e a t h e r & S h e a r l i n g Fa s h i o n s P LU S s a v i n g s o n A L L F i n e L e a t h e r F u r n i t u r e Acton 49 Eastern Av. 519 - 853 -1031 Mon. -Sun. 10am - 6pm Friday 10am - 9pm 25 40%TO STORE WIDE www.hidehouse.ca OFF HIDE HOUSE REGULAR SELLING PRICES Authorized by the Official Agent for Michael Chong. A Strong Local Voice A Clear National Vision For a Better Canada It is men like Mr. Chong who help convince Canadians that their votes really mean something. National Post Editorial, November 27th, 2006 www.chong.ca Parents and community members are invited to attend a public meeting to review and provide feedback on the Halton District School Boards Long-Term Accommodation Plan. This plan addresses the accommodation needs of students in elementary and secondary schools. Meetings will be held in each municipality to seek public input and comments. All meetings begin at 7 p.m. Milton - Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Milton District High School (396 Williams St.) Halton Hills - Thursday, September 25, 2008 Georgetown District High School (70 Guelph St.) Burlington Tuesday, September 30, 2008 M.M. Robinson High School (2425 Upper Middle Rd.) Oakville Thursday, October 2, 2008 Iroquois Ridge High School (1123 Glenashton Dr.) Parents and community members are encouraged to attend the meeting scheduled in their community. The Long Term Accommodation Plan is posted at www.hdsb.ca for community members unable to attend one of these meetings. (Links found under the button titled Programs & Accommodation in Schools) Halton District School Board Wayne Joudrie Gillian Tuck Kutarna Director of Education Chair of the Board 2050 Guelph Line, PO Box 5005, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z2 (905) 335-3663 (905) 842-3014 (905) 878-8451 Fax: 335-9802 www.hdsb.ca Public Meetings to Review the Halton District School Boards Long-Term Accommodation Plan Acton/Georgetown, Friday, September 19, 2008 7 Dear editor, I am responding to recent reports in several riding papers on statements made by our local MPP on the loss of jobs and tourism in Ontario. While I am pleased to learn that Mr. Arnott is now concerned about the impact of the economic downturn for Ontarios major customer base. His statements are mostly his whining about the fact that no one is paying any attention to the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee that he created. Well, of course not. The proposals created by Mr. Arnotts commit- tee were nothing more than the same old failed economic policies of his party that resulted in cuts to essential services and a $5 billion deficit. Cutting sales tax or reducing health care will not get our major customers buying again when even at half the price they cannot spend. Ontarios economy has only leveled off, not declined. Still, in the first seven months of this year our economy created over 116,000 new jobs. Right now in Ontario we have more jobs, higher average wages, wealthier families and more retail spending than weve ever had. The Five Point Plan that the McGuinty gov- ernment put in place invests in our economy by: 1) Reducing capital taxes to encourage growth and cost reduction, 2) Training a higher skill level workforce, 3) Encouraging innovation for new technology leadership, 4) Investing in infra- structure to reduce transportation costs and cre- ate new jobs, and 5) Partnering with businesses for new products and new markets. If Mr. Arnott is concerned about our tourism and job losses then why did he vote against the legislation that obviously would improve the situ- ation? Murray Gold, Fergus Wellington-Halton Hills Provincial Liberal Association Dear editor, I am writing this letter to express the absolute pleasure and satisfaction I experi- enced while participating in the M1exit (motorcycle) safety course at the Sheridan Oakville Campus last month. Our class consisted of approximately 60 stu- dents of all ages. I was amazed at and appreci- ated the dedication Sergio and his team of instructors demonstrated. The testing was done by MTO representatives and even though we had covered all the skills we would be evaluat- ed on, and even though I am 57 years of age and have handled many life challenges, let me say that pre-test jitters set in big time. The empathetic smiles of encouragement from our instructors helped settle me down and I was able to negotiate our course of exercises. Our instructors then went over our written test results and we were then presented with our papers which we will submit for processing with the MTO in order to have our M2 licence mailed to us. Final words of wisdom and advice were followed by handshakes and hugs of farewell along with an invitation to return to redo the course in four years to correct any bad habits we may pick up during our riding expe- rience. I wish to thank my instructors Sergio, Carrie (CC) and Stacie for their expertise, empathy, patience and their joy of teaching and riding that they generously shared with us. The team provided us with such a great experience. Keep up the great work and, most of all, safe and happy riding to all! Jackie Dix, Georgetown New motorcycle rider says safety course was a pleasure Letters to the editor Critic not impressed with MPPs whining