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Halton Hills Hikers group to lead three upcoming hikes Saturday, February 12-- Level 1, 6-8 km Valentine's Hike along the Guelph Radial Trail. Depart at 10:30 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place parking lot on the east side between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring water and snacks. Leader: Janet 519-853-1285 *** Wednesday, February 16-- Level 1, 5-6 km loop hike on local trails. Depart at 9:30 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place's parking lot between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring water and snacks. Lunch at a local eatery after the hike. Leader: Maureen Smith, 905873-9757. *** Saturday, February 20-- Level 1, 5-6 km on the Fallbrook Trail in the Silver Creek Valley. Depart at 11 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place parking lot between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring water and snacks. Leader: Maureen Smith, 905 873-9757 mosmith@cogeco.co 33 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, February 10, 2011 Former owners of BTC Logistics Brian and Linda Burnet (left) congratulate Lois and Al Fraser, on the purchase of their company in London, Ontario. Both are businesses owned by husband and wife teams. Photo submitted Fraser Direct expands again-- to London Fraser Direct has expanded its Transportation & Supply Chain Management operations through the purchase of London based BTC Logistics. Like Fraser Direct, BTC analyzes companies' transportation expenses and implements improvements to their supply chain. "BTC is a great fit for us" said Al Fraser, V.P. Operations. "We can bring customs brokerage and warehousing expertise to a wider variety of clients including the automobile & food industries. BTC is ISO certified and are experts in their field. Our combined freight purchasing volume provides even greater savings to our clients". Fraser Direct was started 10 years ago by Lois and Al Fraser and has experienced steady growth. The company employs 112 people at four locations, including both Acton and Georgetown with 113,000 sq. ft of warehousing and production space. Fraser has five licensed customs brokers on staff and clears goods Canada wide 24/7. A significant part of Fraser Direct's operations involves marketing materials fulfillment for the consumer products industry. The company does new product launches, marketing team support and secondary packaging to name only a few of the many value added services, all of which are done in a Quality Assurance certified environment. Fraser Direct ships goods to every major retailer in Canada (i.e. Sears, Loblaw, Costco, WalMart, Shoppers Drug Mart and Indigo) for their growing list of clients. They also ship goods direct to consumers. For more information on Fraser Direct, see www.fraserdirect.ca