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www.independentfreepress.com Ted Brown...........7-8 Calendar.........17, 31 Sports .............23-24 Directory ........31-32 Classifieds .....33-34 50 Cents (+ GST) Circulation: 22,800 IT'S DONE! The new Acton Library officially opens on Saturday PAGE 4 TOWN GUIDE IS ON ITS WAY Watch for the spring and summer issue of the Town of Halton Hills' Community Guide delivered this week. Program registration begins March 9. Guides can also be picked up at Town facilities or online at www.haltonhills.ca/recandparks 64 Pages Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer THURSDAY, February 24, 2011 Zumba and fun on Family Day There was lots going on during Monday's Family Day including special events at the local Town facilities. Right: Maggie Walsh and five-year-old daughter Victoria have some fun family time in the free Zumba class held at the Gellert Centre. Photo by Jon Borgstrom Inset below: Two-year old Kennedie Hofing of Acton participates in crafts at the Acton Arena. Photo by Ray Lavender Seventy turn out to hear about Town's road plan and employment levels are expected to double to 43,000 jobs. New road infrastructure and imThe Town is working on its provements to the existing transTransportation Master Plan portation system will be needed (TMP) to cover the next 20 years to keep up with the growth, withand wants to hear from you. out them there will be increased The Town is inviting area congestion, safety concerns and residents to share their views an impact on quality of life. through a survey about the The goal of the TMP is to town's current transportation provide a transportation system system at http://www.haltonhills. with a broader range of choices, ca/initiatives/tmp.php until the balances the needs of the comend of February. munity, accommodates existThose who take part will be ing and future land uses, proasked to rate features like GO vides options for cyclists and trains, buses, pedestrians, bicycle lanes, supports ecowhat types nomic growth of things the http://www.haltonhills. while providTown should ca/initiatives/tmp.php ing appropriinvest in such ate routes as streetscapfor truck and ing, alternate truck routes, or commuter traffic, and balances multi-use trails. social and environmental goals. The TMP study will define exThe study will focus on a peisting problems/opportunities, destrian/cyclist network comevaluate different solutions, and munity and safety, truck and identify a transportation sys- commuter congestion in Acton, tem that can accommodate the Guelph St. commuter traffic, transportation needs of existing Georgetown-Norval Bypass, inand future developments. tegration with the Halton-Peel At a recent Public Informa- Boundary Area Transportation tion Centre at Mold-Masters Study, community impacts of SportsPlex approximately 70 haul routes, integration with area residents learned a little bit other transportation initiatives, more about the study. Over the and preserving natural, socionext 20 years the Town's popu- economic and cultural environlation is to grow from approxi- mental features. mately 36,000 people to 94,000 See MOUNTAINVIEW, pg. 9 Share your view 7e HANDLE ALL INSURANCE work. Georgetown Volkswagen 203 Guelph Street 9 0 5 . 8 7 7. 5 2 8 5 georgetownvw.com Thinking of buying or selling? sTruck Accessories s5PHOLSTEry s(Eavy %QUIPMENT 'LASS s7INDow 4INTING 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown (905) 873-1655 0.9% Financing up to 24 mo. & 2 year / 40,000 km warranty. Great selection & great value. Dir: 416-991-4247 EFFIEatDIMOU 905-456-1000 at Sales Representative www.georgetownrealty.ca edimou@georgetownrealty.ca at Call Effie Dimou for all your real atneeds. at 905-456-1000 905-456-10 905-456-1 at estate 905-456-1000 Realty Services Inc. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated O LD