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Community Calendar Friday, Oct. 14 Accessing the Hidden Job Market workshop: free workshop, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Georgetown Employment Services, 184 Guelph St. Georgetown. To register: 905-702-7311 ext 109. Friday Night Mixed volleyball: in Acton. Non-competitive from 8-10 p.m. Fun and great exercise. All adults welcome. First night free. Info: Bonnie Walker, 905-873-7125 or John Beaudette, 905-854-0755. Quilt show: Discover the art and passion of local quilt-makers at Twenty Pieceful Years, the Halton Hills Quilters' Guild's 20th Anniversary Quilt Show. A wide variety of vendors, Tea Room, and home-made crafts (more than just quilts) will be sold. The show will be held at the Croatian Centre, 9118 Winston Churchill Blvd. at Five Sideroad, Georgetown. Admisson: $6. Friday, October 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: www.hhqg.ca, haltonhillsquiltshow@gmail.com Technology Made Simple Hands-On Sessions: Bring your technology questions for some "hands-on" time with the Kobo, iPad, and other gadgets. Just drop in, no registration required. All skill levels and questions welcome. Friday, October 14, 2-4 p.m. in the Acton Branch, and Friday, October 21, 2-4 p.m. in the Georgetown Branch. Info: 905-873-2681, 519-853-0301 or www.hhpl.on.ca. Family Storytime: free dropin at the Gellert Centre: Fridays at 10:30 a.m. until Dec. 2 Youth dance: 7:30-10 p.m. at the Gellert Centre. Tickets $9. Also on Nov. 4. Info: www.haltonhills.ca/recandparks Harmony Preschool open house: operated by Halton Hills Christian School, every Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the school, 11643 Trafalgar Rd. Spaces are still available for 2 1/2 to 4 years old. Call 905-877-4221 or www. harmonypreschool.ca Friday night euchre: weekly, 7 p.m. at the Georgetown Legion. Admission $2. Nordic Pole Walking: Mondays and Fridays 10-11 a.m. in Prospect Park, Acton. Bring toonie for Acton Foodshare food bank. More CALENDAR, pg. 26 Local artist aids world record attempt Local Georgetown artist Barbara Ariss-Stroh-Wasser helped a Mississauga man set a Guinness World Record interviewing people on a Rogers TV cable show. Suresh Joachim set the record over the Thanksgiving weekend by interviewing 277 guests over 63 hours and 2 minutes. Ariss was a Monday morning guest. Joachim, who holds a number of Guinness records, beat the previous record was 50 hours, nine minutes (set by Sergio Galliani in 2007). 23 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, October 13, 2011 Ariss currently has a solo visual art exhibit at the Meadowvale Theatre. Her theme is Barbara Ariss-StrohWasser in Conversation with Friedenreich Stowasser Orhundertwasser and other visual artists. The exhibit runs until Nov. 1. Exhibit hours are Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ariss is a visual artist whose work is shown in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. --With files from Metroland Media Group Public Notice CITY OF BRAMPTON OPEN HOUSE PROPOSED NORVAL QUARRY The City of Brampton is hosting an open house to obtain feedback on a proposal to develop a quarry by Brampton Brick Ltd. DATE: TIME: Monday, October 17, 2011 6:00 pm ­ 7:00 pm Open House (presentation by City staff to start at 7:00 pm) Peel Regional Association Meeting Hall 10675 Mississauga Road, Brampton (2 km north of Bovaird Drive) PLACE: Brampton Brick Ltd. has submitted an application to the City to re-zone lands to permit the extraction of shale and related uses. The 34.9-hectare (97-acre) site is located on the east side of Winston Churchill Boulevard, north of Old Pine Crest Road (see map). An associated application for a quarry licence has been submitted by Brampton Brick to the Provincial Ministry of Natural Resources, under the Aggregate Resources Act. The purpose of the open house is for the City to obtain input from the public on the proposal by Brampton Brick Ltd. for use in a future staff recommendation to City Council, and to present the results of peer reviews undertaken by the City on the Applicant's technical submissions. The City has retained Hardy Stevenson Associates to undertake a social impact assessment to better understand how area residents and businesses may be affected by the proposed quarry development. Representatives of Hardy Stevenson and Associates will also be in attendance at the open house. If you are unable to attend the open house, we invite you to visit the project webpage http://www. brampton.ca/en/Business/planningdevelopment/projects-studies/ Pages/Norval-Quarry-Re-Zoning. aspx to view the peer review reports and other information related to this application. For more information, please contact Natasha D'Souza, Policy Planner, City of Brampton at 905.874.3681 or natasha.d'souza@brampton.ca Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.