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Planning the Road to Change On October 5, Regional Council approved Halton's most recent Transportation Master Plan called The Road to Change which plans our transportation system up to the year 2031. They also approved the Sustainable Halton Water and Wastewater Master Plan. This plan ensures that Halton continues to provide a safe and uninterrupted water supply for all Halton residents and businesses that receive Regional water, as well as ensuring that wastewater is treated efficiently and effectively. By approving these master plans, Halton Regional Council continues its progressive and long term perspective on planning for growth in Halton. Our transportation system is made up of a network of roads and services owned and operated by the Province, the Region and the local municipalities. Our Transportation Master Plan looks at all of these components and provides a long range plan to ensure that Halton residents and businesses can travel throughout the Region in a safe and efficient manner. The Regional road system includes more than $1 billion in road-related infrastructure, with more than 900 lane km of roads, 206 traffic signals and 122 bridges and large culverts. Over the next 20 years the work identified through the Transportation Master Plan will bring the value of our transportation infrastructure to more than $3 billion. Halton's transportation system must provide us with options and seamless travel within Halton and the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. However, it's not enough to just widen roads in order to accommodate the travel demand in 2031. look inside ...for these flyers in your area BOUCLAIR Suffering from Depression, Grief, Anxiety? Georgetown family counsellor wants to help. Gary Carr We also need to incorporate new road corridors, provide for cycling and walking, promote travel demand management (such as carpooling) and accommodate enhanced municipal and inter-regional (GO) transit services. We're not only planning for our transportation infrastructure, but also for our water and wastewater infrastructure. By the year 2031, Halton Region will have around $7.5 billion in water and wastewater infrastructure. This will help provide the water and wastewater services we need to ensure that we can build and maintain this infrastructure with minimal disruptions to residents and businesses. Ensuring the right infrastructure is in the right place at the right time is a critical responsibility for Halton Regional Council. As part of our commitment to Halton's infrastructure, we're making a significant commitment with funding of more than $190 million, this year alone. Working together, we can ensure that Halton Region remains a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire. --Gary Carr is the chair of Halton Region ECOENERGY GEORGETOWN TIRE* GIANT TIGER HOME DEPOT JOES PIZZA LOWES RONA SEARS SMART SOURCE TOPPERS * full distribution Call me Call me today today for an for an appointment! appointment! Top quality professional products employed by a current haircare stylist. 7 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3 weeks to a more joyous you! For Flyer Information, contact Nancy Geissler, 905-873-0301, Ext 228 HOPE CONNECTION COUNSELLING SERVICES 416-577-HOPE (4673) hopeconnection@gmail.com 905-873-6871 30 McClure Crt. (across from Dominion Gardens) ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY ROAST BEEF DINNER Knox Presbyterian Church 116 Main St. South, Georgetown Everyone Welcome! Friday, October 21, 2011. Sittings at 5:00 and 6:30 p.m. Take-out dinners will be available after 5:30 p.m. Please advise in advance for take-out orders. Tickets: $14.00 adults; $9.00 students, children 6 and under FREE available at the church office: 905-877-7585 or www.knoxgeorgetown.ca Zellers will close next June After 40 years, Zellers in the Georgetown Market Place has set the date for the closing of its operations-- June 2, 2012. In a handout to its customers, Zellers announced it will continue "business as usual" until April 2012. Starting in April, liquation sales will begin. Zellers will continue to serve its pharmacy customers as usual until closure of the store. Zellers will ensure a smooth transfer of patient information to an alternative pharmacy. Residents with any questions should contact Zellers manager Doug Wilkinson, 905-877-5131 or drop by the Service Desk. In September, through a three-store deal between Zellers' parent company Hudson Bay Company, Target and Walmart, the Georgetown Zellers' lease had been sold to Walmart. Walmart plans to make a 17,000 sq. ft. renovation/expansion to that location, and move there from its current location in the middle of the mall. Meanwhile, Georgetown Market Place will redevelop the existing Walmart space into 25 new shops and boutiques and a renovated food court at a cost of $16 million. Construction is slated to begin by summer 2012 with opening in late 2012. 72 2 Main St. St t. Sout th Georgeto g ow wn n 905-877-32 3201 01 www.feetinmo moti tion ti on.c .ca a GEORGETOWN JR. A GEORGETOWN JUNIOR "A" RAIDERS vs HAMILTON GAME OF THE WEEK Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 7:30 pm Mold-Masters SportsPlex (Alcott Arena) www.georgetownraidersjra.com Player and Fan of the Week! Player: Luke Shiplo Jr. Fan: Lloyd Cole