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Check out the winter edition of our award-winning magazine SIDEROADS 52 PAGES Look inside for a business card directory of Halton Hills shops and services 44 PAGES HERE'S MY CARD! www.theIFP.ca Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 32 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Low-income residents going without healthy food basics By CHRISTINA COMMISSO Metroland Media Group A survey of Halton's grocery stores reveals that those on a fixed income struggle to afford a nutritious diet month after month. The Price of Eating Well in Halton 2011 report, released last week, shows low-income residents fall short on their monthly finances, often having to forego healthy basics like fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat. "It's an alarming trend. Alarming in that people who are already having difficulty accessing healthy food at a reasonable costs, they're going to be more challenged," said Lynn Roblin, former chair of the Halton Food Council and a registered dietitian. The cost of a healthy food basket in Halton has gone up seven per cent since 2007 and 18 per cent in the last three years. She said generally the cost of food is lower in Canada compared to the rest of the world, but that doesn't make it any easier for those struggling to keep up with bills in Halton. "I hate to say our food is low cost. It's not low cost. For some people it's totally out of reach. In Canada, generally our food cost is pretty good but the cost of eating is going up there's no doubt about it." See FOOD, pg. 4 Here comes Santa Claus Nathan Oribhabor, 5, (left) and sister Kenda, 7, of Georgetown appear to have found the perfect craft at St. Paul's Anglican Church during Saturday's Montgomery Christmas celebration in Norval. The celebration is held every November to pay homage to Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery, who once lived in Norval. For more photos of holiday events see inside today's Gift Guide section. Photo by Calvin Dyke .((3 <285 0$='$ 5811,1* /,.( 1(: $1' 6$9( 021(< 722 2XU H[FOXVLYH SDFNDJH LQFOXGHV ; ; ; (QJLQH RLO DQG ILOWHU UHSODFHPHQW 7LUH 5RWDWLRQ %DWWHU\ WHVW %DWWHU\ WHUPLQDO LQVSHFWLRQ )OXLG 7RS8S 7KRURXJK SRLQW RYHUDOO YHKLFOH LQVSHFWLRQ /RFN DQG KLQJH OXEULFDWLRQ 3OXV \RX ZLOO UHFHLYH D FRPSOL PHQWDU\ 9HKLFOH ,QVSHFWLRQ 5H SRUW Vi s i t o u r s h o w r o o m Quality & Service You Can Count On! 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) 905-702-0885 2QO *HW 5HDG\ IRU :LQWHU 6HUYLFH 3DFNDJH ; ; ; ; ; +67 DQG GLVSRVDO IHHV H[WUD /LPLWHG WLPH RIIHU · your window & door professionals · $OO SDUW RI RXU ³QR VXUSULVH´ DSSURDFK WR PDLQWDLQLQJ \RXU 0D]GD 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca · awarded readers choice 16 times · $FKLOOHV 0D]GD RI 0LOWRQ ZZZDFKLOOHVPD]GDFD