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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 19 Dec 2013, 1 V1 GEO DEC19REA.pdf

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(3 Adamson Street) at the corner of Winston Churchill & Hwy 7, Norval 905-873-7955 "Because Your Home is Your Palace" www.carpetpalace.ca Hardwood • Engineered • Carpet • Laminate • Ceramic Cork • Bamboo • Vinyl • Area Rugs • Much More Wishing you a Very Happy Holiday Season Holiday hours: Christmas Eve - 10 am to 2 pm Christmas Day - closed • Boxing Day - 10 am to 6 pm REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOBWOODS, Broker (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown Five Year Fixed Mortgage FSCO #10259 Division of 1490845 Ont. Ltd. 3.29% Thursday, December 19, 2013 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 64 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) Visit us at www.theifp.ca INSIDE Holiday worship services Pgs.22, 23 Fire destroys home Pg. 3 Holiday Gift Guide 4-page section Online at www.theifp.ca The Lambert family is once again operating a stunning Christmas light display at their 14 Johnson Crescent home in aid of Georgetown Hospital-- but this time with the help of a superfan. Darryl and Kathy Lambert and their family host the 50,000-light show, which is synchronized to music and cycles through various displays, as passersby can tune into the music on their car radios. This year marks the 17th year the Lamberts have set up a dis- play, the fifth year in Georgetown. There is a cash donation box at the front of the yard for those who enjoy the show to donate, with all proceeds going to Georgetown Hospital. To date, the display has raised more than $41,000 for the Georgetown Hospital during the past four years. This year Darryl found he had acquired a fan when he started to set up the display in September. Five-year-old Gabriel Mc- Neill took a great interest in the progress of the light show, and had his parents drive him by the house every day-- and sev- Darryl Lambert, of 14 Johnson Crescent (left) invited his neighbour Gabriel McNeill, 5, to kick off the an- nual Lambert Christmas light show last week. Gabriel had been keeping daily tabs on the progress of the 50,000-light display since Lambert began setting it up in September. Photo by Ted Brown Light show has a BIG little fan By TED BROWN Staff Writer CP decision a concern for Town A Canada Post decision to stop door-to-door mail deliv- ery could have a potential im- pact on the Town in the years to come. According to the recent Canada Post announcement, over the next five years, the one-third of Canadian house- holds that receive their mail at their door will be con- verted to community mail- box delivery beginning in the second half of 2014 with the transition expected to take five years to complete across the country. Regional Councillor Clark Somerville brought up the issue at Monday's council meeting, asking Director of Infrastructure Services Chris Mills whether Canada Post would consult with the Town on where the future neigh- bourhood mail boxes would be sited. He noted in rural areas where mail delivery had ceased and replaced with community boxes, the siting of some of those boxes has not gone over well with the residents. Mills said, "Typically we By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Raiders, Cougars clash See LIGHT, pg. 21 See CANADA, pg. 5

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