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If you are a Canadian Veteran receiving assistance through the Veterans' Independence Program (VIP), did you know that you can apply some of these funds to services offered at a retirement residence! Christoph Summer Owner/Administrator 222 Mountainview Rd. N. Georgetown, ON L7G 3R2 Bus: 905-877-1800 Fax: 905-873-9083 www.mountainviewresidence.com Mountainview Residence & Terrace owned and operated by the Summer family Q:I have been living with my boyfriend for4 years. He owns the house we live in and he pays the bills for the house but I pay for the groceries and other expenses. He wants me to move out. Does he have to pay me spousal support (his income is much higher than mine) and can I make a claim against his house? A:You can make a claim against a common-law spouse for spousal support if you have lived together for 3 years or longer or if you are the parents of a child and have had a relationship of some permanence. 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Team members (front, from left) are: Braden O'Connell, John Vezina, Brady Borges, Nick Krsikapa, Alessio Luna. Back row: Coach Evan Pray, Jayson Tate, Evan Chenier, Matt Atkins, Ben Basilio, Jimmy Monaghan, Mike Korzeniewski, Karol Chlebek, coaches Meaghan O'Brien, Carla Fa- vero. Absent: Connor Winters. Submitted photo Local trio in duathlons Three Georgetown women posted top-10 finishes in their respec- tive age groups at the recent Wasaga Beach Triathlon, which was switched to a duathlon due to high waves. Jean Cherwaiko placed first in the women's 40-49 age group, covering the 5-km run, 20-km bikeand 2.5-km run course in a time of one hour and 16 min- utes. Sharon Sargent placed fifth and Lori Martin was ninth. At the Women's Triathlon in Milton in late August, which also had to be shortened to a 2.5-km run, 24-km bike, 4.8-km run duathlon, Cher- waiko finished second, Sargent was 10th and Martin 16th. Georgetown's Samantha Spencer has enjoyed a good start to her freshman year at Fresno State University in Cal- ifornia with a top-five finish for the Bulldogs' varsity golf team at a tournament the school hosted earlier this month. The 18-year-old Club at North Halton member placed fourth at the Fresno State Classic after rounds of 73-75- 75 in just her third NCAA Divi- sion I event of the fall schedule to finish six strokes back of the winner. Christ the King S.S. gradu- ate Spencer, a sports market- ing major, initially signed a letter of intent to attend North Carolina State University last fall, then switched to Fresno State during the summer. This week, the Bulldogs are in Indiana for the Hoosier Fall Invitational. Spencer 4th at NCAA tourney Off to a 6-0 start in Halton high school boys' volleyball league play, Christ the King's junior Jaguars sent notice that they'll be a title con- tender this fall by winning the 20-team Frank Hayden tour- nament earlier this month in Burlington. The Jags rolled through the preliminary round and play- offs to get to the final against Uxbridge. The teams split the first two games before CtK emerged victorious in the tiebreaker 18-16. CtK's junior and senior teams will each host 12-team tournaments this Friday at the school. Jr. Jaguars court early success From left, Sharon Sargent, Jean Cherwaiko and Lori Martin turned in excellent finishes at a couple of recent triathlons. Submitted photo