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Thursday, June 11, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 7 Furnace Air Conditioning Gaslines Boilers Water Heaters Radiant Heating 905-877-3100 proud local dealer of Canadian made products .ca • your window & door professionals • 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca • awarded readers choice 24 times • Visit our showroom • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handle all insurance work. COMMENT The way we were Interior shot of the Georgetown Coated Paper Mills with seven unidentified male employees in the foreground and two in the background. Text courtesy of Heritage Halton Hills; photo courtesy of Esquesing Historical Society Breaktime Meg Hughes shot this photo of a country road in Terra Cotta. Have a photo you want to share? Email photo and the details to cgamble@theifp.ca A RURAL VIEW From our readers Halton Hills still setting the pace Halton Hills is viewed as a leader; in particular by our early adoption of sustainability principles and practices. A complement to our sustainability efforts and com- mitment to energy conservation is the recently adopted Mayor's Community Energy Plan. This plan is the result of en- gagement with key community stakeholders, project Steering and Techni- cal Committees, Town Council and staff. Its implementation will enhance our commu- nity through improved energy efficiency and cost savings, green- house gas reductions, renewable energy and the pursuit of inno- vative approaches to generating energy for Halton Hills. Visit www.halton- hills.ca for more information. **** The Town of Halton Hills is proud to be registered as an Am- bassador for June in Recreation & Parks month. This is an exciting way to increase awareness of the value and important benefits of Recreation and Parks to individu- als, families and communities. 2015 is Canada's Year of Sport, which also coincides with the upcoming Pan Am & Parapan Games. This year's theme, "Play Every Day," is intended to inspire our community to participate in Rec- reation and Parks programs and services- every day! 2015 is our third annual Photo Share event in Halton Hills. We want you to go behind the lens to capture the spirit of play and what being ac- tive means to you. Photos will be shared on an online photo gallery and select photos will be printed and displayed in the Sisnett Lobby at the Cultural Centre and in the Mayor's Showcase at Civic Centre. Visit www.haltonhills.ca/JRPM to upload your photos. **** Norval had some very happy visitors from Japan last week. Japanese author Ms. Yuko Matsumoto brought many Japa- nese tourists with her to see the homestead of Lucy Maud Mont- gomery. I was hon- oured to meet our vis- itors and to see Kathy Gastle and friends all decked out in era costumes to welcome them. Anne of Green Gables and other Montgomery books are very pop- ular in Japan. **** Congratulations: Hillsview Ac- tive Living Centre's on their 20- year anniversary; Grand Opening Unilock Out- door Idea Centre, Georgetown; Grand Opening of IPro Realty Ltd., Georgetown. **** Keeping it real! I can be reached by telephone at 905-873-2601, ext. 2342 or by email at mayor@ haltonhills.ca or read my blog at www.rickbonnette.blogspot.com. You can also follow me on twitter at: @RickBonnette1 RICK BONNETTE