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Thursday, July 9, 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 • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handle all insurance work. • 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 COMMENT The way we were Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club of 1907 was situated off Mill Street, which is now a parking lot. The members were back row: Hugh McKay, Dr. Nickell, G. Graham, R.J. Creelman, F.M. Scarf, J.W. Kennedy, Dr. Elliot, Frank J. Barber, Dr. Web- ster. Centre row: A.D. Thomson, E. Finlay, Rev. R.F. Cameron, John McDermid, John R. Barber, Lachlan Grant, H.W. Ken- nedy, W.A.F. Campbell. Front row: John McBean, Rene Barber, young Brooks, A.Harold Coffen, H. Bell and A.E. Hustiss. The Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club is now located at the corner of Edith and William Sts. Drop by for a visit. Text courtesy of Heritage Halton Hills; photo courtesy of Esquesing Historical Society A sport for the ages A dramatic sky was overhead as ball teams played in Fairy Lake one evening. Martin Van Optstal took this photo. Have a photo you want to share? Email jpg with all the details to cgamble@theifp.ca WOW, THAT SKY IS A HOME RUN From our readers Concerned, Town, Region continue to monitor Hidden Quarry proposal Halton Hills Council and Halton Region have been monitoring the Hidden Quarry proposal near Acton at the northeast corner of Hwy. 7 and Sixth Line in the Township of Guelph/Eramosa. Why are we concerned? There are concerns about blasting, dam- age to well water and wetlands, and impacts from truck traffic. Ninety-five per cent of the quarry's trucks are expected to travel through Halton Hills along the provincially-controlled Highway 7. There are 26 two-way truck trips per hour proposed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Satur- day, for up to 20 years. A key concern with this pro- posal, and with the prospect of more quarries opening in the area, is Hwy. 7 cannot accommo- date the truck traffic, and there is no provincial plan to deal with these trucks. Creating quarries is mostly in the hands of individual pro- ducers. Current provincial rules are weighted in favour of creat- ing quarries over other provin- cial interests such as protecting groundwater and building healthy, safe communities. A quarry can be created with no consider- ation as to whether it is even needed. I have been taking action to change these rules and address concerns with Hidden Quarry. Council recently endorsed my motion calling on the Province to change the rules. I am meeting with MPPs and Provincial Min- isters asking: Why create more quarries if the aggregate is available in existing sites? Rather than keep creating new quarries on an ad hoc basis, let's use up material in existing sites in a planned and sustainable way before we create new sites. Currently, numerous quarries can be created in the same area with no ability to question cumu- lative impacts, including impacts from truck traffic. It is time to better plan for the sustain- able use of these resources and to protect communities from unnecessary quarry de- velopment. ****** On Monday, Sept. 21 a by-election will be held to fill vacant Ward 1 council seat. Can- didates can register on July 7. ****** Now that the warmer weath- er is here; please be cautious of walking in the woods by wear- ing long pants and sleeves. Those nasty ticks can spread Lyme disease. There are more and more cases every year in Ontario, including Halton Hills. If you want further information on Lyme disease, please visit the Canadian Lyme Disease Foun- dation at http://www.canlyme. com. ****** A big thank you to all of the volunteers who made Canada Day a huge success in Acton and Glen Wil- liams. Congratulations to Dale and Dave Cox, named "Glen Williams 2015 Citizens of the Year". ****** Congratulations to Pearly Whites Dental Hygiene clinic in Acton on their recent grand opening. ****** Keeping it real! I can be reached by tele- phone 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: @RickBon- nette1 MAYOR RICK BONNETTE