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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, A pr il 8, 20 21 | 16 Movers and Shakers Marketplace To advertise in this full colour directory please call Kelli 905-873-7162 or email kkosonic@theifp.ca WINDOWS & SIDING www.winside.ca 873-0841905 CALIFORNIA SHUTTERS CARPET, HARDWOOD, RUGS & TILE The One Store For Your Perfect Floor 26 Guelph St., Downtown Georgetown www.carpetone.ca http://carpetonegeorgetown.goldbook.ca 905-877-9896 Floor and Home THREE EASY WAYS TO SHOP. WINDOWS & DOORS ■ Rep l acemen t W indows ■ Bay & Bow Windows ■ S t o rm Doo r s ■ Pa t i o Doo r s ■ Sea l ed G l a s s Un i t s Serving Halton Hills Since 1991 905 7 03 -0606 We care about your hearing! Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210, Georgetown 905-873-6642 Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 The Georgetown Dear people of Halton Hills; During these uncertain times, rest assured we remain open to serve you. We have adjusted services according to the guidance by Health Canada. Please call for an appointment. We are not accepting walk ins at this time. We handle every call on an individual basis to best handle each person's needs. Social distancing in clinic with one appointment per time slot in waiting room. If necessary, I offer mailbox drops as well! Take care, be safe and know this will pass. . . . Lend MeYour Ears Business (not quite) as usual.. By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. Since 2019, the Town of Halton Hills has received a number of reports of cre- mated remains being scat- tered in and around Credit River. Notably, complaints have been made of cremat- ed remains and other ob- jects being placed in the river at McNab Park. So far, the Town has in- stalled signage at McNab Park in English and Hindi, to provide park users with information on the impacts of activities, though not ex- pressly forbidding them. Trail cameras have also been installed to monitor activity. Funeral homes known to direct families to Halton Hills locations as scattering sites have also been contacted. At the March 22, Town of Halton Hills meeting, council voted in favour of taking a stewardship/edu- cational approach over prohibiting the practice completely. Scattering of cremated remains in town water ways from town parks is permitted, while river of- ferings are prohibited. JUST THE FACTS • The practice, it was de- termined, is part of a tradi- tional end of life ritual for Hindus. In addition to cre- mated remains, offerings such as flowers and leaves, coconuts, lemons, jewelry, clothing, or coins, may also be left as part of a religious offering. • Between June and Oc- tober 2020, the town re- ceived an increase in re- ports and complaints re- garding ceremonies in McNab Park. • While the Town of Hal- ton Hills doesn't explicitly prohibit the scattering of cremated remains, the town's parks bylaw 2013- 0062 does prohibit littering on town parkland or alter- ing the landscape -- includ- ing polluting waterways. • The Province of Onta- rio permits the scattering of cremated remains on Crown land or water, or on municipal land where not prohibited -- provincial parks even have designated scattering locations. • Credit Valley Conser- vation prohibits the scat- tering of cremated remains on its property, though there is no posted signage or enforcement. • While all agencies agreed there is a negative environmental impact from river offerings, pro- vincial agencies and con- servation authorities did not have concerns about scattering cremated re- mains in water ways. NEWS WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED REGARDING CREMATED REMAINS SCATTERED IN PARK Bryan Myers/Metroland BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com