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6 uw ° =z = Ss = Hills | Thursday, December 8, 2022 | ¢ SANTA CLAUS = PARADES A GREAT E KICKOFF TO SEASON, * WRITES TED ARNOTT TED ARNOTT Column As the Christmas sea- son beckons and 2022 draws to a close, we can look forward to the coming holiday season with excit- ed anticipatio! I was glad io attend the ‘laus Ac- GETTING IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT Please keep this in mind th tions and volunteer help to address the needs of our communities. We can all do our part. t caring, compassion and kindness define our Christmas gatherings for 2022; and may we ring in the New Year with faith and hope that the best is yet to come. Merry Christmas. WELCOME NEW MAYOR, COUNCILLORS After the recent munici- pal election, we have : some enthusiastic new balanced with steady expe. rience on the new council of the Town of Halton Hills. Iwant t Santa Claus parades in ton and Nov. 19, along with many of our colleagues in elected public service. It was wonderful to see the crowds along the pa- rade route, with warm, friendly smiles despite the cold, wintery winds. thank the Acton Firefight- ers Association and the Georgetown Lions chub for organizing the parades welcome the holidays Sok to Hatton For most of u ries ofpastholiday celebra. Hons, the joy of giving, and plans to relax with Towed ones fill our hearts with joy and gratitude. However, with the ing cost of groceries, tel and housing, many in our communities who are struggling mo than ever to make ends meet. In addition, the stresses associated with COVID-19 have nged everyone's at health. In spite of our difficulties, our resi- § dents continue to come to- 2 gether as one. lations to Mayor Ann Law- lor, regional councillors lark Somerville and Jane Fogal, and Councillors Al- ex Hilson, Michael Albano, Jason Brass, Joseph Racin- sky, Chantal Garneau Ron Norris, D'Arcy Kone. I look forward to work- ing with them, along with the town's superb staff s am. Rick Bonnette, Jon Hurst, Ted Brown, Bryan Lewis, Wendy Farrow- , and Moya Johnson aa leave town council with our special thanks, after exemp! col ity leadership and dedication over many years. Ted Arnott is the MPP Sor Wellington-Halton Hills. He can be reached at ted.arnott@pc.ola.org. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFPCA TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT ABOUT US Tis a ee published lay, is a division athe Metroland Media Group wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are ir concems to the attention of the news paper and, if not sat write The National NewsMedt ia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca , soca Flo Bellman photo A hummingbird clearwing sphinx moth visits a garden on Durham Street in Georgetown. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. INVESTMENTS T00 GOOD TO BE TRUE TAKING RISKY OPPORTUNITIES NOT NECESSARY, WRITES PETER WATSON People like to pick a win- ner, and this is certainly true with investing. But this sometimes backfires. Until recently, FTX was a global giant as a crypto- currency exchange plat- form. According to CNBC, its value was $32 billi That was before it ud: denly declared bankrupt- cy. Instantly, investors lost billions, including its CEO, who has resigned. There is a derogatory expression that describes some new investment op- portunities as “the new shiny object." The best advice with these investments is buyer There are thousands ied investments that made, so venturing. nts PETER WATSON Column risky opportunities is not necessary. When investors are lured into ulative _ invest- ments, it is critical to re- member a basic foundation of investing and that is to The FTX example of a ry large company sud- denly declaring bankrupt- cy is just what's in the re- cent news. I believe there will be others Always remember the importance of strong diversification. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital ohio Inc. (ACPI) to vide investment advice. Tnvestment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is member of the Invest- ment Industry Regulatory 0 ization of ng For example, an inves- tor that had five per cent of their portfolio invested in FTX could lose just five per cent. That would b appointment, not likely be an unmanage- able loss. 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