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Swirls of cigarette smoke enveloped Acton Legion president George O' Donnell as he and other Legion members lit up outside the Civic Centre on Tuesday, after Town Council refused to consider exempting the Acton and Georgetown Legions from the municipal smoking bylaw. "Last time we were here, we asked Council for an exemption and they said ILLAGE Rent-A-Car From Per Hour 856-0000 387 Queen St. East, Acton 286 Alma Street, Rockwood they would go and look at the issue, because Brampton is exempt, Milton is exempt, Erin is exempt -- everybody but Halton Hills, but now they aren't going to do anything," Acton Legion president O'Donnell said. While unhappy with Council's refusal to consider the exemption, O' Donnell said the Acton Legion would abide by the smoking bylaw, and discuss the issue again at the next Legion general meeting. As O'Donnell spoke, one Legion member said the councillors "should walk a mile in a veteran's shoes," and another quipped that they should switch from smoking tobacco to marijuana. O'Donnell said in the first six weeks after tougher smoking rules were implemented last summer, banning smoking until after 9 p.m., revenue at the Acton Legion decreased 28 per cent. "We don't get half the business now during the day that we used to get," he said. Council also heard from Wade Bond, president of the Royal Canadian Legion in Georgetown, who said a survey of surrounding Legions found most have exemptions to smoking bylaws, some with provisions for separately ventilated continued on page 2 CBT EULY Pa 336 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-877-0149 OE CLR Federal Liberals elect executive for new riding of © Wellington/Halton Hills in -- _ Rockmosa hall. See Page 3. Ist Acton Boy Scouts benefitted from Community _ Brunch Sunday. See photo Page 6. : SPRING GARDEN: Mayor Rick Bonnette assists Kathy Lockyer and son Jasson selecting a bouquet of fresh, colourful springlike blooms from the selection in Sobeys' new Floral shop. The official opening of the extened store took place Saturday morning.- Photo by Ted Tyler for old YMCA Building 'completely gutted' By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Luxury up-scale apartments and a ground floor continued on page 2 commercial development are the latest proposals for. the former YMCA building on Mill Street. Building co-owner Mike Caputo, a partner with Boyd Brearley in Glenrock Properties Inc., of Glen Williams, said on Monday he would be ready to submit new design drawings to the Town within two weeks. Caputo said the interior of the building has been "completely gutted," back to the bare studs and he's redesigning the space into seven 950-square-foot apartments. The property also has commercial zoning and Caputo said he's had several inquires about a proposed ground level store. Veteran Acton worker -- _ gets award from Province © for 35 years of service. See page 16. Acton Tanner team _ strikes gold at Arthur tournament. See page 13 q Extend nominations for Citizen of Year It only happens once a year -- the opportunity to vote for the person or group who stands out as being a tireless community supporter. The 2002 Citizen of the Year was awarded to the Acton Citizens' Band, a group that promotes community involvement and welcomes all ages into its organization, sharing a tradition that has thrived for over 100 years. The Acton Rotary Club has extended the deadline for nominations f 2Gon 2ouM Powerful 3.0L V6 Engine Power Windows: Power Locks Power Heated Mirrors GOA aad 2 OG and encourages everyone to cast a vote for this important tradition. Your nomination should consist of the name (and phone number if possible) of the person/group you wish to nominate and the reasons why you have selected this person/group. There are no real rules of selection; just that the nominee should be someone who you feel has made a difference in this community. Rotarians ask past recipients of this award to judge the nominations. Each SOLE TO DOO BOO Gone 2Ute e 5 Speed Automatic Transmissio year there are three different judges with different community involvement and perspectives, so if the person you have nominated in previous years was not selected, nominate them again! The 2003 Citizen of the Year nominations should be sent to the Acton Rotary Club, Box 22, Acton, ON L7J 2M2, dropped off at Halton Hills Furniture or Alexanian Carpets or given to a Rotarian. 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