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' THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005 CAO Bob Austin retiring... Continued from page I ment plans. "It's time for me to move on and my personal planning hasn't got to the forefront, yet, not that I'd like to make it public " he said, adding he is looking forward to new challenges, including more curling, golf and travel. Mayor Bonnette- said the Town was glad to accept Austin as its CAO, even knowing his tenure would not be long, because of his wealth of experience and be- cause they needed someone who would "steady the ship in some kind of rough wa- ters" when there was "some question about staff morale in the building." "Bob was the guy to do it, and he did it with fine form," Bonnette said on Tuesday, adding they both learned their respective jobs at the same time and helped each other. "We had one of the best budget processes we've ever had this year because of Bob's team approach -- he took a corporate approach and showed true leadership, and what a work ethic that man has -- his car is here at 7:30 in the morning and is still here at 6 at night. He will be hard to replace," Bon- nette said. CLEAN UP HALTON HILLS! It is spring at last and now is the time to cleam up our town and make it beautiful again. All residents, businesses and groups of all ages are asked to participate. TWO WAYS TO PITCH IN! Announcing the * Halton Hills 20 Minute Makeover * - On FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND at 2 p.m. employees and students are asked to go out- _ side and do a quick 20 minute litter pickup of their premises or neighbourhood. JOIN US ON SAT., APRIL 23, 2005 It's time for everyone to lend a hand! Clean Up Day is Sponsored by Tren Hortons LOOK FOR YOUR HOME HARDWARE FLYER IN TODAY'S att ISSUE! LITTER FIGHTERS: Mrs. Kingmill's Grade three class 519-853-1730 Acton Home Hardware general clean up on the 23rd. -- Frances Niblock photo By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner TOWN OF All it will take to rid the Town of a winter's worth of waste is a small effort by a lot of people -- you know, many hands make light work. That will be put to the test on April 22 when Halton Hills joins the 20-Minute Makeover challenge issued by Toronto. Basically, businesses and organizations in Town will take 20 minutes to clean up lit- ter from theit-yards, grounds, stores, laneways or schools. Councillor Jane Fogal; HAL Waring Trsther Workesn for oat CTYINIE MAS 3 235 Guelph Street Georgetown,Ontario L7G 4A8 ST Rs ebb) FEVER Pitcu - Daly 6:45- 9:00pm Sat-Sun 2:00PM AMITYVILLE Horror Daty 6:45- 9:00PM Sat-Sun 2:00PM Starts Friday Sin City Daity 6:45- 9:10PM Sat-Sun 2:00PM Starts Friday Tuespays $4.25 Aputts $8.00 www. ea a Gift ( f Geor Ta RA PI 2 Free gloves and bags are available at The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Georgetown and Acton BIA offices, The Acton Works Yard and The Central Works Yard at 11620 Trafalgar Road. Fonts HALTON HILLS AN Chamber of Commerce Special thanks to our Clean UP sponsors, EUS 6S a SWISS CHALET \"q Soscdeie s aee Oe, A NEW , Following the CLEAN UP on Saturday, participants are invited to the Central Works Yard for refreshments courtesy of Tim : from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. . Participants can also bring collected litter to the Works Yard anytime on the weekend. The Town of Halton Hills annual Earth Day Celebration will be held on SATURDAY, APRIL 30th at the Central Works Yard Further information is available on the town's website www.haltonhills.ca NOW Acton Golf Centre] Hwy 7 & 4th Line (East of town) Practice Facility and Mini Golf Open til dusk, 7 days a week (519) 853-5471 at St. Joseph Catholic School got a jump on the Town's clean up plans later this month by tackling the front garden on Monday. The Town is holding a 20-Minute Makeover on Earth Day, April 22 and a Town plans big clean-up day chair of the Town's Litter Free Task Force says the 20- Minute Makeover on Earth Day, April 22, is another tool they can use to try to make the community more attractive and clean. She said it is an opportunity to hit a different part of the municipality from the parks and open spaces cleaned up during community blitzes. "Our industrial areas haven't been cleaned up ina very long time, and we're trying to do economic development and boy, if people drive through those areas and see what they look like, they're not going to be attracted to our municipal- ity, it won't look like we're a great place to live and do busi- ness," Fogal said last Monday, adding all Acton businesses were invited to take part in the 20-Minute makeover in a letter from the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. Fogal calls littering a "bad habit" that stems from a lack of respect for public space and people would not be willing to pay the cost of litter clean up, a job not partially done by volunteers. + Regional Wards One and Two Councillor Clark Somer- ville, the Council rep on the BIA, said they are going to ~ concentrate efforts on the Re/Max parking lot -- on the east side of Main Street, south of Mill Street -- for the 20- Minute Makeover because it's an area that has been very difficult to keep clean. 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