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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005 Sere: ed Georgetown,Ontario L7G 4A8 905-873-1999 NIG) [EILTATYDCINIG 3 Kicxinc & % ~~ SCREAMING Day 6:45-9:00 Sat-Sun 2:00PM Starts Friday Continued from page 1 officials and the Region's physician recruitment officer in touch with a real estate company that specializes in finding office space for phy- sicians and medical clinics. Rovassi said the TD Can- ada Trust deal carried a condition that they had to have a water allocation by May 1, so the branch would be ready by October, and that "everyone at the Town helped a great deal to make sure that the deadline was met." Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette said the Town is excited by the project and the deal they were able to reach with Massimo Rovassi. 4 KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Daty 7:30 Sat-Sun 2:00PM 4A =s House or Wax Day 6:45- 9:10pm Sat-Sun 2:00PM www. (CITA AA oii Se a CT MO g ee OLA ae een Ue Georgetown Market Place a lhe AY ALTON HILLS ay ome Ls ae ann NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING NOXIOUS WEEDS The purpose of the Weed Control Act R.S.O. 1990 is to reduce the impact of noxious weeds on the industries of agriculturé and horticulture. This act applies to agricultural and horticultural lands that generate income or other benefits to agriculture. This excludes lawns, gardens and private areas for personal enjoyment and leisure. NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN that unless nox- ious weeds are destroyed by June 6, 2005 and as often as is necessary throughout the season to prevent the ripening of their seeds and the dispersal of their pollens, the Town of Halton Hills may enter onto private property and destroy. these weeds. The costs will be charged against the property owner and collected in the manner of municipal taxes. IN URBAN AREAS the Weed Control Act does not apply to noxious weeds or weed seeds that are far enough away from any land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes, as they do not interfere with that use. The following are designated as noxious weeds in the Town of Halton Hills: Knapweed Barberry, common, Spurge, leafy Buckthorn, European} Milkweed Thistle, Bull Carrot, wild Poison-Ivy Thistle, Canada Colt's-foot Proso Millet, black-seeded | Thistle, Nodding Dodder Ragweed Thistle, Russian Thistle, Scotch Vetchling, tuberous Goat's-beard Hemlock, poison Johnson Grass Rocket, yellow Sow-Thistle, annual, perennial Spurge, Cypress Complaints regarding dandelion and golden rod will not be accepted, as these are not considered noxious weeds, pursuant to the Weed Control Act. Anonymous complaints will not be accepted. Complaints should be directed to: Cathy Sinclair Weed Inspector (905) 873-2601 ext 7714 cathys@haltonhills.ca e, Halton Hills, 0 "He has indicated he will keep the office open for two years until we can find some doctors, and he has a company as well that will be aggressively looking for doctors and I know members of council are supportive of this concept because we have a shortage (of doc- tors)," Bonnette said on Tuesday. "We just hope, with some luck, at least we'll have a modern building built shortly that can accommo- date two to three doctors," Bonnette said. Halton's physician recruit- ment co-ordinator, Angela Sugden Praysner said the new medical offices could make a "significant" differ- ence in the search for doctors for Acton. "Tt will be new, upscale office space beside a Shop- pers Drug Mart, and will be another option in town for physicians if they want to open a practice," she said on Tuesday. TD Bank Financial Group external communications associate Christa Poole said Acton would have a full service branch, but the hours have not been confirmed. Bank, medical offices being built... She said they are in the early stage of hiring and decided to open the Acton branch because the town came highly recommended by their retail real estate team. "It (Acton) is seen as a tremendous growth area and opening a branch is a great opportunity to be part of the Acton community," Poole said on Tuesday. Literacy test results show improvement for Grade 10s By Frances Niblock The New Tanner On the literacy scale, Grade 10 students at Acton High School performed well above the provincial average, and just slightly below the Halton average in mandatory testing last fall. Eighty-seven per cent of the 127 Acton students who took the test last Oc- tober passed on their first attempt. The provincial average is 82 per cent and Halton-wide, 88 per cent of students passed the reading and writing components of the Educational Quality and Accountability Office test. At Acton High School, 110 students passed the test and-17 students failed the test, which they must pass to graduate. Principal Bert O'Hearn said the school's results are a three per cent increase over last year and show hard work on the part of students and teachers. O'Hearn said he is pleased with the results considering two "interest- ing factors" including a Acton Agricultural Society °- 3 Bag $10.00 or ¢ $4.00 Each Bag May Since 1950 higher male population in Grade 10 in Acton (57 percent) than the board average (50 per cent). "Traditionally, boys don't do as well on literacy tests, so our results are even better, and we have a higher number of our students who choose to do applied programs, and we are still just a point below the board average, which I think is pretty darn good," he said on Monday. Details about how many students failed the reading and/or writing part of the test were not released but O'Hearn said the school has the data and knows what each individual needs to do to pass. In a press release from the Halton District School Board, Gary Sadler, the Superintendent of Program Services said, "Overall, we are pleased with our re- sults. The 88 per cent pass rate for students writing the test for the first time is a three per cent improvement from last year," he said. See You on May 18th! 25 Main St. Call Our Guelph Office at (519) 836-8111 To Book an Appointment With Pamela Ashton N. Acton Acton Home Hardware Seventy-nine per cent of students at Georgetown District High School passed on their first attempt. Mil- ton High School students matched the Halton aver- age with an 88 per cent pass rate. Students have received a summary of their results. The Halton Catholic Dis- trict School Board results show a four per cent in- crease in achievement in the number of students who passed both the read- ing and writing parts of the literacy test over last year. Eighty-seven per cent of Grade 10 students passed the literacy test on their first attempt; an average matched by students at Christ the King in George- town. Eighty-four per cent of Grade 10 students at Mil- ton's Bishop Reding passed both parts of the test. More information and provincial results are avail- able on the EQAO website at www.eqao.com LOOK FOR YOUR HOME HARDWARE FLYER IN TODAY'S ISSUE! 519-853-1730 is Better Hearing Month Learn How To Better Protect And M Arnold Hearing Centres Celebrating Our First Year in Acton! ¢ Batteries, Accessories & Hearing Aid Repairs * Testing and Hearing Aid Evaluation * Programming * Authorized for ADP, DVA (TAPS), WSIB, and 3rd party agencies aintain Your Hearing www.arnoldhearing.ca