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Wall to Wall opens in Acton Joanna Scott was joined by Halton Hills Councillors Mike O'Leary (left) and Clark Somerville (right) and Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette as they cut the ribbon to officially open her new business, Wall to Wall, at 352 Queen St. in Acton. The business offers photo finishing, mural painting and artistic gift merchandise, as well as framing of photos and art. Owner Joanne Scott hopes to eventually offer art classes in the basement of the store as well. The shop is open Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photo by Ted Brown Halton Region offers marketing workshop for entrepreneurs Attracting new customers is critical to growing a business and making it more profitable. However, this may be the hardest task faced by entrepreneurs. Most small business owners don't have the time or staff to manage new business development. That's why Halton Region is offering the Building a Marketing System Workshop. Offered by the Region's Business Development Centre, this workshop will show business owners, executives, marketing professionals and students how to develop a successful marketing system. This one-day workshop will be held at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road in Oakville from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in May, September and November. The registration fee is $266.43 (including GST). For more information and to register, contact the Halton Region Business Development Centre at 905-825-6000, toll-free at 1-8664HALTON or visit www.halton.ca.