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Town recognizes sporting excellence At a recent municipal awards night, the Town of Halton Hills recognized several local teams and athletes for their accomplishements in 2006. Among those honoured were: Georgetown Raiders Minor Atom AE Hockey Team 2006 Ontario Minor Hockey Association gold medalists-- coaching staff: Murray Anderson, Gord Carr, Dave Hopson, Greg Biehn, Wendy Highfield, Bob Spence. Team members: Tyler Anderson Callum Biehn, Matthew Carr, Adam Charlambides, Blair Davies, Adam Dobis, Josh Fera, Dane Firhoj, Kevan Hadad, Nicholas Hale, Cory Highfield, Matthew Hopson, Brad Ranson, Steven Rosa, Jake Spence, Joe Wallace. Ice Precise Adult Synchronized Skating Team 2006 Ontario Synchronized Skating Championships gold medalists and 2006 Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships gold medalists-- Erin Longworth and Danyelle Orton. Futures Gymnastics Club, National Gymnastics Team Member, 2006 Canadian Gymnastics Championships silver medalist, 2006 Indo Pacific Trampoline & Tumbling Championships gold medalist-- Teja Durante. Oakville Butterflies Special Olympics Rhythmic Gymnastics Team 2006 Canadian National Special Olympics silver and gold medalist-- Emily Boycott. Black Ice Senior Competitive Synchronized Skating Team National Synchronized Skating Team Members, 2006 Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships gold medalists-- Kelly Longworth and Ashleigh MacIndoe. Central Ontario Baseball Association Bantam All-Stars, 2006 Ontario Summer Games bronze medalist-- William Cook. Halton Hills Bulldogs Tyke II Box Lacrosse Team, 2006 Ontario Lacrosse Association Championships gold medalists-- coaching staff: David Entwistle, Scott Early, Tim Vezina, Brian Ellsworth, Margaret Entwistle. Team members: Alex Daigle, Nicholas Deakin-Poot, Eric Doner, Ian Early, Robert Eastwood, Kevin Ellsworth, MacKenzie Entwistle, Cameron Greenfield, Zachary Kearne, Cameron MacLeod, Michael Pierog, Steven Portelli, Tyler Shouten, Brendan Smith, Bill Taylor, James Vezina, John Vezina, Scott Wiffen, Christopher Yalowica. Ontario Bantam Lacrosse Team, 2006 Bantam Lacrosse Championships of Canada bronze medalists-- Ryan Kelly, Luke Laidlaw, Stephen Silas, and Ashton Waters. Ice Precise Masters Synchronized Skating Team, 2006 Ontario Synchronized Skating Championships gold medalists-- Linda Klarner and Susan Longworth. Ice E-Motion Junior Festival Synchronized Skating Team 2006 Ontario Synchronized Skating Championships bronze medalist and 2006 Canadian Synchronized Skating Championships silver medalist-- Laurie Klarner. Photo by Ted Brown Region's economic development plan gets council approval Halton's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy was given the thumbs up by regional council reently. The plan, which aims to reflect the community's aspirations for the region's economic future and offer an additional perspective for guiding decision making across Halton, was endorsed by council. Its vision states that, "Halton will be a region with an innovative and diverse economy built on the basis of its choice competitive location, vibrant skilled labour force, high quality infrastructure and positive business environment where skilled workers live and work." Amongst the strategy's goals are to ensure the cost to develop and operate a business in Halton remains competitive within the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area, provide incentives for economic growth and maintain an adequate supply of serviced industrial/commercial land. The document's contents will be used as key input in the creation of the Durable Halton plan, which will ultimately serve as a blueprint for building sustainable and healthy communities.