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14 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006 SNOW DAY: These boys were quick to take advantage of Mondays school cancel - lations and enjoyed the day sliding at Rockwood Conservation Area. From left are Conor Devine, Nathan Howson, and Troy Hill. - Photo by Rebecca Ring QUALIFIED TEACHERS Education Finance Plan Available from $80 per month READING WRITING MATH STUDY SKILLS HOMEWORK SUPPORT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PREP 27 Woodlawn Rd. W. 160 Kortright Rd.W. (Hartsland Market Square) Tel: 823-5711 Fax: 823-5781 I tried everything to help my son with school. I wish wed tried Sylvan first. If your child is struggling in school or just not being challenged enough, call Sylvan today. Our personalized programmes and individual attention can help with reading, math, study skills and ACT or Provincial Test Prep. Why Wait? Call Today. NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL Chiropodist / Foot Specialist DEANNA WILSON B.Sc.,D.Ch. 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E-mail: jiujitsu1@sympatico.ca Acton Jiu-Jitsu 5A MILL STREET, E. ACTON Proud member of the Canadian Jiu Jitsu Association (519)853-2424 Tai Chi Classes Wednesday Evenings NEW NEW Ted Chudleigh says Curwood closing omen of the future Curwood Packaging in Georgetown has announced it will cease operations by the end of March throw- ing almost 150 people out of work. The plant closure will be a blow to the commu- nity and could be a sign of things to come, says Halton MPP Ted Chudle- igh, opposition critic of Economic Development and Trade. The McGuinty Lib- eral government increased business taxes 34 per cent while the Canadian dollar rose from 68 cents to 86 cents U.S., said Chudle- igh. What did they expect would happen? Another manufactur- ing plant closes in Ontario and our Premier still has not developed a plan to maintain our employment base, Chudleigh charges. He hasnt done any mean- ingful investigation as to why these plants are closing, nor has he for- warded a strategy to help the displaced workers and their families cope with the sudden shift in their lives, said Chudleigh. Energy costs and taxa- tion issues still have not been addressed by the McGuinty Liberal gov- ernment. We are going to keep seeing these closures until those problems are solved, Chudleigh pre- dicts. Curwood Packaging is based in Wisconsin and will consolidate its operations there. It is unclear how many of the Georgetown employees might move to the United States. The employees of Cur- wood and their families have taken the brunt of this blow which will be felt by the whole community of Georgetown, said Mr. Chudleigh. I am pleased that Wellington Halton Hills MP Michael Chong has stepped up and com- mitted the resources of the federal government to help get those employees back on their feet. Driver dies in crash north of Hillsburgh A multi-vehicle colli- sion on Wellington Road 24, north of Hillsburgh, on Monday morning resulted in the death of one man and serious injuries to another. A Wellington OPP inves- tigation revealed that four vehicles were southbound and became involved in two separate minor collisions in a whiteout caused by blow- ing snow. Two of the drivers exited their vehicles as a Hillsburgh fire truck arrived to assist. A southbound dump style truck, operated by Arthur Smitherman, 49, of Toronto, was unable to avoid the col- lisions and struck the four vehicles on the roadway as well as the two drivers who were out of the cars. Craig Ostopovich, 38, of Mississauga, and Steven Ford, 53, of Flesherton were transported to Headwaters Hospital in Orangeville. Ford succumbed to his injuries later in the day. Os- topovich was admitted with head and pelvic injuries and is listed in stable condition. The roadway was closed for approximately nine hours while Western Re- gional OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators and Wellington O.P.P. officers tried to piece the series of events together. Investigation is continu- ing. January was mildest month in recorded history - E.C. January of 2006 will go down in history as the mildest January in recorded history for most of Ontario including these parts. In several cases, the former mark stood for more than 60 years. The record temperatures were generally five to almost nine degrees above nor- mal. Southern Ontario also reported a few days of dou- ble-digit-plus temperatures that brought out the joggers in shorts and t-shirts, says Environment Canada. In turn, the milder tem- peratures generally increased the rainfall values and re- duced the snowfall values in Southern Ontario. Snowfall in Wiarton, for example, has not been this low since 1964, but with more rain than usual the total precipitation is only three millimetres below normal. This trend was most noticeable in Wellington County, which broke high precipitation and low snow- fall records, respectively. There were some excep- tions. On January 9, an Alberta Clipper crossed Southeastern Ontario and dropped 10 centimetres of snow, along with a brief period of freezing rain. Another storm system fol- lowed on its heels on January 21, with more freezing rain for Central Ontario before 15 to 20 centimetres of snow fell from Barrie to Ottawa. Mild temperatures re- turned to the province following this storm and, on January 27, Thunder Bay reached 9.5 degrees, making it the national hot spot for the day and break- ing the former record of 3.9 degrees, set in 1944. This warm intrusion extended as far north as James Bay, where Moosonee reached 5.9 degrees and where a thunderstorm producing ice pellets and freezing rain was detected moving into Quebec. The last storm of January hit Central Ontario on Janu- ary 29-30, bringing 10 to 15 millimetres of rain south of a line from Parry Sound to Trenton.