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10 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 CLEAN UP HALTON HILLS DAY On Saturday, April 22nd, residents took to the streets, sidewalks, rural areas, parks, open spaces, ditches, schools, ravines, pathways, playgrounds, arenas, nooks and crannies to pick up litter. You helped clean up our Town with every bag you filled. Your hard work reflects the commitment of our community to keeping the Town of Halton Hills beautiful and clean! Thank you to all the individuals, families, community groups, special groups, schools, teams and businesses that contributed to making Clean Up Halton Hills day a success! Thank you to the following community groups that registered in this event. Acton BIA Friends of the Old Seed House Garden Acton Seniors Hiking Club 1st Georgetown Beavers of Scouts Canada 1st Ashgrove Beavers Glen Williams Town Hall & Residents Christian Reformed Church Hornby Area Rate Payers (H.A.R.P.) Cindebarke Terrace Home Owners Assoc Nassagaweya/Esquesing Town Line Rural Watch Davis Crew Cleanup Norval Community Association Fourth Line Esquesing Rural Road Watch Parents of Robert Little School Friends of Fairy Lake Willow Park Ecology Centre The Town of Halton Hills would like to thank Tim Hortons for sponsoring this very worthwhile community event. We look forward to continuing this partnership in the future as we strive to make Halton Hills a proud and litter-free community. A special thanks to Town Councillors for promoting this event, especially in the rural areas, and to Councillor J. Fogal and the Litter Free Task Force for their invaluable assistance in coordinating this event. Their pride in the community of Halton Hills is greatly appreciated. GREAT JOB EVERYBODY! The second annual Halton Hills 20 Minute Makeover was held on Friday, April 21st, and it was a great success. The Town of Halton Hills would like to thank all of the businesses that participated and especially thank all of the employees who took 20 minutes out of their day to clean up the industrial and commercial areas of our community. Acton BIA Neilson Dairy Argyll Dental Office Partners In Planning Best Western Inn on the Hill Purity Life Cooper Standard Automotive Scotiabank, Acton Downtown Spa & Relaxation Centre Sheridan Nurseries Limited Flamingo Dance Studio Strictly Dance Georgetown BIA The Power Zone Kentners Catering Town of Halton Hills Staff Life Chiropractic Centre Tiburon Business Services Magmar Agencies Yorkshire Enterprises Inc. Moore Place Daycare Youngs Pharmacy & Home Services The Town would also like to recognize the seventeen schools that participated in clean up activities. Each school will be presented with a certificate of appreciation for their contribution to keeping our environment clean and safe. Acton High School Mackenzie-Smith-Bennett Public School Centennial Public School Park Public School Christ the King Catholic School Pineview Public School Gary Allan Public High School Robert Little Public School Georgetown District High School Silver Creek Public School Georgetown District Christian School St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic School George Kennedy Public School St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Harrison Public School St. Josephs Catholic School Holy Cross Catholic School Thank you to Harveys, Swiss Chalet and Superior Gloves for sponsoring this event, and to the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce, Acton BIA and Georgetown BIA for promoting this worthwhile cause. 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 Better service being noticed Halton Hills earnest ef- forts to cut red tape and ease the way for developers through the planning and building process is being noticed by the development industry. Mayor Rick Bonnette said he was glad to see a recent update on the Towns Process Review of Devel- opment Systems also known as PRODS be- cause its critical to provide better service. Bonnette said the new attitude has also filtered through the whole admin- istration. At one time, years back, Halton Hills wasnt the most desirable place to try to do business, Bon- nette said, adding recently hed heard good comments about the process. Acton Councillor Mike OLeary echoed Mayor Bonnettes comments, but has a little concern with the negative connotation of a section of the PRODS update that says there is limited industrial/commer- cial/ institutional develop- ment potential in the Acton area. Awaiting the Regions report on (Acton) water, we have no shortage of buyers for the industrial/ commercial/institutional land that is up thereand Id like to see that changed to exciting potential for development OLeary said, adding hed settle for staff to say potential instead of limited potential. Staff said when com- pared to the potential for development in other parts of Halton Hills, residen- tial, commercial, industrial and institutional growth is limited. OLeary said it may be small stuff to you, but its big stuff to us, and Acton could experience a rebirth in the industrial core, miss- ing since the Beardmore tannery closed in 1986. Rabies shots An Acton pet owner is happy the Town is finally changing its dog licensing bylaw so annual proof of vaccination against rabies is no longer needed to get a dog licence, but says it seems like a scam that pet owners are paying about $30 a year for unnecessary rabies vaccinations. Its like a bit of a scam to me. It seems the veterinary services have created a bit of a scam to me, said John Shadbolt, adding a rabies vaccine that works for up to three years has been avail- able for quite some time, but it is up to vets to tell pet owners about it. Since Shadbolt informed the Town of the discrepancy in the bylaw six months ago, staff has been using its discretion and issuing dog licences without the required annual proof of rabies shot. The suggestion of a scam had Acton veteri- narian Dr Stephen Hess almost barking with indig- nation and concern. He noted that rabies is a pretty scary disease and that Ontario has the highest incidents of animal rabies in North America. He said he may be old- fashioned and cautious but continues to recommend annual rabies vaccinations to his clients, although a small percentage, mainly breeders, want the three- year vaccines. The cost of a rabies vac- cination is approximately $30 and local vets offer low cost clinics each year. Town Digest Marsh Marigolds turn lowland into a riot of colour Ontarios emblem - the trillum carpets forest glades everywhere This blue swamp flower weaves a pat- tern in swampy ground