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6 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006 519-853-1553 1-888-833-8953 FAX: 519-853-1559 379 Queen St., Acton ON L7J 2N2 Best Price, Best Service Since 1972 Flights are from Toronto via Air Transat. Prices are valid for new bookings only. Prices in Ca- nadian dollars. Package prices shown are per person, based on double occupancy in lead room category unless otherwise stated. Prices subject to availability at time of booking and subject to change without notice. Taxes and all additional transportation related fees are additional and are noted above. For full descriptions, terms and conditions and insurance refer to the applicable Nolitours brochures. Nolitours is a division of Transat Tours Canada Inc., a member of Transat A.T. Inc. and is registered as a travel wholesaler in Ontario (Reg. no 50009488). Disney of- fer: The number of rooms at this rate is limited. Other room types are available at varying rates. Additional per adult charges apply if more than two adults per room. No group rates or other dis- counts apply. Tickets and options must be used within 14 days of first use. Water Parks subject to seasonal and weather closures. As to Disney photos, logos & properties: Disney. Disney Value Resorts 3* Hotel, Transfers, 7-Day Magic Your Way Ticket with FREE Park Hopper & Water Park Fun & More Ticket Upgrade and Air (includes roundtrip airfare!) 7 nights - Fridays, January 5 to February 9, 2007 Sat. add $50 per person Child (3-9 yrs) CDN $369 Look forward to seeing Snow this winter. 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No way says Environment Canada Perceptions in this neck of the On- tario woods that October must have been the coldest month on record have been punctured by Environment Canada (EC). In their monthly weather review Environment Canada states, Despite perceptions that October was a cold month, temperatures were generally near normal or slightly below-normal across the province. The month felt colder due to the fact that gusty winds often accompanied the below-normal temperatures. The EC review acknowledges that Old Man Winter struck hard and early and some Ontario communi- ties are still reeling from the one-two punch they experienced in October and that rainfall was noteworthy. Southern and eastern Ontario re- ceived so much rain that previous rainfall records set back in 1954, with Hurricane Hazel, and in 1955 with Hurricane Kate, were threatened. October 2006 was the second wettest October ever for Trenton, North Bay and Wiarton, the third wettest ever for London and the fourth wettest histori- cally in Toronto. Record snow On October 12, snow started falling in Fort Erie and didnt stop until 30 centimetres had been dumped in that one day. Not only was this a single- day record for snowfall for October for Fort Erie, it was also a monthly record there for October. The other noteworthy snowfall was in North Bay. Their snowfall season also started on October 12, but it continued for two more days, resulting in a total accumulation of 38.3 centimetres. This was the earli- est a snowfall of this magnitude had ever been recorded there but to top it off the snow continued to pummel North Bay. The last weekend of the month, another 33 centimetres was recorded. The first snowfall alone almost broke the previous monthly record amount for North Bay, but with all the additional snow the records have been rewritten a few times over. As well, during the last two days of the month, a disturbance over Northwestern On- tario dumped enough snow on Red Lake to surpass its previous snowfall record for October set in 2001. Acton students pay tribute By Frances Niblock Acton students honoured the courage and sacrifices of soldiers past and present from the muddy trenches of France to the hot plains and mountains of Afghani- stan at Remembrance Day ceremonies on Friday morning. In four school gyms, students, teachers and staff paused to pay tribute to the courage and bravery shown by Canadian soldiers in the fight for freedom. At St. Joseph Catholic School, the halls echoed with the skirl of bagpipes from Piper Iris Irwin who led a Colour Party from the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 into the gym for its service. Students, dressed in their Sparks, Brownies, Cubs and Cadet uniforms also marched into the gym where one class sang the peace song Where Have All the Flowers Gone and another read In Flanders Fields. Korean War veteran Dave Crook told the students that some veterans cant cope with the horrible memories of war, and like him, never talked about it with their families, You children can help. You can ask the questions that adults wont and unlock the secrets, Crock said, adding asking ques- tions would help take away some of the guilt that a lot of veterans feel for the lives they took. We need the kids to just ask those innocent ques- tions and the veterans will tell it the way it was and it will bring back the memo- ries, and hopefully those children will pass those memories on, Crook said, adding that sometimes just a simple thank you to a veteran is enough. At Robert Little School, the sacrifices still being made by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan was under- scored at its Remembrance Day ceremony when Grade two student Jessica Pond came to the microphone for a special show and tell a postcard from a soldier, a friend of her fathers who is serving in Afghanistan. With help from her teach- er, Jessica read the postcard from soldier Shawn Olton, who wrote that there was no glory in seeing his friends become casualties and that all he has seen has strengthened my resolve for our mission. The choir and several classes performed songs and dramatic readings, and Acton High School band trumpet player Talyn Mc- Carey ended the moment of silence at Robert Little School with Last Post and Reveille. At Acton High School, the 43 Acton men killed in duty were featured in a video shown during an as- sembly. The video, filmed last year by students and Communications Technol- ogy teacher Wade Stark, featured interviews with some of Actons veterans who stressed they werent heroes, but just young men. Forty-two Canadian sol- diers have died in fighting in Afghanistan and over 200 have been injured. Principal Bert OHearn asked the students to re- member the veterans of the past, but also those fighting in the Afghanistan today. SOLEMN TRIBUTE: From the muddy trenches of France to the dusty plains of Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers past and present who fought for freedom were honoured by members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 and students from St. Joseph Catholic School at a Remembrance Day ceremony in the school gym on Friday. Frances Niblock photo