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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008 2 Frugal Five FREE LOCAL DELIVERY FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED 264 MAIN ST. N ACTON HOURS Mon-Fri. 7:00am to 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm 519-853-1970 We stock a full line of Paints, Hardware, Electrical & Plumbing supplies FAX LINE: (519) 853-2542 TORONTO LINE: (416) 601-1259 Enter to Win FREE HOCKEY TICKETS Active Choice Dana Selby 519-853-2244 Acton Optical Nancy Wilkes 519-853-5133 Arbonne International Deborah Messmer 519-853-4284 Creative Memories Tammy Somerville 519-853-4174 Design With Heart Janet Knox 519-853-1749 FaithLife Financial Celia Desir 647-274-3960 Fit to be Tried Personal Training Margaret Iutzi 519-831-3221 Gottahavit Sweets 'n Treats Heather Langley 519-853-1023 Chamber of Commerce Donna Becksted 905-877-7119 Heal Thyself Clinic Cynthia Simmons 519-853-8950 Ice Dream Art Lyne Trudel 519-853-8333 International Healing Arts Ctr Erika Marquardt 519-856-4446 Investment Planning Counsel Fran Zucchero 416-695-2225 Jabberwock Guesthouse Linda Smith 519-853-9267 La Ville Spa & Salon Kristine Cieslok 905-854-8859 La Ville Spa & Salon Tomke Roelofs 905-820-5359 LifeStyled Interiors Karen Salzsauler 519-400-3598 Liz Laustroer Wood Crafts Lis Laustroer 519-853-4583 Max International Christine Gibbons 519-856-4363 Our Dressing Room Eleanore Boothe 519-853-3853 Our Dressing Room Karen Roussel 519-853-0757 Re/Max Real Estate Linda Olson 519-853-2086 Royal LePage Realty Ruth Bowes 519-856-9922 Sweet Occasions Ziandra Abdul-Martin 519-853-4152 Tattoo You Marcie Rushlow 519-853-5861 The Millington Group Diane Millington 905-854-5136 Wordbird Press Deborah Quaile 519-856-2386 Your Child's Party Courtney Smith 416-671-2629 Women to Women Business Group are holding a Christmas Toy/Food Drive. Please bring your donations to Acton Optical, 4 Mill Street East. 519-853-5133 Our local community group was established in 2003 to support and assist women throughout the Halton Hills area in promoting their business and raising their profile Please visit www.women2women.ca for information SPECIAL Snow Tire Change Over - $10 per tire Includes balance and new valve NEW AND USED SNOW TIRE DEALS Tel: 519-853-8530 12865, Hwy 25 www.besttiredeals.ca Acton, ON. Quality/Service/Price CHURCHILL COMMUNITY CHURCH presents: AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS TEA Saturday, December 6, 2007 from 1:00 to 4:00p.m. Featuring cranberry scones, Devonshire cream, raspberry jam, finger sandwiches, sweets, and a selection of teas or coffee. Rounding out the event will be a bake table, Christmas gifts, crafts, penny sale, make & Take table for the kids as well as a Special Christmas wreath and basket raffles. Cost for the Tea is $8.00 per person Churchill Road North and Town Line/32nd Sideroad You dont have to spend big bucks to have fun in the Acton area many groups offer events for free, or at a price thats easy on the wallet. The New Tanner will offer five of these in- expensive events to our readers in a weekly post- ing called Frugal Five. 1) Saturday, December 6, 1p.m. Acton parkette at Mill and Main, Free. Hot chocolate, hot cider, free horse-drawn carriage rides, a tree lighting cer- emony and a carol sing are on tap as the Acton BIA stages an Old Fashioned Christmas. 2) Saturday, Decem- ber 6, 7p.m. Limehouse. Free. A plate of Christmas goodies would be appreci- ated, but theres no cost to take part in a carol sing at the Limehouse Memorial Hall. Anyone who plays an instrument is invited to bring it, along with a holiday voice, to the an- nual event. 3) Thursday, Decem- ber 11, 7 p.m. Rockwood. Free. Its best to stake out your viewing spot early as the popular Rockwood Farmers Parade of Lights always draws huge crowds theres lots of parking on the Fourth Line and the parade gets there about 7:40 p.m. It begins on the Fifth Line (County Road 27 or Main Street), just north of the village lim- its and heads south to the stop light and then west towards Guelph on High- way 7. 4) Until December 15. 9 Church Street, George- town. Free. Add a little culture to your weekend by visiting the Gallery at the Halton Hills Cultural Centre to see the collection of work by artist Douglas Hunt. 5) Tuesdays. Milton Cineplex. $4.99. Need a little comedy to help with the seasonal stress? See the new mov- ie Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon at Cineplex Odeon. The $4.99 price is for all Tuesday screen- ings. I f you have a fun and free or under $5 event, send your sug- gestion to Frugal Five at angela.tyler@bellnet.ca or niblock@eastlink.ca Everyone benefits from policy... Continued from page 1 Council wont appeal decision... Continued from page 1 the needs of their children, and this mother said she was still paying the loan that she had to take out the year before to send her kid to camp Johnson said, adding the mother said her child blossomed at camp. Mayor Rick Bonnette said the key message is that everyone will be in- cluded. We want to come up with policies so every- one can participatethis is a very important step, Bonnette said Community programs recreation supervisor Mandy Duncan said they will create a customized integrated experience for anyone with special needs or a disability and will make the policy hap- pen through four supports including mobility and adaptive equipment needs, interpretive needs indi- vidual support and staff orientation and training. So far this year, the Town has accommodated 120 individuals with spe- cial needs in recreation programs including 35 who required one-on-one support. People who need- ed one-on-one support had to pay the wages of the support staff, as well as the program registra- tion fees, and that caused an economic hardship for some. Under the new policy, that financial barrier will be removed, beginning with the 2009 spring pro- grams, as the operating budget includes $23,000 in staff wages and benefits for the addition of 1.1 part- time staff for programs with established one-on- one support, like aquatics and summer camps. Sub-Area, and that recent approval for a medical centre in the area is a departure from the tour- ist area plan in the area now being considered for infilling and intensifica- tion. My Cottage Dream will close following the Christmas season and the deal for the building closes early in the New Year. SEND US YOUR STORIES thenewtanner@ on.aibn.com