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whats inside Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 11 No. 50 Thursday, December 11, 2008 T?? NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST ???????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Come in and pick up your FREE CALENDAR! 262 Main St. N, Acton 519-853-0900 www.yourwayauto.ca Sales Service Leasing Parts T HE NEW www.georgetownchrysler.ca 336 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-0149 email: cwiddess@georgetownchrysler.ca ROCKWOOD CARWASH AND DOGWASH NOW OPEN! 3 Self Serve Bays 1 Fully Automated 2 Dog Washes GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE 185 Main St. North of lights 519-856-0222 Hydro switch south of Hwy. 7 Nine people injured in five vehicle crash Police/Fire Report Ontarios primary students are getting more individual attention from their teachers now that all Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes have 23 or fewer students. Over 90.3 per cent of primary classes have 20 or fewer students, according the the Halton School Boards. In 2008-09 in Halton schools: 90 per cent of primary classes have 20 or fewer students; 100 per cent of primary classes have 23 or fewer students; In 2008-09 at Halton Catholic District School Board: 90.3 per cent of primary classes have 20 or fewer students; 100 per cent of primary classes have 23 or fewer students; This has required 5,100 addi- tional teachers in primary classes across Ontario, significantly re- ducing their size. Parents can check primary class sizes at their local school by using the governments Class Size Track- er. The tracker also shows how class sizes have changed since 2003. By Frances Niblock Submitting an Environ- mental Assessment (EA) to the Ministry of Environment for the proposed Bruce to Milton transmission project is a milestone for Hydro One in its efforts to ensure it can meet Ontarios future electricity needs. Hydro One wants to twin its existing 180-kilometre transmission line on a wid- ened corridor connecting the Bruce power facil- ity near Kincardine to its switching station in Milton. The EA details how Hydro One will twin the 500-kv line, having the least impact on the people, communities and landscape along the proposed route which goes through Halton Hills. Due to changes made to the original plan after con- sulting local officials and landowners, Hydro One now proposes to expand the corridor and run the new line down the west side of the existing corri- dor, in Halton Hills, instead of the east side as originally planned. Accident help Blowing and drifting snow may have played a role in a five-vehicle accident that injured a number of people on Regional Rd. 25 be- tween 15 Side Road and St. Helena Road at 3:45 on Saturday afternoon. Initial reports said as many as nine people were injured, but at press time, Halton police were unable to confirm the number of people injured, except to say three people were taken to Georgetown Hospital and an undisclosed number went to Milton Hospital. Police said that although a call went out for an air ambulance to transport the more severely injured people from the scene, it was not able to respond because of the bad weather. Police said one 84-year-old woman was seriously hurt. Regional Rd. 25 was closed for several hours during the cleanup and investigation. Abandoned car? Halton police are investigating an apparent abandoned vehicle reported in the area of 32 Side Road and Eramosa Town Line at 8:42 p.m., on Saturday. The call came into Acton firefighters as an accident, but when they arrived on scene, they found the car was vacant and looked like it had been there for some time. Continued on Page 3 School classes down to 23 or fewer Corridor switches from east to west Continued on Page 2 MOUSTACHE MONTH: Men on the staff at McKenzie Smith Bennett public school grew moustaches in November to raise awareness about mens health issues, particularly prostate cancer. Serveral events where students donated money resulted in $400 for the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation Of Canada. Staff included: Front (l to r) Robb Swybrovis, Mark Dipple, Topher Baker, Mat Jones, Dan Albrecht. Middle: Nathan Parker, Tony Robinson, Derek Mitchell. In back are: Christian Mollenthiel, Brett McClure, Todd McNaught and Russ Lane. - Submitted photo Acton hockey teams win tournaments in Fergus and Delhi. See pages 16 & 17. Wendy Kriever was the hostess at Acton Seniors Christmas lunch. Report on Page 19. Young mother wins BIAs $1,000. See Page 3