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whats inside Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 11 No. 53 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 T?? NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST ???????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Sales Service Leasing Parts T HE NEW www.georgetownchrysler.ca 336 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-0149 email: cwiddess@georgetownchrysler.ca TO ITS WORTH THE DRIVE ACTON MOTORS 8531280 04 Sebring ...............Happy New Year! 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 Looking back at 2008s dips, dives 2008 was a year when we mourned the passing of numerous people who made Ac- ton a nicer place to live, cheered on athletes whose skills turned the national and inter- national spotlight on the Town and welcomed new merchants and watched others fold. Here is a capsule look at the year from the pages of The New Tanner. JANUARY The New Year began with grateful thanks to the many volunteers who helped make Christmas a little happier for those in need by helping serve a Christmas dinner at Beth- el Christian Reformed Church on Christmas Day, and by those who helped provide 80 Christmas hampers filled with treats, gifts and food to the needy. Another expansion is underway at Actons Superior Glove, the second in three years. The 16,500-sqiare-foot building is 30-feet high and has a state-of-the-art design. Hundreds of congregates from Actons 11 churches filled the auditorium at the Le- gion for the annual Ecumenical Unity Service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Some Acton area residents were left wanting more after they met with Dufferin Aggregate officials concerning the operatio- Continued on Page 3 Check home assessment for errors Acton family bilked out of money By Frances Niblock A rural Acton property owner has a cautionary tale when it comes to dealing with MPAC the Munici- pal Property Assessment Corporation whose as- sessment information is used by municipalities to set property tax rates. When given the re- cent opportunity to check MPACs website to de- termine how his property was valued a new service available from MPAC, Kazimierz Borkowski was startled to find he was be- ing taxed for having two swimming pools, when in fact, he only has one. This was the first time that property owners were able to actually ac- cess MPACs website and have a look at the details and compare similar prop- erties and see how MPAC calculated the value and thats never been available to us before, Borkowksi said on Tuesday. After contacting MPAC Continued on Page 2 Heres to Columnist Mike OLeary says we should believe in this country and all it stands for. Page 7 Town decides not to sell Halton Hills Hydro. Page 11 New water regulations changes way government regulates small drinking systems. Page 15 By Rick Bonnette Mayors Corner