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THE NEW TANNERTUESDAY DECEMBER 30, 2008 3 New Years Resolutions Make a New Years resolution to help the environment. Return wine and alcohol containers (cans, glass, plastic, Tetra-Pak and Bag-in-Box) to The Beer Store for a refund of your deposit. Give unwanted clothes, books, toys and furniture to a reuse centre. Decide to pack a litterless lunch for school and workuse reusable containers instead of disposable ones and take back acceptable items to retailers whenever possible. For a list of environmental New Years resolutions your whole family can commit to, visit www.halton.ca/waste. Acton Water Depot Closure Effective December 23, 2008, the Acton water depot located at the Market Place Plaza, 370 Queen Street West will no longer be accepting water samples for testing. Acton residents can continue to drop well water samples off at the Acton Library, 17 River Street, Tuesday to Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. For further inquiries, please call 905-825-6000, ext. 7197. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Poster session showcasing various green initiatives throughout Halton Region 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Ken Melamed, Mayor of Whistler B.C., speaks about his municipalitys inspiring model and shared vision down a long journey to a sustainable future 8:30 - 9:00 p.m. Questions and Answers with Ken Melamed An Invitation to Attend a Community Sustainability Forum with Ken Melamed, Mayor of Whistler, B.C. Whistlers Action for Community Building and Global Change Mayor Melamed will speak about Whistlers success with Community Sustainability Planning Thursday, January 8, 2009 Halton Regional Centre Auditorium 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE Greater Toronto Airports Authority Board Of Directors Halton Region is seeking candidates interested in becoming a municipal representative on the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) Board of Directors. Membership information, including qualifications and required experience for directors, is available on the Regions website www.halton.ca. Persons having senior financial management expertise with financial operating experience and financial literacy or persons with environmental expertise are particularly encouraged to apply. A sub-committee of Halton Regional Council will interview all qualified candidates and Regional Council will recommend three (3) qualified nominees to the GTAA Board of Directors for consideration. The Regions of Durham and Peel will also recommend three candidates. Four Directors will be appointed by the GTAA Board, one nominee from each municipality and one At-Large appointment, for a three-year term commencing in May 2009. To apply: Application forms are available on www.halton.ca, by e-mail to regionalclerk@halton.ca, or from the Office of the Regional Clerk, Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, during business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Completed applications must be received at the Office of the Regional Clerk no later than Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Completed forms may be submitted on- line, by mail or by fax to 905-825-8838. Tanner Jan 1/2 Full: 204.96 ag Limit (Not Full): 184 ag 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 01010 9 Queen of Credit I WILL FINANCE YOU! 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The store, which opened in the former IGA store on Main Street North in 2003, has helped revitalize the downtown and owner/operator Alec Boyd has been a great town booster, never say- ing no to requests from local groups looking for items to raffle or include in an auction. Actons Dr. David Van- derbent announced he is retiring as a family phys- ician at the Acton Medical Centre after decades of looking after Acton and area patients. Downtown Acton helps Willow Lane Natur- al Foods celebrate its 30th anniversary and welcomes Acton Optical to its new location at the corner of Mill and Main Streets. Owners of the Hide House file a notice of in- tention to make a proposal to its creditors under the Bankruptcy and Insol- vency Act. They hope to keep their flagship store in Acton open, No word on the future of their stores in Vaughn and Toronto. MARCH It happened so fast that Acton Pastor Richard Stanley missed the chance to photograph the removal of the Mannys Roadhouse sign, a very symbolic part of major renovations underway at the former bar being transformed into a multi-use community facility including Cross- ings Community Church. Halton Health De- partment officials are encouraged that student drug use remained stable or decreased over the past two years, but caution Hal- ton has alarming rates for binge drinking and two emerging trends need to be monitored the use of prescription pain relievers for non-medical purposes and the use of smokeless tobacco. Making the roads safer is the focus of the Hal- ton Police Services as it deals with a 400 per cent increase in traffic fatal- ities and collisions so far this year. Traffic deaths doubled with six fatals in Halton during the first quarter of the year. APRIL Acton florist Dave Kei- th, 65, is willing to trade the beauty and creativity of working with flowers Continued on page 8