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Naomi Bedell Registered Massage Therapy 65 Mill St. E., Acton, ON 519-853-8557 Chiropractic Treatments Rehabilitation Kinesiology Assessments Clinical Acupuncture Gait Assessment Custom Orthotics Hours of Operation Monday to Thursday - 7am to 1pm & 4pm to 7pm Friday - 7am to 3pm *Scheduled appointments only between 7am to 9am* Dr. Dana Selby BPHE, CK, DC Town Digest Community fund The hamlet of Hornby will benefit from some of the $250,000 given to Halton Hills by Trans Canada Energy (TCE) as part of its development commitments for the new Halton Hills Power Generation Plant being built in the Hornby area. Town Councillors are debating how to spend the money to maximize the public good and one sugges- tion that Council is expected to approve on Monday is to earmark $25,000 for an iniative to benefit the edu- cation, health, environment or profile and civic pride of Hornby. Staff suggested the remainder of the money be put in a Town Sustainability Fund and used to support various community projects that further Councils objectives related to the environment and sustainability. At the suggestion of Regional and Town Ward One Councillor Clark Somerville the fund will be called the Town Sustainability Reserve Fund. If we have it as a reserve fund any interest that would be earned would actually remain in that fund so it would actually help the fund grow a little bit longer while there is some money in it as well, Somerville said at last Mondays Council meeting. Other suggestions for the TCE money include a gate- way sign for Hornby, trail extensions, gateways for Glen Williams, Hornby Park concession improvements, annual scholarships for environmental studies, dona- tions to Willow Park, investing the money and only spending the interest. If Council approves setting up the Town Sustainabil- ity Reserve Fund, the next step would be to detail its purpose, objectives. eligibly, criteria, evaluation criteria and funding limitations. Hydro comments Mayor Rick Bonnette wants Council to wait until new appointee to the board of the Halton Hills Com- munity Energy Corporation get their feet wet before asking for public input into the future of the utility and its subsidiaries. After a recent operational review of Hydro, Council determined that Hydro and its affiliated companies Southwest Energy and, Halton Hills Fibre Optics should be retained by the Town as a community hydro company and not sold or merged. Under the new corporate structure, the Town owns an overall holding company, Halton Hills Commun- ity Energy Corporation, which owns three subsidiaries including Halton Hills Hydro, Southwest Energy and Halton Hills Fibre Optics. One part of the joint review called for public com- ment. by way of at least one public meting, and at Council last week, Bonnette suggested that the new board appointees be given some breathing room and allowed to prepare a strategic plan prior to asking for public comment. Bonnette also praised Council for unanimously ap- proving to retain the utility. I think it is imperative that any small town keep their hydro utility. I think their rates have been competitive and it also gives us a lot of business opportunities, Bonnette said. CALENDER COVER ARTISTS: Calendar Cover Art Contest winners include from left to right, Kather- ine DiBattista (Burlington), Sarah Reid (Halton Hills), Soonalika Srivastava (Milton) and Elizabeth Yeoh (Oakville). Over 250 entries were received for the contest Submitted photo Waste calendars being delivered The 2009 Waste Manage- ment Guide and Collection Calendar which has every- thing residents need to know about waste collec- tion in Halton Region will be delivered to homes start- ing January 14. The calendar is effective February 1 and includes a schedule for Blue Box, GreenCart, garbage, bulk and yard waste collection, information on the Halton Waste Management Site, dates for 2009 special events such as compost giveaway, tire recycling and important waste diver- sion programs like Take It Back! Halton. The 2009 Waste Manage- ment Guide and Collection Calendar also features some of Haltons talented young artists who were selected as the Calendar Cover Art Contest winners a con- test that ran in the fall of 2008 asking children from kindergarten to grade eight to create the 2009 calen- dar cover using the theme More Blue and Green for a Better Planet. One child from each of the four Local Municipal- ities was selected from over 250 entries to have their creative design featured on the 2009 calendar cover. Winners include Katherine DiBattista (Burlington), Sarah Reid (Halton Hills), Soonalika Srivastava (Mil- ton) and Elizabeth Yeoh (Oakville). It is encouraging to see residents of all ages getting involved in Haltons waste management programs, said Gary Carr, Haltons Regional Chair. On be- half of Halton Regional Council I would like to congratulate all four of our Calendar Cover Art Contest winners for their enthusi- asm and creativity and I look forward to seeing their artwork showcased throughout the Region when the calendars are de- livered later this month. Residents can also find their 2009 Collection Cal- endar online by visiting the Regions website at www. halton.ca Maps of collec- tion areas and collection calendars for each Local Municipality are now on- line which identify Blue Box, GreenCart, garbage, bulk and yard waste collec- tion dates for 2009. Peak cap replaces OPPs wide brim Ontarians will notice a visible change in the appearance on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers across the prov- ince now. They have traded in their wide brim hats for new peak caps as the OPP celebrate 100 years of policing in On- tario. The headdress is an important part of the OPP uniform and the peak cap will provide officers on the front line with a more durable hat says Com- missioner Julian Fantino. An evaluation and an- alysis of the peak cap determined it to be a cost- effective and functional alternative to the wide brim hat. The peak cap was first introduced to the OPP in 1930 and replaced by a wide brim hat in 1997.