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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009 2 264 MAIN ST. N ACTON 519-853-1970 We stock a full line of Paints, Hardware, Electrical & Plumbing supplies Enter to Win FREE HOCKEY TICKETS FREE LOCAL DELIVERY FAX LINE: (519) 853-2542 TORONTO LINE: (416) 601-1259 FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED HOURS Mon-Fri. 7:00am to 6:00pm Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm Come and enjoy free family skating, sponsored by Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott. Sunday, February 1st 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mold-Masters Sportsplex Ice Pad Alcott 221 Guelph Street, Georgetown Everyone welcome A Family Skate ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 197 ACTON NEWFIE BALL Gord McCutcheon Auditorium 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Featuring music from EASTERNSTORM Tickets: $12 Tickets available at the Legion bar. 15 Wright Ave., Acton This is a Support the Troops Fundraiser February 7th By Appointment Only 519-853-0757 (Acton) 50-75% OFF All FallItems sales@ourdressingroom.com www.ourdressingroom.com ACTON HOME HARDWARE 519-853-1730 CLEARANCE SALE February 4 - 8, 2009 Spend $100.00* or more, in store, and receive a coupon for 100 Bonus Aeroplan Points. * $100 purchase total before taxes. LET US WELCOME YOU! Our Hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful information about your new community. Call Betty Ann 853-1944 Heart & Stroke campaign You gotta have heart By Frances Niblock The bouquets of roses sold by Acton florist Anna Aguiar in February will bring smiles to the faces of their recipients and dol- lars to the Canadian Heart and Stoke Foundation cam- paign. For every dozen red roses Aguiar sells from her Blue Springs Flower Shop next month, she will donate $5 to the Peel area branch of the Heart and Stroke cam- paign the branch that covers the Acton area. Heart and Stroke is dear to me a lot of my family members have died of heart attacks and it (the Foun- dation) is something Ive always supported, Aguiar said on Friday from her Mill Street shop that she purchased several months ago. I wanted to come up with some way to help the campaign, and since many people will be buying roses this month for Valentines day, I thought it was a good mix. During February, shop- pers will also be able to purchase a $2 paper heart that they can sign their name on and then post it in the store, with proceeds also going to the Heart Month campaign. Aguiars fundraiser is very much appreciated by officials with the Heart and Stroke Foundation who will launch their door-to- door canvass for funds on February 1. Every little bit helps, said Heart and Strokes senior area manager Nancy Mrazek who said they hope to raise $175,000 during the month long campaign in the Peel area. The campaign did not hit its goal of $165,000 last year, but did raise eight per cent more than the pre- vious year. We are still looking for canvassers in the Acton area we have approximately 80 people lined up so far, but still need some more to cov- er the 100 routes in Acton, Mrazek said, adding each canvasser would be required to go to between 20 and 25 houses, a job that should take about four hours. All of the money raised during Heart Month is earmarked for research and delivery of Heart and Stroke health services that are required by about one in every three Canadians. Twenty-one per cent of Canadians have high blood pressure and 46 per cent are overweight and those are two causes of heart at- tacks and strokes, Mrazek said, adding the statistics show that women are just as likely as men to have a heart attack or a stroke. The Heart and Stroke Foundation is also looking for Acton area curlers who would like to help raise money for the Foundation and have some fun at a bon- spiel slated for February 28 at the Acton Curling Club. Employment fairly positive... Continued from Page 1 responded to a request for information. Despite those layoffs, Halton officials report some positive news. We have fairly positive employment numbers, said the Towns economic officer Doug Penrice, adding that the numbers can change quickly from day-to-day, making it hard to keep up. Penrice said Halton Hills and Halton Region are kind of fortunate because they have such a diversi- fied manufacturing/service base. Not every single sector is tied to the automotive indus- try and facing slowdowns, Penrice said on Tuesday. There was cautious opti- mism among the presidents and general managers of lo- cal manufacturers at the recent industry round table at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. All that were in attend- ance said they were doing well some said they had their best year and they ex- pect that to continue in the first quarter of 2009, said Sue Walker, the Chambers general manager, adding others at the meeting were cautiously optimistic that the economy would be good to them. Most of the manufactur- ers in town arent connected to the auto industry so over- all I think compared to other communities, were fairing better, Walker said, adding that everyone is waiting to see what the New Year will mean to the local retail and hospitality industries.