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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 4 The Recreation & Parks Department is in the process of designing a water play area at Prospect Park. Your input is needed as the process moves forward. Information regarding the preliminary concept plans and impacts to the existing wading pool will be available for review and comment. PROSPECT PARK SPLASH PAD PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Monday February 9, 2009 Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Acton Arena and Community Centre Hall 415 Queen Street East YOU ARE INVITED! Warren Harris Manager of Parks and Open Space Tel: (905) 873-2601 ext. 2274 Email: warrenh@haltonhills.ca For Futher Information Please Contact: Foot/Nail Care Diabetic Footcare Custom Orthotics Home visits 65 Mill St. E. Acton, ON L7J 1H4 519-853-8557 Deanna Wilson BSc. DCh. Chiropodist Foot Specialist Treatment for: Fibromyalgia Chronic Pain Stress Headaches ...and much more. Naomi Bedell Registered Massage Therapy 65 Mill St. E., Acton, ON 519-853-8557 To the editor, Great picture Marie Shadbolt took of icicles on a roof in your Jan 29/09 edi- tion. This situation, in reality, is a sign of heat loss in the roofline and can cause significant water damage to the structure and roofing. Acton has many older homes like this. Maybe an article in your paper is worth doing about this problem. For me this is just money out the window in heating costs and potential damage. Best Regards Hank Wanders Editors note: We agree! However we believe it is not money out the window but rather out the roof. Icicles nice picture but indicate problems Commends Mayor for local promotion Mayor Bonnette; Im glad your keeping it real and commend you in promoting local business- es. My own family consists of four Gormley households (14 family members) in the local Georgetown area, and we all make a conscientious effort to buy local, from large hot tub purchases, weekly grocery shopping, monthly restaurant dining, to a Sat. night ice cream or Tims run. Undoubtedly, the impera- tive, in the best and worst of times, is to both socially and financially stimulate our local community to keep it vibrant, growing, and rel- evant in the Greater Toronto area. Personally, I commute 58km each way to the heart of Toronto, Mon. thru Fri., however, I take great com- fort and solice upon my late evening treks home, that my kids, wife, and family live in a community committed to betterment and harmony for its collective citizens. Thanks for being our face and representing this great Town of Halton Hills. The Gormley household Georgetown, ON Benefit from federal budget... Continued from page 1 MAPLE MADNESS: Many came out to enjoy the Winterfest held at the Acton Legion last Sunday. One of the favorite treats was the maple taffy pull that this group of children quite enjoyed. - Submitted photo Thankful for wallet return To the editor, Everyone has his bad days sometimes, and this week was my turn. I had the flu and then a touch of pneumonia. I went and saw the doctor and got a prescription for anti- biotics. Then I lost my wallet with everything in it all the credit cards, healthcard, etc. I phoned to cancel all this and was really in the dumps. At about four oclock the phone rang and a man asked whether we had lost anything and my wife said, Yes, a wallet with everything in it. The man said he had it; come and get it. My wife and I went there and we met Mr. and Mrs. Sal- vatore Pupo of Acton. They had found it in the Sobeys parking lot. Salvatore worked for years in the beamhouse of the tannery and Ines, his wife, is a seamstress. We thank them for their honesty. They made us happy! So we can see that there are still good people in the world. John Kaminga Acton 5) A Plan to Help Can- adians Hit Hardest by the Economic Downturn in- cluding enhancements to Employment Insurance and more funding for skills and training. 6) Support for Businesses and Communities by pro- tecting jobs and supporting sectoral adjustments during this extraordinary crisis with $7.5 billion in extra support for sectors, regions and com- munities such as the forestry and manufacturing sectors. Ontario will also bene- fit from specific initiatives including more than $1 bil- lion over five years for a Southern Ontario Develop- ment Agency (SODA) program to help workers, communities and business in the region; $50 million to the Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo for the construction of a new world-class research fa- cility; an additional $407 million to VIA Rail Canada to support improvements to the Quebec City to Windsor corridor; and a share of $2 billion to support deferred maintenance and repair projects at post-secondary institutions. In addition to these meas- ures, Ontario will continue to receive historically high and growing federal trans- fers in 2009-10 that will total $15.8 billion an increase of $1.5 billion from last year and a $4.3 billion increase over the former Liberal government. In addition, Ontario will see growing health ($9.6 billion) and so- cial ($4.2 billion) transfers to help the province pay for vital health care, educational and social services on which families depend. With this plan, Canada will emerge from this global recession with better infra- structure, a more skilled labour force, lower taxes and a more competitive econ- omy, said Chong. We are listening to Canadians. This is the plan Canadians want- ed, and this is the plan that will help Canadians through this downturn.