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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009 4 BEST SNOW TIRE DEALS $10 SNOW TIRE CHANGEOVER (INCLUDES BALANCE & NEW VALVE STEM) 100S OF NEW & USED SNOWS IN STOCK Tel: 519-853-8530 12865, Hwy 25 www.besttiredeals.ca Acton, ON. Quality/Service/Price with 23 years experience I BR ING GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY FOR ALL PEOPLE . A SAVIOUR I S BORN. . .CHR I ST THE LORD LUKE 2 A Timeless presentation Behold...The Child An initation to Bethel Church Annual Christmas Program with Songs, Readings & Dance Sunday, December 20, 2009 Gatherings at two times 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. Service Bethel Church Hwy 7 E., Acton. 519-853-2121 www.actoncrc.com Best Prices for ALL Your Flooring Needs 128 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-702-7990 18 x 18 Travertine $3.99/sqft Glass tile for back splash $8.99/sqft FREE Installation on Hardwood Looking Back Ten Years Ago Heavy equipment is carving two rural subdiv- isions in vacant fields west and south of Acton 14- lots in Crewsons Corners and 20-lots on the Halton Hills-Milton Town Line between 17 and 22 Side Roads. Drug-sniffing dogs would be welcome at Acton High School ac- cording to the principal and co-chair of the school council. The drug dogs made sweeps of high schools in Milton and Burlington- no drugs were found. Officials are unable to find a temporary, let alone a permanent home, for the Acton Youth Centre. The search for a location for the drop-in and programming centre with affordable rent continues. Five Years Ago Acton and Georgetown women will have to find elsewhere to give birth or those having a gynaeco- logical emergency will have to go to Brampton until further notice as obstetric services are suspended at Georgetown Hospital as the only doctor providing obstetric coverage is on leave. The average price of an Acton home is now $243,773 as market con- ditions return to a more balanced state. House sales are up 11 per cent over the previous year. Oil leaking from a trans- former in the parking lot of Halton Hills Hydro contam- inated a tributary of Black Creek that runs into Fairy Lake. Dams and absorbent material was used to clean up the spill of clean oil. FAMILY BAND ROCKS KNOX: The Scott Woods Band, a family musical tradition of some seventy years, delighted a near-capacity audience Friday with their Old Time Christmas concert. 17 year-old Meryl Norris here presents one of several crowd-pleasing step dances, an Irish number. Woods mother Carolyn, seated at center, has been the groups pianist for 53 years. - Charles Tysoe photo Ontario is cracking down on some of the most persistent, dangerous driv- ing behaviors. Effective January 1, 2010, penalties for the following offences will increase: failure to stop at a red light - the maximum fine will increase from $500 to $1,000 failure to wear a seat belt and failure to en- sure passengers under 16 are properly secured - the maximum fine will increase from $500 to $1,000 careless driving and failure to remain at the scene of a collision - the maximum fine will in- crease from $1,000 to $2,000. Other existing max imum pena l t i e s for these offences will remain, including a two- year licence suspension and six-month jail term. Penalties for drivers who do not pull over and stop for emergency vehicles or who follow fire vehicles too closely will undergo the greatest change: first offence: a max- imum fine of $2,000, three demerit points plus a possible two-year licence suspension -- up from the current maximum penalty of a $500 fine. subsequent offences (within five years): a max- imum fine of $4,000 fine, three demerit points, a two-year drivers licence suspension and a six- month prison sentence - up from the current max- imum penalty of a $500 fine. It is illegal to follow a fire department vehicle within 150 metres in any lane. Drivers must move out of the way when an emergency vehicle is ap- proaching from either direction. Approximately one quarter of all drivers and passengers killed in motor vehicle collisions are not wearing a seatbelt. Out of approximately 380,000 drivers involved in collisions in 2006, about one in 17 failed to remain at the scene of a collision. Running a red light is the cause of about 25 per cent of fatal collisions at municipal intersections with traffic signals. In genera l , t r a ff i c offences fines go to mu- nicipalities. Winter driving tips