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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 16 Friday, Mar 5 Friday, Apr 16 New Clients Call Today for a Complimentary Hair Cut 519-853-1553 888-833-8953 FAX: 519-853-1559 379 Queen St., East Acton ON L7J 2N2 #1318988 SPRING BREAK DOWN SOUTH TORONTO DEPARTURES March 1 to March 28, 2010 Flights from Toronto via Air Transat, Canjet or Skyservice. Prices shown re- fl ect Toronto departures and are per couple, based on double occupancy in lead room category. Taxes are per person, extra and noted above. Space and prices are subject to availability at time of booking and are subject to change without notice. No other promotions or discounts are applicable to these rates. For complete details and terms and conditions refer to the Nolitours 2009-2010 Sun brochure. Nolitours is a division of Transat Tours Canada Inc. and is registered as a travel wholesaler in Ontario (Reg. #50009488) Club Class CUBA - Holquin, Varader, Cayo Coco, Santa Lucia (Camaguey) - $80 High Season $180 MEXICO - Cancun - $90 MEXICO - Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco - $130 High Season $190 High Season $230 CARIBBEAN - Jamaica - $90 High Season $190 High Season Dates: School Break SB: Feb 12 to Feb 19/10 NB: Feb 19 to Feb 26/10 Club costs based on Ontario departures. Prices are per segment and subject to change PUERTO PLATA Dominican Republic Casa Marina Reef Resort Cameleon ???1/2 All inclusive - 7 nights Thu, Mar 18, 25, Add taxes & fees $320 MARGARITA ISLAND Venezuela Dunes & Beach Resort ???? All inclusive - 7 nights Tue, Mar 23, Add taxes & fees $357 VARADARO Cuba Allegro Veradero ???? All inclusive - 7 nights Sun, Mar, 28, Add taxes & fees $204 CAYO COCO Cuba Oasis Playa Coco Cameleon ???1/2 All inclusive - 7 nights Thu, Mar 18, 25, Add taxes & fees $204 PANAMA Royal Decameron Golf, Beach Resort & Villas Panama ???? All inclusive - 7 nights Mon, , Mar 8, Add taxes & fees $219 $399 $499 $649 $499 $599 Knox Presbyterian Church 44 Main St. N P.O. Box 342 Acton, Ontario L7J 2M4 (519)853-2360 Spring Break Program featuring SIGNS OF SPRING March 15 to 19 - 1pm to 4pm Open to all elementary age children $5.00 each for the week.Space still available Register your child today by calling the church office or Marjorie Britton (519) 853-1639. Low income housing needed in Acton area By Frances Niblock The phones rang off the hook at Habitat for Humanity Halton offices within hours of last weeks story in The New Tanner about Habitats search for a family for its three bed- room house on Crescent Street. Two calls in two days shows theres a real need for low-income housing in Acton accord- ing to Lynn Petruzzella, Habitat Haltons oper- ations and administrative co-ordinator. She invites people to an information meeting on March 10 at the Salvation Army to see if they qualify for a no interest mortgage. She said people must have lived in Halton for at least two years and be willing to do 500 hours of vol- unteer work, so-called sweat equity. They must have some form of steady income to repay the mortgage, and they have to be living in sub-standard housing, Petruzzella said, adding that includes unsafe situa- tions, parents and children sharing a bedroom, or pay- ing more than 30 per cent of income on housing. Habitat homeowners re- pay the cost of the house with a no-interest, non- profit mortgage, usually with a 25 to 35 year term. Habitat partners families who live below the pov- erty line with a minimum income of $25,365 and a maximum of $36,235, but they can afford a $500 to $800 monthly mortgage payment. To prevent Habi ta t families from flipping properties, if they live in the house for 15 years, they dont have to pay back the second mort- gage. If they live in the house for more than five years and then sell, they must pay the mortgages but can keep any addi- tional equity. The Acton family that helped build the Crescent Street home in 2004 has moved on, and currently the house is leased for one year to the Halton Multi- cultural Committee for transitional housing. Petruzzella said it would be this time next year, at the earliest, before the chosen family completes its volunteer hours and moves in. Habitat Halton will complete its second Acton project, the pre-fabricated house on Peel Street, this spring and Petruzzella said because the design meant less on-site work for the Nicholas family, that they completed their required volunteer hours with the Salvation Army. Theres no firm move-in date for Peel Street, Habi- tat Haltons 11th build. It has four houses in George- town, five in Burlington and two will be built in Oakville this year. The March 10 informa- tion meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 114 Mill Street. For more information, or to register, call 1-866-314- 4344. Fire Report CO alarm Putting a battery in a new carbon monoxide detector was all that was needed to stop it from beeping in a Norman Avenue residence. The homeowner called 911 at 6:06 p.m. on Sunday when the alarm sounded. Acton firefighters determined it was beeping a low battery warning, and when they put a new battery in the device, it worked prop- erly. Faulty fireplace? A Berry Street resident was advised to have his/ her fireplace inspected after it was determined that nominal levels of car- bon monoxide found in the home by Acton firefight- ers at 10:07 on Sunday were caused by a wood burning fireplace. Crews ventilated the house and recommended an inspec- tion. Faulty detector A malfunctioning car- bon monoxide alarm prompted Acton firefight- ers to respond to a Queen Street East residence on Monday at 12:27 p.m. The homeowner had recently installed a new gas water heater and was worried it was to blame for the alarm activation.