Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 16 May 2008, p. 8

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Dannys Auto Collision Complete Collision Service and Refinishing 411 Draper St., Norval 905-877-1707 322 Guelph Street, Units 7, 8, 9,Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4B5 Bus.: 905-877-2525 Tor.: 905-793-0417 Fax: 905-877-7995 (519) 833-9393(800) 930-4293 McEnery Insurance Brokers Ltd. Home - Auto - Farm Commercial - Financial Services A MEMBER OF THE PRECEPT GROUP INC. Serving the Erin-Caledon area since 1925. Call us for all your insurance needs 35 Main Street, Erin N0B 1T0 ACTON AUTO TECH 45 Main St. N., Acton 519-853-4144 WE USE HIGH QUALITY CARQUEST REPLACEMENT PARTS *All your car & truck needs *Drive clean facility *CAA approved *After hours towing: 519-853-5848 Acton Home Hardware 362 Queen Street East, Acton 519-853-1730 We accept all insurance claims Lifetime warranty on all workmanship Big city attitude - small town values 311 Armstrong Ave., Georgetown 905-877-8685 Campaign 911 urges Canadians to Report Impaired Driving MADD Canada and police urge you to call 911 and help take impaired drivers off our roads Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) wants Canadians to know that we can all make a difference in keeping our roads safe and in reducing impaired driving crashes. The organization is calling on everyone to call 911 to report suspected impaired drivers. In advance of the Victoria Day holiday weekend, MADD Canada has today launched its 2008 Campaign 911, a public awareness appeal to encourage and empower the Canadian public to call 911 and report suspected impaired drivers. The organization is working in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Canadian Police Association and Canadian Association of Police Boards, as well as police and community leaders from across the country. Calling 911 is an effective way Canadians can help the police in getting impaired drivers off the road before any harm is done, says Margaret Miller, MADD Canadas National President. We urge Canadians to take the important step of making that call. By removing more impaired drivers from the road, we will see reductions in impaired driving crashes, deaths and injuries. We hope more Canadians will know what to do the next time they see an impaired driver on the road. Mrs. Miller adds, In this past year, we have seen many incidents where impaired drivers have been apprehended by police as a result of a concerned citizens call and, in these cases, thankfully, a crash had been avoided and nobody was hurt. # TAXI is the Title Sponsor of this campaign for safer roads. Michael Sachter, VP Marketing of CellWand Communications, the creator of the easiest way to get a taxi in Canada by calling #8-2-9-4 to get any cab, anywhere, on any cell phone says, Campaign 911 is another vital MADD Canada initiative to prevent impaired driving tragedies. Its every Canadians duty to call 911 if they suspect someone is driving impaired and assist the police in their efforts to keep our streets safe. More than 100 local MADD Canada Chapters across the country will be part of the Campaign 911 effort, erecting signs, bus shelter posters and billboards, and spreading the message at public events and with public service announcements. MADD Canadas National President mentions that the organization worked closely with the police on the safety issues surrounding this campaign. Mrs. Miller says, The safety of motorists is a key consideration, please pull over to use your cell phone and do not try to apprehend suspected impaired drivers yourself. Please keep your safety in mind when making the 911 call. The public can learn more about Campaign 911 on the MADD Canada website: www.madd.ca. On the website there are a number of media reports where a 911 call has resulted in apprehending an impaired driver. Also there are instructive 911 background pieces, including 10 Possible Signs of an Impaired Driver. Further information, visit online: www.maddhalton.ca or call: 905-844-0096 or email: maddhalton@bellnet.ca CLOSED on Monday May 19th for VICTORIA DAY 8 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, May 16, 2008 Following their successful Easter egg decorating fundraiser at Wal-Mart, The Breast Girls in Town team members accepted a cheque for $3,200 from Wal- Mart, which matched the $1,600 raised by the group, who will be taking part in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer 60 km walk in September. On hand for the presentation were team members (from left) Kim Sullivan, Sue White, Roberta Kent, Charity Committee Chair of Wal-Mart Georgetown Agnes Jackman, Wal- Mart Georgetown assistant manager Gloria Harris, team members Sandy Kitt and Mary Hitchcock. Photo by Ted Brown Wal-Mart helps out Breast Girls

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