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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010 5GRAPEVINEFestival FunMoney raised at the tourney Acton will be transformed into will help send the multi-med-the Big Easy on September 8 for al winning team to the Winter the annual Leathertown Festival, Paralympic championships in which this year has a Mardi Gras 2012. For details visit www.theme. Mill Street will be closed preceptgroup.net or call 1-800-and turned into Bourbon Street 881-5581.for the afternoon, and various BIA movingother downtown locations will After a search of more than take on a New Orleans flavour.a year, the Acton BIA (Busi-Music will play a large role in ness Improvement Area) office the party - a New Orleans-style is moving from its cramped of-jazz band - The Happy Pals - fice to a new rented office at 20 will entertain from a stage at the Mill St. East, just steps from its SING, SPELL & JUMP: Children were thrilled to meet TVs Polka Dot Door presenter Cindy United Church parking lot, and old location.Cook recently at the Acton Library. Assisting the award-winning television star from left: Alyssa, the Travelling Riverboat Show Were so crowded at the old Emma, Brayden, Kelsea and AJ. Denise Paulsen photowill stroll the street.location - now well be able to Library funhold meetings at the office and Teddy Bears and kids in py-not have to find somewhere else jamas are invited to the Acton to go, said BIA spokesman library for Sleepy Storytime - a Alec Boyd.Science30-minute program featuring age The new office is in a build-appropriate stories. The program ing recently purchased by Acton at the Acton branch is offered Optical owner Nancy Wilkes, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 chair of the BIA. The building Mattersp.m., until August 26.is the former home to Fat Cat By David Suzuki***Tattoo which has left Acton for Kids six and older are invited the Brockville area.to the Acton library Book Parties The BIA will open at its new that include games and crafts location on August first, and all Outdoor fun is goodwith fun book themes including of the contact information re-Fairies and Diary of a Wimpy mains the same including the Kid.phone: 519-853-9555, Fax: By David Suzuki over a rock to find crabs, blen-When a father has to go to court The programs runs Tuesdays 510-853-5135 and email: ac-with Faisal Moolanies, and anemones. Often, the to fight for the right of kids to at 2 p.m. in the Acton Branch tonbia@cogeco.net.immediate reaction was Yuk, play road hockey, you know until August 24. For details visit Geothermal informationWhen I was growing up in but I never found a child who something is wrong. www.hhpl.on.ca or call 519-853-HERE! Halton Enablers of London, Ontario, in the early wasnt entranced within a few Globalization has discon-0301.Renewable Energy is hosting 1950s, back doors would flap minutes to find these natural nected us from the real world as Unsafe to swima geothermal energy informa-open between 5:30 and 6 p.m., wonders.we purchase products for their Boy, it is lucky that Actons tion night for Halton residents and parents would call John-Now that Im an old man, brand names without regard to splash pad is open in because interested in installing a geo-ny or Mary to come home for my sentiments may simply re-the source of the raw materials thats the only water in Pros-thermal system in their home. dinner. Wed be out playing in flect nostalgia for the good or where and under what con-pect Park that is safe for water This event takes place on the park, empty lot, or nearby old days. Children today find ditions the components were play. Once again, the water at Thursday, August 12 from ditch or creek. Back then, there it hard to fathom the world of manufactured and assembled. the Old Beach has tested unsafe 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Devereaux wasnt a television station in my childhood. What did you Food no longer reflects seasons for swimming or water sports House located at 11494 Tra-London, and the few folks with do? they ask in amazement. or locale. It becomes easier to because of unacceptable levels falgar Road in Georgetown. A TV sets had to capture signals They cant imagine a world focus on the economy and con-of bacteria.representative from Devereaux from Cleveland or Detroit and without all the electronic ac-sumption while forgetting the Since Halton began weekly House will explain the energy watch shadowy black-and-coutrements of their instant real source of everything we testing in June, water quality efficient upgrades made to this white images made worse by plugged-in world.need and use, namely nature. at the Old Beach has only been Victorian home. A geothermal electronic snow. There were no The eminent Harvard biolo-Our children have exchanged good enough for swimming energy specialist will explain computers, cell phones, iPods, gist E.O. Wilson coined the term the experience of outdoors and once.how a geothermal system can or digital anything. Our fun was biophilia, referring to our need nature with the enclosed world To find out if a beach is safe, be an efficient replacement for outdoors.to affiliate with other species of electronics, resulting in na-during business hours call 1-866-your furnace and air condition-Now, according to author Ri-(bio = life; philia = love). He be-ture deficit disorder. For those 442-5866 and ask for beach ing unit as well as heat your chard Louv, only six per cent of lieves this is built into our genes, of us who are concerned about information and after regular floors, pool and hot water. You nine- to 13-year-old children in a reflection of our evolutionary the state of the biosphere, this is hours press 2 for health infor-will also be shown the geo-the U.S. play outside in a typ-roots. In cities, we increasingly disturbing because a person for mation.thermal system currently in ical week. This is reflected by work against our biophilic needs whom nature is a stranger will Golf for sledge hockeyoperation at Devereaux House. a dramatic decline in fishing, by instilling a biophobia. We not notice, let alone care about, Registrations are now being This event is free but seating is swimming, and even biking. Mr. teach our children by the way environmental degradation.accepted for the Precept golf limited, so please register by Louv, cofounder of the Children we react to natures intrusion Thats why many environ-tournament, in support of Can-calling 905-299-2327 or email-and Nature Network, noted that into our homes: Take that out. mentalists are concerned with adas National Sledge Hockey ing here.office@gmail.com. For in San Diego, 90 percent of in-Dont touch. It might bite.the way young people are grow-team, that will take place at Ac-more information on the HERE! ner-city kids do not know how This is a problem because the ing up. Computers, television, tons Blue Springs golf course Project, please visit halton.our-to swim and 34 percent have way we treat the world around video games, and the Internet on September 20.power.ca.never been to the beach. us is a direct reflection of our offer information and entertain-I live near the ocean in Van-values and beliefs. Compare ment in a virtual world without couver, and when my children the way we treat another spe-the hazards or discomfort of Whats Your Beef?were in primary school, I would cies when we believe it is our mosquitoes, rain and cold, steep watch the tide charts for excep-biological kin rather than just climbs, or dangerous animals Put it in a letter to the Editor!tionally low tides so I could take a resource, commodity, or op-of the real world and without Its better than my daughters classes to the portunity. The way we see the all the joys that the real world beach. It always surprised me world shapes the way we treat has to offer. Unless we are will-just chewing to see how many of the kids had it, and we will only protect what ing to encourage our children your cud!never been to a wild beach. we know and love.to reconnect with and appreci-Some were timorous about But our cities have developed ate the natural world, we cant Deadline is walking about in the muck of a with more regard to the needs of expect them to help protect and Tuesday at noon.tidal flat. Most had never rolled cars and commerce than people. care for it.