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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 7GRAPEVINENew hoursHillsburgh on September 24 Beginning Sunday (Sep-and 25 with the final show of tember 12) Sobeys will scale the summer season on Sep-back its hours and will no tember 26. For details call the longer be open 24-hours-a-box office at 519-855-4586 day. The new hours will be or visit www.centurychurch-from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., at threatre.comleast for now.Fall jazzWe may change that to 6 From gypsy jazz to klezmer a.m. to 12 p.m., depending on to jazz standards and a har-the needs of the business and monica trio, the monthly jazz our customers, said Acton concert series at the Hearth Sobeys manager Mark Lati-room at the Halton Museum mer on Saturday, adding the begin on Sunday (September change was a corporate deci-12) with Sitar Django.sion.The jazz series is a fund-He said there are at least raiser for the Museum 20 Sobeys stores that are Foundation. For ticket infor-changing their hours from mation call 905-875-2200, around the clock opening. He ext. 27 or visit www.halton.said the Acton store is not ex-ca/museum.FALL ARRIVES EARLY: The cool and rainy weather on Saturday made the Splash Pad a wash-ceptionally busy in the early Brunch timeout. The place where local kids have beat the heat all summer was a dry-zone over the Labour morning hours, although they If the monthly Community Day Weekend as the sprinkler system was shut-off for the season. Denise Paulsen photohave some regulars, including Brunch is on your calendar shift workers. change the date for this Our obsession with private automobilesHe said the change would month as the Kinette Club of not affect any staff the night Acton has switched the date By David Suzuki ing about 90 square metres for cashier will continue with anScience-to Sunday, September 19 to with Faisal Moolahome storage, 90 square metres other job during her shift and take place during Acton Fall Mattersfor storage at destination, 180 By David Suzukithe regular overnight shift Fair weekend.Are we driving ourselves into square metres while traveling will remain as is. The Brunch, designed to oblivion? Or will new auto-avoids the problem of char-and another 60 square metres Anyone with questions or foster community spirit and mobile technology save us from ging electric car batteries for repairs, servicing, or sale, concerns can speak to me in help raise money for local the environmental impact of the using electricity sources that an automobile occupies more person or call the store, Lati-non-profit groups, features an fossil-fuelled tanks we use to may contribute to greenhouse than 400 square metres alto-mer said.all-you-can-eat buffet for $6. get around?gas emissions is U.S. inventor gether more space than most Pre-schoolers eat free.On the extreme end of the Safe StartCharles Greenwoods inexpen-apartments.consequences of our auto-cen-sive HumanCar. It can operate Using a life-cycle analysis, For the next week, Halton The Brunch, at the Acton tric societies, we need only to as an exercise-based, human-which takes into account manu-police will focus on a high en-arena/community centre, runs look at the recent massive traf-powered vehicle or a plug-in facture and disposal, as well as forcement, educational traffic from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fic jam in China that stretched hybrid electric. Power can be operation, you find that cars are program that highlights the next brunch is October 31.for 100 kilometres and lasted generated by one to four people inefficient products.five Ss including: speed-Chair Yogaalmost two weeks. Apparently who row the car. It can reach We arent likely to do away ing, seatbelts, stop signs, Want to enjoy the bene-its becoming a common occur-speeds of up to 100 kilometres with private cars in the near fu-school zones and school fits of yoga, but dont want rence in China, where use of the an hour. Of course, it has its ture, especially in rural areas buses. Police said the cam-to have to twist yourself into private automobile and truck drawbacks, especially as one with low population density. paign is vital at this time a pretzel? Why not try Chair transport are increasing. must be pretty healthy to oper-But we can at least start to think of the year as children head Yoga a new program being On the brighter side, auto-ate it.differently about our need back to school. Police will offered at the Acton Seniors mobile technology has Cars powered by solar cells for them. That means improve-also enforce the Distracted Centre, beginning September improved a lot over the past and hydrogen are also being ments to public transit, urban Driver legislation no cells 21 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.? few years, partly in response developed, along with cars that design that is less car-centric, phones while driving without Trained instructor Mar-to stricter fuel-emissions stan-use alternatives to fossil fuels, and other innovative ideas to re-a hands-free device.garet Taylor, the Towns new dards in countries including such as ethanol or biodiesel.duce our reliance. Walking and Cancer preventionActive Living Coordinator, Canada and the U.S. But is it The need for solutions is ob-cycling when possible is also Working with the Canadian said chair yoga is as bene-enough? Weve had commer-vious. Cars not only contribute great, and it improves health.Cancer Society and Well-ficial as traditional yoga, cially available hybrid cars now to air pollution and greenhouse When we must drive, we spring, Halton Healthcare is both physically and psycho-for more than a decade, but they gas emissions, but they also should try to use cars that are hosting a healthy living pub-logically, and it helps build still use fossil fuels. Electric-car cause water pollution from fuel-efficient, and drive in ways lic education seminar dealing both physical and emotion-technology is picking up, but it fuel-storage leaks, improper that cut down on fuel use, such with prostate cancer. The al strength while increasing doesnt resolve all of the issues, disposal of oil, and runoff from as combining trips and shutting circulation and flexibilityespecially as the electricity still the car off rather than idling event is slated for September .roads that washes into rivers, must come from somewhere, lakes, and oceans. Noise pollu-when stopped.21 at Oakville-Trafalgar Hos-For details call 905-873-and in many places, that means tion, death from road accidents, Even in China, its not all pital. Call 905-878-2383 for 2601, ext. 2360.coal-fired power plants. Car and the impact of cars on the bad news. Although car culture details about the free event.RWTO is callingmanufacturing is also energy-shape of urban environment are is growing, the use of electric Safe to swimAll retired women teach-intensive. all issues as well. bikes is exploding. In 2008, Acceptable levels of bac-ers who live in the Acton, To resolve some of these Technological developments people in China bought 21 mil-teria allowed Halton health Georgetown or Milton areas issues, an Alberta company has are welcome, but maybe its lion e-bikes, compared to 9.4 officials to post the Old Beach are invited to join the Lydia developed an electric car made time we started rethinking our million autos. China now has in Prospect Park as safe for Snow North Halton Branch out of hemp fibre. Beyond re-car culture as whole. The aver-120 million electric bikes on the swimming last week the of the Retired Women Teach-ductions in fossil-fuel use to age car in North America carries road, up from about 50,000 a final water sampling test done ers of Ontario (RWTO) that power the car, the materials 1.5 people, which means that decade ago. for this summer.meets monthly for Sharing, used to manufacture it are also most cars on the road only have We take our cars for granted, Old time vaudevilleCaring and Having Fun.more sustainable. Hemp grows a driver in them. Is it really ef-but really, they havent been a Footlight Follies a fast-The first meeting on Sep-easily outdoors with little water ficient to use more than 1,000 part of our human culture for paced fun show with comedy, tember 21 includes a visit or pesticides, and it can be used kilograms of metal to transport that long, and they neednt be songs and audience partici-from a local author followed in lightweight but durable com-100 kilograms of human? an essential part forever.pation will be staged at the by a luncheon. For details call posites to build the cars. And, as an article on The Mark Learn more at www.davidsu-Century Church Theatre in Liz at 519-853-0585.One invention that partly News website argues: Requir-zuki.org.