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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 7GRAPEVINECalling CadetsWelcome, fire department saysWant to fly? A cheap, albeit Acton Grade four students will slow, way to earn your wings is be among the classes of students to join the Royal Canadian Air invited to visit one of the new Cadets often called one of the Georgetown fire stations during best kept secrets for youth to-Fire Prevention Week that runs day.from October 3 to 9.The Acton Legion 197 Ty-The Halton Hills Fire Depart-phoon squadron is recruiting ment will showcase its recently 12 to 18 year olds with positive opened brand new HQ in George-attitudes who want to camp, town South and the Maple play in a band, go gliding and Avenue/EMS station where an flying, play sports and learn open house will feature tours, survival skills. There is no fee demonstrations, displays, fire ex-for training, uniforms or events tinguisher training and visits to and the squadron meets weekly, the Fire Safety House. Both sta-HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: One of the oldest shops in town, The Holland Shop, celebrated its 55th on Tuesdays, at the Legion. For tions will also be open for tours year in business last week, treating customers to a barbecue on Saturday. The Mill Street store kids under 12, the Acton Legion on October 4, from 5 to 8 p.m.opened in 1955, and over the years has had three owners, the Huismans, who sold it to Ralph Fled-also hosts the Navy League, Citizen Scientistsderus, who then sold it to the shops current owner, Carolin Tolkamp. From left: Ralph Fledderus, which meets at the Legion on The Willow Park Ecology owner Carolin Tolkamp, Samantha Tolkamp and Denise Sargent. Denise Paulsen photoWednesdays.Centre wants help celebrating For more information call International Migratory Bird 905-299-6343.Day on October 3, and is inviting Lets dare to consider a national Front of the Classpeople to learn how to become Six artpieces by Acton High Citizen Scientists and take School art teacher Stephen Fy-part in the international study of fle are part of the mixed media birds.energy plan for CanadaFront of the Class art show hang-Events also include fun and ing at Oakville Town Hall until games, quizzes, bird crafts, and By David Suzuki Our central goal is to identify October 7. The showcase event a bird scavenger hunt. For details Sciencewith Faisal Moolaenergy strategies for Canada is open to all Halton secondary call 905-702-9055.that would reduce greenhouse Mattersvisual arts teachers and is run Good food and fellowshipThe National Energy Pro-gas emissions to 80 per cent By David Suzukiby ArtWorks, a non-profit arts Those 55-plus are invited to gram was implemented by the below 1990 levels by 2050, and booster group.a luncheon and social hour on federal Liberal government in affects all Canadians. It also to make Canada a global role Fyfles work includes litho-October 5 at the Salvation Army 1980 partly in response to sky-contributes to climate change, model in sustainable energy graphs and etchings of various Community Church on Mill rocketing oil prices. When the which threatens all life on the generation. And we know that subjects. Fyfle first taught at Street. Billed as good food, Conservatives came to power planet. And although we have to identify solutions that will Acton High in 2003, moved to fellowship and fun the lunch in 1984, they dismantled the substantial reserves of oil, coal, work for the entire country, we a Burlington school and then re-begins at 11:45.divisive plan. Although the and uranium, some resources will also need the participation turned to Acton in 2004 to teach Please RSVP, for catering pur-program did accomplish some are becoming increasingly dif-of Canadians from all walks of Grades nine through 12 art.poses, by tomorrow (Friday) at of its goals, reducing foreign ficult and dangerous to extract, life.Mother Goose519-853-1140. If the response ownership of the oil industry as and they wont last forever.Every means of generating Although it began last Tuesday, if good, luncheons will be held well as our dependence on oil, We need solutions. We cant useful energy can be contro-there is still space in a Parent-monthly until Christmas.its most lasting legacy was to let the failures of the past scare versial, and all have some Child Mother Goose program at Victims Volunteers neededentrench a great divide between us from planning for the future. environmental impact. Ex-the band hall on Wallace Street. Halton police are looking for the oil-rich west and the federal On the contrary, we must learn tracting fossil fuels can be Using rhymes, songs and stories, mature, sympathetic good listen-government.from the past to create an energy destructive to wilderness and two trained staff will help foster ers to volunteer with the Victim Since then, no one has dared to plan that benefits all Canadians. agricultural lands, and burn-a strong parent/baby bond dur-Services Unit that provides emo-even mention the idea of an ener-And if the federal government ing them releases air pollutants ing the free 10-week program at tional support and community gy strategy for Canada. Canada doesnt have the stomach for it, and greenhouse gases. Nuclear the Ontario Early Years Acton referrals to the victims of crime is now one of the only developed its up to all of us to take the power is slow and expensive to Satellite.and tragedy in Halton.nations without a coordinated lead.develop and comes with issues The program runs Tuesday Candidates should be compas-energy plan. That doesnt bode To get the process going, the such as radioactive waste, the mornings from 10 to 11 a.m., sionate, empathetic with a strong well for us in light of the num-David Suzuki Foundation has possibility of leaks, and the po-and at press time, there were desire to help the community. erous energy challenges we joined with the Canadian Acad-tential to increase the spread seven of 20 adult spots.Candidates should be at least face. We have no countrywide emy of Engineering and the of nuclear weapons, as well as ***21, have a valid drivers license, energy transmission system, and philanthropic Trottier Family the impacts of uranium mining. Parents/caregivers looking be available for a minimum of many communities, including Foundation to explore the pos-Hydro, large- and small-scale, for a regular Saturday morning 12 volunteer hours a month and four of our capital cities, are sibilities. The Trottier Energy affects rivers and wildlife habi-family activity, mark your calen-make a two year commitment.not connected to the continent-Futures Project will engage a tats. Wind power is opposed by dar for October 2 when a Family Applications are available at al energy grid. Some provinces wide range of Canadians over people who worry about prop-Together drop-in begins in Ac-www.haltonpolice.ca at the Join have stronger ties to U.S. ener-the next five years, from energy erty values, noise, and possible ton at the Early Years centre. For Us link to the Victim Services gy systems than to those of experts to citizens, to analyze harm to birds and bats. And more programming information Unit. For more information call neighbouring provinces, and our current and potential energy while solar energy may itself be call Jennifer at 905-873-2960.905-878-5511, ext. 5035.jurisdiction over energy mat-sources, systems, and needs and benign, those solar panels dont ters is tangled up between the develop a sustainable energy come out of thin air.federal and provincial govern-plan for Canada.So, although we dont have Whats Your Beef?ments.A partnership between en-the option of building a no-im-Canada is rich in resources, vironmentalists and engineers pact energy system, we certainly Put it in a letter to the Editor!technology, and an educated may appear unusual, but we can identify ways for Canada to and skilled population. But if believe it has great potential. It do what is required in the global Its better than we continue to rely too heav-will require us to base solutions effort to avoid dangerous cli-ily on products such as coal and on the best and most objective mate change, while providing just chewing oil to fuel our energy systems scientific information available, the most benefits for Canadians your cud!and our economy, we risk be-to identify solutions that can re-with the fewest environmental, ing left behind in the emerging duce the environmental impacts social, and economic costs.Deadline is clean-energy economy. Our cur-of our energy systems without It wont be easy, but if we all rent use of fossil fuels pollutes jeopardizing the social and eco-pitch in, we can create a bright Tuesday at noon.the air, water, and land, which nomic well-being of Canadians. energy future for Canada.