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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 3Housing herosDesigns for a mod-Everyone made their ular, affordable housing own model and everyone development earned the has their own housing Grade 12 Design Technol-features, so everyone con-ogy class at Acton High tributed to the project, School the $1,000 grand she said.prize in the annual Halton Class member Dylan Be a Hero Be a Voice Jubinville said the win-for Affordable Housing ning designs are open, contest. The awards were inviting and dont look handed out at a ceremony like a down-in-the-dumps in Georgetown last Thurs-place, but would still be day.affordable. The contest was created One of the judges, John to help raise awareness Smith with Support and about the need for afford-Housing Halton, said able housing in Halton, the Acton design was and students from Grade creative, original and nine through 12 were in-buildable.vited to develop an entry, I could envision this using their choice of design actually being format, to capture why built in Halton to provide Halton needs affordable more affordable housing, HOUSING HEROES: Members of the senior technical design class at Acton High School won the $1,000 first housing to build and sus-Smith said, adding the Ac-prize in Halton Regions Be a Hero Be a Voice for Affordable Housing contest. Class members, from left: tain a health community.ton students showed that Trent Regular, Angelo Meogrossi, Jubinville, Kevin Lawrence, Bailey Rolfe, Jesse Voelkner and Loren Ger-The winning designs they understand home-man learned theyd won at an awards ceremony last Thursday in Georgetown. Frances Niblock photowere a series of en-lessness.vironmentally friendly, Georgetown High energy-efficient modular School student Caitlyn Haltons first Citizens Reference units that could be config-Moses earned the Silver ured in different ways.award $500 for her We did modular three-dimensional art homes that are made out piece titled Welcome Panel needs 36 local membersof shipping containers to My Reality and four that are the same size and Bronze awards of $100 Halton residents should special invitation. Halton At Halton, we have together groups of cit-fit together and are inter-each were also awarded watch their mail this week Region is holding a Civic been innovative leaders izens, balanced for age, changeable, said class to students from Burling-for a brown and green en-Lottery to find 36 local in implementing new in-gender and geographic-member Loren German. ton and Oakville.velope containing a very residents to form the first itiatives and tools, such al location, to represent Halton Region Citizens as the webcasting of our their community. This Reference Panel. Any eli-Committee and Coun-week, 10,000 letters will gible resident who receives cil meetings, and with be delivered to randomly an invitation can enter the new strategic work selected households in their name for a chance to plan we are taking it one the City of Burlington, For those who have suffered the loss of a loved one,sit on the Panel.step further, said Halton the Town of Halton Hills, Christmas can be one of the most diffi cult times of the year.Panel members will Regional Chair Gary Carr. the Town of Milton, and help determine which Our first Citizens Refer-the Town of Oakville. You, your family and friends are invitedissues, services and pro-ence Panel is an exciting Eligible candidates who grams matter most to the opportunity for residents receive the invitation can to join us for a multi-denominationalpeople who live and work to tell Regional Council put their name forward in Halton. Their insights, whats important to them for the Civic Lottery. The along with input from the as we move forward to en-invitation can also be Community Christmas Service of Hopebroader community, will sure that Halton remains a transferred to other mem-help the recently elected great place to live, work, bers of the household. The Regional Council develop raise a family, and re-36 panellists will be drawn Friday, December 3rd, 2010a new strategic work plan tire.from among the respond-7:30 p.m.and set out priorities for A Civic Lottery uses ents on December 16.the next four-year term.random selection to bring The Panel will meet for St. Alban-the-Martyr Anglican Churchfour Saturdays on January 19 St. Albans Drive, Acton8, 15, 29 and February 5, 2011. To learn about the trends and pressures fa-DE MELO CHIROPRACTICcing Halton, as well as the followed by refreshmentsservices and programs the & WELLNESS CENTRERegional government pro-Dr. Dave de Melo, Chiropractorvides. They will also take This service is being conductedDrpart in a public roundt-. Jim Giancoulas, Chiropractorunder the auspices of theable meeting on January Amy Spiers, Massage TherapistActon Ministerial Association29, open to all members of the public. Working with SAFE, GENTLE CHIROPRACTIC CAREexpert facilitators, the If you would like to attend but need transportation please callpanellists will develop a COMPUTER GENERATED SPINAL ANALYSISseries of informed recom- EMERGENCIES & WORKERS COMP ACCEPTEDmendations to present to Regional Council. NEW PATIENTS WELCOMEThe deadline for eli-Margaret and Bob MacKinnonIan Pasmoregible candidates to enter MacKinnon FamilyBlue Springs25 Main Street North, Actonthe civic lottery is De-Funeral HomeFuneral Home Across from Giant Tiger Plazacember 6. To learn more 55 Mill Street East, Acton 12 Church Street East, Actonabout the Halton Region (519) 853-3460Citizens Reference Panel, 519-853-0350519-853-2399No Referral Necessaryvisit www.halton.ca/cit-EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLEizenspanel.