11 Business Links, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 WHAT'S NEWS Congratulations to the following persons/ businesses celebrating special achievements: GMA LLP is thrilled to announce that the six students listed below successfully passed the Uniform Final Examination (UFE) to attain their Chartered Accountant designation. Congratulations to: Melanie Appleyard, BAcc., Neil Dixon, BComm. Stephanie Way, BAcc. . Sean Ashbee, BA, Elena Nayvelt, BComm. Michael R. Kudeba, BAcc. Partners in Progress is growing! Wendy Hue, Senior Partner, has welcomed two new associates into the fold. Brenda LaRose and Ken Coker, both of Acton, have joined the Partners in Progress team. Their extensive backgrounds in assessments, training and coaching for business are a welcome addition to the Partners in Progress team. Congratulations to the following members celebrating special anniversaries: Gecko Forwarding Corp., an International Freight Forwarder, wishes to thank all their clients and friends for the support and encouragement they have provided as we enter our 15th year in business. The following businesses are offering expanded services: Tiburon Business Services is pleased to announce that it is now offering ECO Friendly printing. FSC and recycled paper available for many different printing jobs. Telephone 905-877-5764 e-mail: mcleod.p@gmail.com Partners in Progress announces the availability of Skills Testing for business. When planning promotions or hiring, the skills testing assures that the level of skill is where you want it to be in order to fit into the position. e-mail: coach_hue@sympatico.ca Tel. 905.877.2183. Escarpment Views now offers free event listings at www.EscarpmentViews.ca. Also new is an option which provides free ad space for the organizer of a page of ads. The magazine has been invited to stock copies at Tourism Burlington and Gateway Niagara as well as the Hamilton office of the Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment e-mail: editor@EscarpmentViews.ca. Other Announcements of Interest: Shelly's Chocolate & Gifts has moved, but are still just a call or a click away. Customized Gift Baskets, wedding and party favours, delicious truffles, special shaped chocolate and unique chocolate snacks and treats can all be ordered for delivery or pick up from selected Georgetown merchants. They also continue to offer a mobile version of their Little Blue Frog Chocolate Programs created for ages 5 85. Tel. 905 877-5055 e-mail: shellyschocolate@rogers.com April 2010 exhaustive three-hour exam, achieving at least 75 per cent in order to pass. Tel. (905) 873-2697; e-mail: info@yorkshirent.com. All Halton Hills businesses are invited to participate in the Halton Hills 22 Minute Makeover on Earth Day, Thursday April 22nd 2010. The 22 Minute Makeover provides a date for all of us to take action. Just circle the date on your calendar and plan to join your employees for 22 minutes of clean-up near your workplace. Participants are asked to register with the Town by calling 905 873 2601 x2609. Free bags and gloves are available from the Town or local McDonalds Restaurants. Heal Thyself is going through something of a name change and will be called "The Breast Health Clinic" to better represent the specialization in Breast Health with its' Pro-Active Healthy Breast Program and the use of Medical Thermography as an early risk assessment tool. The new website is underway at www.breasthealthclinic.com The program is a naturopathic-based program teaching woman lifestyle changes by eg getting to know their breasts through breast self examination; hormonal and environmental links to breast cancer; the healthy breast diet, detoxification, lymphatic and immune balancing and medical thermography. The annual Swing for Hope Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday May 11, 2010 at Glencairn Golf Club in Milton! Hope Place provides gender-specific addictions treatment and recovery services to men and women in this community. This event will raise funds for new vans to ferry their clients back and forth in the community. Tickets @ $ 225 include 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner! For more info call (905) 878-1120 x 225 or www.hopeplacecentres.org Starting in May 2010, Halton Hills businesses will have exclusive access to the expertise they need to become greener, thanks to Practically Green Solutions. This is a program that strives to help small to medium sized businesses adopt practices which are as simple and cost-effective as they are environmentally friendly. Working with the HHCC and Wastewise, with sponsorship from the National Mentoring Program, Practically Green Solutions can help your company implement cost-saving energy retrofits, initiate green marketing strategies, and pursue green business certifications to differentiate yourself from the competition. Tel: 613-331-4098 E-mail: edimytosh@practicallygreen.ca Sarah J. Simpson, owner of Yorkshire Enterprises Inc. of Georgetown, Ontario, has received certification as a Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB from the The Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC). The IPBC's national mandate is to institute professional standards specifically for the Canadian bookkeeping profession. Ms. Simpson passed an Family Practice & Walk-in Clinic Dr. N. Kumar Dr. Seema Chowdry Dr. Shaista Amin Fast & Friendly Service Female/male physicians accepting new patients. New and Walk-In patients welcome. Medical Centre Now Open Tel: 905-877-2220 Alpha Care Pharmacy ·No $2.00 Co-pay · All Drug Plans Accepted · Free Delivery · Free Glucose Monitor · Specialty Compounding Tel: 905-702-1500 Georgetown Market Place - 310 Guelph St., Unit 1 & 2 (beside Pizza Hut & Baker's Dozen)