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8 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, September 30, 2010 THE PERFECT EVENT AWAITS YOU AT Open houses planned for fire halls With the two new "state of the art" Halton Hills fire stations up and running, the public will have the chance to check them out during Fire Prevention Week. An open house will be held Sunday, Oct. 3 at the station at 53 Maple Ave. from 1 to 4 p.m. to kick-off Fire Prevention Week that runs through Oct. 9. A variety of events have been planned including station tours, demonstrations and auto extraction, haz-mat and tactical rescue demonstrations and displays. Visitors will be able to get interactive with fire extinguisher training and the popular Fire Safety House. Sparky the Fire Dog and Freddie the Fire Truck will both be on hand. There will be hot dogs and refreshments. Monday Oct. 4 through Thursday Oct. 7 tours of both the Maple Ave. and Headquarters station at 14007 10 Sideroad will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Also during the week Grade 4 teachers from area schools have been invited to schedule a station visit for their students. "This will be an excellent opportunity for our children to experience and interact with our firefighters, while at the same time receiving valuable safety information from our very successful Risk Watch program," said Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette. BANQUET & EVENT CENTRE A CARLS CATERING COMPANY CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS Special education committee hosts meeting To ensure all members of the community have an opportunity to participate, the Halton District School Board is holding a Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) meeting Tuesday, October 5 at 7 p.m. at Gardiner Public School, 14365 Danby Rd. in Georgetown. SEAC is an advisory body and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the establishment and development of special education programs and services. The committee is comprised of member representatives from: · Autism Society Ontario-- Halton Chapter · The Association for Bright Children · Community Living Association · The Halton Down Syndrome Association · Easter Seal Society · Halton Home and School Association · Tourette's Syndrome Foundation of Ontario · VOICE for Hearing Impaired Children · Halton District School Board (Trustees) · Members at Large Located at: 1857 Queen Street W. Brampton, ON. 905.457.2813 · WWW.ROTARYGLEN.CA ONLY ON SELECT FLOOR MODELS Fallen Prices On Floor Models ON SALE NOW Emerald I sle HOME FURNISHINGS WONDER HOW YOU EVER SLEPT BEFORE. 265 GUELPH ST., GEORGETOWN 905-873-2753 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK LIE DOWN, CLOSE YOUR EYES,