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3 Independent & Free Press, Thursday, December 22, 2011 $5500 Cash Back on 2011 Honda Ridgeline Driver levels light standard No one was seriously injured after a southbound vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes of Mountainview Rd. South at around 5:15 p.m. Monday and knocked down a light standard. Both lanes of northbound traffic on Mountainview were closed for several minutes until debris was removed from the roadway. Halton Police could not provide details on the accident. Photo by Eamonn Maher Police, fire blotter Driver's readings `staggering' A Georgetown man is facing charges after police received a call from a citizen about an erratic driver on Maple Ave. in Georgetown at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Police responded and after a brief interaction with the driver arrested him for impaired driving. Police say the driver's breathalyzer readings were a "staggering" 395 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood and 350 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood. Charged with impaired driving and having over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood is a 40 year-old man. Police did not release the man's name choosing instead to release the breathalyzer results. · See editorial page 6 ··· Halton Hills firefighters were called to two residences over the past week for fires in kitchens. No one was seriously injured in either fire-- one resulting in $6,000 damage, and the other about $25,000. Fire crews were called to an apartment on Queen St. in Acton Tuesday evening (6:41 p.m.) for a fire on a stovetop. When they arrived the fire was out, but the occupant was sent to hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation. On Saturday morning firefighters were called to a Grist Mill Dr. home (9:38 a.m.) for a report of a kitchen fire. The fire had been extinguished by the homeowner by the time firefighters arrived. Damage was about $25,000. ··· There were only minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 7 near 22 Sideroad about 5:20 p.m. Monday. One person went to hospital. · Power windows & heated power side mirrors · AC with air-filtration system · Keyless entry · Bluetooth® wireless mobile phone interface · And much more! Limited time lease offer on any new 2012 Honda Civic Sedan or Civic Coupe (except Civic Hybrid), through Honda Financial Services Inc., on approved credit. Representative lease example: 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan with Manual Transmission (Model FB2E4CEX) on a 24 month term at 0.99% lease APR, the monthly payment is $309.58 [includes $1,395 freight and PDI, EHF tires ($29), EHF filters ($1), A/C tax ($100), and OMVIC fee ($5)] with $0 down payment or equivalent trade-in, $0 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $7,429.92. 48,000-kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. Receive 0.99% purchase financing on any new 2012 Honda Civic Sedan or Civic Coupe (except Civic Hybrid) for a maximum of 24 months available through Honda Financial Services Inc., on approved credit. Example: based on a 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan (Model FB2E4CEX) on a 24 month term at 0.99% APR and complete price of $19,020 [includes $1,395 freight and PDI, EHF tires ($29), EHF filters ($1), A/C tax ($100), and OMVIC fee ($5). Excludes other taxes, license, and insurance], the monthly payment is $800.70. Cost of borrowing is $196.80 for a total finance obligation of $19,216.80. Down payment or equivalent trade-in on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Honda Financial Services Inc. §$1,000 Holiday Bonus offer applies only to retail customer purchase, lease or finance agreements for new 2012 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe models (except Civic Hybrid) concluded between November 1, 2011 and November 30, 2011 at participating Ontario Honda Dealers. ^Includes Freight, PDI, Levies and OMVIC fee. Excludes License and HST. *Limited time lease offer on any new 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan with Manual Transmission (Model FB2E4CEX) available through Honda Financial Services Inc., on approved credit. Representative lease example: 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan with Manual Transmission (Model FB2E4CEX) on a 48 month term at 1.99% lease APR, the monthly payment is $177.98 [includes $1,395 freight and PDI, EHF tires ($29), EHF filters ($1), A/C tax ($100), and OMVIC fee ($5)] with $2,240 down payment or equivalent trade-in, $0 security deposit and first monthly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $8,543. 96,000-kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. **Receive 1.99% purchase financing on a new 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan (Model FB2E4CEX) for a maximum of 60 months available through Honda Financial Services Inc., on approved credit. Bi-weekly Finance example: based on a 2012 Honda Civic LX Sedan (Model FB2E4CEX) on a 60 month term at 1.99% APR, 130 bi-weekly payments of $153.83, and complete price of $19,020 [includes $1,395 freight and PDI, EHF tires ($29), EHF filters ($1), A/C tax ($100), and OMVIC fee ($5). Excludes other taxes, license and insurance]. Cost of borrowing is $977.40 for a total finance obligation of $19,997.40. Down payment or equivalent trade-in on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Honda Financial Services Inc. For all offers: license, insurance, PPSA, and other taxes (including HST and tax for fuel conservation, if applicable) are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Offers only valid for Ontario residents at Ontario Honda Dealers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Vehicles and accessories are for il ustration purposes only. Offers subject to change without notice . See your Ontario Honda Dealer or visit HondaOntario.com for full details. Based on Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) data reflecting sales between October 1997 and August 2010. Based on Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC) data reflecting sales between 1973 and August 2011. 2012 HONDA CIVIC LX georgetownhonda.ca 316 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1818 905-874-3021 HONDA Do you remember as a child what it was like enduring those days before Christmas? It was the anticipation that made Christmas, Christmas. That same dynamic is what made the first Christmas so extraordinary. For generations, men and women had been waiting anxiously for the birth of their Messiah, with no assurance that they would live to see him. And like us, they probably wondered, is this really going to happen? After all, God has been silent for years. Has he forgotten about us? Do you have those same doubts? Do you feel like God even knows you exist? Do you wonder if it's worth it to follow Christ? In The Thrill of Hope, Bert makes the case that the Christmas story is your story. Driver to be sentenced next May The driver in a single-vehicle crash that killed a Guelph man in 2010 will be sentenced next May for impaired driving. Hank Van Goch, 49, of Georgetown, pleaded guilty last week to driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit. The Aug. 15, 2010 accident near Verner, a community about 35 kilometres west of North Bay, killed Nelson Hannah, 41, of Guelph. --Torstar News Service Join us this Christmas at Union Presbyterian Church A country church serving Christ in your community! Christmas Eve Carols and Readings at 7 pm |Christmas Day Service at 10:30 am Between Terra Cotta and Glen Williams at Winston Churchill Blvd. and Old School Road (22nd S.R.) e-mail: hassellsauto@bellnet.ca www.hassellautomotive.com 28 YEARS AND COUNTING! Merry Christmas to all of our fantastic customers, and the rest of Halton Hills who have yet to find, what we feel is, the number 1 all around auto shop in town with 5 licensed technicians. We constantly update diagnostic equipment and maintain the highest level of integrity. There isn't anything we can't do. I have dedicated 28 years to a career and business I believe in. By hiring only the best and those with both skill and heart who best reflect my own ideals. I'm incredibly proud of my staff and equally thrilled to have met so many special people. Thank you.