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6 EDITORIAL with Frances Learment THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 O Canada Halton reminds residents to reduce outdoor water use Halton Region reminds residents to monitor their outdoor water use in order to ensure there's enough water for essential and emergency services like firefighting. Early warm temperatures combined with very little snow and rainfall this year means reduced water levels, making water conservation very important this summer especially in the Acton area where water comes from wells. Residents are being asked to conserve water by following Halton's Outdoor Water Use Program which consists of a numeric and colour coded system. The program consists of three levels of outdoor water use based on criteria such as water demand, water treatment reservoir levels, aquifer levels (groundwater) and weather patterns. Levels of the Outdoor Water Use Program include: Level 1 (Blue) ­ Careful Use. Voluntary odd/even lawn watering between 6 and 9 a.m. and P.m. and evening on days that correspond with your house number. Car washing and watering of trees, shrubs and gardens is allowed on those days. Although level one is voluntary, resident cooperation to reduce regular outdoor water use is important. Level 2 (Yellow) - Limited Use. Mandatory odd/even lawn watering between 6 and 9 a.m. and p.m. on days that correspond with your house number. Watering of trees, shrubs and gardens should be done using a hand held device such as a watering can. Level 3 (Red) - Stop Use. No outdoor lawn watering or car washing is permitted in order to conserve water for emergency and essential services. Watering of trees, shrubs and gardens can be done using a hand held device following the odd/even watering rule. For someone who often wells up when O Canada is played, this weekend's celebration of Canada's 145 th birthday is bound to stir up lots of patriotic emotions and make hearts swell with pride. O Canada was written by a Quebec composer in 1880, commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony. The lyrics were originally in French and translated into English in 1906. Parliament made O Canada our official National Anthem in 1980, and twice there have been attempts to change the lyrics, both which failed. Twelve years ago, Toronto Council asked Ottawa to change the phrase "our home and native land" to "our home and cherished land," and that "in all thy sons command" be changed to "in all of us command." A Liberal senator, who said the English words in the anthem were "sexist" introduced a bill to change the phrase "in all thy sons command" to "in all of us command." Two years ago, the Harper government's Throne Speech included a plan for Parliament to review the "original gender-neutral wording of the national anthem" was announced but after three quarters of Canadians polled objected to the proposal, it was killed. While usually just the first verse is sung at public events or ceremonies, there are three additional verses: O Canada! Where pines and maples grow. Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow. How dear to us thy broad domain, From East to Western sea. Thou land of hope for all who toil! Thou True North, strong and free! Refrain: God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada! Beneath thy shining skies May stalwart sons, and gentle maidens rise, To keep thee steadfast through the years From East to Western sea. Our own beloved native land! Our True North, strong and free! Refrain Ruler supreme, who hearest humble prayer, Hold our Dominion in thy loving care; Help us to find, O God, in thee A lasting, rich reward, As waiting for the better Day, We ever stand on guard. Looking Back Five Years Ago Ten Years Ago · Halton residents were asked to limit out· The history of Acton came alive as local door water use, to ensure the reservoirs author/historian Mark Rowe officially have enough water for emergencies, follaunched his new book: A History of lowing an unseasonably dry spring. Leathertown. · Cooling centres were opened in the · While a firm offer was never made, ofActon library and arena following the ficials with Bethel Christian Reformed double-whammy of a smog advisory Church said it was "kind of cool" that and a heat alert. a developer was attempting to assemble land in the area and offered to relocated the church as part of the deal. Happy Canada Day Publisher Ted Tyler Editor Frances Learment Angela Tyler Distributed to every home in Acton and area, as well as adjoining communities. Every effort will be made to see advertising copy, neatly presented, is correctly printed. The publisher assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors or omissions in advertising, but will gladly reprint without charge that part of an advertisement in which an error may occur provided a claim is made within five days of publication. All articles, advertisements and graphic artwork appearing in The New Tanner is copyrighted. Any usage, reproduction or publication of these items, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of the publisher of The New Tanner is a copyright infringement and subject to legal action. 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