Through the efforts of the Library and Cultural Centre Campaign Team, To w n C o u n c i l w a s offered a gift of a lifetime earlier this week. Town receives generous art bequest Long-time resident and retired Principal of the law firm Helson Kogan Ashbee & Schaljo, Fred Helson, gifted an art collection to the people of Halton Hills. "A gift of this magnitude and significance is an incredible cultural gift to the community," said Mayor Rick Bonnette in a press release on Monday. "To recognize Mr. Helson for his remarkable generosity to the Town, Council is pleased to dedicate the newly refurbished gallery as the Helson Gallery." The works, including Group of Seven paintings, are valued at $800,000. The gallery is located in the Georgetown Cultural Centre, which will re-open following reconstruction, in January. The NEW Volume 15 No. 45 News stand Price 40¢ + GST SAVE ON ANY PRODUCT OF YOUR CHOICE IN OUR STORES 15% Your Hometown Newspaper Thursday, November 08, 2012 346 Guelph St. - Gerogetown 700 Main Street E. - Milton SATURDAY NOV. 10 ROCKS FOR HAITI: Members of the young adults group at Bethel Christian Reformed Church staged a curling bonspiel in Acton on Saturday to raise money for a humanitarian trip to Haiti planned for May. The team included, front left: Calvin Dreise, Losina Faber and Kim Rauwerda. Back: Joel Dreise, Salome Holland, Karla Magee, Kim Becker, Ryan Vuyk, Dan Dreise, Jason Rauwerda, Mike Feddema, Jared Reinders, Brandon Dreise and Dan Magee. Absent: Anneloes Kollenhoven. Frances Learment photo. See story page 2 T A H IDE W S IN 'S Mill pleads guilty to Environmental Protection Act charge See page 3 Acton marks Remembrance Day Teachers postpone boycotts in Halton See page 17 See pages 9,10,11,12 Rockwood ceremonies See page 16