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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 THE NEW TANNER 9 BRAVE FLU FIGHTER: Georgetown's Lynette Degardinho grinned and beared it as she received an influenza vaccination from a Halton Heath Department nurse at a free Regional clinic at Acton High School last Wednesday. ­ Ted Tyler photo Branch no. 197 Comrades, Remembrance Day this year was very special. The weather was just great and has not been this warm on this day since 1938, so we hit a record. The streets were lined with children, parents and grandparents. The parade was full of colour as everyone marched to the Cenotaph. Our veterans got a ride to the cenotaph with the Shriners in their open jeeps. We would like to thank the Shriners, the delegates from the town of Halton Hills, the Acton Citizens Band, the Georgetown Pipe Band, the Lorne Scots, the firefighters and the police officers who attended. Special thanks also to our padres, Father Robert Hetu and The Reverend Brian Galligan for their participation in our services. We hope next year will be the same as we need to thank a veteran every day for giving us our freedom. We did have our service Legion n ews By Sharon Graham P.R.O. Twenty year plan needed to fix crumbling infrastructure in Halton Hills With the federal government wrapping up nearly six months of consultations on its long-term infrastructure plan, the Town of Halton Hills is backing the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) proposal which says Canada needs a twenty year plan with predictable funding to fix its crumbling infrastructure. That's the message delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on November 13 as it released its recommendations on the Government of Canada's long term infrastructure plan. "A long-term federal funding commitment that reflects the life-cycles of the infrastructure it is meant to fix is needed to allow municipalities to invest wisely and strategically in priority areas over decades, not just years," said FCM president, Councillor Karen Leibovici. "It also means breaking away from budgets built on application forms and providing a predictable funding envelope for all municipalities." "The Town of Halton Hills has benefitted from programs such as the Federal Gas Tax Fund and one-time programs such as the Economic Action Plan," added Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette. "With increasingly tightened budgets and rising costs, we need all levels of Government to work together on infrastructure programs. Long term stable funding will allow us to plan our projects and save our taxpayers money." The Federation says the inefficiencies and uncertainty resulting from application-based programs is even more acute for smaller and rural communities that do not have the staff resources of larger municipalities. "As an FCM Board Member it was an honour to work on the Long Term Infrastructure Plan with my colleagues from across Canada," added Regional/Acton Councillor Clark Somerville, FCM Board Member for Halton. "We must remember that municipalities receive only eight-cents of the Canadian tax dollar but Canadian tax dollar but are responsible for over 60 per cent of its infrastructure," Somerville said. The FCM proposals also calls for an increase in annual federal investments dedicated to municipal infrastructure from $3.25-billion to $5.75-billion to bring it in line, as a percentage of GDP, with historical levels from the 1950s to the mid-1970s that allowed proper infrastructure maintenance and growth. The FCM identified in 2007 that the infrastructure deficit in Canada was $123- billion. The Town of Halton Hills has estimated the deficit here at about $153-million. Money that would build roads, bridges, trails, recreation facilities, reduces gridlock and improves our quality of life. FCM is proposing maintaining the existing permanent gas tax transfer, but with a costof-living indexation to protect its buying power. It is also proposing creating a number of new federal programs designed to efficiently leverage matching investments from municipalities and provinces with a minimum of red tape and bureaucratic costs. back at the branch followed by a wonderful lunch which was put on by the Ladies Auxiliary. Thank you also goes out to all of the ladies for serving this wonderful meal. We would also like to thank our Poppy Chair, Bob Service on a job well done. The Branch would like to thank Pete at Pete's Barber Shop for his ongoing support in donating his window for the Remembrance Day window display. A special thanks also to Mike Mattocks who has put this display together for years and is retiring this year from this job. Our Branch certainly appreciates his efforts over many years. I would like to thank all of the schools for participating in the Poppy Poster and Literary contest. I wish there was a prize for everyone. It sometimes is very hard to judge. You all did a fine job. Thank you also to all of the judges who helped. On November 9, the Colour Parties attended MSB and St. Joseph's schools for their Remembrance Day services and they were overwhelmed with the quality of the school services. This past Friday we had entertainment in the games room. John McKinnon was very good. Everyone was dancing and singing to all the Beatles' music. Our next entertainment is Saturday, November 24 with Neil Cotton from 3 to 6 p.m. in the games room. All are welcome to attend. You do not have to be a member of the Legion, and it is a nice way to meet friends. Every Thursday afternoon the Ladies Auxiliary holds a euchre game in the games room. Cards start at 1:30 and end by 4 p.m. If you have nothing to do, why not come out for sure fun and to mingle with friends? Nails For You SPECIALS CONTINUE GRAND OPENING! Formerly Acton Nails & Spa · Free Personal Box · Free Hot Stone Massage · After 10 Visits the 11th Visit Is Free 374 Queen St. East Acton Tel: (519)853-9538 Man: (416)854-1443 Monday - Closed Tues-Fri 10:00 - 8:00pm Sat 10:00 - 6:00pm Sun 12:00 - 5:00pm walk-ins welcome