The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Volume 21 No. 16 Thursday, April 19, 2018 GEORGETOWN 905-877-0149 www.georgetownchrysler.ca Your Actonian connection for Great Savings! RAM • DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER C a l l P h i l Your Hometown Newspaper NEW News stand Price 40¢ + GST The 1998 - 2018 312 Guelph Street, Georgetown ON L7G 4B5 905-877-2296 Starting this spring, select streets in various wards within the Town of Halton Hills will benefit from road resurfacing and road reconstruction to help keep them in peak condi- tion. This construction project known as ROADS 2018 will also include bridge repair. Each year, the Town's P a v e m e n t M a n a g e - ment and Capital Works program renews and im- proves roads throughout Halton Hills. In 2018, the Pavement Management Program will focus on up- grading roads in Acton and Georgetown to ensure that roads are safe and in top condition for residents. "The Town of Halton Hills is continuing its ef- forts to keep our roads in good repair," said Mayor Rick Bonnette. "We know that each impacted street will experience some disruption during con- struction, but the results of ROADS 2018 will im- prove residents' quality of life for years to come." The following streets will have reconstruction and road resurfacing com- pleted this season under the program. Ward 1: • Jeffrey Avenue (Elizabeth Drive to Elmore Drive) • Nelson Court (Tyler Avenue to End) • School Lane (Main Street North to End) Residents will experi- ence some disruption during the road work. A n y o n e w h o h a s concerns about dust, noise or other construction issues is asked to go to www. haltonhills.ca/roads to receive more information. Should ROADS 2018 be delayed by factors such as weather, residents will re- ceive a hand-delivered notice from the Town explaining the details of the delay. "ROADS 2018 is our infrastructure construc- tion program for roads and bridges throughout the Town of Halton Hills. It's our commitment to improving quality of life through the maintenance of infrastructure that ad- dresses the needs of all users," said Chris Mills, Commissioner of Trans- portation & Public Works. ROADS 2018 program announced By: Alex Hilson Dorothy Rognvald- son celebrated her 100th birthday at a party held in her honour for at the Ac- ton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion this past Saturday. Despite coincid- ing with one of the worst spring ice storms of recent years, the event had over 100 attendees. Well wish- ers came from both coasts, with visitors from British Columbia to Nova Scotia and everywhere in between. The event was organized by Rognvaldson's daugh- ters, Nancy Coquard, now of Quebec City, and Janet Taylor, of Port Rowan, off of Lake Erie. "It's overwhelming for one thing," said Rognv- aldson, "but I was born on a farm in Oshawa. So, I think because we had such healthy living and such great family, that's why I've lived so long." "She's just like a mother to all of us. A mother to the town," said Karen Mac- Donald, now of Halifax, Nova Scotia. "She's been there for everyone." Letters congratulating Rognvaldson came from Wellington Halton Hills MP Michael Chong; MPP Ted Arnott; Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette; Premier Kathleen Wynne; Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dow- deswell; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Governor General Julie Payette; and Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. "I have a lot of pleas- ant memories of her," said Lloyd Broostad of Acton. "We used to have a lot of fun." The Red Hat Ladies, a group that Rognvaldson is part of, came to support her. Members of Halton Hills Council and Mayor Rick Bonnette were also on hand to share their best wishes. Halton Hills Regional Councillor Clark Somerville said, "Dorothy drove into her 90's doing 'Meals on Wheels'. Every- where you looked, there was Dorothy. I hope to be here for when she cele- brates 120." Interestingly, Rognv- aldson was not the oldest person in the room. Rela- tive Laura Guay from Trenton was 101. Mayor Bonnette pre- sented Rognvaldson with the Key to the Town of Halton Hills, one of only five other individuals to be given the award since he began his tenure in 2003. Dorothy Rognvald celebrated 100th Birthday RECOGNITION: Mayor Rick Bonnette presented Dorothy Rognvald with the Key to the Town of Halton Hills. - Alex Hilson photos