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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, July 25, 2013 9 BOOK NOW & SAVE BOOK EARLY, GET MORE! SAVE $200 per couple Reduced Deposit of $100 instead of $150 100+ Hotels to choose from 16th Passenger FREE or better! More flexibility More hotel and destination availability More savings on your group More value at popular hotels Book by July 31, 2013 Departures Dec. 18, 2013 - Apr. 30, 2014 905-873-2000 or visit us in store at328 Guelph St., Georgetown, ON Applicable for new bookings of maximum 50 passengers, on all Transat Holidays South group bookings made by July 31, 2013, for travel between Dec. 18, 2013 - Apr. 30, 2014. Offer does not apply to cruise, air only or Florida. *Group Price Promise is a one-time adjustment outside 60 days of departure. Subject to change/withdrawal without notice. For complete terms and conditions refer to the current Transat Holidays/Nolitours Sun brochures. Ont Reg. 50018498 BOOK NOW & SAVE SUMMER SIZZLE GROUP PRICE PROMISE There were power outages throughout most of Georgetown and Glen Williams. "All main feeders were back on by midnight (Friday)," said Skidmore. He added crews were busy throughout the weekend. Three contractor crews were also brought in to help out. He praised Hydro staff for their "monumen- tal efforts" getting hydro restored to custom- ers. Skidmore said a Halton Hills Hydro crew was sent to Burlington on the weekend to help restore hydro there. Michelle Lemme of Colonial Tree Service said they have been "swamped" with calls from area residents with trees and limbs down on their property since early Friday evening. She said most of the calls have come in from Georgetown and Waterloo. Lemme said crews have been working around the clock. "We just wish we could accommodate every- body," she said. The Town of Halton Hills Public Works staff continues to clean up from the storm and it could take two weeks before they're done. The Town is also completing other storm-re- lated maintenance activities including clearing storm drains and replacing signs. Staff mem- bers are assessing trees on private property that were damaged in the storm to determine if they're structurally sound or need to be re- moved. Downed trees and branches that aren't a public safety hazard will be cleaned up when contractors can get to them. "I want to thank our staff for their hard work in cleaning up the mess caused by this storm," said Mayor Rick Bonnette. "Thanks as well to our residents for their patience. This is a big undertaking, but we are committed to completing this in a timely fash- ion." Halton Region is enhanc- ing its regular brush collection service until August 10. Residents can place bulk brush out on their regular yard waste collection day. Dial 311 or visit Halton Region's web- site at www.halton.ca for more details. Residents are request- ed to pile branches on the bou- levard on their collection day. Following the regular col- lection of bulk brush by Hal- ton Region, Town crews will make every effort to remove the remaining debris that was too large for the regular collec- tion. The Town asks that resi- dents be patient as crews make the collections. To report storm-related is- sues please contact the Town's Public Works division by call- ing 905-873-2601 ext. 2603 or email: inf@haltonhills.ca. Power restored quickly following storms Continued from pg. 1 Halton Hills fi refi ghters tape off an area of Cedarvale Park Friday after a series of violent thunderstorms brought down several large branches. The storms forced the cancellation of an Ontario Cup under-13 girls' soccer tournament game at Cedarvale. Photo by Eamonn Maher A large limb from a tree snapped off in front of a Maple Avenue home during Friday's storm. Halton Region is enhancing its brush collection service until August 10 to aid in the cleanup. Photo by Eamonn Maher Town, Region works crews working to clean up mess