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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, A ugust 8, 2013 7 • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 Truck Accesso• T• Trucruck Ak Accesso We handle all insurance work. Quality & Service You Can Count On! www.bathstudio .ca 905-702-0885 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) HEATING AIR CONDITIONING BOILERS RADIANT HEAT GAS LINES WATER HEATERS W W W . B R O O K S H E A T I N G A N D A I R . C A COMMENT Challenge aids hospital Congratulations to all of you who have signed up for the Halton Hills Community Cycling Challenge. This is a great way to raise $50,000 for the Georgetown Hospital expan- sion. Our fi rst target of 100,000 km was met and has resulted in Canadian Tire fulfi lling its pledge of $20,000 to the Georgetown Hospi- tal expansion. We are well on our way toward the 200,000 km goal. Councillor Jane Fogal is organizing a Georgetown to Acton bike ride to the Leather- town Festival on August 11. There is no charge for this event, but reg- istration is requested by emailing hhcycling@ haltonhills.ca. It's worth the ride to Acton! • • • The Canadian Asso- ciation of Municipal Administrators recently recognized the Town with the prestigious 2013 National Mu- nicipal Environmental Award for the Town's "Sustainability Implications" worksheet. • • • Food banks are often forgotten in the summer and usually remembered only at Christmas time. It is as im- portant to give them your support in the summer. Please contact your lo- cal food bank to see what items are needed. Acton Foodshare (519-853-0457) is located at 352 Queen Street, Unit 6 (behind M&M's). Open Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m.-noon and from 12:30- 2:30 p.m. The Georgetown Breadbasket (905- 873-3368) is located at 55 Sinclair Ave., Suite 12. They are open Wednes- days and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-noon. • • • A heartfelt thanks to two great community supporters-- Fernbrook and Saputo-- for generously donat- ing $200,000 each to the Mold-Mas- ters SportsPlex Twin Rink Expansion Project. This will help the Halton Hills Arena Users Group in reaching their fundraising goal of $2 million. • • • On Wednesday, August 28, at the Gellert Community Cen- tre, the Town will be rec- ognizing more than 150 youth volunteers from the Recreation and Parks Department who have given more than 8,500 hours of volunteer service to children's programs, events and committees this past year. Visit www. haltonhills.ca/volunteer for more information about the Recreation and Parks volunteer program and opportunities. • • • Watch for the 2013/14 Fall and Winter Town Activity and Service Guide, which will be delivered Thurs- day, August 15. Guides will also be available at Town facilities and on the Town's website at www.haltonhills.ca. Recreation & Parks Fall and Winter program registration begins August 28, kicking off what should prove to be an interesting and active season. • • • If it's too hot outside, drop by the Civic Centre to cool off. While while you're here, be sure to visit the May- or's art wall, currently showcasing lo- cal artist Elizabeth Bard. • • • Keeping it real! I can be reached by telephone at 905-873-2601, ext. 2342 or by email at mayor@haltonhills.ca or read my blog at www.rickbonnette. blogspot.com. You can also follow me on twitter at: @RickBonnette1 --Rick Bonnette is the mayor of Halton Hills RICK BONNETTE The way we were This photo shows the Aquatic Club boathouse on Fairy Lake in Acton. Built by the Beard- more Tannery as part of their athletic club at the beginning of the 20th century, it was torn down in 1919 to make way for housing on Cameron Street. Photo courtesy of the Esquesing Historical Society Lake cruises 'It's a great day for Halton Hills and a better day for shoppers.' --Mayor Rick Bonnette see story pg. 3 Georgetown resident Judy Scannell sent along this photo of a bee recently enjoying the taste of an onion fl ower. Got a photo you want to share? Email: jmcghie@theifp.ca. TIME FOR A SNACK From our readers 'Quote unquote'