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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, A ugust 22, 2013 7 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 Quality & Service You Can Count On! www.bathstudio .ca 905-702-0885 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire) • 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. COMMENT Building a better Regional road network Halton Region is committed to maintaining and improving the Re- gional road system to ensure our shared quality of life and economic prosperity. In 2011, we established a 20-year, $2.4 billion capital program to meet trans- portation demand to 2031. The Transportation Mas- ter Plan is the blueprint for all the Regional road work you are seeing today and the signifi cant changes still to come. By the end of 2016, seg- ments of all 15 major Re- gional road corridors will have been improved to provide additional capac- ity and 153 kilometres of new lanes. East-west capacity on portions of our Regional roads will increase by 16 additional lanes and the north-south capacity will increase by 14 additional lanes. Residents will also enjoy 217 kilometres of shared or dedicated on- road bike lanes and off-road multi-use pathways, provided as part of the Re- gion's Active Transportation Master Plan. Better roads require a substantial investment balanced with a commit- ment to keeping taxes low. Over the past seven years, our capital budget for roads has increased from $50 million in 2006 to $289 million in 2013. At the same time, we've achieved an average zero per cent tax increase on Region- al services, one of the best records in Canada Locally, you'll see the Region at work on Steeles Avenue (Re- gional Road 8) as we con- tinue to widen all sections of the road from James Snow Parkway (Regional Road 4) to Winston Churchill Bou- levard (Regional Road 19). Intersection improvements are also underway on Tra- falgar Rd. (Regional Road 3) at 5 Sideroad. To stay informed about what's planned for Hal- ton's transportation corri- dors over the next several years, subscribe to Construction Up- date at www.halton.ca/construction. As always, if you have any Regional concerns or comments you would like to share, please feel free to email me at gary.carr@halton.ca. You can also fi nd me on Twitter @garycarrhalton, Linke- dIn or on Facebook. To receive further updates on Regional issues, please subscribe to my quarterly e-newsletter, "The Carr Report." --Gary Carr is the chair of Halton Region GARY CARR The way we were Pictured are staff from the Georgetown Creamery from 1920, on Guelph Street below St. George's Church. Owner Morris Saxe was born in Kiev, Russia in 1879, immigrating to Canada in 1902. He opened the fi rst creamery in Acton in 1916 after attending the Ontario Agriculture College in Guelph and taking a course in butter-making. A local entrepreneur, Saxe's business ventures included dealing scrap metal, owning a tannery, knitting needle fi rm and the fi rst movie theatre in Acton. He was also founder and president of the Federa- tion of Jewish Farmers of Ontario. Photo courtesy of the Esquesing Society Georgetown Creamery 'We're working with the owners to come to a solution, but at this point it's in limbo.' -- Tony Iavarone, see story pg. 3 The 10th annual Bill Laidlaw Me- morial Golf Tournament was held at Eagle Ridge Golf Course re- cently to raise funds for the youth of Norval United Church and the community. The tourney honours Laidlaw's commitment to youth. Anna Laing (left) and Brad Fraser (right) presented a cheque for $1,700 to Halton Hills Canadian Tire's Jumpstart reps Tracey Craig (second from left) and Anne Mc- Clenaghan. The Jumpstart pro- gram gives kids the opportunity to participate in local sports and recreation programs. Got a photo you want to share? Email: jmcghie@theifp.ca. FORE THE YOUTH From our readers 'Quote unquote' Letter: Drinking in a neighbourly act Dear editor, Recently, while walking with a girlfriend and my new pup Oliver, I experienced a wonderful act of random kindness. As we were walking, a car pulled over on 10 Sideroad and a lady came towards us. She had seen us walking on her way home from work and thought Oliver needed a drink of water. She brought a dish and full bottle from her car and stood on the side of the road with us as Oliver gulped down the welcome surprise. It made my day to see someone go out of their way to help others, especially an animal. A shining ex- ample of why I love our community. Michelle Duquette, Georgetown