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•T he I FP • H al to n H ill s •T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 1 9, 2 01 3 6 OPINION Scanning the pages of last Thursday's Indepen- dent & Free Press it was difficult not to be impressed by the number of stories in which individuals and businesses had acted to make a difference in the community. Halton Police, acting on information by area landowners (as well as that provided by low-flying patrol aircraft), seized close to $1 million worth of marijuana at 14 different outdoor grow opera- tions in Halton. One of those operations was on Eighth Line where close to 100 plants were found, ready to be harvested, in a cornfield. In what could only be described as a horrific scene, more than 100 cats were found living in a house on Steeles Avenue. The tip was called in anonymously and Oakville Milton Humane So- ciety staff have spent the days since removing the felines and treating and caring for them. The OMHS has also been deluged with calls from the public wanting to foster or adopt the animals even though "we are weeks away from that possibility" said shelter spokesperson Brenda Dushko. The Chamber of Commerce announced its Business Achievement Award winners for 2013 and Georgetown's Canadian Tire was named Business of the Year, largely in part for its gener- ous financial support to the Georgetown Hospital campaign, Stay Home and Play Arena campaign, JumpStart, Georgetown Bread Basket, Big Daddy Festival and Lions Santa Claus Parade. Congrat- ulations also go to Employee of the Year Grant Harris, Entrepreneur of the Year Mike Carter of Carter Farm Market and Green Award winner BRC Canada. Finally Ron Birrell-- Acton's latest Citizen of the Year was honoured for his selfless contribu- tions to the Town. It's difficult to name a group Birrell hasn't lent his hard work to over the years. A community only betters itself when its citi- zens give of themselves or act in the interest of that community. Halton Hills should consider itself fortunate. The Independent & Free Press is published Thursday and is one of sev- eral Metroland Media Group Ltd. community newspapers. Editorial and advertising content of The Independent & Free Press is protected by copy- right. Unauthorized use is prohibited. The Independent & Free Press Difference-makers Letters to the editor Dear editor, As I've said, I love Georgetown and in a short period of time my family has been given three more examples of what makes Georgetown great. On the long weekend we had a last- minute change for our kids' birthday presents (twins) which left us scram- bling to find a beanbag chair for our daughter (harder to find in a store than you would think). Long story short, Dini & Co., a great store in our great town, jumped through hoops for us to have one brought in on the Sunday of the La- bour Day weekend. Thank you Dini, you made a girl very happy. On the same weekend two young gents took time to alert my wife to the large volume of a fluid coming out of the rear corner of our van. Thankfully all was well but the gesture was appre- ciated. Thank you, young gents. The third example involved my young nephews who have just moved to town this summer. The Saturday of the Georgeotwn Fall Fair my nephews were on their bikes were they both ended up wiping out badly on the wet pavement. My youngest nephew suffered a serious gash that required a hospital visit and a bunch of stiches. Some kind Georgetownians stopped and stayed with the boys until their dad arrived and then gave the boys and their dad an escort to the hospital as the dad was uncertain of its location. The people of Georgetown are what make this town the best place to live. Brian Magee, Georgetown 905-873-0301 Publisher: Dana Robbins General manager: Steve Foreman (sforeman@theifp.ca) Retail advertising manager: Cindi Campbell (ccampbell@theifp.ca) Managing editor: John McGhie (jmcghie@theifp.ca) Distribution manager: Nancy Geissler (ngeissler@theifp.ca) Classifieds/Real Estate Kristie Pells (classified@theifp.ca or realestate@theifp.ca) Accounting 1-866-773-6575 Editorial Cynthia Gamble: News editor (cgamble@theifp.ca) Ted Brown: Photography (tbrown@theifp.ca) Lisa Tallyn: Staff writer (ltallyn@theifp.ca) Eamonn Maher: Staff writer/sports (emaher@theifp.ca) Quebec has proposed a charter that would prohibit public employees from wearing vis- ible religious symbols (i.e. turbans, hijabs and large crucifixes). Would you support such a charter in Ontario? • Yes (59%) • No (41%) WEB POLL RESULTS (Go to www.theifp.ca) Georgetown's great ... and here's why Wires a Town concern? Superstore was super Get the latest headlines delivered to your inbox by signing up for our twice weekly electronic newsletter. Go to www.theifp.ca and click on 'Newsletter sign-up' at the bottom of the homepage. Dear editor, Re: Resident frustrated by wire-clip- ping trucks (Aug. 29). Commercial vehicles have a fixed height of 13'-6". Anything more re- quires a permit. Wires/branches in an area where commercial vehicles legally travel should be at plus-13'-6". It should be the Town's responsibility to maintain that safe passage condition. Perhaps the Town's insurance company, and NOT those of the private individuals, should be assuming this liability. Ian Bassil, Georgetown Letters must include the author's name, address and daytime phone number. Anony- mous letters will not be published. Letters should not exceed 150 words and may be edited for content and/or length. Publica- tion is not guaranteed. Email: jmcghie@theifp.ca Mail or drop off: Independent & Free Press, 280 Guelph St., Unit 77, Georgetown, ON., L7G 4B1. Letters policy Dear editor, As committee members of the Halton Hills Minor Football Associa- tion's Business Development team who organized the North Halton Crimson Tide concessions, we express our ap- preciation to the Georgetown Super- store for its outstanding support to ensure another very successful season. Thank you to Mark Sheddan and all of the Superstore staff who went above and beyond. Like all volunteer organizations we rely on community and parent support. Thank you to the Mayberry family who tirelessly worked to ensure our conces- sion stand was ready to roll each game. Ashley Mancuso and Jill Buckles, Georgetown