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•T h e IF P • H alto n H ills, Thursday, January 16, 2014 11 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 311Halton.ca 16 01 14 Attention: Small Business Owners! Join us for a unique educational and networking event. The AHA! Moments Amoment of sudden realization, inspiration, recognition, or comprehension that was a "turning point" for your business success or business growth. Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Time: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Place: Rattlesnake Point Golf Club 5407 Regional Road 25, Milton Cost: $40.00 Hear from: Opening Speaker - Donna Messer, ConnectUs Communications Canada, as she shares some of her AHA! Moments as well as networking strategies. Session Presenters -Wendy Marlow, The Art of Marketing and Diane Gaudon, FCGA An opportunity to learn, exchange best practices and make valuable business connections. To register call: Halton Region Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll free 1-866-442-5866 (1-866-4HALTON) TTY 905-827-9833 Email smallbusiness@halton.ca www.haltonsmallbusiness.ca Gary Carr Regional Chair Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Meetings can be viewed atwww.halton.ca/meetings. Be prepared for extremeweather conditions andwinter emergencies We've already experienced an ice storm and a few cold weather alerts. In order to ensure you are ready for whatever the rest of this winter has to offer, stay informed, knowwhat you can do to keep you and your family warm, and be prepared. For example, know the risks, make a plan, and assemble or purchase a Family Emergency Go Kit. Formore information, and to find outmore about the kits, visit www.halton.ca/severeweather or dial 311. During an emergency, you can also stay informed by following@bPreparedHalton on twitter. Jan 28 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. Jan 29 9:30 a.m. Planning & PublicWorks Cttee. Jan 29 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Cttee. Dr. Denis Beauchesne Dr. michael hutter Dr. anna primus Family and Cosmetic Dentistry In Your Community Since 1980 ✔ Convenient Evening Appointments ✔ New patients Always Welcome ✔ Dental Emergencies Seen Promptly 905-877-0107 Giving you something to smile about The Acton BIA is busy at work planning its third annul Acton Winter Carnival for the last weekend in January. Do you want to get rid of the winter blues? Are you ready for some outdoor fun and excitement? Ronald McDonald will be the special guest this year! Prospect Park will be buzzing with lots of outdoor activities for the entire family to enjoy and all events are free. Food conces- sions will be available featuring burger and hotdog combos, funnel cakes and beaver tails! Please bring a non-perishable food item to fill the Halton Region Police Van full of food for the Acton Foodshare. The police van will be on site at Prospect Park from 1-4 p.m. To kick off the Acton Winter Carnival, The Acton Town Hall Centre will be hosting a community dance Saturday, January 25. Doors will open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at Dollar Stretcher Daze and Acton Home Hardware. Tickets will also be available for $7 at the door. Come dance the night away with the sounds of Billy Keys and our Rockin' DJ. Tanner's Pub & Grill will be hosting the bar and selling food during the evening. Look for some fun activities including the selec- tion of the Snow Queen and King, spot dances and door prize. The Acton Air Cadets will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, January 26 also at the Acton Town Hall Centre. The breakfast will run from 9-11 a.m. This is a fundraiser for the Acton Air Cadets. Festivities will start at Prospect Park at 11 a.m. Sunday and there will be a host of activities for the entire family to enjoy. There will be tractor and wagon rides, out- door curling run by the Acton Curling Club, Acton House League Hockey Tournament, public skating and a Snow Golf Mini Putt competition. The Acton Legion is run- ning a Snow Horse Shoe Pit and the Acton Scouts are running an obstacle course. If you are cold and need to warm up head to the Boat House for a rousing game of bingo run by the Acton Seniors Centre. The Acton YMCA will be doing face paint- ing and crafts for children. There will be ice block building or come build a snowman from out of tickle trunk of hats, scarves and mitts for accessories. The "Good Guys Carting Dogs" are back by popular demand and will be giving children rides from 12-3 p.m. Ice sculpt- ing demonstrations are back as well; come and watch professional ice carvers create an amazing sculpture out of a block of ice right before your eyes! At 4 p.m. at the Acton Town Hall Cen- tre watch the Chili Cook-Off! Chili will be judged at 3 p.m. by Gerry Kentner and Lori Gysel from What's Cookin' and Acton's own Ryan Parker from Q107. Chili and refresh- ments will be available at 4 p.m. Closing ceremonies will start at 4 p.m. at the Town Hall Centre where presentations will be made for the photography contest, chili cook-off, and the mini putt competi- tion. Raffles and 50/50 draw will be made at this time as well. For more information and schedule of events check out the Acton BIA website at www.downtownacton.ca or email acton- bia@cogeco.net If you can't beat winter, celebrate it at the Acton Winter Carnival