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•T h e IF P • H al to n H ill s •T hu rs da y, M ay 1 , 2 01 4 28 Notice to ProPerty owNers: Destroy NuisaNce weeDs - GiaNt HoGweeD Giant Hogweed has been found in the Town of Halton Hills. This is a giant plant that looks like "Queen Anne's Lace" but is Very Dangerous to handle. If you find it, please do not touch it with your bare hands and keep children away from it. Remove early in the growth season (April/May) to eliminate spread. Community Standards By-law 2008-0138 No. Part 3, Section 8 Nuisance Weeds states "Property Owners are required to destroy and remove all nuisance weeds and weed seeds on their land." Any person who fails to destroy and remove all nuisance weeds and weed seeds is guilty of an offence. As a result, the Town of Halton Hills may enter upon your property to do the work required. The Town may recover the costs of doing any work or matter by action and adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting it in a like manner as property tax. For further information on Giant Hogweed please visit www.ontarioinvasiveplants.ca 41 ______________________________________ Notice to ProPerty owNers: Destroy Noxious weeDs NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons in possession of land, in accordance with The Weed Control Act R.S.O. 1990, c. W.5., that unless weed seeds and noxious weeds growing on their lands within the Town of Halton Hills are destroyed by June 1, 2014 and throughout the season, the Town of Halton Hills may enter upon the said lands and have weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land in taxes as set out in The Weed Control Act. The Town earnestly solicits co-operation of all property owners. The purpose of the Weed Control Act is to reduce the impact of noxious weeds on land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes. The Weed Control Act does not apply to noxious weeds or weed seeds on lands that are far enough away from any land used for agricultural purposes that they do not interfere with that use. The list of noxious weeds is as follows: Common Barberry Canada Thistle Dodder Knapweed Poison Hemlock Ragweed Scotch Thistle Leafy Spurge Giant Hogweed European Buckthorn Wild Carrot Goat's Beard Milkweed Poison Ivy Yellow Rocket Sow Thistle Tuberous Vetchling Bull Thistle Colt's Foot Johnson Grass Nodding Thistle Proso Millet Russian Thistle Cypress Spurge Please note that dandelions, burdock and goldenrod are Not considered noxious weeds under The Weed Control Act. Any concerns or inquiries should be directed to: Kelly Withers, Municipal Law Enforcement Coordinator 905 873-2601 ext. 2330 Dated at the Town of Halton Hills this 24th of April 2014. Suzanne Jones, Town Clerk 42 VISIT TOOTH CHATTER - georgetowndentureclinic.ca 18 Church Street, Georgetown 905.877.2359 EMERGENCY REPAIRS Immediate denture repairs available onsite! • broken denture • cracked denture • lost or chipped denture tooth COMMUNITY CALENDAR Continued from pg. 15 Sunday, May 4 Bruce Trail Halton Hills Chap- ter Hike: Mount Nemo and Spring Colours, 7.7 km. car pool loop hike at medium pace, strenuous terrain. Depart 9:30 a.m. from Georgetown Market Place parking lot south of medical building, east of Walmart. An opportunity to steeply ascend the Escarpment and enjoy the views between Milton and Oakville. Hik- ing boots essential, bring lunch and water, refreshment stop afterwards. Leader: Rob Currie 905 877-0634 rob.currie@sympatico.ca 136th Anniversary service: 11 a.m. at Ballinafad United Church. A social time will follow. All welcome. Brampton Support Group Gluten Free Meeting: 3-4:30 p.m., Loafer's Lake Rec. Ctr., 30 Loafer's Lake Lane, Brampton. Speaker, ven- dors, raffles. All welcome. Concerto in Jazz Major: at St. John's United Church, 2:30 p.m. A benefit concert featuring jazz vo- calist Adi Braun, jazz pianist, Dave Restivo and classical pianist, Linda Ippolito in support of the St. John's 175th Anniversary Renovation Proj- ect. Advance tickets are $20; $25 at the door: 905-877-2531, or office@ stjohnsuc.ca Rent-a-Youth Day Sunday: May 4 after 10:30 worship service. The Youth Group of Knox Presbyterian Church, 44 Main St. N., Acton are holding their annual rent-a-youth auction. Highest bidders get 3 hours of odd jobs done by an energetic young person. Money raised will help support various youth chari- ties. (wheelchair accessible). Be Still & Know God Candle- light Church: 7:30 p.m. at St. Al- ban's Church, 537 Main St., Glen Williams. The beautiful old church, lit only by candles is the atmosphere of reverence and peace and wonder. Scripture, chanted psalms, slow prayer. Nothing for the congregation to say or do or read - only to enter and receive and experience. Monday, May 5 Halton Region Spring Com- post Giveaway: From Monday, May 5 until Saturday, May 10 at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) at 5400 Regional Road 25 in Milton, the annual event will run daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Residents must shovel their own. Bring own shovels, bags or reusable containers (maximum seven). Info: www.hallton.ca/compost. Prayer Purls: Bring your knit- ting projects to the Prayer Purl meetings and knit together with other women, 7-8:30 p.m. at Norval United Church. Info: 905-877-6122; www.norvalunited.ca. Tuesday, May 6 Georgetown Geeks & Gamers Bi-Weekly Game Night: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Halton Hills Public Li- brary. Come join us for some local gaming action. We bring several of our games from our personal and club catalogs for play on the night. If you've got a game sitting on the shelf and want to play, bring it along! Info: http://ggg.site44.com Sleepytime Stories: at the Georgetown library: 7 p.m. on Tues- days & Thursdays, until May 20 and 7 p.m. at the Acton library: Thurs- days, until May 29. Drop-in Art Tuesdays: for self- directed portrait-sketching sessions from 1-3:30 pm at the Georgetown Library, meet at the Helson Gallery area. Free to all ages. Bring your por- table sketching material (ex. paper, pencil). Volunteer models needed. Contact Rita 519-853-9226. Spiritual Healing Group: The Bruno Groening Circle of Friends spiritual healing group meets Tues- day evenings every three weeks. Come learn about help and healing and how to receive the 'healing wave" to improve your life and that of oth- ers. For an introduction/info: Verna Jespersen, 905-877-8930 or www. bruno-groening.org/english Thursday, May 8 Halton Hands in Motion: 7-9 p.m., at Georgetown Seniors Centre. Guest speaker Sue Sturdy gives a presentation of her Knit Cambridge experience. Family Storytime: Acton HUB, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m., until May 29. Limehouse Memorial Hall eu- chre: Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Price $3. Light lunch served. Strollercize: Thursdays: 10-11 a.m. Participants will gather outside the Ontario Early Years Satellite in Georgetown (8 James St.). Info: Jen- nifer, 905-873-2960. Thursday afternoon euchre: 1:15-3:30 p.m. at the Acton Legion. Zumba: Thursdays, until May 22. Cost is $10 per week. Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the Old Armoury. Acton's Candle Light Tribute: Assemble at St Albans church or Hide House parking lots at 6.30 p.m. Light candles, start silent walk to cenotaph at 6.50 p.m. Georgetown Candlelight Trib- ute 12th-annual Silent Walk: par- ticipants will walk together in a silent procession to Remembrance Park to lay their candles and meet the veter- ans in attendance. Cost of candles $5 (children free). The public is invited to gather at the Royal Canadian Le- gion (Georgetown) Branch 120, 127 Mill St. at 6:30 p.m. sharp. More at www.theifp.ca/whats-on/events