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•T h e IF P • H alto n H ills, Thursday, A ugust 7, 2014 7 We Sell, Install and Repair Gas Firplaces & Stoves 905-877-3100 www.Brooks Heating and Air.ca • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handle all insurance work. COMMENT Local Fire Dept. responds to Lac Megantic disaster Kudos to our Halton Hills Fire Services team. In response to the Lac Megantic rail disaster our fire services have prepared a handbook for every fire vehicle which maps out every rail line in our community. This handbook also highlights the location of rail access, major buildings, hydrants and water course flow and also provides de- tails on how to read rail cars for safety information. The hand- book has been shared with CN Rail who has advised that no other community has pre- pared anything like it, to their knowledge. Once again, Halton Hills is a leader. **** Have you signed up for the Halton Hills Bike Challenge yet? It's easy to do; just log onto www.bikechal- lenge.ca and sign up. Our community goal is to log 300,000 kilometers and if we reach this goal, $66,000 will be donated to the George- town Hospital. We have now reached over 150,000 kilometers which means the Georgetown Hospital Foundation will receive $25,000. Thanks to great community sponsorships from: • Canadian Tire, $20,000. • Superior Glove, $2,000. • Ollie's Cycle & Ski, $1,000 • Young's Dentistry, $1,000 • Betty D'Oliveira, $500 • Health Span Wellness, $500 When we reach the 300,000 kilometre goal an additional $41,000 will be donated to our hospital. Do it for yourself. Do it for your family. Do it for your community! **** On Sunday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., I encourage ev- eryone to visit the Leathertown Festival and discover why it's "worth the drive to Acton". The annual Leathertown festival will have a wide variety of vendors, live music, a kid's zone, crafters, food and artists-- something for everyone to enjoy! **** Congratulations to the 2014 Acton Citizen of the Year award recipients-- the organizing com- mittee of Acton's Paul Murr Golf Tournament. In the 30 years since the tournament began they have raised in excess of $1 million for cancer research and CAShh. **** Congratulations to the Norval Community Association on their 40th anniversary. In addition, congratulations to Robert Craw- ford, James Cunningham and Tom Pettingill for actively vol- unteering for the Norval Com- munity Association for the past 40 years. **** 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 fol- low me on twitter at: @Rick- Bonnette1 MAYOR RICK BONNETTE The way we were Sarah Augusta Secord renamed the Mill Pond to Fairy Lake in the late 1890s. The clubhouse was enjoyed by Acton residents for many years. Info courtesy of John McDonald, Halton Sketches Revisited Lazy summer day on the lake 'We are thrilled to be receiving $25,000...' --K.C. Carruthers... see story pg.8 "Hepple didn't mind my sit- ting beside him while he got a peanut, but was startled when I took the first picture ... resulting in what I think is the better shot," says reader Rita Bairstow of George- town. She titles the photo "Munk in Motion." Got a photo you want to share? Email: cgamble@theifp.ca PICTURE THIS From our readers 'Quote unquote' Quality & Service You Can Count On! www.bathstudio .ca 905-702-0885 332 Guelph Street, Georgetown (Across from Canadian Tire)