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Thursday, O ctober 1, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 7 Furnace Air Conditioning Gaslines Boilers Water Heaters Radiant Heating 905-877-3100 proud local dealer of Canadian made products .ca • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handleall insurance work. • your window & door professionals • 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca • awarded readers choice 24 times • Visit our showroom COMMENT Now & Then Rein Pater just got back from Califor- nia where he took this picture at the Oakmont Ranch in Murrieta. Have a photo you want to share? Email -- with details -- to cgamble@theifp.ca BEAUTY ON DISPLAY From our readers Make sure your rental is safe Nothing is more important than ensuring the safety of family and friends. The Town of Halton Hills wants to ensure that all residents are safe, es- pecially when they are enjoying the comforts of their own home. Specific rules are in place that are designed to protect people who live in two-unit dwellings. A two-unit dwelling is a single- family home that has been convert- ed into two separate units or apart- ments. Typically the second ac- cessory unit is in the base- ment, but other configura- tions are possible. It's important that all two-unit dwellings are properly inspected and registered with the Town. The Halton Hills Fire De- partment recently attend- ed a house fire that poten- tially could have spread into an illegal basement apartment, putting the health and safety of the occupants in danger. A home with multiple units that is properly inspected and registered ensures the structure meets all applicable codes and by- laws making the home safe from a structural, health and fire safety per- spective. This protects not only the tenants, but the building owner as well. For the tenants, they are assured that the residence they live in is safe and the building owner is protected knowing they are providing a safe environment that is also an insurable property. Anyone interested in a new two- unit conversion or registering an ex- isting two-unit dwelling can follow the Town's simple process. You can find details at: http:// www.haltonhills.ca/faq/FAQ-topics. php?topic=44. If you are an owner or tenant and want to ensure that your unit(s) is properly registered, please contact the Town's Planning and Infrastruc- ture Services department: 905-873- 2601, ext. 2960. **** Congratulations to Mike Albano on being elected as Councillor for Ward 1 and thank you to all the can- didates for running in the byelection. **** Please join myself and councillors on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the re-opening of the 3 Musketears Skate- park. This newly designed skatepark and sport court is in memory of Mark Everson, Travis Toth, Rory Dick, and Raymond Getty. * * * * Congratulations to: • CIBC grand opening in Georgetown • Ace2Putt on their grand opening in Georgetown • Halton Christian School on cel- ebrating their 50th Anniversary • The Holland Shop in Acton on celebrating their 60th Anniversary • Helson Kogan Ashbee Schaljo & Associates for their 130th anniver- sary * * * * Keeping it real! I can be reached by telephone at 905-873-2601, ext. 2342 or by email at mayor@halton- hills.ca or read my blog at www.rick- bonnette.blogspot.com. You can also follow me on twitter at: @RickBonnette1 RICK BONNETTE 1913: Berwick Hall, 129 Main St. S. in Georgetown was designed by promi- nent Toronto architect Edward Lennox. It was the home of John Roaf Barber, owner of one of the largest stationery manufacturers and suppliers in Cana- da. It was named Berwick Hall after the birthplace of his mother. The Barber family moved out in 1918, and it sat idle for many years-- becom- ing known as a "haunted house" for a generation of children. But in 1945, the owner of the Dominion Seed House bought it and converted it into apart- ments, which remains its use today. Text courtesy of John McDonald, Halton Sketches Revisited. Upper photo, Esquesing Historical Society Right, Amy Douglas, Heritage Halton Hills