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Thursday, N ovem ber 26, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 13 905-510-9739 wayne@wisecracks.com www.Ha l t onWi s eC r a c k s . c om • Crack Injection Repair Specialist •Wise Dry Interior Drain Systems • Lifetime Fully TransferrableWarranty • Sump Pump Renewel Installations Professional, Cost Effective Solutions for Wet Basements Leaky Basement? Call Us! . ..since 1991 Winter discount $50 discount on the 1st foundation crack and 10% any job over a $1000. December 1, 2015 til February 29, 2016 RALLIS BURGER& GRILL Come See Why We're Voted #1 Breakfast Place 499 Bacon, Sausage or ham, 3 eggs, home fries & toast 649 Pancakes (and/or) French Toast, 3 eggs & home fries Serving All-Day Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner OPEN 7 DAYS AWEEK 8am-9pm 8-11AM Mon-Fri Specials 294 Queen St. Acton | 519-853-5775 www.rallisburger.com $500 OFF any order of $25or more before tax. ✃ NEWS For every dollar spent at a locally-owned establish- ment, nearly 45 per cent of that revenue stayed in the local community with another 9 per cent being spent elsewhere. -- Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Austin (Tex.) consulting firm Civic Economics 2010 Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce wants local residents to keep in mind how important shopping lo- cal is to the business community when you plan your Christmas and holiday celebrations and shopping! Half of Canadian shoppers start their holiday shop- ping on Black Friday, which has now surpassed Box- ing Day in sales, says Craig Flannagan, vice-president of consumer marketing with commercial real estate firm Cadillac Fairview. Some of our local retailers are gearing up for a fren- zied Black Friday, said the Chamber in a release this week. The weak loonie is likely to keep many bargain hunters from heading south of the border. The Chamber, the Acton BIA and the Downtown Georgetown BIA are participating in Shop Local, Shop the Neighburhood program on Saturday, Nov. 28. Over 750,000 Canadian shoppers spent $89 mil- lion at local neighbourhood retailers during Shop The Neighbourhood event in 2014. This campaign was created to remind Canadians of the important ben- efit local shopping has on small businesses, and the neighbourhoods we call home. Saturday is Shop Local Day Georgetown BIA to install a tree sculpture downtown The Georgetown BIA is installing a permanent metal sculpted tree in a garden space fondly known as the Paul Thompson Memorial Garden by the Main and Church St. parking lot this week. The original red maple tree suf- fered damage during the winter ice storm of 2013, but was due to be removed before the storm hit. "This tree was a major focal point in our Downtown BIA com- munity, not only as a significant location to meet, but it provided shade for the bench beneath it, said Georgetown BIA manager Wendy Farrow-Reed. "The gar- den at its base was named the Memorial Garden in recognition of the "Honorary Mayor of Main St." Paul Thompson who lost his battle to cancer in Sept 2013. Paul was a lifelong Georgetown resi- dent time and became a beloved friend of Downtown and The BIA." After a two-year review the BIA Board decided a sculpted tree would be best suited for the loca- tion, due to soil conditions, and the root ball from the original tree made it impossible for another tree to be planted and reach the same optimal growth. "As a child (70 years ago) go- ing to Chapel St. School and home again I walked by that tree almost every day and watched it grow," said Sandy Mackenzie, BIA Beautification Committee Chair. "As the available land is not large enough to support a similar-sized tree the BIA Board decided it had to be replaced with a lighted met- al tree, 20-foot high and 10-foot ball with maple leafs to remind us of the departed (but beloved) Red Maple tree." After looking at the different designs and discussions, Ken Hall Art was chosen and work began. The sculpture will be installed on Friday. "This week the BIA is excited to add such a distinct and unique sculpture to its already distinct and unique artesian community," said Farrow-Reed. The Red Maple Tree sculpture, designed by Ken Hall Art, as it will be in the nighttime (above) and in the daytime (below). It will be installed this week.