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Thursday, D ecem ber 17, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 33 * Prepaid card is issued by Peoples Trust Company pursuant to a license by Visa Int. Prepaid card is given to you as an award or gift and no consideration, value or money has been paid by you for the card. No cash access or recurring payments. Card valid for up to 6 months; unused funds will be forfeited at Midnight EST the last day of the month of the valid thru date. Card terms and conditions apply; see MyPrepaidCenter.com/site/Bridgestone-CAN. ^Tires must be purchased from a participating retailer between Oct. 15 and Dec. 15, 2015. Claim form required by mail or through upload at BridgestoneRewards.com. Limit 2 claims per household. See store associate for details. Offer excludes Costco purchases. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. © NHL 2015. All Rights Reserved. INTRODUCING THE NEW 387 Queen Street Acton (519) 853-3940 www.queenstireandservice.com Halton District School Board Financial Statements Available The Halton District School Board has posted the 2014-2015 financial statements on the Board's website at www.hdsb.ca. A link to the financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 can be found on the home page under "Also of Interest". The 2015 audited financial statements include: •Management Report • Independent Auditors' Report • Consolidated Statement of Financial Position • Consolidated Statement of Financial Operations • Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows • Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Debt • Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements COMMUNITY The ribbon is off! The box is open! With only a few deficiencies to be finished the new space has been officially turned over to us. Terri is busy consulting with Activity Convenors to al- lot space for the various activities beginning in January. The Active Living programs will be back in the Centre in January. All is well! When you come in to renew your mem- bership before Jan. 1, take a minute to look it all over. You will be amazed at what has been done. Thank you to all our neighbours in the building and, around us, for your patience dur- ing the last few months while we grew in space. A decision has been made by the Board of Directors to close the Centre for the Christmas Season from noon on Thursday, Dec. 24 to Jan. 4. This will provide a time to complete some of the renovation needs in the Centre. If there are any activities that would normal- ly meet on Dec. 29-31, and have a great desire to continue for those days, you can exercise an option to go to Mold-Masters SportsPlex. See Terri to make those arrangements. Beginning in the New Year the operating hours for the Centre will be daily, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and re-open for regular evening programs at 6 p.m. St. Roch School will be holding their final lunch with us for the first semester on Thurs- day, Jan. 7. They will return. Watch for future dates. It has been fun to have these young people with us and wish them all a wonderful Christmas Season and continued success. Drop by the Travel Desk to learn about some of the trips coming up for 2016. You can look for a new flyer in early January. Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy New Year. By Florence Riehl Hillsview Active Living Centre-Georgetown HALC-Georgetown to close Christmas week to finish off reno More than 80 members and guests enjoyed the annual Christmas Dinner at Blue Springs last Thursday. Mayor Rick Bonnette with his wife Jo- sey, Warren Harris, Councillors Jon Hurst, Dave Kentner and his wife Gerry. Mayor Rick brought greetings from the Town and Warren Harris spoke briefly about how the Centre's activities had expanded since our recent renovations partly thanks to the many volunteers who contribute many hours of volunteering over a year. Marga- ret Anderson was very happy to win not only a door prize but also the 50/50, Flo Barber, Linda Winterborn, Geoff Knuff, Bev Jones, Jill Tetreault, Maureen Harvey, Grace Graham, Tom and Grace Silvis, Greg Lewis also won door prizes. On Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 1:30 p.m. take time to relax and enjoy an afternoon of live Christmas music performed by local musicians. The Centre will be closed for the Christmas Holidays on Thursday, Dec. 24; Friday, Dec. 25 and Monday, Dec. 28. We will be open on Tues- day, Dec. 29 and Wednesday, Dec. 30 when you can drop in for a coffee and visit. You might even wish to borrow a book so you can relax at home after the busy holiday season. The regular Tuesday and Wednesday programs are still scheduled. The Tuesday morning Bayshore exercise programs will run at the regular time and on Wednesday you can enjoy the fun of playing Shuffleboard or Car- pet Bowling and the art class will still take place. Due to the Christmas lunch being served on Dec. 18, Bingo will start a little later: 1:30 p.m. The ladies will be taking a little break over the holidays, and will be back preparing and serving soup and sandwiches for lunch on Jan. 8. The weekly 50/50 draw will take place on Fri- day, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The next 50/50 will be on Jan. 8. Just remember to drop your loonie in the box once during this time. As the year draws to a close have you remem- bered to renew your membership for 2016? HALC-Acton is open for exercise, shuffleboard and more during Christmas week By Julie Conroy Hillsview Active Living Centre- Acton