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27| The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,A pril 19,2018 theifp.ca NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE Wastewater Main Rehabilitation/Replacement onMain Street South in the Town of Halton Hills (Acton) A temporary road closure is scheduled to take place on Main Street South starting Friday, April 20, 2018 at 7 p.m. to Friday, April 27, 2018 at 7 a.m. Access for local residents will be maintained at all times. Contract Number: WS-3091A-17 Project Manager: Rama Garigipati 905-825-6000, ext. 7256 Rama.Garigipati@halton.ca 04 19 18 Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule. May 23 9:30 a.m. Regional Council The 2017 Economic Review points to a strong economy fueled by a highly skilled workforce. Halton reached a four per cent unemployment rate, well below the provincial and national averages. The Review also revealed that Halton residents are among the most educated in Canada, with 75 per cent having attained a post-secondary education. This is one of the reasons why businesses continue to choose Halton as a place to invest. With total construction values reaching $3.1B in 2017 and three sites shortlisted for Amazon HQ2, Halton's economic outlook is bright. To learn more, visit halton.ca/invest. 2017 a strong year for economic growth and employment in Halton M A IN S T. N . NO 25 SIDE ROAD HWY. 7 GUELPH ST. W. M A IN S TR E E T S O U TH MI LL ST . W . D U B LI N LI N E ROAD CLOSURE CNR DETOUR ROUTE DETOUR ROUTE Don't miss out! Visit website for details and to register! georgetownsoccerclub.com SUMMER CAMP and PARENT AND TOT PROGRAM registration also available Sign up now for the world's most popular game. Soccer is affordable, a great team sport, builds social skills, provides excellent exercise and is fun! LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR HOUSE LEAGUE Georgetown Little The- atre's production of Mi- chael Halsall's new dra- medy Boxed In is opening at the John Elliott Theatre on April 13. The newly minted playwright from Halton Hills spoke to the Independent about his writing process and his upcoming Canadian pre- miere. Here are five things you need to know: Boxed In is his first play Halsall is an educator by day, a playwright in his spare time, and a digital media guru somewhere in between. He works as a supply teacher for the Hal- ton, Peel and Upper Grand district school boards and owns his own media com- pany called FingerFrame Media. Halsall has written children's books before, but has never dabbled in the playwriting realm - until now. The play was inspired by Halsall's opinion on "decluttering" When it comes to the concept of decluttering one's life, Halsall will like- ly have to pass. A history graduate, Halsall says he believes people leave be- hind a type of legacy through their belongings. Boxed In was born out of Halsall's own uneasi- ness, reading articles about how throwing away old items can bring a sense of peacefulness to people's lives. "If you go to a museum, what are you looking at? Well, you're looking at people's stuff. So if you go to throw everything away, what represents you to anyone else?" Halsall asked. "I recognize you can't keep everything, but this whole idea of throw- ing everything out doesn't sit well with me." It was through these thoughts that Halsall be- gan writing his script for Boxed In - one centred on two estranged siblings torn between their differ- ing opinions about what to do with their deceased parents' belongings. Boxed In was meant to be a comedy The more time Halsall spent fleshing out his characters, the more dra- matic his play became, he said. Halsall said he initially began writing about the nature of people's belong- ings, but as he dove deeper and deeper into the minds of his characters, the story became rich with drama. The playwriting pro- cess began as a personal challenge Being on the play read- ing committee for George- town Little Theatre, Hal- sall has read a lot of scripts - some better than others, he said. Boxed In grew out of a personal challenge Hal- sall set for himself: to see if he could write his very own play. "It was originally more for my own amusement. Originally it was just me writing for me," he said. But after members of THEATRE 5 things to know about Michael Halsall and his first play 'Boxed In' 'Boxed In' is premiering at the John Elliott Theatre on April 13. VERONICA APPIA vappia@metroland.com l See PLAY'S, page 28 Movie Night proceeds to Open Door Youth Centre The Open Door Youth Centre in George- town received a nice financial boost recently with the donation of $8,500 from a local com- munity group's annual Movie Under the Stars fundraiser. Approximately 700 residents attended Trolls Under the Stars last August outdoors at the Gellert Community Centre as the film Trolls was shown on a 40-foot inflatable screen on a wonderful late-summer evening. The organizing group, consisting of Ola Jiskra, Silvana Bezina and Alana Stroeder, generated $5,000 from the event and a fur- ther $3,500 was donated by Barb Legere and colleagues at the Scotiabank of Georgetown- .With the funds raised by the movie night, clients of the youth centre were provided with holiday gift cards, winter clothing, so- cial engagement through activities offered at the centre and a Thanksgiving dinner from Swiss Chalet. The centre is located on Guelph Street be- side Georgetown District High School in the basement of St. George's Church.