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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, M ay 6, 20 21 | 14 Movers and Shakers Marketplace To advertise in this full colour directory please call Kelli 905-873-7162 or email kkosonic@theifp.ca WINDOWS & SIDING www.winside.ca 873-0841905 CALIFORNIA SHUTTERS CARPET, HARDWOOD, RUGS & TILE The One Store For Your Perfect Floor 26 Guelph St., Downtown Georgetown www.carpetone.ca http://carpetonegeorgetown.goldbook.ca 905-877-9896 Floor and Home THREE EASY WAYS TO SHOP. WINDOWS & DOORS ■ Rep l acemen t W indows ■ Bay & Bow Windows ■ S t o rm Doo r s ■ Pa t i o Doo r s ■ Sea l ed G l a s s Un i t s Serving Halton Hills Since 1991 905 7 03 -0606 We care about your hearing! Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210, Georgetown 905-873-6642 Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 The Georgetown Dear people of Halton Hills; During these uncertain times, rest assured we remain open to serve you. We have adjusted services according to the guidance by Health Canada. Please call for an appointment. We are not accepting walk ins at this time. We handle every call on an individual basis to best handle each person's needs. Social distancing in clinic with one appointment per time slot in waiting room. If necessary, I offer mailbox drops as well! Take care, be safe and know this will pass. . . . Lend MeYour Ears Business (not quite) as usual.. By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. A house fire this spring has left a Georgetown senior with few options. Betty Pris- tol, 80, had lived at her home at 40 Baylor Cres. for over two decades when her home caught fire on April 16. Without fire insurance, nor family, Pristol will sell her home, as a shell. "I'm a senior on a pen- sion," Pristol said. "My pen- sion started when I retired 20 years ago and it's getting smaller and smaller. I ran out of money to pay for fire insurance." Currently living at a Mil- ton retirement residence, Pristol said her plan is to re- turn to Georgetown, though she expects to stay at the res- idence for the next five or six months. "It's still very much up in the air," she said. Jennifer Sargeant, a sales representative with HeyRay- .ca, stepped in to help. "Ray [Chesher] and I or- ganized Servicemaster to come in and remove every- thing out of the house," Sar- geant said. The realty company also provided Pristol with a stor- age pod, free of charge, to house her belongings until she finds an appropriate new home in Georgetown. Sargeant also organized a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to support Pris- tol while she tries to sell her home. "I'm not sure we'll be able to find her something," Sar- geant said. "It will depend on what we're able to get for the house. Our goal is to get her into something else whether its an apartment or a town- house." For Pristol, staying in Georgetown is a priority. "I love Georgetown and the area I lived in," Pristol said. "The people are friend- ly." A GoFundMe has been set up for Pristol and cash donations will also be ac- cepted as of Fri. April 30, at Grind Hamburgers (212 Guelph St.). NEWS HOUSE FIRE FORCES SENIOR TO SELL BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com On April 16, Betty Pristol's home caught fire. She did not have insurance and is now forced to sell her home. GoFundMe photo