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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 20 ,2 02 1 | 6 Your trusted building & hardware supply partner 264 Main St. North Acton, Ontario L7J 1W9 Ph: 519-853-1970 • Fax: 519-853-2542 We all have a greater appreciation for the comforts of home these days and many of your customers have been dreaming of a home reno project. This is your chance to make their dreams a reality. Castle is pleased to introduce our exciting Home Sweet Home Contest offering one lucky winner $20,000 to spend on the products and services that you offer in store. This prize can be used towards one or more amazing home renovation projects. One grand prize will be awarded nationally and redeemable only at the winning Castle location for available products and services. PROMOTIONAL: This contest will be nationally advertised in print, on television, on castle.ca and through our social media channels. POP KIT: Your participation includes a complete POP Kit: • Online entry cards or fill-in ballots •Web and social media graphics • In-store promotional posters • Contest Rules & Regulations • Ballot return envelope (where applicable) CONTEST DATES: May 1st to July 31st, 2021 PARTICIPATION FEE: $499.00 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 19th, 2021 COMING SOON! $20,000 PRIzE HOME SWEET HOME RENOvATION CONTEST Have a Happy and Safe Victoria Day! We are closed on Monday, May 24th Ontario Government Notice Notice of Larvicide (Pesticide) Use for Mosquito Control on Ministry of Transportation Property As part of the Ontario government's commitment to reduce the health risks from West Nile Virus (WNV) in Halton Region, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will be conducting a larviciding program to control larval mosquitoes in order to prevent their development into vectors of WNV. Treatments will take place between June and October 2021. The larvicide methoprene (Altosid Briquettes, Registration #27694 under the Pest Control Products Act, Canada) will be applied to catch basins, and Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelenisis (otherwise known as BTi Pellets, Registration #18158 under the Pest Control Products Act, Canada) will be applied to stormwater management ponds within the MTO's property. All larvicide will be applied by provincially licensed exterminators and their trained technicians. For more information on the locations and dates of application, please contact MTO at 416-235-5462 (collect calls accepted). The Acton Fall Fair is being called off for the sec- ond year in a row due to the pandemic. The decision was an- nounced in a May 16 state- ment on social media from Acton Agricultural Soci- ety president Dave Somer- ville, on behalf of the board of directors. "We hope to be nearing the end of this once-in-a- lifetime pandemic," he said. "But we know that there is still work to be done, and there are events that need to be cancelled to meet that end. It is with mixed emotions that the board of directors of the Acton Agricultural Soci- ety has come to the inevi- table decision to cancel the 2021 Acton Fall Fair. We hope to see all of you in 2022." Somerville goes on to thank the fair's sponsors and the community for its support of the festivities that have happened annu- ally since 1913. It's believed last year was the first time in the fair's history that it was cancelled. The popular event, dubbed "the best little fair in Ontario," features ev- erything from classic mid- way rides and tractor pulls, to animal shows and the annual Miss Acton Fall Fair pageant. On the Acton Fair web- site, Somerville notes that the board of directors and volunteers will be working to celebrate and educate others about agriculture in the community in the coming months. Updates on this initia- tive, along with ideas for the 2022 instalment of the fair, will be shared on the event's Facebook page and at www.ActonFair.ca. NEWS ACTON FALL FAIR CANCELLED, AGAIN MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com Fair organizers hope the popular event can proceed in 2022. Metroland file photo SCAN THIS CODE FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. Halton Hills residents eager to get outdoors can get free access to Halton parks through the library. The Halton Hills Public Library (HHPL) has part- nered with Conservation Halton to provide day use passes for Conservation Halton parks. "The last year has dem- onstrated the importance of access to nature for our physical and mental health," Craig Machan, di- rector of parks and opera- tions for Conservation Halton, said, adding "es- pecially as we continue to live through the ups and downs of the pandemic." Residents can borrow regional day passes free of charge. Passes provide complimentary day ac- cess for one vehicle and its occupants at any Conser- vation Halton Park. "It's important to us that all members of our community can come out to the parks, so we are very excited to partner with our local libraries, including HHPL, to pro- vide more opportunities for our community to spend time in nature," Ma- chan said. Passes can be borrowed for a seven-day period with an HHPL card. Pass- es can also be reserved on- line at hhpl.on.ca and picked up at either Acton or Georgetown branches. A time slot is required to visit Conservation Hal- ton parks and can be booked prior to visiting at parkvisit.ca. LIBRARY OFFERING FREE PARK PASSES BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com