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6 bd 3 HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com ton Hills | Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 3 Acton's new youth cen- tre, offering an expanded £ range of services, opened z earlier this month. The new centre, located at 19 Willow St., provides a place for youth to socialize, collaborate and access local rvices ‘I come here al Jot to do hang friends, pay some mes o tournaments,” said omy, whe has been go- inet to centre for three years. m the new centre bean late last year and offi- cially opened Oct. 5, replac- ing the previous youth cen- tre that was on Mill Street The features of the new centre include: +apatio Leatherrown : ER Your busted bling & hardware supply partner cilstle ing centres NEW YOUTH CENTRE OPENS IN ACTON +a lounge with a pool ta- ble and entertainment pods te put e- work or small group work + two community rooms for independent work, coun- selling and meetings +akitchen with access to food + shower and laundry services * access to community services for youth "To be able to construct and open this centre, during a pandemic, is a testament our community's resil- ience and strength,” said Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette. "The Acton Youth Town of Halton Hills photo The new Acton Youth Centre opened earlier this month, featuring a lounge, pool table ant entertainment stations. mental health, and other services that support youth in navigating community resources.” Donations from the Rota- ry Club of Acton, the Halton Service Club Collabo- rative and the S.A.W. Memo- Golf Tournament hated with construction and providing amenities for the centre. tre has been ot upasa Halton Hills operates two outh that th centres — the other at supports and. enhances rec- Gary Allan High School (96 reational portunities, Guelph St., Georgetown). Both centres are operated. Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), ADAPT and Support House. The youth centre servic- es are provided free of charge to youth between the ages of 12 "This fully accessible fa- cility offers a variety of rec- reational opportunities and amenities to support and encourage youth to thrive,” said Steve Hamilton, man- ager of facility capital pro- jects for the Town of Halton Hills. ‘I've been going to the youth centre for about five "said Tristan. "It's a great ‘place to hang out and meet new people. That's my favourite part, but they also have really good games. fun stuff to do." Located in the old Acton ‘Town Hall, the town worked with Heritage Acton to pre- serve heritage features of building. CORRECTION A column by Welling: ton-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott that appeared in the October 14 Georgetown/ ton Independent and Free Press contained an ed- tion parties veaction toa government's vision for the next Parliament. The sentence should have read: While govern- ments aim to convey a sense of purpose, opposi- tion parties usually say the effort falls short and over- look the province's most urgent problems. The IFP regrets the er- ror and any inconvenience it may have caused. UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFRCA $5000 ENTER FOR A CHANCE 2 TO WIN I OF 3 xe HOME RENOVATION PRIZES —— = CONTEST OPEN SEPTEMBER 13" TO NOVEMBER 13", 2021. 264 Main St. North Acton, Ontario L oMp 1w9 Ph: 519-853-1970 ° Fax: 519-853-2542 f Mountainview Residence by the Glen The only, family owned & operated retirement home in Halton Hills. You've worked hard to enjoy in a family, Mountainview Residents receive the vaccine booster dose and are enjoying ongoing activities a www.mounta Located on the cusp 5 of the Hamlet of Cl len Williams 222 Mountainview wresidence.com See our new suite plans online as we grow to meet the needs of our residents and community! rth, Georgetown this the best time of your lif of food choices), along being.