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© BOPINION WITH SCHOOL IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, June 16, 2022 | The ~< mi Pad =] m = =] = Gq IT'S TIME T0 THANK OUR CROSSING GUARDS, WRITES RICK BONNETTE ~ RICK BONNETTE. Column The school year is com- ingtoa close. There is one individuals I would Like to publicly thank and that is our cross- ing guards. They can be seen mak- ing sure your children cross the streets safely to school each and every school day. It could be 30 C or -30 C and they are there at their assigned location. A huge thank you to all of them. The Provincial election is over, and tl ople have San “premier Doug Ford is in for anoth- er four years with a solid majority. As I said in my last col- umn, we had capable can- didates running in Wel- lington—Halton Hills. I would like to thank all who ninth straight election win. What was most disap- pointing was the low voter § turnout. It was the lowest ever in Ontario at only 43 KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE per cent. Speaking of elections, the municipal election is this fall. Aug. 19 at 2 p.m. is the last day to file nomina- tion papers for the munici- pal election taking place on Oct. 24. It was so nice to see so many people turn out for reached - 1 ‘million i in do- natio! lam am so proud of this giv- ing community. june is Indigenous His- tory Month. The town in- vites residents to partici- ims offered ativity and diver- sity of Indigenous Peoples in Cana da. you to par- ticipate in Indigenous pro- learni ir experiences in Cana Engaging with averse cultural pi an important step towarda rse and inclusive Halton Hills. Lastly both Acton and Georgetown farmers mar- kets are open, as is the Ac- ton Trunk Sale. They run as follows — the Acton Farmers' Market (Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m.), rgetown Farmers Market (Satur- days from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) and the Acton Trunk Sale (Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.). Rick Bonnette is the mayor of Halton Hills. Follow him on Twitter at @RickBonnettel and Ir In: stagram at @rick_bo: TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT THEIFPCA SNAPSHOT as Anne Philpott photo A blue jay comes in for a landing in a backyard on Hamilton Crescent. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. FINANCIAL DESPAIR CAN HAVE A SILVER LINING their career, as suffered by a person I once spoke with — the loss of a job and the loss of real es- tate. The moral of the story was how negative events have positive out- anes The person referred to the popular expression, “You play the cards you are dealt." You cannot control what happens to you, but trol how yo PETER WATSON Column lany are overextended with too much debt, and now that interest rates are ing some may not be able to keep up with Pay: ments. Recent act. In this case, both the current successful career and real estate success would not have happened unless these major set- backs occurred. onal Shatlon this person suf- fered. are facing a slowdown in the real estate market and much speculation about a significant drop in prices ahead. Their fear is they over- “dream home" is turning into a night re. Some business owners being squeezed be- to purchase goods needed in their business and main- taining a qualified staff of employees. There is a lot of change coming for 4 Most people do not make changes easily. But we do have the ability to change and that is the key component of how humans have evolved. Your key to success is how ju overcome your setback. ‘Your iene could have a silver lin: Peter Watson, of Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, REP. CIM®, FCSI offers a weekly financial plan- ning column, Dollars & Sense. He can be contacted through www.watsonin- vestments.com. 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