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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2004 U.S.A. a Clearwater/St. Pete's oy tem 1D Ft. Lauderdale Day serie == Orlando okay 9 wn 439 _ Las Vegas Thu & Sun Los Angeles "Won & Fil starting May 3 CANADA Vancouver "Mon, Wed, Thur, Sat Calgary "Sun, Mon, Thu & Fri starting May 2 Edmonton "Sun, Mon, Thu & Fri starting May 2 Halifax "Mon, Wed & Fri i starting May 3 St. John's "Won, Wed & Fri starting May $ Regina Tue & The starting Jun 22 ONE WAY. rot 24 e124 v1 24 ent 59 et9 "ea 99 BRITAIN & IRELAND _ London Gatwick "Mon, Wed, Fri.& Sat starting May 1 Manchester Glasgow -- Wed & Fri starting May 5 _ Edinburgh Thu starting May 6 Wed starting May 5 : Belfast Fri starting May r Amsterdam "Wed & Fai starting May 7 Frankfurt "Sat starting May 8: Rhaniols ect: change without nane-and are for new bookings on GST, transportation taxes, related fees, fuel & currency surcharge: are: additional. Prices quoted are not applicable-on all dates and smay. vary according: to-travel cates, All fight prices-avalable-at press time. Flights are-on Skyservice, Kelowma.and Ain Transat. "Additional flights. may be ayailableinhigft season, Ask. for details. Departures from Toronto, Ont: Reg #5001 | 166. 519-853-1553 1-888-833-8953 FAX: 519-853-1559 379 Queen St., Acton ON L7J 2N2 "Best lerien Best Service Since 1972" SIGN OF THE TIMES: The newly reelected Acton BIA board of directors gathered with a mockup of the new Acton gateway sign at the BIA's annual general meeting at the Legion last Wednesday. The directors include, back, from left: Chair John McNabb, Monica Galway, Josey Bonnette, Gord Chapman, Councillor Clark Somerville, Norm Paulsen and Bob MacKinnon. Front: Kristina Andrews, Tracy Mitchell = Yvette Simpson. -- Frances Niblock photo Merchants will grin and bear reconstruction of Mill Street BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Downtown merchants should be patient, positive and proactive, and Acton residents should shop locally during the reconstruction of Mill Street this summer. That's the pep talk down- town merchants received from Mayor Rick Bonnette last Wednesday at the Acton BIA (Business Improvement Area) annual general meeting at the Legion. The $1.9-million dollar re- construction of Mill Street, from the railway tracks to Main Street, begins next month, and Bonnette predicts closed roads will test the pa- tience of a lot of people. "This is the time, more than any that I can think of, that we should really pull together as a Town, get behind the businesses, the businesses get behind each other and let's make sure everybody has a prosperous summer," Bonnette said, urging people to shop locally and support small businesses, the back- bone of the community. The work on Mill Street should be completed by the end of June 30, and the re- mainder of the work on downtown side streets will be complete by the end of July. Bonnette also briefed BIA members on industrial expan- sion plans in the 401-Steeles Avenue corridor, the Acton water master plan and plans for a gateway sign on Acton's eastern boundary. On behalf of Town Coun- cil, Bonnette praised the BIA for being proactive in pro- moting and beautifying Acton --joking he wasn't try- ing to get a raise for his wife, BIA coordinator Josey Bonnette. In her overview of the past year, Josey Bonnette noted that 12 new businesses opened downtown last year, and six left (three relocating in other parts of Acton,) leav- ing the downtown with just two vacant stores. "We're definitely on the move -- people were worried PROJECTS cait LEATHERTOWN LUMBER for Competitive Prices on all your RENOVATION Pastway Planing L --_s 4x8' LODGE POLE PINE | KNOTTY CEDAR | PEEL & STICK PANELLING aap t oop : RR FLOOR GUCEROAR a ear re 14 8Q. FT. $ TILES 2 99 . 422°. *6 Bundle 24° Bundle 29%": sq.ft. LAMINATE FLOORING oe NNSHED enrieamen 12 standard éolours BULLNOSEEDSE 5x 5x10 BEDS, CLEAR PINE $479 x0 De exe ® QA? 5 20 sation cat tor evtabtty | ue? WM Oe | sxx SDP | 10 pc. Bundle ROUGH WEATHERSHIELD ROXUL - 4x4x10° PINE ATTIC & WALL BLOW PRESSURE pany ren si TN wees aaaaenl aicceas BOARD & BATTEN $ INSULA\ : $2 489 39 -- = _ xn B98 | STAM [tor o® 50. 3 Sodas AE eee oe PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED | 519-853-1970 | FAX LINE: (519) 853-2542 « TORONTO LINE (416) 604 | HOURS: Mon - Fri. 7:09am to 6:00pm » Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm While Supplies Last 250 Tar (68) 264 MAIN ST. Nj} ACTON byt? * beanies a BETON., ? \_Haye7] at one point when IGA moved out (of the downtown) and the drug store moved out, about what was going to hap- pen and that it was going to wither and die. Well, not so folks -- we're in business," Bonnette said. She said they are looking forward to con- struction being complete in time for the Leathertown Fes- tival in August. The BIA is looking at new benches, garbage cans and tree guards for the down- town, and is investigating purchasing $20,000 worth of banners, possibly with the help of a grant and sponsorships. Bonnette detailed how they spent the $60,000 budget they collected from BIA members last year--the same amount budgeted for this year -- with almost half of the money being spent on-admin- istration and salary and the balance on office expenses, promotion and advertising, maintenance and snow re- moval. Guest speaker, Halton Constable Garry George, who recently was re-assigned full-time as Acton's Village Constable, urged BIA mem- continued on page 7 CHIROPODIST/ FOOT SPECIALIST DEANNA WILSON B.6e,, 0.64, Thomnpren Wellness Contra 25 Main Street North Aeton, Ontario 174 19 (519) 853-3460 © FOOT/NAIL CARE # SPORT INJURIES © PEDIATRICS DABETIC/ARTHRING FOOT CONDITIONS © CUSTOM ORTHOTICS AND FOOTWEAR * HOME VISITS