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Proposed rail plan `is on the right track' CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Town council has endorsed a business report that says increased commuter rail service between London and Halton Hills is feasible. "This is an exciting report," said Mayor Rick Bonnette. "For very little money, I think we got one heck of a bang for our buck. ...This could bring a train station into Acton that could provide commuter service." The key, he said, is the timing of the trains to meet up with the GO service that begins in Georgetown and continues on to Toronto. "We're on the right track with this one," punned Wards 1 and 2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville. He called a provincial decision made about a decade ago to discontinue GO service from Acton "idiotic ... just as it started building." Somerville added the new proposal has the potential to provide economic spin-offs to each participating community. Three years ago, the North Mainline Municipal Alliance, a collection of cities and towns stretching from London to Halton Hills, formed to improve intercity and commuter rail passenger service. The group commissioned a $40,000 business report to evaluate the possibility of increasing train service to the communities. The Town's share was $4,180. The North Mainline is the CN rail line, operated by the Goderich Exeter Railway (GEXR) that runs through London, St. Mary's, Stratford, Waterloo Region, Waterloo, Kitchener, Guelph and Halton See TRACK, pg. 3 Head games Striker Tonio Chiovitti of the Georgetown Eagles heads a ball while a grimacing Burlington player apparently feels Chiovitti's pain during the Eagles' 2-1 loss at Stewarttown Saturday in the under-10 boys' Silver Division of the Georgetown Soccer Club's All-Star Tournament. See page 17 for details. Photo by Eamonn Maher