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A Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3 Heritage Centre donations The Dufferin Rural Heritage Community Centre has been reaping the benefits of community generosity in recent days as a number of donations have been made in support of the new indoor soccer facility in Prospect Park. LEFT: Wellington MPP Ted Arnott (left), filling in for Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh, and Sheila Tutty of the Ontario Trillium Fund were on hand to present Acton Agricultural Society president Dale Hewitt a Trillium grant cheque Photo by Yves Desjardins for $100,000. BELOW LEFT: Acton Agricultural Society member Michael O'Leary (left) and Josey Bonnette of Acton BIA, recently accepted a doantion of a new Fridgidaire refrigerator cosponsored by Ron Kuiken of Halton Hills Furniture and Jodi Eke, Territory manager of Electrolux Major Appliances North America. The refrigerator is in the Acton Agricultural Society board room, located in the new Dufferin Rural Heritage Community Centre. Photo by Ted Brown BELOW: Alec Boyd (right) of Acton's Giant Tiger, recently donated $15,000 to the Acton Agricultural Society Building Fund, as Agricultural Society members (from left) Michael O'Leary, Jim Warrington and Josey Bonnette of the Acton BIA, accepted the cheque. Photo by Ted Brown Plenty of fun planned for Canada Day Region requests residents Continued from pg. 1 Thompson will be the show opener at approximately 1:30 p.m. Entertainers will perform through 4:30 p.m. Along with the entertainment on the stage, there will be lots of activities for the whole family at the Glen Williams Canada Day celebration. The day will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. A 5 Km Fun Run will get underway at 9 a.m., and the baseball game is set for 10 a.m. The children will find lots to do at the playground from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. including a pony shoe tournament starting every hour on the back ball diamond and there will also be free face painting by the Georgetown Little Theatre Youth Company. A Historical Walking Tour of the area will leave from the Williams Mill at 10 a.m. and at noon the parade will get underway. A Seniors' Tea will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and there will be Children's Games from 2 to 3 p.m. on the back ball diamond. Rampulla Martial Arts will host a demon- cut outdoor water use The Region is asking residents to cut back on outdoor water use to alleviate pressure on Halton's reservoirs. Although weather conditions can vary and rain has fallen, unseasonably dry weather this spring combined with heavy water use has prompted the Region to request that citizens minimize things like lawn watering, car washing and driveway washing. Flowers and vegetable gardens should be watered by hand and only as needed. "The hot and dry weather in June has caused a spike in outdoor water use," said Regional Chair Gary Carr. "We want to ensure that the Region's reservoirs have enough water to provide for essential household uses and fire protection, so we're asking residents to help out by reducing their outdoor water use." The Region's planning and public works staff is monitoring Halton's reservoir levels closely. If the hot, dry weather persists it may become necessary to issue a complete watering ban. Halton has an odd-even day watering bylaw in effect that advises even-numbered houses should water only on even calendar days and odd-numbered houses should water on odd calendar days. However, since lawns only need one inch of water once a week to stay healthy, it's not necessary to water on every odd or even day. For water conservation ideas and advice visit the Region's website at www.halton.ca/waterconservation. Acton band Cain & Abel will perform at the Rotary Club Bandshell in Prospect Park on Canada Day this Monday. stration at 2 p.m. and a Pet Show will be held at 3 p.m. Also at 3 p.m., Halton Hills firefighters will put on an auto extraction demonstration. The popular Duck Race will begin at 4 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic lunch but there will also be food and craft vendors in the park throughout the day. (Lisa Tallyn can be reached at ltallyn@independentfreepress.com) Backyard Touch 318 Guelph Street Georgetown 905.873.8835 HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 10 am - 6 pm; Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 11 am - 3 pm (FORMERLY BEACHCOMBER) *See instore for details