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10 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006 BLOOD DONATIONS: Sherri Watson, left, and Jen - nifer Johnson of Canadian Blood Services prepare to pack up blood received at Actons blood donor clinic last week. Organizers report 90 people made appointments to donate, 75 donors showed up and 67 units of blood were collected. Maggie Petrushevsky photo ?????????????? ???????????????? ???????? ? ???????????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????????? ??????????????? ?????????????? ??????????????? ????????? 373 Queen Street East Acton ON (519) 853-0558 Tyler Property & Mgmt Ltd ???????? ???????? ??????? SAVE $5 ON INK IN COUPON IN FLYER. www.herbalmagic.ca 519.853.8123 Acton Market Plaza 372 Queen St., Acton My Cottage Dream Bed - Bath - Home Decor 44 Eastern Ave. (519) 853-0092 Across from the Old Hide House Gift Certificates Available Summer Clearance 20-50% OFF By Rick Bonnette Mayors Corner When does Town assume responsibility for new streets? When does a road or street become a municipal road? I bet most of you thought every street belongs to the Town. This comes up every now and again to myself or members of Council. You see, when a new subdivision is created there are various stages that the development must go through before the Town assumes a road. Once a design is approved, the roads are constructed to base asphalt, and the Plan is registered and the road own- ership is transferred to the municipality. At that time, the developer is responsible for all maintenance, except snow removal, once there is occupancy. It is about a two to three year process. Upon completion of pub- lic services, a completion certificate is issued and a maintenance period com- mences for the next 24 months. At the expiration of the maintenance period, the Town inspects the public services and the developer repairs the deficiencies. Once Town engineers are satisfied, they will report to Council recommending an assumption by-law. If passed, the Town is respon- sible for all maintenance. As you can see, it takes about five years before the Town assumes new streets. After all, we want to protect taxpayers by ensuring ev- erything is in working order before we take it over. * * * * At the Council meeting on August 14, recipients of the Ontario Heritage Community Awards were honoured. These awards have been ongoing for 10 years to recognize indi- viduals and small groups who have made significant contributions to heritage preservation. Awards were presented to Artworks for the Cul- tural Heritage category, the Limehouse Kiln Society for the Built Heritage category, and the Lucy Maud Mont- gomery Heritage Garden Committee for Heritage Garden conservation. Halton Hills is proud of your accomplishments. Congratulations! * * * * HOPE (Healthy Options for People and the Environ- ment) have done a great job on the Sargent Road boule- vard in Georgetown. Their last planting is taking place between 8a.m. and 12 noon on August 27. Drop by and lend a helping hand. * * * * Local artist, Herta Hajek, is presently displaying her oil on canvas artwork on the Mayors Showcase. * * * * Keeping i t real! I can be reached by tele- phone at 905-873-2601, ext. 2342, or by e-mail at mayor@haltonhills.ca. Cyclists raise over $405,000 to fight MS More than 600 cyclists participated in the RONA MS Bike Tour from Brampton to Waterloo over the week- end, raising $405,000 for multiple sclerosis research and services. They exceeded the original fundraising goal of $375,000. Participants cycled 190 kilometres over two days, travelling from Brampton to Waterloo and back again motivated by the mission to find a cure for MS. Cyclists left Brampton Fairgrounds at 8a.m. and travelled through Georgetown, Limehouse, Rockwood and Guelph before arriving at the University of Waterloo about 12:30p. m., staying overnight in Waterloo before retracing their route. Check points in this area included Limehouse school, 22 Sideroad Limehouse, Marzo Glove at 5th Line Nas- sagaweya at Highway 7, Fourth Line Rockwood at McNair Training Stable. Barb Robinson, manager of fundraising events at the MS Society of Canada, notes that people cycle in the RONA MS Bike Tours for a variety of reasons. 373 Queen St. E. 519.853.0051 fax: 519.853.0052 thenewtanner@on.aibn.com