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Students are back to school next Tuesday and con- cerned advertisers have messages on Pages 8 and 9 for parents. Boys Under 16 soccer fi - nals were played in Acton Sunday. See results on Page 16. The New Tanner offi ce will be closed Monday so staff can enjoy the Labour Day Holiday. The Bouclair court case has been switched to a new date. Page 19. Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 9 No. 35 Thursday, August 31, 2006 THE NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST Whats Inside Rent-A-Car Daily Weekly Monthly 856-0000 286 Alma Street, Rockwood ILLAGE 387 Queen St. East, Acton 336 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-877-0149 Georgetown Chrysler Dodge Jeep georgetownchrylser.com BUZZING FOR BEN: Noah MacDonald, 10, centre back, and his brothers, left to right, Jesse, 9, twins Elijah and Jonah, 3, and Aaron, 7, will all be climbing into the chair to have their locks clipped Saturday to raise funds to fi nd a cure for muscular dystrophy a disease which their cousin Ben has.- Submitted photo. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 The Acton Agricultural Society has reached the fi rst phase of their building fundraising commitment raising just over $350,000. The project for a new building for the AAS is rolling along on schedule with the completion of the tendering process this week and the best bid awarded to a contractor, one of 14 submitted. The winning bid came in almost right on target to the budgeted amount. Council, at their meeting on Sept 5, will determine if all the required targets have been met by the AAS in or- der to give the go-ahead to proceed to the next phase. Under the co-chairman- ship of Norm Elliott, Jim Pink and Brent Marshall, the fundraising committee is continuing to meet week- ly to plan and aggressively seek the fi nancial support needed to fuel the project. Daunting as this task may be, its been made easier by the tremendous support from the community and local businesses. The most recent con- New Fair building on target By Maggie Petrushevsky Honeyfi eld homeowners wondering why their builder has not returned their dam- age deposits are jumping the gun, says the developers spokesperson. It will probably take another two to three years before their $500 deposits are refunded says Monmar service coordinator Sherry Creighton. The damage deposit is completely sepa- rate from the mud deposit which the town refunded to Monmar some months ago and to which homeowners felt they were entitled. The towns mud deposit works like an insurance policy. If the builder doesnt meet the individual lot grading specifi ca- tions provided by the town, the town either withholds the deposit until the builder fi xes the problem, or uses the deposit to pay for having the problem fi xed. Once lots have been inspected and approved, the builders mud deposit is refunded. And that was the refund which Halton Hills gave Monmar in December. However, Monmar included a $500 dam- age deposit in the closing costs for each home it sold in the Honeyfi eld develop- ment. Thats our leverage to maintain access to properties (after they appear fi nished) in case we need to go in to repair some damage done by the homeowner or his contractor, Creighton explains. For example, if a property owner had a Damage deposits for homes in Honeyfi eld years away Over $350,000 raised by commitee Ten-year-old Noah MacDonald knows his six-year-old cousin Ben is losing out in his battle to be like other boys so hes asking for pledges and donations to support the Buzz for Ben haircut hell receive this Saturday, Sept. 2 at the M&M Charity BBQ in the Macs Milk parking lot. The funds will go to research towards a cure for muscular dystrophy. Noahs also going to get help from brothers Jessie, 9, Aaron, 7, and three- year-old twins Elijah and Jonah who will also be baring their scalps to a hairdressers clippers. Hes also invit- ing others to have their locks buzzed for $10 a head. The MacDonald family will be in a tent at the charity barbecue from 10a. m. to 4p.m. to receive pledges or accept donations. Hair raising event this Saturday By Janis Fread