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Gold just keep coming Actons way in hockey tournaments. Page 13. Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 10 No. 12 Thursday, March 22, 2007 THE NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST Whats Inside Spielvogels named Citizens of Year 25 years of organizing annual Santa Claus parade The hard work and eye for detail that bring pure joy to everyone who watches Ac- tons the annual Santa Claus parade has earned Bill and Diane Spielvogel Citizen of the Year honours from the Rotary Club of Acton. It is quite a shock were still stunned, Diane Spiel- vogel said on Tuesday night after being informed of their selection. The parade is just some- thing that we do its always been for the kids, and you just dont think youre doing something special, Mrs. Spielvogel said of their 20- plus years of involvement in the parade, organized by the Acton Fire Fighters As- sociation. Bill Spielvogel, now a retired firefighter, started working on the annual pre-Christmas parade after the Fire Fighters Associa- tion became involved in 1983/84. Within several years, he was chair of the event backed up by wife Diane, who said her job sometimes is Bills stabilizer, because he gets a little excited close Continued on page 2 Expand uses of east end plaza By Frances Niblock A fitness centre, restaurant, medical offices or a daycare may now locate in a new commercial plaza in Acton East, but supermarkets, department stores and adult entertainment uses will not be allowed on the 1.5-acre site at the northwest corner of Queen Street and Tanner Drive. With no public debate, Town Coun- cil recently approved Official Plan and zoning requests from the landowner, Rinarin Limited, to expand the al- lowable uses on the site abutting its Honeyfield housing subdivision. There are currently two houses on the property that Rinarin earlier described as Actons eastern gateway. The current Highway Commercial designation allows motels, auto-relat- ed uses and building supply or produce outlets. Additional uses include places of entertainment, institutional uses, commercial schools, and automotive commercial uses. Rinarin has submitted two concept plans to the Town showing different site layouts. One has two single-sto- rey retail buildings, a gas bar in the centre, and a convenience kiosk fac- ing Highway 7 at Tanners Drive. The second plan shows two single-storey Diane and Bill Spielvogel relax at home after being told they are Actons 2007 Citizens of the Year. The Spielvogels have been in charge of Santas parade for 25 years. - Frances Niblock photo Continued on page 3 Drum roll launches new Town web site By Frances Niblock With a push of a button on a laptop computer at the council chamber podium, Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette ac- companied by a recording of a drum roll and councillors drumming on their desks launched the Towns refreshed website recently. Under renovation since April, the site www.haltonhills.ca is a big improve- ment over the old site, according to webmaster Kevin Brandon, who described the home page as decidedly different in an effort to be a community resource for all things Halton Hills. New links provide easy and quick access to the Weather Network and to agendas and minutes of all Town committee and council meetings. As well, speeding tickets can be paid on-line, Town program registration is simplified, and BizPal simplifies the licenc- ing and permit process. I like what I see, so far, Bonnette said, adding the pictures of local residents on the home page make the site much more friendlier. Brandon said the $12,000 cost of the site refresh included staff time for design and maintenance, and approximately $3,000 to purchase several databases. Rockwood 856-2222 $99/WEEK5 YEARS 2004 AVALANCHE Z71........................ $22,222 TO ITS WORTH THE DRIVE ACTON MOTORS 8531280 2003 JEEP LIBERTY Last weeks photo of two skaters showed the wrong champions. See Page 9. Acton Jiu Jitsu club was head and shoulders over others in tourney. See Page 15. Young New Tanner paper carrier is bitten by dog. Page 3.