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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2007 3THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 20072 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 181007 Free Influenza (Flu) Immunization Clinics for Seniors and High Priority Individuals Halton Regions Health Department is offering free flu immunization clinics to Ontarians 65 years or older, pregnant women, health care and emergency service workers, and those 6 months of age and older with certain medical problems or a chronic illness. Please wear a short-sleeved shirt. No appointments are necessary. If you have a fever, or do not feel well, postpone your visit to a later date. Tuesday, October 23 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Georgetown Seniors Centre Indoor Mall, Unit 9 318 Guelph Street, Georgetown Wednesday, October 24 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Acton Arena, Community Hall 415 Queen Street E., Acton Free Influenza (Flu) Immunization Clinics Open to all Ontarians 6 months of age and older Wednesday, October 24 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Acton Arena, Community Hall 415 Queen Street E., Acton Monday, November 5 3:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Christ the King Secondary School 161 Guelph Street, Georgetown Monday, November 12 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. St. Brigid Elementary School 73 Miller Drive, Georgetown Wednesday, December 12 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Christ the King Secondary School 161 Guelph Street, Georgetown For more information on influenza (flu) and the complete clinic schedule, visit www.halton.ca/flu. Wellington - Halton Hills It was an honour for me to represent the Liberal Party in the Ontario Provincial Election. Please accept my sincere thank you to all who helped and sup- ported my campaign and to all who voted for me. Thank you all so much. Sincerely, Marg Bentley ???????????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????? You will support the people who support your community, like sports teams, local fundraisers etc. Sponsored by the Acton BIA Show that we care about the community that we chosen to live in and its financial survival. 1st Acton Scouts Invite You to their 2nd ANNUAL SCAREFEST At Acton Scout House 11 School Lane October 25 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. October 26, 27 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. $4.00 per person $15 per family Can You Brave Our Haunted Basement?? Acton firefighters, District One, responded to an apart- ment fire at 24 Ransom St. at 1:04 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12. Crews found the apartment full of smoke when they ar- rived. After a search of the apartment they located a pair of oven mitts in the kitchen counter that had burned. The tenant had removed backing from the oven a few minutes earlier and touched the element in the oven with the oven mitts. The resident then left the apartment and mitts smouldered before ig- niting, eventually consumed themselves and nearby kitch- en items. A neighbour heard the smoke alarm and reported the incident to 911. Dollar loss as a result of smoke damage is estimated at $10,000. Van Fire Acton firefighters re- sponded to a utility van fire on Nassagewya-Esquesing Townline south of 22 Side Road at 12:35 a.m. on Sun- day. Firefighters found the van fully involved. The van was carrying large contain- ers of assorted oils used to service heavy equipment. After extinguishing fire, Public Works and the Minis- try of the Environment were advised of the incident for clean-up purposes. Burning oven mitts cause $10,000 fire By Matthew Reid Its finally coming to an end. The repaving and con- struction that has dominated downtown Acton for weeks will be finished up by the end of this week, says Martin Larkin, Town inspector on the site. The Main St. construc- tion project has lasted over 55 days. The topcoat of asphalt or finish coat between Church Street and St. Albans Drive will be completed next year due to the checking of wa- ter mains in that area. The stretch of Main Street from Church Street south towards Superior Glove was slated to begin repaving on Monday of this week. The transition from high- way headache to smooth surface has been a long and hard undertaking for both the construction workers on the front line, and for the people who have lived in and around the construction zone for the past month-and-a-half. Were almost done, says Larkin. Were getting there. Final measures are being put into place as construction crews continue with repaving and clean-up, which is great news for Acton residents and business owners. The head- ache of maneuvering cars or trucks downtown will soon be over. Thank goodness its go- ing to be over soon! says disgruntled driver Amanda Mols. I got stuck in traffic at Main and Church Street for at least 10 minutes. Mols says she understands and appreciates the work that is being done, but it gets ex- tremely frustrating with all the dust and traffic headache when heading downtown. The traf- fic south of Church Street has been stretched almost down to 25 Side Road at times. Its too difficult for people like myself to shop downtown when its such a mess, ex- plains Mols. One thing for certain, as dust settles and the cars flow into a regular speed around the corner of Main and Mill, the end of construction defi- nitely makes it a little easier to say Its worth the drive to Acton. Construction ends this week Worth the drive again FINISHING TOUCHES: The construction along Main Street from Su- perior Glove north past Mill Street will be completed by this weekend. - Matt Reid photo