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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2009 3 519-853-5133 4 MILL STREET EAST AT THE FOUR CORNERS IN DOW NTOW N ACTON Summer Blowout Sale! Buy 2 pair of glasses in August and Save! 2 pair* single vision glasses for $99 complete 2 pair* lined bifocals for $149 complete 2 pair* no-line progressive for $229 complete *Selected frames only, some restrictions apply. See store for details. Sunday August 9, 2009 11am - 5pm | Downtown Acton Plenty of Fun, Excitement and Magic for the whole family to explore, featuring: Rolly Rocker and the Hemi Heads, Bruce Heron as Elvis, Johnny Toronto, The Cool Magician, The Fire Guy The Kids Action Centre gives kids of all ages time to climb the rock climbing wall, tour the Acton Fire ghters Smoke House, MasoniCh.I.P Keeps Children Safe program, Kobbler Jay plus so much more! Sponsored by: Prescription fraud On Monday, June 22, 2009 in the early afternoon, Shoppers Drug Mart on Towers Street, Fergus, received a fax for a prescription of a quantity of Oxycontin and Clenazepan pills. This fax indicated that it was from a doctor with the Trellis Mental Health Clinic in Guelph. The prescription was filled and picked up by a female later that day. Later checks by the drug mart staff found that the prescription was false and not sent by the mental health clinic. A call was then placed to the County of Welling- ton OPP to investigate. On Wednesday, July 29 the accused was located at her residence in Guelph and arrested. The 28-year-old woman faces charges of fraud under $5000.00 and breach of probation under the Criminal Code of Can- ada. She appeared in Guelph court on July 30, 2009 for a bail hearing. OMB gives approval for school, equestrian centre Town Digest Plans for the Kes- wick Sutherland private elementary school and equestrian centre east of Ballinafad have been given the green light by the Ontario Municipal Board, despite objec- tions from area residents and Town and Regional Councils that raised con- cerns about additional traffic, proper land use and possible impact on local water. Town and Regional planners approved the proposal, saying it was good planning and con- formed with the Greenbelt Plan and the Halton and Halton Hills Official Plans. The OMB agreed, ruling that the proposal is an institutional use and meets the criteria for an approved secondary use in a rural area. The proponents hope to begin construction as soon as possible after their four-year battle to get approval. Hogweed alert A dangerous plant that can cause serious skin problems has lead the Town to issue a warning for people not to touch it. Hogweed looks like a giant Queen Annes Lace, but in fact is very danger- ous and is a public health hazard. It has been found in the Third Line area be- tween the 10th and 15th Sideroads. If you find Hogweed, dont touch it and keep children and pets away from it. It is best to call a professional to remove it, but if you want to do it yourself, wear gloves, glasses and protective clothing and put it in a garbage bag and let it sit for several weeks. Hogweed, an invasive species from Asia, looks like native cow parsnip but is much larger with shorter hairs on the bot- tom side of leaves. It can grow between 10 and 15 feet high. Clear watery sap from the Hogweed can cause photo-dermatitis with large painful blisters. Halton jobs Thanks to $208,902 in provincial funding, Halton Region will be able to provide more job training to local resi- dents. F u n d i n g f o r t h e Regional Labour Market Partnership will allow Halton to research, de- velop and implement strategies for small and medium-sized employ- ers to provide training an development opportun- ities to existing and new workers.