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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 9THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 20188 This notice is for anyone proposing to be a candidate in the Municipal Election on October 22, 2018 for the Town of Halton Hills for the offices of: • Mayor • Councillors (Local and Regional) • Regional Chair (nomination forms to be filed with the Region of Halton) • Trustee, Halton District School Board • Trustee, Halton Catholic District School Board • Trustee, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (nomination forms to be filed with the City of Hamilton) • Trustee, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (nomination forms to be filed with the Town of Oakville) Candidates may file a nomination form during regular business hours as of May 1, 2018 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.), with the last day for filing being July 27, 2018 (8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.). Filing of nomination forms to take place at the Clerk's Office - Service Halton Hills Counter. A prescribed fee which may be refundable, in the amount of $200.00 for Mayoral candidates and $100.00 for all other candidates payable by cash, certified cheque, money order, or by debit, must accompany the nomination form as well as 25 signatures endorsing the nomination. (Please Note: 25 signatures of endorsement are not required for School Board Trustees) A person who proposes to be a candidate may not solicit or accept contributions for election purposes, or incur expenses, until after that person has filed a nomination paper with the Clerk. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the Town of Halton Hills website at https://www.haltonhills.ca/elections/index.php or by contacting the Clerk's Office at 905 873-2601 ext. 2333 or 2330. La version Française de cet avis est affichée sur le site Web de la Ville d'Halton Hills et peut également être obtenue auprès du Bureau de la secrétaire municipale dont l'adresse et le numéro de téléphone sont indiqués ci-dessus. Suzanne Jones Clerk & Director of Legislative Services Town of Halton Hills Dated this 12 day of April 2018 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTION CANDIDATE REGISTRATION/NOMINATION On April 18, the Ontario Government announced the final approval and a commitment of financial support for the proposed new Wil f r id Laur ie r University/Conestoga College campus in Halton Region. "We're delighted to hear that the Laurier/Con- estoga proposal for a new post-secondary campus in Halton Region continues to move forward," Wel- lington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott said. Arnott was in attend- ance at the announcement event and informed the Ontario Legislature of the good news on April 19. "It has been an honour to represent a large part of Halton Region in the Legislature for the past decade," Arnott con- tinued. "I want to express my sincere appreciation to the staff of Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College, our municipal officials, and in par t icu la r Hal ton Regional Chair Gary Carr and Regional Council, as well as the many other local partners who have worked together to bring us to this point." Arnott has been sup- p o r t i n g t h e L a u r i e r project for almost five years, after first being in- formed of it by Dr. Max Blouw, who was then Wilfrid Laurier Univer- sity's President. In recent years, the vet- eran MPP wrote to the Government on many oc- casions, arranged meetings at Queen's Park, spoke about the merits of the Laurier/Conestoga pro- posal in the Legislature several times, and attended a number of related events to show his support. "Laurier is considered to be one of Canada's top comprehensive universi- ties and scores as the top university in the country in terms of student satis- faction," Arnott went on. "It's a perfect fit for our area, and will give generations of students another local option for their post-secondary edu- cation." Congratulations to the Grandpal French Connec- tion group for winning the Walter Mulkewich Com- munity Development Award 2018 on Mon- day, April 16. Every two weeks, this group holds French conversations with students from grades four to seven in French Immer- sion Programs for an hour using Face Time on their iPads. Each student gets 10 minutes with a Grand- pal to help them improve their communication skills in French. What a great intergenerational program. Congratulations are also in order to the winners of the Dart Tournament held at Acton Hillsview Active Living Centre on Tuesday, April 17. The gold medal in Ladies Doubles went to Patricia Rae and Nellie Bell of Georgetown, while the silver went to Mar- garet Bromby and Cathy Forbes of Acton. In Mixed Doubles, the gold went to Marie Chalmers and John Harvey of George- town, silver to Betty and Bruce Dalley of George- town and bronze to Evelyn and William Coleman of Georgetown. The week of April 15 to 21 was Volunteer Week in Canada. If you didn't get to the Centre this week to have a coffee "on us" as a token of our "Thanks to you", please pop in to the Office and get your coffee voucher. On behalf of the staff and Board of Direc- tors, thank you. This year the Centres will be participating in the Town Community Volunteer Recognition event "Hats off to you" on June 12 at the Gellert Community Centre. This event will replace our for- mal Centres recognition event for this year. Please watch for more details as you will be receiving an invitation in the mail for our June 12 recognition event. Watch for the upcom- ing partnership with the library and their newly ac- quired virtual reality tools. They will be at the Centre in May to take you to all sorts of places and activ- ities. You won't want to miss this adventure. More information to follow. New Wilfrid Laurier University/ Conestoga College campus approved Hillsview RepoRt - geoRgetown By: Florence Riehl