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•T he IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, N ovem ber 7, 2013 3 Our 14th Annual To book an Appointment, please call: 905-877-7958 or www.hassellautomotive.com As our thank-you to all of our great customers, regulars and new, please accept from us: 45 MOUNTAINV IEW RD. N . , GEORGETOWN AUTOMOTIVE SALES & SERVICE 12-pack of Pop • $5. Tim Horton's gift card • Jug of Windshield Washer Fluid Our 14th Annual Change engine oil & �lter, lubricate (excluding synthetic) Rotate & balance tires as necessary Check all �uid levels Check brakes, steering, suspension, exhaust & fuel system Check vehicle for tune-up Scan computer for codes • • • • • • Mayor's Masquerade Mayor Rick Bonnette and wife Josey enjoy the second annual Mayor's Masquerade Ball held recently at the Acton Town Hall. The Mardi Gras-style ball raised $20,000 for the Stay at Home and Play Arena Campaign and $10,000 for the Georgetown Hospital Foundation. Photo by Ray Lavender Council ignores plea to delay meeting on Norval Secondary Plan Former Mayor Kathy Gastle, now president of the Norval Community Association, requested Hal- ton Hills council reject a staff report calling for a December public meeting on the draft Norval Sec- ondary Plan. Gastle, speaking on behalf of the Association's executive at Monday's council meeting, said the public meeting was premature until protections are in place to ensure Norval is not dramatically changed. "(The) proposed changes are not minor in na- ture, but major, and could potentially change the residential aspect of the hamlet of Norval forever," she told councillors. Gastle said the Town's Heritage Register, listing Norval buildings, including Lucy Maud Montgom- ery's former home, needs to be completed, as does the cell tower policy. She said the CVC's strategy of protecting Norval from floods must be outlined and decisions on major roads in and around Norval must be made. Gastle also asked that the 500 sq. metre proposed building envelope be reduced to 250 sq. m. to prevent land massing, and residents should be informed of the ramifications of a new Hamlet Residential/Office designation on King, Green and Adamson Sts. "Please have all the reports completed and up- dated for the protection of our hamlet before pass- ing this bylaw. The Norval Community Association needs to be assured that Norval will remain a his- toric hamlet, now and in the future." With Norval Secondary Plan Review committee member Councillor Joan Robson calling the draft a balanced approach, council approved the staff re- quest to move forward with a public meeting on Dec. 2, to receive feedback on the Secondary Plan, Zoning Bylaw Amendment, Hamlet Design and Heritage Protection Guidelines. A final report could come back for approval in early 2014. • • • For more on the Norval Secondary Plan go to http://www.haltonhills.ca/initiatives/Norval_Sec- ondary_Plan.php For more on Gastle's full presentation go to www.theifp.ca/gastledefendsNorval Annual Scout Food Drive nets 27,000 lbs. of goods The 23rd annual Scouts/ Guide Food Drive for George- town Bread Basket brought in nearly 27,000 lbs. of food. The official tally on Satur- day was 26,982 lbs.-- which surpassed the 22,000 lbs. col- lected last year. Georgetown Bread Basket Chair Terri Mosher said Satur- day's total doesn't collect any miscellaneous bags that may have been brought into the food bank, or those they get for the few weeks following the drive. Monetary donations were up this year with $1,375 do- nated compared to $1,200 the previous year. "Thank you to all the Scout/ Guides and their families, GBB volunteers and all community volunteers for helping to make this a success," said Mosher. By LISA TALLYN Staff Writer Catholic board okays HPV vaccine in schools Continued from pg. 1 The Halton Catholic school board had been the only one of 29 Catholic boards in Ontario that didn't allow onsite HPV vaccinations of its students. Despite the decision, the board has not indicated how soon the HPV vaccine might be available. In a semi-rare recorded vote, Burlington trustees John Morrison and Arlene Iantomasi, Oakville trust- ees Paul Marai and Ed Viana, Halton Hills trustee John Mark Rowe and Milton trustee and board chair Diane Rabenda voted 'yes' to end the vaccine ban. Oakville trustee Anthony Danko and Burlington's Jane Michael voted 'no'. The vote garnered the two-thirds majority re- quired to rescind an existing board policy. Rowe said he decided to support allowing the vac- cine after hearing from Halton's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal and a representative from the Diocese of Hamilton office who said Bishop Douglas Crosby did not have a problem with the vaccine be- ing administered on school property. "Dr. Nosal convinced me it was as safe as any vac- cine," said Rowe. "It seems to do what it's supposed to do. The choice to give the vaccine or not is still up to the parent." The result prompted a torrent of harsh words from several people in the audience prior to some of them storming out. Many of the delegations said the board would be seen as hypocritical if it allowed the vaccine for its students while also teaching Catholic values such as chastity, as HPV is a sexually-transmitted disease. Prior to the vote the board heard from seven del- egations, six of whom wanted trustees to keep the ex- isting ban in place. Most of the six presentations made against remov- ing the vaccine ban claimed information they com- piled from around the world questioned the safety of the HPV vaccine and alleged it was responsible for a number of deaths. The lone delegation speaking in favour of rescind- ing the ban consisted of three representatives from HPV Canada. "The Internet is full of false claims" about the HPV vaccine, said Mark Loeb, division director of infec- tious disease in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at McMaster University, which elicited groans of disapproval from the crowd. • Visit www.theifp.ca for the full story By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer