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OPINION It's spring. The tulips and daffodils are not far behind-- along with the new promise of the season. As we welcome with open arms, particu- larly this year, the fi rst fl owers, they are a har- binger of warmer temperatures and gentler winds, but also of hope. Daffodils are the symbol of hope for the Canadian Cancer Society-- hope that cancer will be beaten. The Acton branch will be sell- ing daffodils at Sobey's April 5 from 5-9 p.m. and April 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Money raised goes to vital research projects, raising aware- ness and community support. Yesterday (Monday) also marked the start of the April fundraising campaign for Cancer Assistance Services-Halton Hills-- CAShh. This community-based group offers support, hope and much-needed practical assistance to local cancer patients such as providing trans- portation to hospitals for treatments, wigs, palliative care, etc. all free of charge. Many in the community are battling with the disease. Many others have also felt losses to it. We all have our own reasons for buying a daffodil or supporting CAShh. As is said, cancer touches everyone in some way. There isn't anyone who hasn't been touched by the wretched illness or lost a loved one, friend, colleague or acquaintance to it. We have all shed a tear thanks to cancer. It is time we all get back on our feet, take a deep breath, summon our resolve and give cancer a resounding kick in the butt to send it packing. Cancer can be beaten-- with your support. The Independent & Free Press is published Tuesday and Thursday and is one of several Metroland Media Group Ltd. community newspapers. Edi- torial and advertising content of The Independent & Free Press is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. The Independent & Free Press There is hope Steve Nease Letters to the editor Dear editor, On Feb. 8 my son and I drove to Sunnybrook Hospital for treatment I required. We were stuck on Bayview Avenue for two hours and as we ap- proached the top of the hill before the hospital we saw that the hold-up was due to cars spinning out on the hill due to the snow. A young fella dressed very smartly, and my son, got out of their cars and pushed several cars. To my amazement, not one other person got out of their car to help push. I jumped out of the car, looked down the hill and began waving my cane to get others to assist in moving these cars. Not ONE person got out to help! There was at least 100 cars be- hind us and no one was going any- where while these cars were stuck. I was absolutely stunned that no one would help. It was quite sad really. We eventually got to Sunnybrook two hours late and then made the journey home again in two hours. What a lovely suprise when I got home and saw that my neighbours had completley cleared my drive- way and a fella down the street had also plowed all the sidewalk up our street. Thank you Nick and Dan for be- ing great neighbours and to the fella on Delrex Blvd. who cleared the sidewalk, it helped me a great deal and reminded me why I like living here. Thank you to all the people in Georgetown who have been so kind to us. Zena and Charlie McGhee, Georgetown Letters policy 905-873-0301 Publisher: Dana Robbins General manager: Steve Foreman (sforeman@theifp.ca) Retail advertising manager: Cindi Campbell (ccampbell@theifp.ca) Managing editor: John McGhie (jmcghie@theifp.ca) Distribution manager: Nancy Geissler (ngeissler@theifp.ca) Classifi eds Kristie Pells (classifi ed@theifp.ca) Accounting Rose Marie Gauthier Editorial Cynthia Gamble: News editor (cgamble@theifp.ca) Ted Brown: Photography (tbrown@theifp.ca) Lisa Tallyn: Staff writer (ltallyn@theifp.ca) Eamonn Maher: Staff writer/sports (emaher@theifp.ca) In its latest budget, the federal govt. has ear- marked billions of dollars to improve munici- pal infrastructure in Canada. What should those dollars be spent on in Halton Hills? • Improving roads (56%) • Building Phase 2 of the Gellert Centre (28%) •Introducing town-wide public transit (16%) WEB POLL RESULTS (Go to www.theifp.ca) Kindness found close to home Raider goalies wrongly blamed Letters must include an address and daytime phone number. Anonymous letters will not be published. Letters should not exceed 150 words and may be edited for content and/or length. Publication is not guaranteed. Email: jmcghie@theifp.ca Mail or drop off: Independent & Free Press, 280 Guelph St., Unit 29, Georgetown, ON., L7G 4B1. Dear editor, Several editions ago your sports section featured an article about the Georgetown Junior A Raid- ers losing a playoff series to St. Mike's. The headline on the article quoted the coach as blaming the goaltending for the loss. He should be ashamed for making this state- ment and you should not have made this a headline. The goaltending was one of the things that got them to the play- offs and there are at least 16 other players on the team. Why did they not score more goals or prevent them? Think of the damage to these young men's psyche and how it could affect them. Hockey is a team sport win or lose. As a grandfather of a longtime minor hockey goalie I have seen how losing can make them feel. Shame on you both. Doug Giffi n, Georgetown (Editor's note: The headline on the story in question read 'Raiders left to wonder: What happened?' and did not mention the team's goaltenders.) •T he I FP • H al to n H ill s •T ue sd ay , A p ril 2 , 2 01 3 6