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Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210, Georgetown 905-873-6642 Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 The Georgetown Dear people of Halton Hills; During these uncertain times, rest assured we remain open to serve you. We have adjusted services according to the guidance by Health Canada. Please call for an appointment. We are not accepting walk ins at this time. We handle every call on an individual basis to best handle each person's needs. Social distancing in clinic with one appointment per time slot in waiting room. If necessary, I offer mailbox drops as well! Take care, be safe and know this will pass. . . . Lend MeYour Ears Business (not quite) as usual.. By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers is built on transparency, hones- ty and integrity. As such, we have launched a trust initia- tive to tell you who we are and how and why we do what we do. This column is part of that project. Telling your stories is our job, our mission and our call- ing. When something happens in our community, whether it's how a pandemic is shak- ing us up with more disrup- tion than we have seen in our lifetime, the sudden death of one of our own, or how we have banded together to help a neighbour, it's our job to help you make sense of it through personal stories. For more than a century reporters from this newspa- per have been reaching out, talking with our neighbours and amplifying their voices and stories. At its heart com- munity journalism is all about names and faces. So there's a weird discon- nect in this information age. When people have never been more photographed and published than in any time in history, it is becom- ing harder for us to find peo- ple willing to stand up and put their names and faces to issues of the day. Why? It's the comments. When our stories go up on social media, the vomitori- um where the trolls and anonymous commenters live comes to life as the stupid and the banal pick apart and find reasons to be judgmen- tal and just plain hateful to- ward their neighbours. For example we recently wrote an article about a speeding issue in a Halton neighbourhood. A resident told her story about almost being struck by a vehicle. Re- sponse in the comments put the blame on her. In a world where the vocal minority feel empowered to spew stupidity and vitriol at will, kinder, gentler souls are clamming up. It now takes a special kind of bravery to share your story with your neighbours. A willingness to face the madding crowd and say, 'this story means more than your hate.' Not for you to cower in the face of the keyboard bullies of the world. You refuse to let the tiny-minded control or silence intelligent, kind dis- course. We salute you. You make your community better with your courage and your hon- esty. Because your stories are important to all of us as we seek to make sense of our world. Pamela Steel is a Torstar Community Brands manag- ing editor and a member of the Torstar Community Brands trust committee. We welcome your ques- tions and value your com- ments. Email our trust com- mittee at trust@metro- land.com. OPINION IN PRAISE OF SOURCES TO ALL THOSE STILL WILLING TO STAND UP AND SPEAK OUT, WE SALUTE YOU, WRITES PAMELA STEEL PAMELA STEEL Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA