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Acton/Georgetown, Friday, July 20, 2007 9 Ensure your children ride safely With summer officially here this is likely a good time to remind you that for children ages 1 to 9 years motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death and/or injury. In fatal crashes, nearly 20 per cent of children who were under the age of eight were not wearing a seat-belt, or restrained in a child safety seat or booster seat. A correctly used car seat will reduce the likelihood of death or injury by 75 per cent. Here are some common mistakes: · Seat-belt not tight enough to secure seat properly. · Harness and shoulder straps are too loose or twisted. · Chest clip is too low. · Child safety seat is not appropriate for weight and height of child. · Tether strap is not used for forward facing seats, or clipped to cargo anchors as opposed to proper tether anchors. · Seat belt locking clip is not used when required (Review vehicle and seat manuals). · Children under 12 years of age are in the front seat. The safest and best practice is to keep your child under 12 in the back seat, away from any active air bag. Give Away a success More than 5,100 residents took advantage of Halton Region's Compost Give Away this spring, and in turn, dropped off eight tonnes of food and a record $10,274 in cash. Molson Canada donated more than 1,600 boxes to package the food donations. The food and cash were divided between all the food banks in Halton, including Acton FoodShare and Georgetown Bread Basket. Another three-day Compost Give Away will be held in the fall. Const. Chris Borak Remember, failing to properly secure yourself and/or child will not only result in a fine and two demerit points, but can lead to serious injury and even death. Please take care of your children so that they can become police officers one day! If you would like to learn more about child safety seats I have a limited number of DVDs that you may borrow, or you can visit www.safekidscanada.ca. Contact me personally for crime prevention tips at 905-878-5511 extension 2470, or by emailing chris.borak@hrps.on.ca. Please reserve the 911 system for emergency calls only. --Chris Borak is the community support officer for District 1 wagon rides hay barn barbecue vintage tractors animals old-fashioned games laura 905·459·5933 On behalf of the members of both the Georgetown SloPitch League and Georgetown Baseball Association, the GSL executive would like to thank the following: Mark Coates of Sports Unlimited Georgetown and Erin Keith Gillett of Gillett Haulage Spencer Amos of Amos Plumbing In early June these men donated their hours, machine time and materials for the renovation of the Gellert hardball diamond, making it a more versatile diamond for all of the Georgetown baseball community. Local student one of 50 to attend program for scientists Georgetown resident, Guillermo Ordorica-Garcia, a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo is one of 50 students from around the world, who will be attending a one-week research program for young scientists. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) conference will be held next month in Germany. Ordorica-Garcia's doctoral research involves clean energy production with CO2 capture and minimal greenhouse gas reductions. He has been working in this field for about seven years and has published research in peer-reviewed journals, and presented his work at three international conferences and a number of other events. The efforts of these 3 are an inspiration to us all! T HAT WAS N' T H A R D THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMPLE WAYS TO ACHIEVE YOUR 10% CREDIT To qualify for your Summer Savings credit, lower your electricity use by 10% between July 1st and August 31st. You'll receive an additional 10% credit on your upcoming electricity bill* and you'll feel good knowing you're doing something good for the environment. No sign up necessary**. Just start saving now. Find out more at everykilowattcounts.com/summersavings * The electricity use data will be normalized to account for any weather difference between 2006 and 2007. **Summer Savings is open to eligible residential electricity customers from July 1st ­ August 31st, 2007. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. For full terms, conditions and eligibility requirements, visit everykilowattcounts.com/summersavings OM OPA, Every Kilowatt Counts and Ontario Power Authority are each official marks of the Ontario Power Authority. ® Trademark of Hamilton Utilities Corporation, used under license by Hydro One Inc. A program offered by In cooperation with