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Transportation and Progress n my office I am surrounded Milton”. needs of our community as we considered to ensure a vibrant with things that my mother and The proposals grow. economy and ongoing employment Ifather have saved including old from the My window opportunities for residents. photos and newspapers. On one wall Ministry of looks out on to the Industries need to be accessible and is a copy of the Acton Free Press Transportation for main street of Acton serviced well by the community from July 15th, 1954 with the the GTA West which is also one of infrastructure. Our business headline “Expressway May Start Corridor are going Kathleen the main east west community needs every advantage This Year: New Four-Lane Access to have a signifi- Dills routes paralleling to allow them to remain Highway To Cut Between Acton and cant impact on Chairman the 401, Highway 7. competitive. A Quarterly Official Publication of how we survive as Each day trucks Make sure that you take the time Chamber of Commerce a community through to 2031 – a struggle to make the corners and to understand all the implications of 328 Guelph Street, date that seems as far off as 1954. cars get backed up turning at the GTA West Corridor to your Halton Hills, ON L7G 4B5 Kudos to the mayor, councillors and Highway 25. business and community and make Tel 905.877.7119 residents for taking active rolls in We must ensure our collective your voice heard. Fax 905.877.5117 Email [email protected] getting the community involved and communities of Acton, Georgetown, www.haltonhillschamber.on.ca aware of the impact of the options Limehouse, Glen Williams and Kathleen Dills proposed. There is no question that Norval that make up Halton Hills Chairman of the Board the plan in principle will proceed continue to grow. We have to insure Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce and will accommodate the traffic that the needs of our businesses are [email protected] EDITORIAL COMMITTEE EDITOR: Cor Baarda, Knowledge Management Graeme Goebelle, FCA, New chair of Miss/Halton LHIN 905.702.0926 By Andrea Lefebvre, Independent & Free Press Writers: Tracey Wellon well-known Halton Hills Although one of the TY Virtual Assistant businessman was recently smaller LHINs in Ontario, 416.895.9949 Anamed Chair of the Board the Halton Sue Walker, of Directors for the Mississauga group is one of the most Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Halton Local Health Integration efficient and was noted by 905.877.7119 Network (LHIN). Graeme Goebelle, the ministry as one of the a founding member of Goebelle top LHINs in the province. Wendy Hue, Partners In Progress Macadam Alexander LLP Chartered The semi-retired Goebelle 905.877.2183 Accountants, officially took over as joins a group of board chair on June 9th, replacing members with backgrounds Andrea Lefebvre The Independent & Free Press founding chair John Magill. in litigation, accounting, 905.873.0301 “I have major shoes to fill,” says strategy and social Goebelle, who joined the LHIN marketing. Prior to joining Tiziana Manierka board in January. the LHIN, he sat on the Studio Fourteen 905.877.9828 The Mississauga Halton LHIN is Georgetown Hospital board one of Ontario’s14 LHINs. Created and was part of the Book Review: by the Ontario government in 2006, Georgetown Hospital Beverley King, LHINs are responsible for planning, Foundation. Halton Hills Public Libraries though they may not even know funding and managing health “My track record over the years 905.873.2681 where the community is,” Goebelle services in their communities. from when I started my business is says. “What works in may PRODUCTION & PRINTING The community-based LHINs were that I’ve wanted to give back to the not work in Thunder Bay or The Independent & Free Press designed to make Ontario’s health community I make my living in,” Steve Foreman, Cornwall or Niagara Falls.” system more patient-centered and says Goebelle, a long time General Manager The Mississauga Halton LHIN, accountable by making health care Georgetown resident. “The Dolores Black, Production which encompasses South reform and integration decisions satisfaction I get out of giving back BusinessLink is the official publication of Etobicoke, Mississauga, Halton more locally driven. to my community is Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. Hills, Oakville and Milton, oversees Unsolicited material is not eligible for payment. “LHINs bring in local knowledge overwhelming.” Opinions expressed are those of the author, not the area’s six hospitals and nearly to help make local decisions, as necessarily those of the Chamber, its Board of 80 health care providers like mental Directors or its membership. opposed to having people in the It is distributed free to all Chamber members health and addiction agencies. and through The Independent & Free Press. ministry make the decision even