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Mayor Rick Bonnette put economic development at the forefront of his annual State of the Town address to local businesses, hosted by the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 11.In his speech at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Bonnette highlighted the most notable recent gains in economic development in both Georgetown and Acton.Quality of life is more than our cultured programs and events, our rolling hills, picturesque countryside, open spaces and recreation facilities, Bonnette said. Quality of life also means employment, ensuring businesses continue to create jobs and new businesses are attracted to our town. ARTICLE CONTINUES
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Being robbed left Yan traumatized. It was just before Christmas last year when a man peered into her Toronto massage parlour, pushed the unlocked door open, went in and throttled her. When he demanded money, she gave him the $180 in her wallet.Since then, Yan says she has known only anxiety. It was not the first time she had been robbed, but circumstances since then 鈥?and city bylaws 鈥?have compounded Yans troubles.Yan, not her real name, is one of about 2,500 mostly Asian workers in Torontos 400 massage and body rub parlours. She is what the city labels a holistic practitioner, or an unregistered massage therapist. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Forty such practitioners and workers in parlours, all women, have been robbed from December 2019 to March this year, says Elene Lam, executive dire
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