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1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca Gary Carr Regional Chair The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 29 02 08 Providing you with safe, quality drinking water Providing Halton residents and businesses with clean, safe and top quality drinking U ? R C P ? G Q ? ? ? A M K K G R K C L R ? M S P ? F G E F J W ? O S ? J G ? C B ? J G A C L Q C B ? ? L B ? B C B G A ? R C B ? Q R ? D D ? R ? I C ? T C P W seriously. Haltons drinking water consistently tests better than Ontario Drinking Water Standards. In January the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) gave all Halton municipal residential drinking water systems a Final Inspection Rating of 100%. For more information on Halton water, visit www.halton.ca/water. New provincial regulations require all municipalities to undertake community-wide testing for the presence of lead in drinking water. Historically Halton Region water systems have not had issues with the presence of lead in drinking water. For more information visit www.halton.ca/leadinwater or call us at 905-825-6000, toll-free 1-866-442-5866. In April 2007, Halton Region began a consultation process for the 2008 development charges update. A Background Study now has been prepared to propose a by-law that will replace the Regions existing region-wide residential and non-residential roads and general services development charges in By-law No. 99-04, region-wide residential and non-residential water ? L B ? U ? Q R C U ? R C P ? B C T C J M N K C L R ? A F ? P E C Q ? G L ? W ? J ? U ? , M ? ? ? ? L B ? ? P C ? ? Q N C A G ? A ? L M L ? P C Q G B C L R G ? J ? water and wastewater development charges in By-law No. 102-03. The 2008 Halton Development Charge Background Study for the Regions Development Charges By-law was made available to the public on Wednesday February 27, 2008, and A ? L ? @ C ? M @ R ? G L C B ? ? R ? R F C ? M D ? A C ? M D ? R F C ? 0 C E G M L ? J ? ! J C P I ? ? R ? ? P M L R C ? 0 M ? B ? - ? I T G J J C ? - L R ? P G M ? L6M 3L1. Public Meeting The Development Charges Act, 1997 requires that at least one public meeting be held prior to the passing of a development charges by-law. The purpose of this public meeting is to present the 2008 Halton Development Charge Background Study and proposed by-law and to allow persons to make representations relating to the proposed by-law. The public meeting will be held by the Regional Administration and Finance Committee as follows: Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Council Chambers, Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario All interested persons are invited to attend the public meeting and to make representations. Interested persons should note that the development charge proposals might change ? Q ? ? ? P C Q S J R ? M D ? R F C ? K C C R G L E ? ? L B ? ? L W ? D S P R F C P ? Q R ? D D ? P C N M P R Q ? ? 2 F C ? ? L ? J ? N P M N M Q ? J ? ? L B ? @ W ? J ? U ? will be presented to the Administration and Finance Committee at its regular meeting of Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in the Halton Room. 2 F C ? ? L ? J ? @ W ? J ? U ? U G J J ? @ C ? N P C Q C L R C B ? R M ? ! M S L A G J ? D M P ? ? N N P M T ? J ? M L ?Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chambers. For Further Information Any questions should be directed to Paula Kobli at 825-6000, ext. 7184, Toll Free 1-866-442-5866, Regional Municipality of Halton, Corporate Services Department, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6M 3L1. If you wish to appear as a delegation at any of the meetings, including the public meeting, please call Ms. Sue Lathan, Deputy Clerk at 905-825-6000, ext. 7254. Monica Wallenfels Regional Clerk NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Development Charges By-law Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Mar. 18 9:30 a.m. - Health & Social Services Cmtee. 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O / A H I D E H O U S E H I D E H O U S 8 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, February 29, 2008 The porters provided and prepared great meals for the climbers, and they also sang to them. The most exciting thing at the end of each day was getting to the tents that were set up and have the Tanzanian natives sing to you. That meant more than even reaching the top. These are people with next to nothing, some who were climbing up with shoes that you and I would throw out, not even climbing boots. Even though you know its part of the pro- gram, (just the fact) they were gen- uinely happy and theyre singing in Swahili and dancing, and youre ready to fall asleep. He said the last two evenings when the natives started singing he and the others on the climb cried. You realize that people can be so happy with nothing and here we are, we always want bigger, better houses and cars. They were born with noth- ing. It just makes you think. They group made it to the top of Kilimanjaro at about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 15, after setting out on the final leg of the climb at 4 a.m. that day. We started to climb in the dark using headlamps, said Booth. The climbers had to make such an early start because they cant sleep at the top of the mountain so enough time had to be provided to get them up and back down. Some areas were steeper and cold- er, windier and tougher, there was less oxygen, less talking. When they reached the summit he said he thought to himself, finally we got here, we made it. I dont think it sunk in the first day or two. He said the view from the top was amazing, but when the mist came in they couldnt see anything. It took his party two days to come back down the mountain, and before heading home he went off on a two- day safari. Looking back on his trek up the mountain, Booth said, It was the toughest thing I ever had to do, physi- cally, mentally and emotionally. But despite that sentiment, Booth said he might consider making the climb again. His daughter has expressed an interest in going up Kilimanjaro in the next year or so. Booth added, if that expedition does- nt pan out, theres always the trek along the Inca Trail to Macho Picchu in Peru. View from mountaintop amazing, says climber Continued from pg. 7