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Carr trumpets Region achievements services including weekly Blue Box collection, Greencart collection, enhanced and new water and wastewater facilities and a Free rain barrels, bus passes for Ontar- new air quality monitoring program," the io Works recipients and a greater empha- acclaimed chair said. sis on social media are some of the things Another A came in the environmental Halton residents can expect from regional department, with Halton Region having council this term. the highest waste diversion rate in the During his inaugural speech last GTA. Wednesday, Regional Chair Gary "Over 60 per cent of residenCarr outlined Halton's achievetial waste is now being diverted," ments in the last four years and said Carr. "What that means is what he'd like to see come from 27,000 less tonnes of garbage council chambers during the next and 1,700 fewer trucks going to four years. Carr also made note of the landfill." He said as a result of a couple new programs that could the programs the Halton landfill be rolled out with council's aphas extended its life expectancy GARY proval. by nine years. CARR In the finance, environmental In 2009 and 2010 the Region and safety categories, the Region rolled out a pilot rain barrel prohas achieved top spot with Carr at the gram, which saw 11,000 barrels sold. This helm of council. He reminded those in at- translates to 1.2 million litres of municipal tendance that, for the third year running, water saved each year. Carr plans to introMaclean's magazine has named Halton as duce a new program that would see a rain the safest place to live in the GTA and the barrel come with each new home in Halsafest regional municipality in Canada. ton. He said the program will be funded With a total residential tax increase through development charges. of less than 0.5 per cent over four years, Employment is another topic Carr Halton has achieved a AAA credit rating, touched upon during his addresses. which Carr says he hopes to maintain. "We've been told that access to transThis year saw a zero per cent tax increase portation is often a barrier in some resiand Regional staff is poised to deliver a dents' quest to find employment," he said. second consecutive zero increase budget "I've asked staff to examine the possibility for 2011. of providing bus passes to Ontario Works "Even in the era of taxes freezes, Halton clients, to ensure transportation is no lonhas still enjoyed enhanced programs and ger an obstacle in seeking employment." By CHRISTINA COMMISSO Metroland Media Group 5 Independent & Free Press, Sunday, December 19, 2010 NORVAL PLUMBING CENTRE INC. 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