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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 12 Apr 2011, Earth Week, EW03

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Town has several events set to celebrate Earth Day Once again this year, the Town of Halton Hills will celebrate Earth Day with a variety of events. · Saturday, April 16-- The 11th annual Community Wide Clean Up Day. Pitch in and clean up Halton Hills's parks, valleys, roads and rivers. Free bags and gloves available. Call 905-873-2601 ext. 2609 for more information and to register your location. · Wednesday, April 20-- The seventh annual Halton Hills 22 Minute Makeover. The Town, businesses and schools are asked to do a quick 22-minute litter pick up in their immediate neighbourhood. Free bags and gloves are available. Call 905-8732601 ext. 2609 for more information and to register your location. · Saturday, April 30-- Tree sale at the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trees are $5 each, free mulch and wood chips, free electronic recycling, barbecue and more. Donations to local food banks accepted. More details available at: www.haltonhills.ca/earthday · Saturday, April 30-- Take in the Earth Day Fair at the Georgetown Market Place (280 Guelph Street, Georgetown) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m,. featuring animals, music and local environmental groups. Several `green tours' will also be offered. Members of the Town Sustainability Advisory Committee will be present to hear your hopes and dreams for Halton Hills over the next 50 years as part of the Community Sustainability Plan. Call 905-873-2601 ext. 2290 for info or visit www.haltonhills.ca/sustainability 3 Earth Week, HALTON HILLS · Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Annual 22 Minute Makeover makes a huge difference Continued from pg. 2 and arguably more refreshing. Participants are usually quite excited by the time they have completed their 22 minutes of litter pick-up. Employees from the Town of Halton Hills will be participating with everyone doing their bit to clean-up our public spaces. Any businesses wishing to participate are asked to register their clean-up locations and arrange for free gloves and bags by calling the Town of Halton Hills, Infrastructure Services, Public Works Division at 905-873-2601 ext. 2609. For further information contact: Brenda Pacheco, Town of Halton Hills Infrastructure Services, 905-873-2601 ext. 2609 or email: brendap@haltonhills.ca Introducing Time-of-Use rates. Starting June 1, 2011 A new way to better manage your electricity costs, help the environment & ease the strain on our system. after 7 pm and on weekends (off-peak) you'll pay a lower rate. "Off-peak" use will also reduce the strain on our system and help the environment by reducing the need to build excess electricity plants and transmission towers. For more information call or visit our website. 9.9¢ 8.1¢ 5.1¢ Ontario is introducing new Time-of-Use rates to help smooth "peak demand". With rates based on off-peak, mid-peak, and on-peak periods, you can now decide when and how to best use your electricity. So if, for example, you run your dishwasher and laundry * Note: rates will be updated on May 1, 2011. 519-853-3701 1-800-000-0000 www.haltonhillshydro.com www.ontario.ca/powersmarter

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