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EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION 2014EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION 2014EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION 2014 Tuesday April 22, 2014Tuesday April 22, 2014Tuesday April 22, 2014 14th Annual Community Wide Clean-Up Day Saturday April 26, 2014 14th Annual Community Wide Clean-Up Day Saturday April 26, 2014 14th Annual Community Wide Clean-Up Day Saturday April 26, 2014 Tuesday April 22, 2014 will mark the 44th anniversary of Earth Day. To promote environmental awareness and celebrate Earth Day the Town of Halton Hills hosts an "Earth Week Celebration" which includes the 22-Minute Makeover and the Community Wide Clean-Up. • WE NEED YOUR HELP! We encourage everyone in businesses, institutions and schools to please go outside and clean-up for 22-Minutes! • Halton Hills schools now have a record of four (4) straight years of 100% participation! We hope to achieve the same exceptional participation level this year. • We encourage all participating groups to register with the Town of Halton Hills and to get free gloves and bags. • WE NEED YOUR HELP! Individuals, families, services clubs, youth groups, churches and community groups are asked to participate in the annual Halton Hills spring clean-up to scour parks, ravines and roadsides to pick- up litter and assorted debris. • Participate with a group or gather your friends and make your own group! • Free gloves and garbage bags are available from the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre located at 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown, and also at participating McDonald's Halton Hills restaurants. • Gloves and bags have been provided through the generosity of Superior Glove, Tim Hortons and McDonald's. Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers for pitching in to keep Halton Hills beautiful and clean! Thank you to our corporate sponsors: Tim Hortons, Halton Hills McDonald's Restaurants, and Superior Glove. Participants are encouraged to contact the Town of Halton Hills to register so that we can make sure we clean all areas of Halton Hills! Please contact: Infrastructure Services Public Works Division Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 11620 Trafalgar Road Halton Hills, ON L7G 4S4 Tel.:905-873-2601 ext.2603 E-mail: cleanup@haltonhills.ca Book an appointme nt today! After Let us help you add value to your home... Before Call our toll free number at 1-877-310-PLAN (7526), or 905-479-7429 GEORGETOWN 12266 Tenth Line | Tel: 905-873-7547 | E-mail: georgetown@sheridannurseries.com Store Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:00am to 9:00pm | Sat: 7:00am to 6:00pm | Sun: 8:00am to 6:00pm For all your gardening needs! Earth W eek Thursd ay, A P R 17, 2014 3 By chance, did a digital alarm clock wake you up this morning? Are you about to plug in your smartphone for a much needed charge? Did you turn on the lights, watched the morning news on the TV, or browsed the web on your tablet? Perhaps you drive an electric vehicle and will be unplugging it after a full charge before you head out on your commute. Once at work, you are sure to encounter many electronics, including computers and printers, not to mention all the lights. These are just a few examples of how important energy, whether in the form of electricity, natural gas or fuel, is to our daily routines. Without energy at our fin- gertips, our lives and communities would look much different. While energy can be a significant cost for households and businesses, it is also an opportunity to make some simple changes to reduce our energy use and re- alize savings. Earth Day is a great time to consider ways of doing this. Many Canadians have already taken steps to conserve energy. In 2011, Sta- tistics Canada notes that 82 per cent of households took at least one action to conserve energy. Common practices in- cluded washing laundry in cold water and turning off computer monitors. So, this Earth Day, what can you do to lower energy use, save money and help the environment? Here are just a few simple tips: • Explore energy conservation pro- grams offered by Halton Hills Hydro. • Take advantage of saveONenergy coupons for energy-efficient products. • Contact Union Gas for available in- centives. • Try running large appliances at off- peak times. • Clothes dryers consume a lot of en- ergy. Try using a clothesline instead. • Replace incandescent light bulbs with CFLs or LEDs. • Plug your TV, DVD, PVR, computer See SAVE, pg. 4 Energy is all around us ByDAMIAN SZYBALSKI Manager of Sustainability, Planning, Development and Sustainability De- partment, Town of Halton Hills