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Pa ge 2 8 T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 1 7, 2 01 5 - T he IF P - H al to n H ill s - w w w .th ei fp .c a 311halton.ca 17 12 15 GreenCart • Turkey, ham&meat, including bones • Breads • Gingerbread • Latkes, fruits & vegetables • Paper napkins • Paper plates & cups • gift tissue free of tape Garbage • Wrapping paper • Ribbons & bows • Styrofoam • damaged gift bags • Clearmoulded plastic packaging • Plastic film • Bubblewrap Christmas Trees: Christmas tree collection occurs in January (urban areas only). Check yourWaste Management Calendar or halton.ca/waste for exact dates. Remove all tinsel, lights, decorations and plastic bags before collection. Ensure trees do not become stuck or frozen in snow banks. BlueBox • Cardboard boxes • Fine paper & envelopes • Newspapers • Boxed beverage containers • Plastic bottles • Aluminum cans, foil and trays Space provided through a partnership between industry andOntariomunicipalities to support waste diversion programs More for the &Blue Holidays Green halton.ca/waste For ideas on how to reduce your holiday waste ADAMS EQUIPMENT Hours of operation: 7:30 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday; 8 am to 5 pm Saturday; Closed on Sunday SALES, SERVICE, RENT-ALL INC. 334 Guelph Street Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4B5 Tel: 905-877-0157 Fax: 905-877-0159 www.adamsequipment.ca We Service Snow Removal Equipment Rentals For EVERY need! • Tools & lawn equipment • Skidsteers, excavators & trenchers • Light construction equipment Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season. COMMUNITY It's almost here! The time of year so welcome in the northern hemisphere for more eons than anyone can remember. Winter Solstice! When the darkness stops coming earlier and earlier and gives the bringing back of light gives hope for the coming year. Due to the slight wobble in the Earth, Winter Sol- stice does not fall on the same day and time every year and this year it comes at 11:49 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 21. To give everyone a chance to celebrate, Willow Park Ecology Centre is holding its an- nual Winter Solstice welcoming ceremony a few hours earlier on Sunday, Dec. 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. Once again Sheila Black will be the leader as attendees explore the ancient rituals of our ancestors in northern communities all around the globe. Bring your drums and musical instru- ments if you have them, but if not just bring yourselves and your families to Willow Park Ecology Centre. Be sure to dress warmly and bring a flash- light as this is an outdoor event. Admission is $5 each or $15 for a family to cover costs, but if you can't afford it just come and join in with us on this special night. Check out www.willowparkecology.ca for directions and further details. Winter Solstice to be marked at Willow Park drumming event Sheila Black (above left) will be the leader as attendees explore the ancient rituals of our an- cestors in northern communities all around the globe. Submitted photo This holiday season, you can help our feath- ered friends by joining a Christmas Bird Count. These daylong, volunteer-run bird surveys are organized locally by naturalist groups. They are free and open to everyone- regardless of age or skill level. This year's counts will run from Dec. 14, to Jan. 5, 2016. Visit the Ontario Nature (www.ontarionature.org/cbc) and Bird Studies Canada (www.bsc-eoc.org/volun- teer/cbc) websites to find a count near you. Ontario Nature member groups are co-ordi- nating more than 70 counts. The Christmas Bird Count is North America's longest-running citizen science project and a crucial part of Canada's bio- diversity monitoring database. Every volun- teer who takes part in a count contributes to the study and conservation of birds. Sci- entists use these data to monitor the status of resident and migratory birds across the Western Hemisphere. "The Christmas Bird Count is a fun tra- dition with an important goal-- bird study and conservation," says Anne Bell, director of conservation and education at Ontario Nature. "It's great to see expert and novice birders working together to spot as many species as possible, regardless of the weath- er." Last year, nearly 4,100 Ontarians partici- pated in 114 Christmas Bird Counts. They recorded an astonishing 178 species and 1,394,498 individual birds. Join the Christmas Bird Count