Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 4 Apr 2007, p. 7

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Residents should register soon for annual April clean-up events know where they can join in. Free garbage bags and gloves will be available from the Town Works Yard, the Acton BIA office and Roadsides littered with garbage seems to the Chamber of Commerce office at 328 be the new rite of spring and residents have Guelph St. in Georgetown. For the first year, a rain date has been an opportunity to participate in two commuscheduled said Fogal-- it's the folnity-wide days to clear the trash. lowing Saturday, April 28. The seventh annual Clean Up Schools and businesses, includHalton Hills Day is scheduled for ing Town of Halton Hills employSaturday, April 21 and 20-Minute ees, can participate in the 20Makeover is set for the day before, Minute Makeover to clean up Friday, April 20. schoolyards and commercial areas. Litter Free Task Force chair Fogal is hoping for 100 per cent Councillor Jane Fogal requests that participation from the Town's 22 residents and organizations register schools-- 17 signed up last year. with the Halton Hills public works Businesses and organizations department, 905-873-2601, ext. JANE wishing to participate are also 2610. FOGAL asked to contact the Public Works "We're still looking for groups to Department to register. phone in. We have quite a few In 2006, 57 groups or residents, 20 busialready but there's still room for lots more," nesses, and 17 schools participated in the she said. Fogal says the registration will allow the Clean Up days, collecting 6,000 kg of Town to publish the locations of various garbage, one tandem load of scrap metal, 20 cleanup efforts so individuals and families car tires and three tonnes of scrap wood. CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Meeting set for April 10 Residents encouraged to fight cancellation of buses Georgetown residents, especially all students and parents of St. Catherine of Alexandria and Christ the King schools, are being encouraged to show their objection to a recent Catholic school board transportation policy change. Residents affected by the board's transportation policy changes of school bus cancellation in the Stewart's Mill and Arbor Glen area for the 2007-2008 school year are urged to attend the Tuesday, April 10 Halton Catholic District School Board meeting, starting at 8 p.m. at 802 Drury Lane in Burlington. Please contact Halton Hills trustee Rosanna Palmieri for information on the policy change by e-mailing palmierir@hcdsb.org or calling 905-877-7961.

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