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16 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca Municipality of HaltonThe Regional Tanner Container Station In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials are collected and diverted from our landfill: Halton Waste Management Site Appliances Blue Box recyclables (free of charge for residential loads only, all commercial loads are subject to a charge) Cellphones, eye glasses and printer cartridges (free of charge) Drywall Electronics (computer hard drives, stereos, VCR, etc.) Foam (cushions, under padding) Scrap metal Tires Wood Yard waste The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) is Halton Regions one stop solution for the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), yard waste composting, safe disposal of household hazardous waste and of course, garbage disposal. Use of the HWMS carries a nominal charge of $5.00/vehicle for up to 50 kg, $10/vehicle between 51 - 150 kg and 9.8 cents for every kg thereafter starting from 0 kg. For a complete list of fees please contact Halton Region or visit our website at www.halton.ca. Please secure all open loads. New Halton Region is supporting the Girl Guides Bag-a-Cork program at the HWMS. Halton residents now have the opportunity to recycle their natural wine and champagne corks, free of charge, by bringing them to the HWMS. Unfortunately, synthetic plastic corks cannot be accepted. For additional drop off locations visit the Regions website at www.halton.ca. HWMS 5400 Regional Rd. 25, Milton Open: Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed every Sunday and the following Holidays: New Year's Day Good Friday Easter Victoria Day Canada Day (July 1) Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Salvation Army Reuse Depot Drop off unwanted, reusable items and help the community at the same time. Acceptable items: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, toys and undamaged furniture. Blue Boxes & Composters Blue Boxes and composters are available at the scalehouse. Blue Boxes: first one is free of charge, $5 per additional box (3 max.). Composters: $15 each (2 max). TRAF ALGAR RD (REG RD 3) GUELPH LINE REGIONAL RD 25 TREM AIN E RD FOUR TH LINE 5 SIDE RD HWY 401 DERRY RD (REG RD 7) STEELES AV BRITANNIA RD LOWER BASE LINE ETR 407 HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Household Hazardous Waste Depot Each year the Houshold Hazardous Waste Depot receives, properly disposes of or recycles over 700,000 litres of residential hazardous waste. Visit the Depot for safe, free of charge disposal of household hazardous waste items. Accepted Free of Charge: Automobile batteries Fluorescent bulbs (8 max.) Full aerosol cans Household batteries Household and garden chemicals Oil Paint Propane tanks Solvents There is a 20 litre maximum per visit and no commercial hazardous waste can be accepted. Empty paint cans (dry with lids removed) and other empty containers (with no liquid or powder residue) can be disposed of with regular garbage. Paint ReUse Shed Drop off or pick up usable paint and stain at the ReUse Shed free of charge. Conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Open from spring to fall. New Oakville Milton Halton Hills Burlington Legend Urban Area Greenlands Agricultural Rural Niagara Escarpment Plan Area Provincial Greenbelt* Regional Greenlands System Oakville Milton Halton Hills Burlington Legend Urban Area Greenlands Agricultural Rural Niagara Escarpment Plan Area Provincial Greenbelt* Regional Greenlands System By Frances Niblock Halton Hills politicians and taxpayers need a plan to with- stand the pressures of growth as Halton follows Provincial edicts to double this Regions population by 2031. Haltons answer to de- termining where and how that growth will occur is the Halton Durable Plan, a blue- print for the Regions look and function in the future, developed in conjunction with the Provinces Plac- es to Grow legislation and Greenbelt Plan and municipal Official Plans. The provinces intensifica- tion plans, allowing growth yet controlling urban sprawl, raise high-stakes issues including the role of agricul- tural, improving health and quality of life, protection of natural heritage, the look of intensified communities, and how and when urban bound- aries should be expanded. At the June 13 council meeting, Regional Ward 3/4 Councillor Jane Fogal asked Planning Director Bruce Ma- cLean if they should be doing more to protect what they value, and not let Halton run the show. Weve got a small town, weve got a rural area to protect. Isnt there something that we should be doing as a municipality to also have input from our community and try to influence how this process is going to unfold? Fogal said. MacLean agreed the time is right for councillors and the public to start thinking about what Halton Hills is going to be in the future. As background, MacLean said the Province has a tar- get population of 11-million people in the GTA by 2031. Haltons share of the in- crease is 780,000 people, up from a planned population of 650,000 in 2021. He said deciding where and how the additional popula- tion is be distributed involves a two-step approach, first looking within municipali- ties for capability to intensify land use, and then looking at expanding urban boundaries, known as Greenfield devel- opment. Haltons Official Plan in- cludes a map with a white area of approximately 30,000 hectares of land currently designated agricultural/rural that MacLean said is under examination for growth in the Halton Durable Plan. Regional Ward 1/2 Coun- cillor Clark Somerville said the Durable Plan is a huge issue that will shape the future of this area over the next 25 years and beyond, and suggested the Town hold its own public information meeting. Somerville said Halton cant only focus on the white area on the map where the vultures are already circulat- ing, pointing to Acton that is completely surrounded by the new provincial greenbelt, and must have plans for areas like Acton that cant expand its urban boundary, but needs intensification. Georgetown Councillor Bob Inglis called the Durable Plan a big deal bigger than some realize, and doesnt like being a target for growth. With just with the amount of greenfield we have here, and thats what scares me, Inglis said, suggesting that Burlington and Oakville are somewhat built out. MacLean said that is not entirely so, as there is room for development in Oakville, Bur- lington and Milton, both with intensification and greenfield development. We view ourselves as a small rural/urban municipality that is constantly faced with growth pressures, he said. Halton hosted three open houses on the Durable Plan this week, including Halton Hills on Tuesday, and the final open house is June 29 in Burlington. Halton has scheduled a workshop for councillors on June 28. Politicians, public plan for future of Halton Halton Region