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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010 5 Live your dream THROUGH EFFECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT For fur ther information, please contact: Harold Postma, CFP Phone: 519-821-4690 Email: h.j.postma@sympatico.ca Live your Dream THROUGH EFFECTIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT Live your dream T ROUGH EFFECTIVE WEALTH A AGEMENT For fur ther informati n, please contact: Harold Postma, CFP Phone: 519-821-4690 Email: h.j.postma@sympatico.ca Due to the Family Day holiday, household waste collection services the week of February 15 will take place the day after your regular collection day. Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Please check your 2010 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your collection area details, or visit www.halton.ca/waste to use our Search by Address tool. Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) The HWMS will be closed Monday, February 15, 2010. Regular Operating Hours: Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Fees at the Halton Waste Management Site For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: Up to 50 kg $5/load 51 to 100 kg $10/load Over 150 kg 14.3 cents/kg starting from 0 kg For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or contact Halton Region by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or TTY 905-827-9833. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting. 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 Toll Free 1-866-442-5866 TTY 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca 12021 0 HALTON HILLS Family Day Residential Waste Collection Notice Please Note Collection Day Changes FEBRUARY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Family Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 Collection Moves Collection Moves The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Town Digest Halton tops survey Eighty-four per cent of Halton residents surveyed in an Environics poll said they are very or somewhat satisfied with Haltons Regional government. Thats the highest ranking among the Regional and municipal governments in the Greater Toronto Area. Hydro dividend The summer sale of Hal- ton Hills Fibre Optics to Atria Networks netted the Town Hydros major shareholder a $620,063 dividend cheque. In his annual update to share- holders, Art Skidmore, president and CEO of Halton Hills Community Energy Corporation said that 12,500 of the proposed 20,000 Smart Meters had been installed and that they met or exceeded Hy- dros energy conservation programs, including the Electricity Retrofi t Incen- tive program, the Power Savings Blitz and the Peaksaver program. Students raise thousands for Haitian relief By Frances Niblock With bake sales, coin drops and money from piggy banks and from parents, Acton students have raised thousands of dollars for the relief ef- fort in Haiti. As stories of the dev- astation in Haiti continue following the January 12th earthquake, Halton elementary and second- ary schools have rallied together to respond quickly and generously. To date, students, par- ents, and staff have raised more than $45,000 with only 27 of the Boards 100 schools reporting their contributions. In many schools, these activities have been in- itiated by students and suppor ted by s taff , school councils and par- ents. At Actons McKenzie- Smith Bennett School, the life skills students organized a bake sale that brought in $656.22. The class of Haitian- born teacher Christian Mollenthiel, who has relatives who survived the quake, raised $335. At Acton High School on Monday, members of the student council were busy counting and roll- ing a huge mound of coins and bills that had been donated no word at press time how much was raised. Students at Robert Little School have been donating money into a big bucket in the lobby and they will continue their fundraising ef- forts. Each grade at St. Jo- seph Catholic School in Acton are staging fund- raisers for Haitian relief including wearing a jer- sey for a $1 donation and sales of Webkins. The fund raising efforts at St. Joseph wrapped up yesterday (Wednesday) and the money will be donated to the Sisters of St. Joseph that is located on the island. The Federal govern- ment will match all of the money raised to date. There is authentic and meaningful learning for students when they come together to help others, and learn about their role as citizens of a global community, said Wayne Joudrie, Director of Edu- cation for the Halton District School Board. Im extremely proud of the efforts of our school communities to provide support for the Haitian people. Local real estate agent Linda Olson is a volunteer at the Olympic speed skating oval and will offer The New Tanner read- ers an inside look at the Game in a weekly report from Vancouver. Hello Everyone I commute from Surrey in a 1.5 hours trip using the Skytrain to the Richmond Olympic Oval - the world of speed skat- ing. As a photo runner and assistant, I see and hear the athletes responding to train- ing commands. Some of the teams like Japan, Netherlands and Canada, have been training at every opportunity. Everyday our team of volunteers see new teams getting accustomed to the ice that is ringed with skate guards and energy drinks or water every fi ve metres or so. There will be a fl ower ceremony after each fi nal race at the Richmond Oval and the medal presentations will be at the downtown Medals venue. I get to escort the photographers to their position for the flower ceremony in the infi eld. It is amazing to stand in the middle of the Oval and so close to the podium. Our days are long and the commute even longer, but in all, very rewarding and enlightening. The snow at Cypress is now very deep and ready for competi- tion contrary to the discouraging news youve heard. There are many police forces here from all over Canada. I even saw an officer from Peel Region, who lives in Rock- wood, working at the Games. I wish you all could be here you would be so proud and delighted. Be Well, Linda Olympic Report with Linda Olson Vancouver Olympics Volunteer FUN FUN FUN: Kids aged 7 -14 enjoyed a video dance at the Acton Town Hall Centre on Friday. The partiers included, from left; Lindsay Faber, Alyssa Marks, Shauna Gardiner, Riley Muise, Mackenzie Gulyas and Megan Somer- ville. Nancy McLelland photo