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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 4 NOTICE The Town of Halton Hills has submitted a by-law to the Registrar of the Cemeteries Act (Revised) for Greenwood, Fairview and Hornby Presbyterian Cemeteries. Any interested parties may contact Warren Harris, Manager of Parks and Open Space at (905) 873 2601 ext 2274 or at warrenh@haltonhills.ca for more information or to make copies. This by-law is subject to the approval of the Registrar, Cemeteries Act (Revised) 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 EARTH WEEK CELEBRATION April 17th, 2010 April 24th, 2010 COMMUNITY WIDE CLEAN UP DAY SATURDAY, APRIL 17th, 2010 The 10th Annual Halton Hills Community Wide Clean up Day is taking place Saturday, April 17th, 2010. Hundreds of volunteers will scour our parks, ravines and roadsides in both urban and rural areas to collect litter. 22 MINUTE MAKEOVER THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 The 6th Annual Halton Hills 20 Minute Makeover, now called the 22 Minute Makeover, is scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2010. Everyone is encouraged to participate by picking up litter in their immediate neighbourhoods. HALTON HILLS EARTH DAY APRIL 24th, 2010 8:00 am to 2:00 pm The Town of Halton Hills is celebrating its 10th Annual Earth Day event on Saturday, April 24th, 2010. The event takes place at the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre located at 11620 Trafalgar Road. The Town is offering trees to residents at a subsidized rate of $5.00 per tree (incl. tax). Cash only please. Trees are available in limited quantities. Nine varieties of trees available; Red Maple, Alternative Leave Dogwood, White Birch, White Spruce, Common Choke Cherry, Downy Serviceberry, Red Oak, Eastern White Pine and Black Cherry. There is a limit of four trees per household until 10:00 am. In addition to the annual tree sale, residents will also be able to pick up compost and wood chips for FREE! Please bring along a shovel and container. A non-perishable food donation or cash donation to the Georgetown Bread Basket or Acton Foodshare is requested. Residents can also drop off their Household Hazardous Wastes (HHW) and Electronic Wastes. Please refer to Region of Haltons website at www.halton.ca/waste for acceptable and non-acceptable items. Please note there will be NO tires collected at this event. Also, take time to enjoy a community barbeque. The Mayor and Councilors will be toasting waffles and barbequing hamburgers, hotdogs and sausages for you at a low price of $1.00. New this year! Various pieces of Public Works Equipment and Vehicles will be on display, along with interactive and fun activities for children with prizes. For further information on these events, please contact Public Works at 905-873-2601 ext. 2609, or visit our website at: www.haltonhills.ca/earthday 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 A community centre and hurricane shelter in Belize. A school in Para- guay. Better food and a better life for children in Peru, Ghana and Namibia. These are just a few things that grew from small seedlings planted by our Scouts, in the unique an- nual spring environmental fundraiser now taking place across Canada. Our kids learn first hand how to plant and maintain trees and how they can have a power- ful impact on creating a healthy environment. Of course, trees provide a re- newable source of clean air and a natural wildlife habitat; so in a very real way, the Scoutrees pro- gram is a gift to Canadas outdoors. Some of the funds raised from the Scoutrees program go towards the Scout Brotherhood Fund, which provides assistance to developing countries. In many cases our own Canadian Scouting youth travel overseas to help build community infra- structures with their own hands. This is their gift to the world. This year, Acton Bea- vers, Cubs and Scouts will be planting Scoutrees on April 17 at the Acton Dufferin Quarry site from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. This will be the 10th year that the Dufferin Quarry Ac- ton has hosted Scoutree planting in conjunction with Dufferins Earth Day celebrations. For loca l p l an t ing i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e contact: George Hen- derson -Greater Halton Scoutree Co-ordinator a t 5 1 9 - 8 5 3 - 2 7 5 1 o r hendersongeorge@hotmail.com. Scouts plant trees Federal cash to improve parking Michael Chong, MP for Welling- tonHalton Hills, has announced an investment of $825,000 to attract more people to the historic commercial dis- tricts of Acton and Georgetown. In Acton, this funding will be used to upgrade the parking lot on Mill Street beside Trinity United church. In George- town, the funding will be used to build a new 75-space parking lot on Edith Street and upgrade the parking lots on Draper and Back Streets. These funds are part of Canadas Economic Action Plan, the Government of Canadas plan to help the Canadian economy through this global recession. These investments will not only help create local jobs in Acton and George- town, they will also help revitalize the historic commercial districts of these two vibrant communities. said Michael Chong. The Town worked closely with the Acton and Georgetown BIAs on this funding application and we are very pleased that this funding application has been approved, said Mayor Bon- nette. These two projects support over 200 businesses in the Town of Halton Hills, the Towns Shop Local program and the goals of both Acton and George- town BIAs. The upgrades to parking are very important for the vibrancy of any downtown area. The improvements to downtown Ac- ton and Georgetown are to begin shortly and are expected to be completed by the end of the year. This project will be funded through the Community Adjustment Fund, part of Canadas Economic Action Plan, an un- precedented two-year national program aimed at addressing the short-term eco- nomic needs of communities hit hardest by the global economic recession. The approved project must meet the terms and conditions set out in the con- tribution agreement. For additional information on Canadas Economic Ac- tion Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca. Blue Springs Funeral Home 12 Church Street East, Acton 519-853-2399 A word to the wise... Prepay your funeral expense BEFORE the new tax starts. CANCER CAN BE BEATEN