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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 4 Saturday, April 24th 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Georgetown Market Place Town of Halton Hills Earth Day Celebration - 2010! celebrating our biodiversity! Brought to you with the support of: Celebrate With Us! 2010 marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day! We invite everyone in Halton Hills to take part! This year, the Town of Halton Hills is holding a special event at the Georgetown Market Place Mall on Saturday, April 24th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Theme: Celebrating Our Biodiversity! 2010 also marks the International Year of Biodiversity. The Earth we live on is very biodiverse, meaning we share our planet with many other species. For that reason, the theme of our Earth Day Celebrations this year is Celebrating Our Biodiversity. Enviro Expo 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Throughout the Mall, visit over 20 environmentally focused display tables, and meet local community groups and their representatives who are working to raise awareness about protecting our Earth! Musical Entertainment Throughout the day guitarist and singer Wayne MacDonald will help us celebrate Earth Day with his musical talent! More information: Contact: Damian Szybalski Sustainability Coordinator Town of Halton Hills Office of Sustainability (905) 873-2601 ext. 2289 damians@haltonhills.ca Workshops & Activities Activity | Green Think-A-Thon 10:00 AM -1:00 PM (ideal for youth aged 8-12) Created for our Earth Day event by Amy Leask - drop by with your budding green thinker and take part in a range of fun activities. Workshop | Local Food & Community Supported Agriculture 11:00 AM -11:45 AM Find out what Whole Circle Farms CSA Manager has to say about Community Supported Agriculture and ecological farming. Whole Circle will also be a part of our Enviro Expo! Workshop | Going Solar in Halton Hills! 12:00 PM -12:45 PM Learn about the Halton Solar Residential Project (coordinated by Halton Environmental Network - HEN) and hear from a local resident who went solar! HEN will also be a part of our Enviro Expo! Birds of Prey Exhibit 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Celebrate the biodiversity of our animal kingdom by visiting the birds of prey exhibit. Brought to you by the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre. Food Bank Donations Bring a donation of non-perishable food. We will bring these donations to our local food banks. Hiccup the Clown 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Join our very special guest who specializes in entertaining children of all ages through balloon sculpting. Bring the kids and have some fun! Devereaux House Green Building Tours Open: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tours | 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM In conjunction with the Towns Earth Week celebrations, historical Devereaux House will be open for green building tours. This house conserves more than history! See how a retrofit can be eco-friendly, save energy & costs. Learn about: geothermal heating, on-demand hot water, LED lighting, ultra-low flush toilets, a biofilter & more! Devereaux House Address: 11494 Trafalgar Rd. (near Maple Ave) Georgetown, ON Robert C. Austin Operations Centre 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM As part of the Town of Halton Hills Earth Week Celebrations, the Robert C. Austin Operations Centre at 11620 Trafalgar Rd. in Georgetown, will be hosting the following activities: Annual Tree Sale Breakfast & Barbeque Free Mulch & Compost Giveaway Electronic Waste Drop Off Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Showcase of Public Works Equipment Blue Springs Florist Bank of Montreal Country Reflections Giant Tiger Halton Hills Furniture Holland Shop Home Hardware The Needle Gnome Pharma Plus Drugmart Royal Bank Ted Tyler-Tyler Transport Pat Robinson-Tyler Transport TD Trust Acton Seniors Centre Saputo MacKinnon Family Funeral Home Sobeys Teresa Young & the Air Canada Centre Leathertown Lumber Rob Allen & J.D. Barnes LTD. Lori Savage Kimlor Promotional Products Local Legends Sports & Collectibles St Johns Ambulance Service Halton EMS Halton Regional Police Mayor Rick Bonnette & Town of Halton Hills Joy Earle Kim Young Wes & Loesje Kutasienski George DeRabbie Martha Couture Jim Hayes Jim Lowrie Keith Andrews Carl & Lene Fisker Kathy Munday RCL Br 197 Joan & Dave Maloney Kathy & Allan Hall Tom & Janet Grant Sharon Graham & Mike Hedley Babs & Marshal Lomex Julie Conroy Darryl Boyd Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 Acton would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generosity in supporting the District B Spring Convention that we hosted April 9-11. May we also apologize in advance to anyone inadvertently omitted from this list. Actons Emily Dimytosh, a graduate of Christ the King Secondary School in Georgetown, is one of five Halton students to receive a $1,000 Halton Environ- mental Scholarship Award. The awards ceremony was Tuesday in Burlington, but Dimytosh was unable to attend the Halton Region- al Chairs Breakfast on the Environment. Along with the five scholarships, 13 young people and student clubs received Environmental Excellence Awards. The Halton Regional Chairs Environmental Awards are all about in- spiring Haltons youth to protect and preserve the environment, said Halton Chair Gary Carr. I would like to congratulate all the award winners every year Im so impressed by the level of commitment and enthusiasm Halton students show towards protecting the environment in their schools and com- munities. The Halton Environ- mental Scholarship Awards were open to youth who are, or will be, pursuing post-secondary studies with an emphasis on the environment. T h e H a l t o n Yo u t h Awards for Environment- al Excellence were open to all Halton elementary and secondary students, as well as grass roots or- ganizations, and provided an opportunity to win $500 for their school or organization. Local win- ners include the Youth Caucus from P.O.W.E.R. (Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources, Georgetown, sponsored by Wastewise, the Eco Coun- cil from Brookville Public School (Campbellville), sponsored by Anthrafil- ter Media and Coal Ltd., and The Green Club from Christ the King, sponsored by TransCanadaEnergy. This years Breakfast on the Environment featured keynote speaker Spencer West who, ironically, filled in for scheduled keynote speaker, Craig Kielburger, who was trapped in the United Kingdom because of flight cancellations due to volcanic ash from Ice- land. West urged youth to be- come community leaders offering concrete actions to find personal strength and believe in themselves as active change-makers. For more information on the Regional Chairs Environmental Awards c o n t a c t H a l t o n R e - gion by dialing 311 or 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-442-5866, TTY 905-827-9833 or visit www.halton.ca. The Halton District School Board re- minds parents of the April 23, registration deadline for the Extended Care Program for Kindergarten students attending the new Early Learning Program (ELP). The Extended Care Program will pro- vide before and after school care within their childs school. Parent interest will determine whether the program will be offered at each of the 11 Early Learn- ing Program schools. The Extended Care Program will provide a seamless day be- ginning at 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. before and after the core day program. In order to plan for the Extended Care Program, the Halton District School Board mailed ELP registered parents a letter and registration form on April 7. Completed forms must be returned, with the security deposit, no later than tomor- row (Friday, April 23). Based on the information gathered on the completed registration forms, the School Board will determine by Friday May 14 if and where the Extended Day Program will be offered. After school registration deadline April 23 Acton student earns environmental award