1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca Gary Carr Regional Chair More Blue and Green for a Better Planet Halton Regional Meeting Schedule January 29 9:30 a.m. - Health & Social Services Committee January 30 9:30 a.m. - Planning & Public Works Committee January 30 1:30 p.m. - Administration & Finance Committee February 6 9:30 a.m. - Regional Council The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca Metal and appliances are collected on a call-in basis only. Currently, this service is not offered in rural Halton Hills or rural Milton. You must schedule metal and appliance pick up before placing material out for collection. Call Halton Region between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday at 905-825- 6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or TTY 905-827-9833. Do not place metal and appliances at the curb on your scheduled garbage or bulk collection day. On your scheduled metal and appliance collection day, place items at the curb by 7 a.m. and no sooner than 5 p.m. the evening before. For safety reasons, please remove all appliance doors and empty water from washing machines, dishwashers, etc. Put doors at the curb safely, so they dont become tripping hazards. Place tall appliances such as refrigerators, upright freezers and hot water tanks ? ? R ? M L ? R F C ? E P M S L B ? " M ? L M R ? J C ? L ? G R C K Q ? ? E ? G L Q R ? N M J C Q ? M P ? R P C C Q ? Acceptable Materials Metal and Appliance Call-in Collection More Blue and Green for a Better Planet Air conditioners Barbeques (no propane tanks) Metal bath tubs Bicycles (no tires) k ? " C ? F S K G B G ? C P Q Dishwashers Dismantled metal fences (maximum length 1.2m or 4 feet) Dismantled swing sets Dryers Freezers Furnaces Metal furniture Heat pumps Hot water tanks (empty) Microwaves Pool heaters Refrigerators Metal shower enclosures Metal sinks Stoves Washers Water softeners (empty) Sustainable Halton Meeting Schedule Afternoon Session (No formal presentation) Date Location Venue Time January 15 Burlington Auditorium Central Recreation Centre 519 Drury Lane 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. January 16 Oakville Auditorium Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Rd. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. January 24 Halton Hills Auditorium Mold-Masters SportsPlex 221 Guelph St. Georgetown 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. January 30 Milton Banquet Hall Milton Sports Centre 605 Santa Maria Blvd 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Date Location Venue Time January 31 Oakville Auditorium Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Rd. 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening Sessions (Presentation to begin at 7:00 p.m.) For more information, please contact either: Anita Fabac, Senior Policy Analyst at 905-825-6000 ext. 7187, toll-free at 1-866-442-5866, or by email at Anita.Fabac@halton.ca OR Alana Fulford, Planner at 905-825-6000 ext. 7354, toll-free at 1-866-442-5866, or by email at Alana.Fulford@halton.ca. Sustainable Halton Our Community. Our Future. Our Plan. Phase II Halton Regions future what it looks like and how it works, where and how we grow, and what we protect depends on YOU. According to the Provinces Places to Grow Plan, Halton needs to plan for up to 780,000 people and 390,000 jobs by the year 2031. Sustainable Halton is a Made in Halton approach to planning for this growth. Come to an open house to learn about what weve done so far and tell us what you think about the objectives that will guide where we go from here. These objectives are important since they will help us evaluate and assess the various options for where and how Halton will grow these options will come out in the next stage of the project. Please join us at one or all of the Public Information Centres listed below. We look forward to hearing from you. Starting April 7, 2008 there will be changes to your current waste collection. These changes will include weekly Blue Box collection, the introduction of weekly GreenCart pick up and garbage collection every other week with a six-bag or can limit. The GreenCart will collect items such as food waste, fats and oils, coffee grounds and paper food packaging and send it for composting. These changes will put more of an emphasis on recycling and reduce the amount M D ? U ? Q R C ? E M G L E ? R M ? R F C ? J ? L B ? J J ? ? " C R ? G J Q ? ? P C ? M S R J G L C B ? G L ? R F C ? ? & ? J R M L ? 5 ? Q R C ? Management Calendar which was delivered to your mailbox in mid-January. Thank you for your ongoing efforts in reducing waste to help make Halton a healthier community. For more information on recycling and garbage collection, please visit www.halton.ca/waste. 25 01 08 Were moving! Effective Monday, January 28, 2008 Halton Regions North District Operations Centre will be moving from our location at 1180 Steeles Avenue in Milton to 8140 Fifth Line, RR#3 Georgetown. Our main telephone number remains 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866). All staff current extensions and fax numbers will remain the same. Our mailing address remains 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 For more information, please call 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866). 8 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, January 25, 2008