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The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca 15 02 08 You can help reduce litter by preventing your Blue Box materials and garbage from blowing around your neighbourhood on windy days. Please put your Blue Boxes and garbage at the curb securely: On windy days, put your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day, not the night before. Put your address on your Blue Box, garbage can and garbage lid. Stack your Blue Boxes and place heavier items such as phone books and magazines on top of loose papers. Bundle and tie papers. Fill boxboard boxes with other boxboard material. Flatten and tie large cardboard boxes and place securely underneath or between your Blue Boxes. Put garbage bags at the curb instead of garbage cans; garbage cans are more likely to blow around. ? " M L h R ? M T C P ? J J ? J S C ? M V C Q ? ? If you need additional Blue Boxes, new residents can get two free of charge, current residents can get one free of charge: - Halton Waste Management Site (Scalehouse), 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton - Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville - Halton Hills Public Works Yard, 11620 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown INVITATION TO TENDER T-006-08 REGIONAL FACILITIES GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPING Issue Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Closing Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Closing Time: 2:00 P.M. Oakville Time Bid documents can be viewed or obtained on and after the issue date from the Purchasing Division Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON, L6M 3L1, telephone 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), ext. 7011. Mandatory Site Meetings will be held as follows: Friday February 29, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 am - Section U - HRC/WOC (HRC Admin. Main Front Entrance, 1151 Bronte Road ) Friday February 29, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 am - Section X - CWV (CWV LTC Main Front Entrance, 5200 Corporate Drive) Friday February 29, 2008, 1:00 pm - Section O Allendale (Allendale LTC Main Front Entrance,185 Ontario Street South) The Mandatory Site Meetings scheduled are for the selected sites listed above only. These Mandatory Site Meetings must be attended for the selected sites only. Bidders who fail to attend and register their attendance at these selected + ? L B ? R M P W ? 1 G R C ? + C C R G L E Q ? U G J J ? @ C ? B G Q O S ? J G ? C B ? D P M K ? Q S @ K G R R G L E ? ? ? 2 C L B C P ? D M P ? R F C Q C ? selected Sites. The cost for bid documents is $ 52.50 (includes GST), payable to Halton Region, which is non-refundable. Bid documents can be shipped to bidders for an additional non- refundable handling fee of $10.50 (includes GST). Halton Region relies on this advertisement to provide public notice of this business opportunity and is not obligated to notify any potential bidders in any other manner. For further information go to: www.halton.ca/shop Windy Days Help Keep Halton Beautiful 18 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, February 15, 2008 Saturday, Feb. 16 Youth event: featuring Church on Fire at Georgetown Community Church. All youth, ages 13-18 are welcome! Cost is $10 per person at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Enjoy a ham- burger or two on us! Info: 905-877-1374. Kitten adoption: Upper Credit Humane Society kitten foster program has kittens for adoption at Pet Valu, 235 Guelph St., noon to 4 p.m. Come see all the black kittens! The adoption fee is $140 to approved homes. Info: www.uchskittens.blogspot.com or Barb, 905-873-8547. Chocolate & Roses: performed by the Georgetown Choral Society, 8 p.m., at Georgetown District Christian School to bene- fit Georgetown Hospital. Tickets $20, at Bergsmas Paint & Wallpaper, The Freckled Lion, Alexandre Chocolates or at www.georgetownchoral.ca. Family Storytime: Kids and their grownups can enjoy 30 minutes of stories, music and fun, Saturdays, 11 a.m. at the Georgetown branch library. Curl for Heart: hosted by Heart and Stroke Foundation, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Acton Curling Club, 242 Churchill Rd., N. in Acton. Cost is $120 per team or $20 per participant. First time curlers are welcome. To register: Jennifer, 905-451-0021 or e- mail jtremaine@hsf.on.ca. Info: www.fitforheart.ca. Texas HoldEm: The Optimist Club of Georgetown hosts a Texas HoldEm fundraiser. Registration is at 6:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. sharp at the Optimist Hall, Hwy 7 past 22 Sideroad. Tickets $60. For tickets call John, 905-877- 2931 or David, 905-702-0120. Proceeds to Optimist Friends of the Youth programs in Halton Hills. An Evening of Early Music: Georgetown Bach Chorale, with Linda Melsted on violin, presents a selection of English madrigals and motets at St. Albans Anglican Church, Glen Williams. Tickets: $20 for adults, students/children $10, available at Foodstuffs, 89 Main St., The Freckled Lion, 56 Main St. or by calling 905-877-8321. Pet fundraiser: Today (Feb. 16) is the last chance to buy heart-shaped tags to aid pet shelters. Global and Ryans Pet Foods, 280 Guelph St. and Royal Canin Health Nutrition will match $1 for every purchase of the $1 tag with 100 per cent of the proceeds to go to the a local animal shelter. Sunday, Feb. 17 Gospel Music Sunday: 11 a.m. at Hillcrest United Church, Trafalgar Road and Five Sideroad. Everyone welcome for this special service featuring old and modern gospel music. Bruce Trail hike: Level 1, 6 to 8 km car pool hike on local trail. Depart at 10:30 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place parking lot between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring snacks and water. Leader: Paul, 905-873-1294. High School Youth Group: ALL youth in Grades 9-12 are welcome to come out for Games Nite at Norval United Church, 6-9 p.m. Board games, card games, video gamesWii would like to play! Bring a snack to share, bring your friends. RSVP: 905- 877-6122; youth@norvalunited.ca; norvalunited.ca K.A.S.M.A- Kids Against Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Hot chocolate/ baked goodies stand for SMA, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Sobeys, 372 Queen St. E. Acton. All proceeds go to Families of SMA Canada to raise money for research. Georgetown Runners: are a group of local runners who meet at Atlantis Athletics (232 Guelph St.), 8 a.m. Sunday mornings for club runs. All are welcome to join the runs. Visit www.georgetownrunners.ca. Monday, Feb. 18 (Family Day) Creative sewing: The monthly meeting of the Halton Creative Sewing Association will take place 7:30 p.m. in St. Andrews United Church. Topic: Rulers. Info: 519-853-2710. Blood donor clinic: at the Acton Legion Hall, 15 Wright Ave., 4-8 p.m. First-time blood donors between the ages of 17 to 61 are always welcome to make appointments to donate blood. Call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283). Norval United Church Prayer Purls: Interested in knitting? Interested in praying for others? Join the Prayer Purls and knit a prayer shawl! All are welcome every other Monday at Norval United Church. Knitting lessons offered. Contact 905- 877-6122; youth@norvalunited.ca; www.norvalunited.ca Get Into Family Day: Recreation & Parks invites you to Family Day Skating and Swimming. Public Skate at Acton Arena & Community Centre, 2:30-3:50 p.m. and at Mold-Masters SportsPlex, 3-4:20 p.m. Leisure Swim, 1-2:30 p.m. and Family Swim, 2:30-4 p.m. at the Gellert and Acton pools. Visit www.hal- tonhills.ca for arena and pool information. Bridge anyone?: Georgetown Bridge Club offers afternoon and evening games for players of all levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced. Info: Tom, 905-877-7486. TOPS-Acton: meets Mondays at St. Josephs Church, Church St. E. Weigh-in: 6-7 p.m. Meetings follow until 8 p.m. Info: Ena, 519-853-1526. Celebrate Recovery: at Georgetown Alliance Church, every Mondays, 7 p.m. All welcome. Info: Doug, 905-873-0249 or CR@togetheratgac.com or www.celebraterecovery.com Al-Anon Family Group meetings: for families and friends of alcoholics on Mondays, 1:30 p.m., St. Josephs Catholic Church, 64 Church St., Acton), and Wednesdays, 8 p.m.,Trinity United Church, 70 Mill St., Acton). Info: 1-888-425-2666. More CALENDAR, pg. 19 Community Calendar