The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Fall Compost Give Away at the Halton Waste Management Site Friday, September 12, 2008 Saturday, September 13, 2008 and Monday, September 15, 2008 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Thanks to the participation efforts of Halton residents, about 26,000 tonnes of yard waste is collected every year and turned into rich, garden-friendly compost. Halton Residents are invited to come out to the Fall Compost Give Away to pick up some of this compost as a Thank You for F C J N G L E ? B G T C P R ? ? ? S Q ? @ J C ? K ? R C P G ? J ? D P M K ? R F C ? J ? L B ? J J ? R F C P C @ W ? C V R C L B G L E ? G R Q ? J G D C ? k ? J J ? & ? J R M L ? F M S Q C F M J B Q ? ? P C ? U C J A M K C ? R M ? A M J J C A R ? ? ? ? K ? V G K S K ? of seven bags (or equivalent) of compost. k ? 0 C Q G B C L R Q ? ? P C ? P C Q N M L Q G @ J C ? D M P ? Q F M T C J J G L E ? ? L B ? @ ? E E G L E ? their own compost. k ? . J C ? Q C ? @ P G L E ? W M S P ? M U L ? @ ? E Q A M L R ? G L C P Q ? ? L B ? Q F M T C J k ? , M L ? N C P G Q F ? @ J C ? D M M B ? G R C K Q ? M P ? A ? Q F ? B M L ? R G M L Q ? U G J J ? @ C ? gratefully accepted on behalf of Halton area food banks. Helpful Hint When applying your compost to your gardens, ensure you blend it W I T H ? T O P S O I L ? O R ? A N O T H E R ? G A R D E N I N G ? l L L ? ? Recommended application for best growing results is a 60/40 split (60% topsoil and 40% C O M P O S T ? HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 & M S Q C ? A J C ? L G L E ? 5 C ? A ? L ? F C J N ? Bring your reusable clothing and household items to the Salvation Army Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site. A Community . ? P R L C P Q F G N ? ? Its up to you whether you line your GreenCart and Kitchen Catcher. Acceptable ways to line your GreenCart and Kitchen Catcher include: GreenCart Acceptable Liners Choose what is most convenient for you; however we will not accept regular plastic bags D M P ? C V ? K N J C ? N J ? Q R G A ? Q F M N N G L E ? @ ? E Q ? ? W ? C V A J S B G L E ? P C E S J ? P ? N J ? Q R G A Q ? U C ? Q S N N J W ? R F C ? A M K N M Q R G L E ? D ? A G J G R W ? U G R F ? ? ? A J C ? L ? K ? R C P G ? J ? P C Q S J R G L E ? G L ? ? ? F G E F C P ? O S ? J G R W ? ? L ? J ? A M K N M Q R ? N P M B S A R ? ? 7 M S P ? % P C C L ! ? P R ? will not be collected if you use a regular plastic bag. ! C P R G ? C B ? ! M K N M Q R ? @ J C ? ? E ? * G L C P Q . ? N C P ? @ ? E Q ? ? P C ? ? A A C N R ? @ J C ? ? L B ? U G J J ? L M R ? F ? T C ? ? ? A C P R G ? A ? R G M L ? J M E M ? ? . ? N C P ? D M M B ? U ? Q R C ? @ ? E Q ? Q N C A G ? A ? R M ? GreenCart are accepted, as well as other paper shopping bags. ! C P R G ? C B ? A M K N M Q R ? @ J C ? @ ? E Q ? U G R F ? R F C ? G M B C E P ? B ? @ J C ? . P M B S A R Q ? ' L Q R G R S R C ? . ' ? J M E M ? ? P C ? ? A A C N R ? @ J C ? G L ? R F C ? % P C C L ! ? P R ? ? 5 F C L ? N S P A F ? Q G L E ? A C P R G ? C B ? A M K N M Q R ? @ J C ? bags, look for the following logo: ? E Q ? M P ? N J ? Q R G A ? ? J K Q ? R F ? R ? B G Q N J ? W ? R F C ? . ' ? J M E M ? M L ? R F C G P ? N ? A I ? E G L E ? ? L B ? M L ? R F C G P ? N P M B S A R ? ? P C ? B C Q G E L C B ? to compost quickly and safely when composted in a commercial composting facility. For a complete list of acceptable liners, and where they can be purchased, visit www.halton.ca/greencart , C U Q N ? N C P ? W C P Q ? k ? Cardboard k ? Yard waste bags k ? . ? N C P ? D M M B ? U ? Q R C ? @ ? E Q ? k ? ! C P R G ? C B ? A M K N M Q R ? @ J C ? @ ? E Q k ? ? P M L R C ? 0 M ? B ? - ? I T G J J C ? - L R ? P G M ? ? * + ? * ? 2 C J ? ? ? ? k ? 2 M J J ? $ P C C ? ? ? & * 2 - , ? k ? 2 2 7 ? ? ? ? k ? U U U F ? J R M L A ? The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 12 09 08 PUBLIC PREVIEW: Friday 11am - 4 pm Day of sale from 9 am UNRESERVED AUCTION, NO MINIMUM BIDS OVER 50,000 SQ FT BRING YOUR TRUCK, TRAILER OR CAR AND LOAD AND GO, All items must be removed the day of the sale! All fl ooring will be sold by the square foot to the highest bidder; BUY ONLY WHAT YOU NEED! This auction features a fantastic selection of top quality pre-fi nished thick nail down Hardwood Flooring to include a variety of Oak, Maple, Birch, Black Walnut, Cherry, Pine, Antique hand scrapes, as well as Japanese Exotics, Natural Pecan, & Kempas to name a few. Quantities of wide plank, dark woods and chocolates as well as natural favorites. Many in wide planks up to 5 Wide! PLUS- An excellent selection of Click together Engineered Floating Flooring with a solid wood surface that can be refi nished up to 5 times, and a wide selection of quality laminate fl ooring up to 13mm thick! CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD & DEBIT STANDARD 15% BUYERS PREMIUM APPLIES SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2008-11:00 AM HARDWOOD AND LAMINATE FLOORING LOCATION: 3620 LAIRD ROAD, UNIT #6, MISSISSAUGA, ON. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT ONLINE AT WWW.FLOORAUCTION.CA 905-820-0555 10 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, September 12, 2008 some who oppose the loss of farm- lands, while others who see the sale of their land as a retirement package. The impact is already being felt, he said, as many farms within the Study Area while still being worked are owned by developers and speculators. On selecting the right option for Halton Hills, Lewis said, At the end of the day, some will be pleased and some will be upset. My first reaction is to take it slow and right, rather than fast and wrong. He said the viewpoints generated at the workshop would be educational for Town council all mem- bers attended before they make their decision later this month. I hope everyone takes their chance to say, I like this; I dont like that, Lewis said. One of those was a new resident one of many Brampton refugees who have moved here. I dont want to happen here that happened there excessive growth, he said, explaining growth in Brampton has led to a 40 per cent increase in crime, traffic jams and depressed housing prices. It got to the point I had to escape, he said. Georgetown is one of the prettiest little towns Ive ever seen, and I have a very simple phi- losophy: If it aint broke here, dont fix it. The only people that benefit from development are the developers and the politicians. A commuter worries about traffic jams too. She had to leave work at 4:45 p.m. to arrive on time for the 6:30 p.m. event. Where are all the people going to work? ...And how are they going to get there? Where are they going to get the money to create all the infra- structure to support all these peo- ple? she asked. Wards 1&2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville agrees. He hopes people understand the cost of this proposed development no matter what concept is selected. Its going to be big, he said. It would be nice if development paid its way, but it never has. Instead of a twin-pad arena, will we now need a quad-pad arena? he said, adding there are additional parks, roads, soccer pitches, baseball diamonds, and other municipal and regional infrastructure to consider. I hope people will wake up and see how important this is because this is the whole future of where growth will be in the next 25 years, he said. The Province has mandated this, and people have the chance to give their input now, instead of waking up one day, and asking, How did this happen? Somerville was encour- aged by the turnout Monday night, and hopes there will be a similar one at the Halton Region-hosted event on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6:15-9 p.m. in the George- town District High Schools cafeteria. A staff presenta- tion will be made at 6:45 p.m. Halton Regions deadline for residents to comment has been set for Sept. 30. We wanted to engage public, said Mayor Rick Bonnette on setting up the Towns own workshop evening. We didnt want the Region have a monopoly on public input. It was important that we run our own show to at least give a Halton Hills response to the Region. Halton Hills planning staff expects to release its recommendation report to council, based on public opinion about the five options on Sept. 17. Halton Hills council will discuss the report at a special council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24. To learn more about the Sustainable Halton option plans go to Halton Regions website, www.halton.ca or contact Town of Halton Hills planners John Linhardt, manager of Planning Policy, 905- 873-2601, ext. 2294, johnl@halton- hills.ca or Steve Burke, senior plan- ner-policy, 905-873-2601, ext. 2254 or stevebu@haltonhills.ca Copies of the discussion papers are available from the planning department, on the website, www.haltonhills.ca or at both branches of the Halton Hills Public Library. Public unimpressed with possible growth options Continued from pg. 3 CLARK SOMERVILLE