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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010 7TREEMENDOUS POWER: Sundays fi erce storm downed tree limbs all over Acton, including this one on Main Street North Frances Niblock photoTown DigestALL ABLAZE: A pole fi re broke out on Saturday morning at 22 Side Road ReFresh food concernsfor the program, in this from Standard and Poors and 5th Line in Limehouse. Fire crews were on hand to extinguish the blaze Halton staff will in-years budget. While the Rating Services, meaning resulting from loose hydro wires. Denise Paulsen photovestigate concerns from councillors with concerns it, and its four local mu-several Regional coun-praised the program for nicipalities, can borrow cillors about the fee that getting food to the hun-money at the best possible Low fl ush rebate changefood distribution agencies gry, they feel the fee is fi nancing rates, resulting are being charged to take an impediment to some in lower costs to be passed Apart in the ReFresh food proposed change to labelling and certifi cation that the province will be groups.on to taxpayers.Haltonprogram helps consumersprogram, while taxpayers s low flow toilet changing water effi ciency ReFresh Food plans to Halton offi cials point out are also footing part of the rebate program will mean identify the most water regulations to no longer distribute 474,000 pounds that in the past four years, effibill.that only toilets with cient fi xtures that still permit the sale of 13-litre of food this year and hopes the combined tax increase WmeeReFresh Foods, a pro-aterSense labelling will t performance stan-toilets as of January 2011. to collaborate with the Ac-for Regional programs and be dards.Staff said by only rebat-gram of Food for Life, is eligible for a $75 rebate ton Food Network, a group services has been less than Waas centralized food col-from Halton as of January terSense labelling ing WaterSense fixtures, of community agencies, half-a-percent one of the 1, 2011.lection and distribution requires that a toilet use Halton will continue to including the Salvation lowest rates among Can-Cu4.8-litres of water or centre, providing surplus rrently, residents who less encourage residents to re-Army, FoodShare and St. adian municipalities. The food to food banks and replace inefficient toilets there are currently over place old toilets with the Vincent de Paul, to ensure Standard and Poors rating with 600social service agencies either a six-litre fl ush different makes and most water effi cient mod-those who need food in looks at fiscal manage- or Actons FoodShare food toileta 4.8-litre high ef-models of WaterSense els available, rather than Acton get it.ment, debt levels, reserve fibank is not one of the ciency toilet are eligible labelled toilets in the mar-just meet minimum water AAA ratingfund balances, capital members, although some for rebates of $60 and $75, ket. One popular Canadian effi ciency standards.For the 21st consecutive funding requirements, of the food does bene-respectively.model costs $99.Halton has budgeted year, Halton has received long-range planning and Staffit the Acton Our Kids f said technological Ontario Building Code $400,000 for the low fl ow a triple A credit rating economic outlook.Network. Food is also improvements in toilet changes that take effect rebate program in this dprovided to several out-esign, performance and on January will ban instal-years budget. The program reach programs, including flush volumes have im-lation of 13-litre toilets has been in place for two pthe Halton Housing on roved dramatically over the only exception is in years and so far, 12,000 Holmesway Place.the past few years and six-historical homes that cant rebates have been issued, Members pay a fee up litre toilets are no longer accommodate low flow resulting in total estimated to $3,800 to belong to the most water efficient. toilets.savings of over 200-mil-The new WReFresh Foods and the Re-aterSense As well, it is anticipated lion litres of water.gion earmarked $160,000 Branch Legion news no. 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