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Today, 92.8 per cent of all Ontarians buckle up that's up from just 17.2 per cent who wore seatbelts before the mandatory law took effect. Ontario was the first province to require all drivers and passengers to wear a seatbelt. The McGuinty government has since expanded the law to include: · Increased fines for seatbelt, child seat, and booster seat violations · A requirement that every vehicle occupant be buckled up - one person, one seatbelt · The mandatory use of appropriate booster and child car seats at all times, whether children are Seatbelts do save lives 16 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011 driving with a parent, grand parent or other caregiver. Since Ontario's seatbelt law first came into effect in 1976, the number of people killed and injured in motor vehicle collisions has steadily dropped and it is estimated that seatbelt use has saved over 8,000 lives. A driver who is not wearing a seatbelt is more than 40 times more likely to be killed in a crash than one who is properly buckled. The fine for seatbelt, child seat, and booster seat violations is $240 and two demerit points. Celebrating a healthier NEW YEAR with the... www.bmtherapeutics.com · 519-853-1200 (Jan 3rd - Jan 14th, 2011. Valid for new clients only) 30% OFF ALL PERSONAL TRAINING PACKAGES!!! 12 DAY SALE The Regional Municipality of Halton Container Station www.halton.ca The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) provides Halton residents with a convenient "one stop" location for reuse, recycling and proper waste disposal. Please secure all open loads with a tarp or rope. All customers and visitors are to report to the Scalehouse upon arrival. In addition to garbage disposal, the following materials are collected and diverted from landfill: Fees For general waste and use of the Container Station, the user fees are: · up to 50 kg ­ $5/load · 51 kg -150 kg ­ $10/load · overSteeles 150 Ave kg ­ 14.3 cents/kgHwy starting from 0 kg 401 For a full list of HWMS fees, visit www.halton.ca/waste or call Halton Region. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Derry Rd Open: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Trafalgar Rd Re g Rd 25 ($5 per appliance) Appliances Drywall Scrap metal Wood Yard waste Britannia Rd Tremaine Rd Hwy 403 HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Closed every Sunday and the following holidays: · · · · · New Year's Day Family Day Good Friday Victoria Day Canada Day · · · · Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Christmas Day Additional items may be diverted at the Container Station free of charge: Blue Box recyclables (free for residential loads only; commercial loads are subject to charge) GreenCart organics Cell phones Eye glasses (free for residential loads only) Electronics (computers, monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, etc.) (up to five pieces per load) Lower Base Line Hwy 407 Printer cartridges Tires (up to five tires per load) Wine and champagne bottle corks (natural corks only) Dundas St Bronte Rd Upper Middle Rd Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depot QEW Paint & Stain Reuse Depot Looking to repaint your house? Pick up and drop off usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot for free. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot and is open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee the availability of colours or quantities. Household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Each year the HHW Depot recycles or properly disposes over 900,000 litres of household hazardous waste. There is a 20 litre maximum per visit (residential loads only). Salvation Army Reuse Depot Drop-off unwanted reusable items free of charge and help the community: 3Acceptable (No charge) Acids (rust remover) Aerosol cans (full or partially full) Antifreeze Batteries (household and car) Bleach Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) Fertilizers Fluorescent tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household cleaners Medications Motor oil and filters Paint Pesticides Pool chemicals Propane tanks Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets) Solvents Stains Varsol Acceptable Materials: clothing, linens, paired shoes, kitchenware, certain toys, books, working computers, TVs and undamaged furniture. Unaccepted Materials: cabinets, desks, typewriters, tires, auto parts, mattresses, infant equipment (cribs, etc.) and console TVs. Blue Boxes, GreenCarts & Backyard Composters Blue Boxes, GreenCarts and Backyard Composters are available at the Scalehouse. · Blue Boxes: new residents two free of charge, current residents one free of charge per year, $5 per additional box (3 maximum) · GreenCarts: new residents one free of charge, additional carts $15 each (2 maximum). Exchange broken GreenCarts at the Scalehouse. · Backyard Composters: $15 each (2 maximum) 060111 7 Unacceptable Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive waste PCB waste Bio-medical waste 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 · Dial 311 or 905-825-6000 · Toll Free 1-866-442-5866 · TTY 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca