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31 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,M arch 21,2019 theifp.ca Gary Carr Regional Chair Start up. Expand. Go Global. Halton Region's team of business consultants are here to help your business compete in today's fast-changing economy. Our Small Business Centre provides business advice, entrepreneurship training and mentoring programs to help make it easier to turn your small business ideas into reality. For businesses looking to scale up and reach newmarkets, our Global Business Centre provides export readiness assessments and plan development, market research and networking opportunities. Visit halton.ca to connect with a consultant and take the next step towards business success. Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule. March 27 9:30 a.m. Regional Council Safely disposeof your householdhazardouswaste 03 21 19 SafetyTips Help protect the environment and keep our community safe. Follow these helpful tipswhen disposing of your household hazardouswaste (HHW). • Place HHWmaterials in a clearly marked, sealed container. • Do not place HHW in the garbage or Blue Box. • Do not pour HHW down the drain or storm sewer. • Do not place HHW at the curb - it will not be collected. Drop-offLocations Residents can drop off household hazardouswaste, free of charge, at: Household HazardousWaste Depot HaltonWaste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Hours: Monday to Saturday (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Every Sunday fromMay 5 to June 30, 2019 (8 a.m. to noon) Note: Maximum 20L per visit. SpecialWaste Drop-off Day Residents can drop off household hazardous waste and electronic waste at SpecialWaste Drop-off Days held across the Region. Find an event near you at halton.ca. HouseholdHazardousWaste Acceptablematerials • Acids, solvents and glues • Aerosols (full or partially full) • Automotive liquids, oil filters • Batteries • Pressurized cylinders (less than 20 lbs) • Fluorescent lights, CFL bulbs • Household cleaners, bleach, pool chemicals • Pesticides, garden chemicals, fertilizers • Paints & stains (full or partially full) • Waste cooking oil • Mercury-containing devices • Personal Care products • Medications (prescriptions & over- the-counter) • Sharps (must be in a sealed container) Householdhazardouswaste is usually labelled as: Poison Explosive Corrosive Flammable Unacceptablematerials • Commercial hazardous waste • Radioactive waste • PCB waste • Bio-medical waste • Explosives and flares Visit halton.ca or download theOneHalton app to learn more about Halton's waste management programs, including upcoming events, waste tips and acceptable items. Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs. In a field of memoirs dominat- ed by stories about family, debut author Kate Harris' book Lands of Lost Borders was chosen as winner of the $25,000 RBC Taylor Prize at a gala luncheon in To- ronto Monday (March 4). The Georgetown District High School grad thanked her parents and teachers and "every- one who instilled in me a love for exploration" in an impromptu speech. When she was young, Harris wanted to go to Mars; she didn't make it there, but she did trace Marco Polo's Silk Road by bicycle, and wrote about the ex- perience in Lands of Lost Bor- ders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road published by Knopf Cana- da. It was the first time in the prize's 21-year history that the shortlist was comprised solely of memoirs. They were chosen from a field of more than 110 books by the jury: author and memoir writer Camilla Gibb, au- thor Roy MacGregor and former Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. The other finalists were: Just Let Me Look at You: On Father- hood by Bill Gaston (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin Canada), a "quiet, meditative and tender- hearted exploration of childhood injury and its legacy across gen- erations," said the jury citation. Jan in 35 Pieces: A Memoir in Music by Ian Hampton (Porcu- pine's Quill), a reflection on a life in music chronicling, according to the jury's citation, "the trials and triumphs of a life devoted to music and defined by the people he worked with and loved." All Things Consoled: A Daughter's Memoir by Elizabeth Hay (McClelland & Stewart), in which Hay explores how the dy- namics in her family changed when she became caregiver to her parents, both formidable fig- ures. The book has already won the 2018 Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction, worth $60,000. Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age by Darrel J. McLeod (Douglas & McIntyre), his Gover- nor General's Literary Award- winning memoir that talks about the scars of residential schools and the need for reconciliation. The word "Mamaskatch" means "shared dream" in Cree.Each fi- nalist received an award of $5,000, with Harris as the winner receiving an additional $25,000. NEWS Kate Harris, won the RBC Taylor Prize with her debut book, Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road. Knopf Canada GEORGETOWN'S HARRIS WINS RBC TAYLOR PRIZE WITH DEBUT BOOK DEBRA DUNDAS ddundas@thestar.ca