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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 24 ,2 02 0 | 18 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dec 27 28 29 30 31 NewYears Day January 1 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dec 20 21 22 23 24 Christmas Day 25 26 HaltonHills ChristmasDay andNewYear'sDay Householdwaste collectionnotice Waste collection calendar Nevermiss yourwaste collectionday again!Visithalton.ca/waste to find yourwaste collection day and to: • sign up for weekly email or phone call waste collection reminders; • download yourwaste collection calendar to your personal iCal, Google Calendar orMicrosoft Outlook calendar; or • print your own copy of the collection calendar. The new 2021Halton RegionGuide &Waste Collection Calendarwill be distributed to all houses in December 2020. 122 42 0 Please note collection day changes. HaltonWasteManagement Site Please place yourwaste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Garbage tag exemption AreasAandB:Your first garbage collection day after Christmas Day (December 25) will not require garbage tags; however, the six garbagebag/can limit applies. Visit halton.ca/waste formore information. Christmas tree collection AreasAandB: Place Christmas trees at the curb for collection onWednesday, January 13 and 20, 2021. There is no tree collection for areas C&D. Gary Carr Regional Chair On behalf of Halton Regional Council and staff, I would like to wish you a wonderful holiday season! Although this year looks much different than others, I hope you enjoy your holidays with members of your household and virtual celebrations with family and friends. Essential Regional services will remain available over the holidays. While most Regional facilities remain closed due to COVID-19, those that have reopened will be closed from 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23 until 8:30 a.m. on Monday, January 4. For assistance, please visit halton.ca, use our OneHalton mobile app or call 311. Merry Christmas and happy NewYear! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Meetings at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. RegularOperatingHours Monday to Saturday | 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25,Milton Closed Friday, December 25, 2020 Friday, January 1, 2021 Areas A, B & C No change Area D Collection moves Areas A, B & C No change Area D Collection moves We had a great response from the schools for our Remem- brance and poster contest. We thank the staff and stu- dents for their efforts. We appre- ciated the work done by the kin- dergarten students. Due to the circumstances this year, we will not have an awards ceremony. The certificates and prize monies will be sent to the schools to be given to winning students. The schools will announce the win- ning entries at the school level. First place entries have gone on to be judged at the zone level. We wish those students good luck.Chairman Billy Mathers ex- tends his thanks to all the volun- teers who took part in this year's Poppy Campaign. Despite the re- strictions placed upon us, we managed to raise almost $13,000. Though this is down consider- ably from the usual $20,000 that we have averaged over the past five years, we still consider this a success under the circumstanc- es. We are especially grateful to 'Sweet Molly's for their extra help in not only the fundraising, but in matching the funds raised on their premises. The ongoing work to our beer cooler is well under way, and should be completed by early January. So, when we are finally given permission to open, then it will feel like we have a new bar. The executive, and their fami- lies, extend their wishes to all our membership for a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays. We hope to see you all soon, in the coming year. This message is from Branch 197 President Wes Kutasienski: The past nine months have been exceedingly difficult for our branch and its members. If I have not done so already, I would like to thank our officers, our execu- tive members and our volunteers for their patience, understanding and efforts. David Malony is the public relations officer for the Acton Legion, Branch 197. He can be reached at rclbr197@cogeco.net. OPINION GREAT SHOWING ENJOYED FOR REMEMBRANCE CONTEST DAVID MALONYColumn GOOD LUCK TO WINNERS WHO MOVED ON TO ZONE LEVEL, WRITES DAVID MALONY On Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 the Halton District School Board will be hosting information ses- sions about the board's student census. Beginning in late January, the board will be conducting a voluntary student census, which will confidentially gather data about students' identities, such as their first language, ethnic and racial background, religion, gender identity and, for older students, sexual orientation. Students will also share their perceptions of school climate, sense of belonging and experi- ences with bullying. Sessions will be virtual and offered in American Sign Lan- guage, Arabic, French, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Punjabi and Urdu. Sessions will also be available for Indigenous communities. Individuals are asked to regis- ter for the specific session they wish to attend using a form at https://bit.ly/InfoRegis- terHDSB and indicate a choice between two time slots: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. or 6 to 7 p.m. The registration form also provides an opportunity to sub- mit questions before the infor- mation session. A Google Meet link will be sent to participants who pre-reg- ister for the sessions. NEWS HALTON PUBLIC BOARD TO CONDUCT STUDENT CENSUS