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The IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 22 theifp.ca REGION Attain Last call for yard waste! + Your last yard waste pickup will be between December 15 and 22, 2021 on the same collection day as garbage. « Please have yard waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your collection day, and no sooner than 5 p.m. the night before. + Use paper yard waste bags or a container with a yellow yard waste sticker. To order a sticker, visit halton.ca/waste or call 311. Halton Hills - last collection day Area A [we dnesday, December 22, 2021 AreaB | we dnesday, December 15, 2021 *There is no yard waste collection for Halton Hills Areas C&D Help keep our compost clean g Acceptable yard waste materials When cleaning your yard, ensure only the right items make it into your paper yard waste bag or container. Yard + Leaves waste is broken down into valuable compost and can be + Twigs and sticks used to improve soil quality in your lawn and gardens. + Cornstalks The final compost material will be a better product by Fallen fruit f following these tips to keep our compost clean: * Fallen fruit from trees + Garden and tree trimmings (>) Unacceptable materials a... ~ Plastic bags, including clear plastic, compostable plastic or soil bags. Grass clippings, sod, tree stumps, soil, clay or rocks. Plastic plant pots and trays. Yard waste collection will resume in April 2022. Yard waste can be dropped off year round at the Halton Waste Site for c ing. Visit halton.ca/waste for more information, fees and instructions. Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed statutory holidays + Pumpkins (remove candles and decorations) Meetings at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meeti Graham Paine/Metroland Halton's mask bylaw will now remain in effect until April 30, 2022. HALTON MASK BYLAW EXTENDED T0 MID-SPRING MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@metroland.com Halton's rules that require non-medical face masks in cer- tain settings have been extended for the third time. During its Nov. 24 meeting, re- gional council voted in favour of keeping the mask bylaw in effect until April 30, 202: onth extension from the previ- only set ‘expiry date of Dec. 31. ition, ae was tt adopted in July re- juires that everyone aged. five ond up wear a non-medical mask or face covering in enclosed pub- lic spaces. There are several ex- emptions to the rule, including for people with underlying health conditions that inhibit their abil- ity to wear a mask. amending bylaw adopted et wrac- ticable and ef effective method to limit the spread of COVID-19, and A report from Halton corpo- rate counsel Bob Gray said staff will continue to monitor public health guidance and recommen- ny ther amendments to the mask by- Jaw are advised. For further details on the by- law, visit halton.ca/COVID19.