Margaret Groat stopped by the North Halton Literacy discuss volunteer work, with Project Manager, Maureen McCallum, left, and Vice President, Janine it the Georgetown Marke’ place, to Carter. The Guild will be the recipient of money raised at tonight's dress rehearsal of Georgetown Little Theatre's production of Dr. Cook's Garden . Photo by Laura Salverda Region gets Blue Box cash Noel Duignan, MPP Halton North, has announced that grants totaling $2,631,122 have been approved for the Regional Municipality of Halton to expand its Blue Box program to include several previously unrecycled waste materials. The funding announced on behalf of Minister of Environment and Energy, Bud Wildman, will be under the Municipal Recycling Support Program, a component of the «Ontario Waste Reduction Action Plan. “From the time of its start up, the Halton Blue Box program has been a model for communities in Ontario,” Mr. Duignan said. “The Halton Blue Box alone collects about 15 per cent of the waste resources recovered in Halton’s residential waste. I am delighted to be able to support Halton’s pio- neering venture to collect important waste materials like styrofoam, alu- minum foil, cereal boxes, flyers and a es Paper. The success of Haltot project will Halton’s Blue Box now recovers a wide range of materials: glass containers, metal food and bever- age containers, magazines, cata- logues, plastic bottles and hard and soft cover books. New materials to be collected include: aluminum foil wrap and pie plates, cereal boxes, help tats reduce waste even more. I am confident that by the year 2000 we will have reduced the waste entering our — anaeenl sites by at least 50 per cer the ane grant, $1,109,722 will support Halton’s ongoing Blue Box operations. The remaining $1,521,400 will support the expanded collection and com- mercial establishments. I ithed plastic containers, styrofoam and computer paper. Until now, about 25,500 tonnes were successfully processed and sold annually from Halton resi- dences. The expansion will increase this to 28,500 tonnes per year. A total of 420,000 tonnes of waste material are saved every year by 400 communities across the province. MONDAY - 10:00 a.m. - SATURDAY 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. OPEN SUNDAY Noon to 5:00 p.m. FRIDAY 9:00 p.m. McA RAKE oR Ee Ane Halton-Hills This Week, Wednesday, February 17,4993 — Page5 VERY IMPORTANT | PERSON Tus You are a ret Important Person to . That's why when you present this 1, vir Ad at First Choice Haircutters, welll give you a 10% discount on all our haircare services. | ~Noappointments necessary ~ 1 Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9-9 L_ Saturday 8-5 Sunday 12-5 _ HAIRCUTS BT Rd. N. ~~, 873-1339 TO THE COMMUNITY... THANKS TO YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL'S 1992 "BUY A LIGHT" CAMPAIGN WAS A GLOWING SUCCESS ( & OVER $10,000 WAS RAISED FOR MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT Ontario NOTICE The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act, R.S.O. 1990 G. Gori has applied to the Niagara eeeapment Csiiesion to acne the Niagara Escarpment Pla To add SeBroInateny” 280 hectares (700 acres) to the jagara. pecerement Plan, and to nd Natural Area and Escarpment Protection ‘Area. The proposed amendment affects the W1/2 of Lot 19 and all of Lots 20, 21 and 22, Concession Ill of the former Township of Esquesing, Town of Halton Hills, in the Regional Municipality of Halton as shown on an excerpt of the Niagara Escarpment Plan Map 3 belo A copy it the proposed amendment together with background information may be examined at the office of the: Niegae Eovaipmelt commision Guelph Str Sexi, Shera LJ 1 Toronto line 453-2468 or 18) 877-5191 SD and the may be made to the Niagara Escarpment Commission until May 2 21, 1993 at the Georgetown address above. Dated at Geargatown this 17th day of 7 rennin 1993 Bayly, Chairman