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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday February 1, 2008 - 17 Turner's next Town Hall looks at daycare crisis Halton MP Garth Turner is gearing up for his next round of Town Hall meetings, with the topic this time around being Halton's childcare crisis. The sessions are slated to take place Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Oakville Town Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Milton Sports Centre and Thursday, Feb. 21 at Tansley Woods Library in Burlington. All meetings start at 7 p.m. Turner said the lack of available childcare locally is a major hurdle for working parents to deal with. "It's important with a potential federal election possible this year that parents in Oakville, Milton and Burlington speak up now," he said. "Politicians have yet to come up with a plan that is realistic and effective, and one which understands there's a balance between the responsibility of parents and the goals of our country to have well-adjusted, well-cared-for and healthy kids. Who better to give me guidance than the families themselves?" A press release from Turner pointed out that in the rapidly growing region there are 35,000 kids under age six and more than 46,000 under age nine. But at the same time, there are just 7,000 licenced childcare spaces available locally and a waiting list of 9,000 and growing. Turner will be asking citizens attending the Town Hall meetings to come ready to discuss the childcare crisis, but the sessions will also be open to any topic of concern to constituents. Since being elected as Halton's MP in January 2006, Turner has held more than 30 Town Hall meetings throughout the riding and dozens more across Canada. For more information call Turner's office at 905-693-0166 or visit www.garth.ca. The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL P-075-08 LAUNDRY LEASING SERVICES Issue Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Closing Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008 Closing Time: 2:00 P.M. Oakville Time Bid documents can be viewed or obtained on and after the issue date from the Purchasing Division Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON, L6M 3L1, telephone 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), ext. 7011. The cost for bid documents is $26.25 (includes GST), payable to Halton Region, which is non-refundable. Bid documents can be shipped to bidders for an additional non-refundable handling fee of $10.50 (includes GST). Halton Region relies on this advertisement to provide public notice of this business opportunity and is not obligated to notify any potential bidders in any other manner. For further information go to: www.halton.ca/shop ONE ON ONE WITH A PHYSICIAN, NUTRITIONIST & PERSONAL TRAINER WEIGHT LOSS SOME CONDITIONS APPLY OHIP COVERED CUSTOMIZED MEAL & EXERCISE PLANS THAT BOOST YOUR METABOLISM Halton Region to host community forum with Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Halton residents are invited to attend a community forum with Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO). Join us on Monday, February 11, 2008, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Halton Regional Centre Auditorium, 1151 Bronte Road in Oakville. Mr. Miller will be talking about his 2006-2007 annual report, Reconciling Our Priorities, which examines the challenges facing Ontario in creating sustainable communities throughout the province. There will be time after the presentation for Mr. Miller to take questions from the audience. information about the Commissioner or the Environmental Bill of Rights, or to read Reconciling Our Priorities, visit www.eco.on.ca. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule February 6 9:30 a.m. Regional Council RESULTS THAT LAST NO MEDICATION, NO TREATMENTS, NO SURGERIES NO GIMMICKS METABOLIC CENTRES OF CANADA Gary Carr Regional Chair 9054836231 www.metaboliccentres.com CORNER OF THIRD LINE AND DUNDAS INSIDE MEDICAL ONE 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 · Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON · TTY: 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca HUGE CLEAR-OUT! MATTRESS PRICING SALE! MA ENORMOUS SELECTION! EVEN BIGGER SAVINGS! $195 Burlington 665 Plains Rd. E [Between Francis & King] starting at DON'T PAY UNTIL 2009 * Hand Crafted Custom Mattresses For Over 40 Years! Oakville 490 Speers Rd. [Between 4th Line & Dorval] Burlington 5280 South Service Rd. [Between Burloak & Appleby] DE IN CAN A DA *Interest free financing for 1 year OAC. . See in store for details. Some terms and conditions may apply. IQ U É AU CA www.royalmattress.com AD (905) 842-9442 (905) 681-6062 (905) 639-7881 N A 010208 R FAB