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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 200820 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 18090 8 Residential household hazardous waste can injure waste collectors, and can damage the environment if disposed of improperly. Household hazardous waste must not be put in the garbage or poured down the drain. Instead, residential hazardous waste can be taken to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS), 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton. The HWMS is open Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each year the Household Hazardous Waste Depot recycles or properly disposes over 800,000 litres of residential hazardous waste! Household Hazardous Waste More Blue and Green for a Better Planet Paint Reuse Shed Looking for paint to repaint your home? Pick up usable paint and stain at the Reuse Shed for free. The Paint Reuse Shed is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Open from spring to fall. The HWMS cannot guarantee which colours will be available. Aerosol cans (full) Antifreeze Automobile and household batteries Fluorescent bulbs and tubes (8 maximum) Fuels Garden chemicals Household batteries Household cleaners Motor oil and filters Paints and stains Pesticides Pharmaceuticals (over-the-counter and prescription) Pool chemicals Propane tanks Solvents Varsol (clean or used) Commercial Hazardous Waste Radioactive Waste Explosives (for example: dynamite, ammunition, nitro glycerine) Biological Wastes and PCBs Accepted free of charge: Not Accepted: There is a 20 litre maximum per visit. All containers must be left at the Depot. Empty paint cans (dry with lids removed) and other empty containers (with no liquid or powder residue) can be disposed of with regular garbage. HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 Corrosive Explosive Poison Flammable HERITAGE FUNDS: Another successful Mayors Heritage Golf Tournament was held in June at Blue Springs Golf Course. The tournament, organized by the Heritage Foundation of Halton Hills, raises money to support local heritage projects. One of the tournament sponsors, Scotiabank, recently presented a $5,000 cheque to the Foundation. Here, presenting the cheque are, (l to r) Tracy Marsh, Lorraine Bellizzi-Hoare (Scotiabank Acton), Mark Baker (Scotiabank Georgtown), to members of the tournament organizing committee, Mayor Rick Bonnette, Eric Connolly (Heritage Foundation of Halton Hills), Kathy and Bill Sanford of Heritage Acton who were on hand to accept the donation. A portion of the tournament proceeds are given to Heritage Acton to help with the continuing renovation of Actons historic Town Hall on Willow Street. - Submitted photo Outrage at oil prices Following is a letter to the Editor aimed at all can- didates in the upcoming federal election. Dear Candidates As are most Canadians, probably yourselves includ- ed, I am not just outrages by the circus surrounding fuel prices in Canada but by the fact that neither the government or the opposi- tions parties are honestly addressing the issue in their campaigns, Given that: Almost all the oil refined in Eastern and Central Can- ada comes from offshore sources I.e. none from the US, All the oil for Western Canada refineries comes from Western Canada Hence, Canadian oil sup- plies are not affected by hurricanes hitting the US. The price of a barrel of oil did not change significantly this week. This week, gas prices at the pump across the US averages an increase of less the $0.01 per gallon. Pump prices in Canada average $0.13 per litre or about $0.42 per US gal- lon. How can you, in good conscience, allow the oil companies in Canada to continue to exploit the people of Canada? How can you allow this contin- ued erosion to Canadas economic well being> You know that these out- rageously high prices ripple down into the economy, inflating prices and costing jobs in every industry ex- cept for the oil patch itself. How can you as political leaders not discuss this and not promise or develop a plan or policy which your party would implement if in power? I understand that some of you will argue that high fuel prices contribute to reducing the strain on the environment. I would sup- port those prices only if the money did NOT go into the pockets of greedy oil ex- ecutives and their minions. If the higher prices were a result of a carbon tax and the funds were fed back into the economy through income and corporate tax breaks as well as other eco- nomic incentives, I could accept paying inflated pric- es. But please, this election campaign must address the ongoing criminal activity on the part of big oil. (Note that email ad- dresses for some candidates are not available on their websites.) Dan Poirier, Acton