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2 Earth Hour Thursday, March 18, 2010 nd d Mon. March 22n - Sat. 27 BULLDOG APPLIANCES LAUNCHES TO THEIR LINEUP! Save Money & Energy! Purchase a Bosch appliance & enter to win a Tassimo Coffee Machine Two Earth Hour gift baskets are up for grabs through a Town of Halton Hills' draw. Register for Earth Hour at www.EarthHourCanada.org. and share your ideas about how you will be participating by e-mailing the Office of Sustainability at jennifers@haltonhills.ca. Names will be drawn from the first 100 e-mail entries received by noon March 27. Submitted photo Come in & enter to win a Bosch Kitchen Machine! Win an Earth Hour gift basket You can win an Earth Hour gift baskets which will help with yearround energy conservation and make every hour of the year Earth Hour. The gift baskets are sponsored by Halton Hills Community Energy Corporation. Register for Earth Hour at www. EarthHourCanada.org. and share your ideas about how you will be participating by e-mailing the Office of Sustainability at jennifers@haltonhills.ca. Enter into a draw to win one of two energy-efficiency prizes. (One prize per household, business/organization.). Names will be drawn from the first 100 e-mail entries received by noon Saturday, March 27. There are two baskets for which a draw will be held. Each basket contains: 1. Compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs 2. Energy meter to help track energy consumption and associated costs 3. Digital timer controlled power bar centre to help control energy use and costs 4. Outdoor light timer to reduce energy use 5. Weatherstrip to seal out drafts and reduce air conditioning use in the summer and heating in the winter 6. Motion-activated LED light 7. Solar-powered decorative string lights for highly-efficient decorative outdoor lighting 8. Recycling bin to help reduce waste 9. Blue bin/recycling bin organizer to make recycling more organized and convenient, and to create extra space. $300 Instant Rebate on washer & dryer sets $50 - $200 Instant Rebate on dishwashers MSRP - $749.99 MSRP - $949.99 SALE SALE $699.00 - $50.00 Rebate = $874.00 - $75.00 Rebate = SHE43P06UC $649.00 SHE4AM12UC $799.00 MSRP - $2,598.99 MSRP - $1,499.99 Town fully behind Earth Hour SALE SALE $1,439.00 - $200.00 Rebate = $2,149.00 - $300.00 Rebate = WTVC5330CN $1,239.00 WFVC5400UC & SHX45L15UC $1,849.00 55 Sinclair Avenue, Unit 2 GEORGETOWN Sales, Parts & Service. Great Prices! 905.702.1182 With unanimous council support, the Town of Halton Hills will once again join other communities around the world in participating in Earth Hour by turning off any unnecessary lights. The objective of Earth Hour is to have as many individuals, businesses, organizations and governments participating as possible. Earth Hour registration is available at: www.EarthHourCanada.org. Earth Hour 2010 will be celebrated on Saturday, March 27, between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Its objective is to increase public awareness of the need todecrease energy use and to take action against climate change. Earth Hour participation is voluntary, fun and in- formative. In 2009, Earth Hour reached over one billion people as it was celebrated in over 4,000 cities in about 90 countries. Across Canada, in 2009, Halton Hills was one of nearly 300 participating Canadian communities. As one of the participating communities, the Town was very successful in its Earth Hour participation as the community collaborated to make this event a success. In 2009, the community achieved a 13.5 per cent energy consumption reduction, representing nearly 8,000kWh or enough electricity to power about 6,500 homes for an hour. The 13.5 per cent reduction can See TOWN, pg. 3