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TUESDAY, April 12, 2011 4 Pages MAKEOVER MOVES Due to Good Friday the 22 Minute Makeover will be held April 20 PAGE 2 EARTH WEEK EVENTS Check out the list of Town-sponsored Earth Week events PAGE 3 EARTH WEEK 2011 Special pullout section Volunteers ready for spring cleaning Hundreds of volunteers across Halton Hills are getting ready to scour the ravines and ditches, the parks and trails, all for the betterment of the community as part of Community Clean-up Day Saturday, April 16. Many are part of large, wellorganized community groups and others are simply individuals or families determined to do their bit. Collectively, their efforts make a huge difference in the appearance of our town. And just as important, their efforts clean up the environment and make it healthier for all the species that live here. Groups such as HARP (Hornby Area Rate Payers) have turned the annual spring clean up into a huge social event. After scouring miles of rural roads, they get together for a barbeque in the park. For many, it is a chance to catch up with their neighbours for the first time since the fall freeze up. "Some people think that litter is something the Town should look after, but that is simply impossible. The cost would be (from left) Acton McDonald's Restaurant manager Jennifer Boysen, out of the ball park," said Litter Georgetown McDonald's Restaurant manager Greg Carleton, owner Free Task Force Chair and ReTim O'Connor and Halton HIlls Ward 3-4 Regional Councillor Jane gional Wards 3&4 Councillor Jane Fogal. Fogal, who chairs the Town's Litter-free Task Force committee. Photo by Ted Brown See RESIDENTS, pg. 2 With the Halton Hills Community cleanup coming soon, McDonald's employees got the ball rolling to test the gloves and bags they will be handing out, free of charge, at all three Halton Hills McDonald's, to aid with the cleanup. Volunteers can drop by and pick up the gloves and bags anytime in advance to the April 16 cleanup. On hand were SHOPLOCAL SHOP SMART... SHOP HALTON HILLS This message brought to you by your local newspaper during Earth Week. #2. Shopping local saves you money. Out of town shops have done a good job of convincing us all that sole traders = expensive, but the evidence just isn't there to back this up . If you add in travel, parking costs, fees to transport larger items home and your time, the overall cost is often much higher. A GOOD REASON TO SHOP LOCAL YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER 905.873.0301