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Halton residents continue to embrace the Region's waste diversion programs including weekly GreenCart and Blue Box collection. As a result, single family homes in the Region have been able to divert 60 per cent of their waste from Halton's landfill site. According to Ontario benchmarking, Halton Region has the highest rate of waste diversion in the province. Together with residents, Halton Region is now working toward a new waste diversion goal of 65 per cent. This month, Halton Region will resume the popular monthly bulk waste collection for residential households in all urban and rural areas, except for Halton Hills collection areas one and two. Bulk waste is considered a large household item that is over 23 kg (50 lbs) or that will not fit into a closed garbage bag or container such as furniture, bundled flooring or wood and windows. Items such as metal and appliances, electronics and tires are not accepted as bulk waste but you can dial 311 or visit www.halton.ca/waste to learn about options to recycle these materials. Each collection truck visits approximately 1,000 households per day so it is important to remember that there is a three item limit for bulk items set out. Remember to check your 2012 Bulk waste collection resumes Gary Carr Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar to find your specific bulk collection dates along with information on additional programs to help you continue to reduce, reuse and recycle. Items picked up as part of the bulk collection program are disposed of in the landfill so before you place them out for collection consider giving items in good condition to a local reuse centre. To learn more about bulk item collection please visit www.halton.ca/ waste. You can also get waste collection information and tips to help protect the environment on Twitter by following Halton's Waste Management Program @HaltonRecycles or by visiting their blog at www.haltonrecycles. ca. As always, feel free to email me about Regional programs and services at gary.carr@halton.ca. --Gary Carr is the chair of Halton Region 7 ·The IFP· Halton Hills, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 NORVAL BY NIGHT INVITES YOU TO OUR VALENTINE'S DINNER WEEK No plans for Valentine's Day? Don't panic! Bring your sweetheart to our ´EfGXe`Zµ EXTENDED VALENTINE'S WEEK CELEBRATION Monday February 13 to Saturday February 18 5pm to 10pm Celebrate before, on the day or after - Just be sure to celebrate! For reservations please call 905 873 9080 Norval by Night The same location/owners of the Norval Pancake Factory 525 Guelph Street, Norval Georgetown Homecoming to hold Kick Off Fundraiser Georgetown Homecoming presents a Kick Off Fundraiser on Sunday, Feb. 12, from noon until 11 p.m. at Nashville North, 530 Guelph St. in Norval. The event will begin with an awardwinning line dance group, plus the silent auction opens. Then, at 1 p.m., the first of 10 bands, from rock 'n roll to country rock, will take the stage. Bands on the bill are Neil Cotton and Hawksnest, Fire and Water, The Compound, Larry Melton Band, The Tenth Line Band, Random Roads, Cosmic Warehouse, Almost Cool, Flash Teeter and the Men from Mars and Little Joe and the Werewolves. There will games, draws and a live auction at 8 p.m. with hosts Katie and Clay Downes. There will also be a table selling jewelry (nothing over $5) with proceeds to Georgetown Bread Basket. Proceeds from this event go to Georgetown charitable causes. A bin will be available for food donations. For tickets, $10, call Katie Downes, 905-873-4417 or HomeComingKickOff@mail.com or pick them up at Nashville North, which has donated the venue for this special community event. View the promo video at www. tinyurl.com/88suypg Phil Karda Ins Agcy Ltd Phil Karda, Agent 174 Guelph Street Bus: 905-873-1833 www.philkarda.com Lora Greene, Agent 211 Guelph Street, Unit 6, Northview Centre Bus: 905-873-1615 www.loragreene.ca Mike Francis, Agent 123 Main Street South Bus: 905-877-9652 www.mikefrancis.ca State Farm International Life Insurance Company Ltd. Aurora, Ontario 1010222