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Volunteers spent Saturday cleaning up Volunteers spent most of Saturday cleaning up Sixteen Mile Creek for the fourth annual Environmental Awareness Day. With the message of "Oakville is our home, so let's take care of it," volunteer and environmental advocate Colin Woodcock, co-organizer Glen McLaughlin and a group of volunteers spent time collecting refuse from the creek and its banks. "Colin and his volunteer crew are a testament to the success that can be achieved when a group of persistent individuals work jointly," stated a press release. Several hundred kilograms of discarded waste was transported to Hogs Back Park and the BurlOak Canoe Club for pickup and disposal by the Town of Oakville and Halton Region. Items collected, included grocery carts, aluminum cans, glass and plastic containers, bicycle and car parts, metal sheets, disposable lighters, wrappers and packaging, condoms, tires, a clothing rack and inflatable floats and more. "Long-time members of the volunteer clean-up crew -- some with well over a decade of experience cleaning Sixteen Mile and Bronte creeks -- detected a noticeable and disturbing shift in the type of discarded refuse," stated the release. "More than a dozen loaded and knotted poop-andscoop bags were pulled from the creek. Medical waste is finding its way into Sixteen 11 · Wednesday, July 11, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog PHOTO COURTESY GLEN MCLAUGHLIN CLEANING THINGS UP: At the fourth annual Environmental Awareness Day Saturday at Tim Hortons, at 111 Cross Ave., Tim's store owner Jeff Shore, and his son Ethan, pick up litter, left. At top right, the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton recipients of bikes. Below right, some of the trash volunteers cleaned up at Sixteen-Mile Creek. Mile Creek. Items such as used syringes (with needles intact), adhesive electro pads commonly used for electrocardiography (ECG/EKG), individual contact lens casings, as well as a wide assortment of vitamin and medicine pill containers." The day was sponsored and co-ordinated by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, Kerr Village BIA, Tim Hortons, Home Depot Children's Workshop, M&M Meat Shops, Gear or Tech, Shred-It, the Town of Oakville and Halton Region. Clean-up volunteers and residents -- also enjoyed food, drink and community festivities set up on the parking lots of the Tim Hortons at 111 Cross Ave. in Trafalgar Village mall and the BurlOak Canoe Club. Those who attended had the opportunity to visit green exhibits and participate in confidential document shredding, electronic recycling, children's activities and a raffle. Also on hand were local students Emma and Julia Mogus representing Books with no Bounds. Proceeds from the day were donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton (BBBSH). Bicycles were awarded to youths from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and Tim Hortons store owner Jeff Shore presented employee Fallon Burns with a $1,000 scholarship. Organizers of the cleanup also thanked flotilla captain Allan Magda, co-ordinators Gay and Neil Ahmed, Bill Menzo, Barry Purvis and all the volunteers who helped with the effort. RETIREMENTS - O'CONNOR MACLEOD HANNA LLP It is with mixed emotions that we announce the recent retirements of Andrew C. Knox and Thomas C. Hays from our law firm, O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP. Tom and Andy were two of the original founding partners of the firm and without them we would not be who we are today. They will be greatly missed. Andy Knox Tom Hays BEAD BOUTIQUE · DROP IN & MAKE YOUR OWN JEWELLERY! · SUMMER CAMPS · JEWELLERY REPAIRS · BIRTHDAY PARTIES · WORKSHOPS · SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS · STERLING SILVER Mention this ad and receive $20 off full week day camp THE HABERDASHERS For over 40 years, Tom and Andy have been extraordinary lawyers, partners and friends to us all here at O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP. We thank them for their leadership, dedication, and loyalty to the firm and wish them all the best in their retirement. The remaining lawyers in our real estate department are dedicated to demonstrating the same excellence in legal services to our clients.We invite you to contact Owen, James or Brian with your real estate matters: Brian Hanna Ext. 3336 hanna@omh.ca Owen Duguid Ext. 3359 duguid@omh.ca James McAskill Ext. 3304 mcaskill@omh.ca www.thehaberdashers.com 343 KERR ST. OAKVILLE 905.337.1715 O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP 700 Kerr Street Oakville, ON L6K 3W5 (905) www.omh.ca 842-8030