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Town snags pair of environmental awards The Town of Oakville picked up a gold Ontario Waste Minimization Award from the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) in midDecember 2012 for its waste diversion efforts. The award was in recognition of the Town's successful waste-diversion programs at its facilities, which have helped employees achieve an average waste diversion rate of 70 per cent. The kudos also recognized the municipality for using innovative communication tools such as an internal website, an employee newsletter, social media and outreach programs to engage employees and residents in waste diversion. 5 · Thursday, January 3, 2013 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com "Council's vision for Oakville is to be the most livable town in Canada; reducing our ecological footprint is a vital part of achieving this goal." Oakville Mayor Rob Burton The Town's Towards Zero Waste Procedure, established in 2009, was singled out for moving operations and events towards achieving the Town's waste reduction and diversion goals. "Council's vision for Oakville is to be the most livable town in Canada; reducing our ecological footprint is a vital part of achieving this goal," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "We are proud to receive these awards recognizing the town's commitment to finding new and creative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle, and we encourage all residents to do the same." The Town also recently picked up a Milestone 2 Achievement award from Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI). That award recognized the progress the Town has made in developing a comprehen- sive, risk-based plan to address the anticipated effects of climate change. The Town of Oakville is one of 12 municipalities working with ICLEI to create a corporate Climate Change Adaption Plan. Town staff is moving through a five milestone process that provides a standardized approach to guide municipalities in developing the plan. For more information on all of the Town's environmental initiatives and outreach programs, visit www.oakville.ca and search for environmental policy. Inside Opinion.............................................6 Travel..............................................25 Sports..............................................27 Classified........................................29 Full Delivery: Sport Chek, Freshco, Food Basics, Metro, Critelli's Fine Furniture, M&M Meats, Home Hardware, Mars Canada, Drug Trading, Oakville National Family, Hoopers Pharmacy, Nature's Source, Real Canadian, Cash Mart, 2001 Audio, Atmosphere, The Bay, Longos, Michael-Angelo's, No Frills, Home Outfitters, Sobeys, Fortinos Partial Delivery: Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Maritime Travel, Reliance Home Comfort, Payless, Pharmasave, Pharmaplus, Shoppers Drug Mart, The Source, Staples, Walmart, Future Shop, Sears Canada, Centennial Windows, The Brick, Best Buy, Kohl and Frisch For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com Hurry - Last Days! Bedrooms by All custom orders on sale Selected sets drastically reduced wwww.oakvillebeaver.com CANADIAN MADE Solid Wood Furniture & Home Decor 905-844-3530 | www.swissinteriors.com 217 Lakeshore Rd. E., Downtown Oakville Effective driver training is proven to save lives. For information or to enroll online, visit www.yd.com/oakville Classroom: 125 Lakeshore Rd. E., Ste 305 Next course: Jan 28 - Mon/Wed eve You'll always want what is best for your child. When it comes to driver training, you cannot cut corners. Young Drivers of Canada teaches in-car life-saving emergency braking and swerving techniques. Knowing how to drive safely means having the skills to react to the unexpected. Call: 289.644.2374 MTO APPROVED BEGINNER DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE PROVIDER ISO 9001:2008 Registered