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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 25, 2013 | 12 S O U P ' S O N | photos by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Flu Immunization Clinics Open The Halton Region Health Department is offering free seasonal u immunization clinics to Ontarians six months of age and over. For clinic hours and locations visit: No appointments necessary. Home Suite Hope's (HSH) seventh annual Empty Bowls fundraiser saw hundreds of guests select their favourite handcrafted bowl and then enjoy delicious soups, served up by 18 local restaurants and caterers. Clockwise, from top left, Compass Restaurant Chef Scott Bailey stirs a roasted fennel and cauliflower soup. Ava Diamond, 8, uses chop sticks to enjoy noodle soup. Gerry Popp shares his fare with grandson William Popp, 18 months. Bowls were painted over many months by volunteers in preparation for the fundraiser. Guests chose a bowl and refilled it to their taste, then took their bowls home as a souvenir. Volunteer Katrina Stasiuk loads a table with more bowls to choose from. Jean Grieve enjoys her soup, as does Ruqayah Haffejee, 11. For more photos from the event, visit the photo gallery at www.oakvillebeaver.com. halton.ca/u or dial 311 the FLU ends with Waste Reduction Week in Canada (Oct. 21- 27) October 21-27 is Waste Reduction Week in Canada, encouraging Canadians to reduce, reuse and recycle at home, school and work. In Halton, residents continue to divert 60% of waste away from the landll through Blue Box and GreenCart programs--this is one of the highest diversion rates in the province. But there is still more we can do to reduce our garbage and extend the life of Halton's landll--a savings of $15 million for taxpayers. The estimated cost to replace the landll site in 2044 would be over $750 million. By participating in Halton's waste diversion programs, we can make a difference! Follow Halton on Twitter @HaltonRecycles or read our blog at www.haltonrecycles.ca! Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Nov 5 Nov 6 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Cttee. Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings Nov 6 1:30 p.m. Administration & Finance Cttee. 251013 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings.