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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 18, 2014 | 24 Local places of worship recognized for going green Oakville's Trafalgar Presbyterian Church on Upper Middle Road East was among several Halton places of worship recognized for their green efforts. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, on Lakeshore Road in Burlington, won the Greening Sacred Spaces Award, which is presented to a local faith space each year by the Halton-Peel Chapter of Greening Sacred Spaces. Oakville's Trafalgar Presbyterian Church on Upper Middle Road East and Burlington Baptist Church on New Street also received honourable mentions for their greening initiatives within its communities. The recognition was handed out at a World Environment Day Celebration at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Mississauga in June. The event included an interfaith panel discussion on climate change, a cultural program and provided the opportunity for guests to connect and learn from each other. Christina Read, the South HaltonPeel co-ordinator of Greening Sacred Spaces, said Holy Cross Lutheran Church embraced the spirit of the award. She said the congregation has been actively running a community garden, put up idle-free zone signs, Do you know how your don't pay until 2015!* HuGe inVentory BLoW out uP % on BranD neW furnaces & air conDitioners Hi-efficiency air conDitioners caLL noW, Quantities are LiMiteD! to 50 was oFF was grows? Know Your Source garden retrofitted the church with an energyefficient furnace and dishwasher and erected solar panels over the past year. "One thing that really takes them above and beyond is that they've looked at all the different aspects of greening, they incorporated it in their spirituality practice and put it in their newsletters and practices," she said. "They've become very vibrant in their community and very inspirational." Trafalgar Presbyterian composts, gardens and hosts an annual clean up while Burlington Baptist Church has retrofitted a number of its appliances with new energy efficient ones and has a children's garden to promote healthy eating. Read said since 2012, when the program was brought to Halton and Peel, faith groups have been stepping up getting their youth groups involved and recognizing greening initiatives can help save money and energy. For more information, visit www. greeningsacredspaces.net. Expert Advice Quality Tested Soils Convenient Bulk Deliveries Pick Up Available Wanted 7 Homes tHat need roofing 7 homes in your area will be given the opportunity of having an INTERLOCK metal roofing system installed on their home at a reasonable cost. This lifetime product is capturing the interest of homeowners across the country who want to know this will be the last time they will have to re-roof their home. Our product is environmentally friendly and comes with a transferable Lifetime Limited Warranty with an excellent choice of colours to complement your home and is going to be introduced to your local market. Your home can be a show place in your neighbourhood and we will make it worth your while if we can use your home. Toll-Free 24 hours 7 Days a week $ $1350 IN HYDRO AND GAS COMPANY REBATES now only $ THE FORECAST CALLS FOR 29 58 95% Hi-efficiency Dc Motor Gas furnace Per month $ now only 78 Per month $ BranD neW units aVaiLaBLe onLy in 4 siZes 39 $ oAC Per month Per month air conDitioner or furnace DiaGnostic serVice was *See dealer for details oAC $ 99 only 49 SoilS MulcheS AggregAteS rockery 9 locations To Serve you Better! HEATING & COOLING www.aireone.com · 1-888-827-2665 905-849-4998 A+ RATING LINGTON BUR GARDEN SUPPLIES LIMITED 905-336-7725 2273 Dundas St., Burlington, ON VISIT US AT burlingtongardens.ca 1-866-601-7366 www.ontarioroof.com for a day of fun and fundraising! Collect pledges to improve the lives of children affected by congenital heart disease and pediatric stroke Join us