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A 40­YEAR ST. PATRICK'S DAY TRADITION 15 | Thursday, March 17, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE Good Friday Household Waste Collection Notice Due to the Good Friday holiday on March 25, Friday's household waste collection in Oakville collection areas 5, 6, 7 and 8 will take place on Saturday, March 26, 2015. There is no change to household waste collection the week of March 28, 2016. Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Look for the 2016 ­ 2017 Halton Region Guide & Waste Collection Calendar in your mailbox starting the week of March 21. Find your waste collection day at halton.ca/wastecalendar Sign up for weekly email, Twitter or phone call waste collection reminders. Download your waste collection calendar to your personal iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar. Print your own collection calendar. Oakville resident Eddie Williams, 64, took to the streets for the 40th time this St. Patrick's Day to carry out a local tradition that dates back to 1922, by making the 42-kilometre trek from Toronto's City Hall to a bar in downtown Oakville. The tradition began when a group of prohibition-weary Irishmen walked from Toronto to Oakville in search of bootleg green beer. For the past few years, Williams has been accompanied by a number of supporters, including former Oakville, now Hamilton, resident Raychyl White, who is again participating this year. Today, Williams is expected to end his walk at Mo's Kitchen and Tavern, 234 Lakeshore Rd. E. After leaving Toronto City Hall at 9 a.m., he is expected to reach his destination at some point between 4-5 p.m. Pictured, Williams dropped by the Oakville Beaver office Tuesday. | photo by David Lea ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Halton Waste Management Site will be closed Friday, March 25, 2016 Regular operating hours: Open Monday to Saturday · 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton The Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS) will be open on Sundays from April 17 to July 10, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. This pilot program will measure resident interest and assess the long-term feasibility of having the landfill site open on Sundays. HWMS Sunday openings 10%off All you can EAt Buffet (Lunch or Dinner Tues - Fri) staurant Sweets & Re at All You Can E n ria a t e g e V % 0 0 1 Et f f u B a Weekday s o Sam SpeCiaL LUNCH $1099 JUNIOR (3YR - 11YR) $8.99 KIds (2YR & Under) $ Blue Box · · · · Cardboard boxes Plastic chocolate trays Greeting cards Aluminum foil Items for GreenCart · Leftover chocolate and candies · Paper candy sticks · Parchment paper ax paper · Wax · · · · Items for Garbage Foil wrappers Plastic wrappers Plastic cling wrap Plastic bags Items for 2 /$1 DiNNeR $1199 From 11am-3pm From 5pm-9pm 2345 Trafalgar Road · 905-257-0808 Free Interlocking & Concrete Specialists Power down for Earth Hour this Saturday This Saturday, March 19, Halton Region will join millions of people around the world celebrating Earth Hour, an annual climate change awareness event organized by the World Wildlife Fund. In recognition of this hour, Halton Region will turn off its lights and non-essential equipment at its facilities from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., and I encourage everyone to join us in powering down for the hour. By promoting the responsible use of energy and resources, we preserve our region today for tomorrow and help keep Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire. · Pebble Concrete · Stamped Concrete · Interlocking · Flagstone · Walkways · Garage Floors · Patios · Driveways · Curbs (French) Gary Carr Regional Chair Call Mario 905.842.7171 sunmarlandscape.com Meetings at Halton Region · 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville · Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule. March 23 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 170316