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UPDATE EDITOR: W ILM A BLOKHUIS Halton Women's Place presents 11th annual Gala D inner Dance & Auction, A N ight in Tuscany, March 4, Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak. Wine reception, 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Performance by The Three Tenors. Emcee, Sunni Genesco, 102.9 K-LITE FM. Auctioneer, Dan Ferrone, former CFL star. Tickets, $125 per person (dinner and open bar includ ed). Less than 30 tickets left. Call Karyn Racher at 905-332-1200 ext. 222 to reserve tickets. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 Phone 9 05-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com · 905-849-0392. North Oakville Youth Dance at Munn's United Church provides youth in Grades 6 - 8 a fun and safe evening of dancing. Professional DJ. Tickets, $5 at door only starting at 6:30 p.m. Line up inside. Dance ends at 10 p.m. Fully adult supervised, refreshments and snacks. Profits donated to various com munity charities. Call 905-257-8434 or visit www.munnsunited.com. Babysitters Course - Canadian Red Cross, sponsored by the Kinette Club of Oakville, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Trafalgar Presbyterian Church. Cost: $45. To reg ister call 905-825-0429, leave message F air Vote Canada - Halton Chapter, 10:15 a.mv SAVIS Room, Hopedale Mall. Contact Sandra at sansam25@yahoo.com. Documentary Video Festival about Earth, Peace and Justice, 12:45 -5:30 p.m., Church of the Incarnation, 1240. Old Abbey Lane at Dorval, free. Presented by Amnesty International, Halton Peace Network, INCA Social Justice Committee. Call 905-842-8044 or hpeacenet2004@yahoo.ca. B' N ai Shalom Congregation o f Halton-Peel is a conservative egalitari an synagogue inclusive of women. Monthly Shabbat services, study groups and Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation. Shabbat service, 10 a.m. kiddush, con versation at hotel in Oakville. For loca tion and information, please e-mail: bnaishalom2004@yahoo.ca or call Sandra at 905-824-3783. Well Heeled: 200 Years o f Shoe Fashion History, curator's lecture pre sented by Joseph Brant Museum at Burlington Central Library, 1 p.m., Centennial Room. Tickets: $8. Lecture and slide show and have vintage shoes identified at the Curator's Clinic, refreshments at Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd. E., Burlington. Call 905-634-3556. Halton Nia Instructors present a Dance A Thon in support o f Halton Women' s Place, 12-3 p.m. at Sidekicks 'School of Martial Arts, 2421 New at Guelph Line, Burlington. Dance sets of 1/2 hour each, donate per set. Call Mia 905-466-7570 or e-mail mia@spiritedmoves.com. MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 23 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton's biggest fundraiser of the year, Bowl for K ids'Sake,1 - 9 p.m. at Hopedale Bowl for 5-pin bowling or Feb. 24, 7 - 9 p.m. at Classic Bowl in Mississauga for 10pin bowling. For details call 905-3392355 or www.bbbshalton.ca. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18 St. Andrew Catholic Church holds its annual Valentine's D inner Dance at Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft. Table service including wine with dinner. Dancing with DJ Bil Copeland. Black tie optional. Tickets $60. To book call Annette Dauphinee at Life A fter Cancer - professionally facilitated drop-in networking and sup port group for individuals who are post treatment and are looking for support with long term side effects or re-enter ing the workplace is offered on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 7 - 8:30 pm. Wellspring Halton-Peel, 2545 Sixth Line, 905-257-1988. River Oaks Residents Association General Meeting, 7:30 p.m., River Oaks Community Church to vote for new slate of officers. Radio and TV senior climatologist, David Phillips of Environment Canada will entertain and enlighten all with, W hat' s Up with the Weather?, at Canadian Federation of University Women. Social 7 p.m, speaker and meeting 8 p.m.; Church of .the Incarnation, 1240 Old Abbey Lane at Dorval north of QEW. Guests welcome, call Lenore, 905-842-3531 or visit: www.cfuwoakville.ca. Tots and Us, open to moms, dads and grandparents who are taking care of a preschooler and would like to meet others, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 1 0 - 1 1 a.m. Caregivers and children will participate in playtime, music, stories and snack. No charge. Call 905-845-3427. South P eel N aturalists' Club meets 7:30 p.m., Canadian Peregrine Foundation documents the current status of endangered and threatened raptors (birds of prey) in Canada, con tributes to and monitors ongoing recovery efforts and habitat rehabilita tion through increased public aware ness. Guests welcome' . Meet at St. Bride's Church, basement auditorium, 1516 Clarkson, Mississauga. See www.spnc.ca. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 Oakville Christian Women' s Club luncheon, 1 - 3 p.m., Oakville Ramada Inn, 360 Oakville Place Dr. Special fea ture, Heart and Soul with Phyllis Inward of Heart and Stroke Foundation. Music, soprano Pat Turner and keyboardist Laurena Fitzpatrick. Speaker Ruth Helm of Hamilton. Reservations, $18. Call Glin, 905-8151077 or Helen, 905-277-0963. Energy Action Group free seminar on lowering energy costs, 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church (upper hall),; 89 Dunn at Lakeshore. NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT R.S.C. 1985 CHAPTER N-22 The Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Navigable Waters Protection Act for approval of the work described herein and its site and plans. Pursuant to Section 9 of the said Act, the Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario has deposited with the Minister of Transport and in the Office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Halton in the Town of Milton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario under Deposit Number G-57 a description of the following work, its sites and plans: · · · Proposed Replacement of the Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge, including a temporary construction bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek Proposed Rehabilitation of Sixteen Mile Creek Proposed placement of a pedestrian bridge at a temporary location during construction and relocation of the pedestrian bridge to a permanent location upon completion of construction. What do you think we should do with Halton waste? Halton Region's Proposed 2006-2010 Solid Waste Management Strategy Halton Region, in co-operation with the citizen advisory Joint Municipal/Regional Waste Management Committee has developed a revised Solid Waste Management Strategy for 2006-2010. It updates the 1999 Strategy to help extend the life of our landfill;.and provides choices for meeting or exceeding the Government of Ontario's waste diversion goal of 60 per cent. The Strategy identifies the proposed waste diversion initiatives for the next five years, as well as choices for managing our waste beyond 2010. A series of drop-in open houses will be held across Halton from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates: # Burlington City Hall (426 Brant Street) COMPLETED Oakville Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road) COMPLETED Hugh Foster Hall (Beside Milton Town Hall) Halton Hills Civic Centre (1 Halton Hills Drive, Georgetown) Monday, February 13 Thursday, February 16 Tuesday, February 21 Thursday, February 23 At Dundas Street (Regional Road 5) in the Town of Oakville, from 180m east of Fourth Line to 650m west of Neyagawa Boulevard (Regional Road 4), between Lots 22 and 23, Concession 1 South of Dundas Street (Regional Road 5), Trafalgar. Comments regarding the effect of this'work on marine navigation may be directed to: The Superintendent, Navigable Waters Protection Program, Transport Canada, 100, Front Street South, Sarnia, Ontario N7T 2M4. However, comments will be considered only if they are in writing and are received not later than 30 days after the date of this notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent. Signed at the Regional Municipality of Halton this 26th day of January 2006. J o ^ p h Choi, P.Eng., M anager, D esign Services 9 0 5^ 82 5-6 000 ext. 7 6 1 0 Josep h.C hoi@ halton.ca For more information on the draft 2006-2010 Solid Waste Management Strategy visit the website at www.halton.ca/ppw/waste or call Halton Region. H a lto n R e g io n - P ro v id in g O p p o r tu n itie s f o r H a lto n S c h o o ls /S tu d e n ts t o E a rn M o n e y t h r o u g h t h e H a lto n E n v ir o n m e n ta l A w a r d s P r o g r a m Last year, through the Halton Environmental Awards program, four secondary school students each won $500 scholarships to go toward their post secondary education and five elementary schools each won $50 0 to go toward school programs. The awards are being offered again this year and the deadline fo r`application submissions is March 3rd, 2006. Submissions for either award category, The Halton Youth Awards for Environmental Excellence and The Halton Environmental Scholarship Awards; require essays of 5 0 0 -8 0 0 words and supporting testimonials. Complete details are available at www.halton.ca. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule: Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 9:30 a.m. - Health & Social Services Committee 9:30 a.m. - Planning & Public Works Committee 1:30 p.m. - Administration & Finance Committee C h a irm a n Joyce Savoline 1 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 · Tel: 905- 825-6000 - Toll Free: 1- 866-4HALT0 N · TTY: 905- 827-9833 · www.halton.ca