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Friday, October 27, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 29 Harvest some fun! 'til October 29 11 am to 4 pm AN See our 797 lb. pumpkin! Mums & Scarecrows Entertainment Kids' Crafts Dress-up Party Oct. 29 THE ART OF NATURE: Art can be found inside and out at Oakville Galleries' Gairloch Gardens. Beaver photographer Barrie Erskine couldn't resist this surreal reflection o f the grass and leaves in the creek at the gardens by the lake. Photo by Barrie Erskine O r _ / N 680 Plains Rd. W., Buriington/H am ilton i S S B ffis e a ' - R O M BOTANICAL GARDENS (905) 527-1158 · even ts® rbg.ca · www.rbg.ca LOOK INSIDE FOR YOUR Ha l t o n R e g io n DRINKING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS EXCEEDED IN HALTON -1st Quarterly Report Now AvailableH alton Region is responsible fo r tre a tin g and d is trib u tin g your d rin k in g w a te r; a n d as such, w e are c o m m itte d to providing our residents w ith high q u a lity w a te r right fro m th e tap. " IjDblaws FLYER Ed Viana. Trustee Halton Catholic District School Board I have been acclaimed! I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to my family, friends and all Catholic board supporters of Oakville. Thank you for the trust and confidence you have in me. I look forward to working for you and I will be there for you in the years ahead. Halton's drinking w a ter has consistently te ste d safe H alton has exceeded the O n ta rio D rin kin g W a ter S tan d ard s H alton has m et the new Provincial Regulations Halton's laborato ry is accred ited by th e S tan d ard s Council of C a n a d a and C anadian Association for E nvironm ental A n alytical L aboratories O ur staff are dedicated to delivering safe d rin k in g w a te r Through the O peration Clean W a ter P ro g ra m , th e Province of O n ta rio im p le m e n ts a n d enforces · D rinking W ater S tan dards to pro tect pub lic health. H alton pro u d ly presents to its res id e n ts th e first W ater Q uality Q uarterly R eport a im e d a t im proving public aw areness re g a rd in g th e ir d rin k in g w ater. The report details in fo rm atio n ab o u t w here your w a te r com es fro m , w h a t it c o n ta in s a n d how it com p ares to the Provincial S tan d ard s. If you have been looking for s p ec ific in fo rm a tio n a b o u t your drinking water, this q u a rte rly rep o rt w ill provide you w ith th e in fo rm a tio n you need to begin yo u r investigation. If your drinking w a ter com es fro m a private w ell, you are responsible fo r y o u r w a te r's safety. H alto n Region's In tern et web site provides links to th e Regional H e a lth D e p a rtm e n t a n d M in is try of th e Environm ent regarding the m ain ten a n c e and safety of your well supply. H alton's first q u a rte rly repo rt, covering the period (July 1 - S e p te m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 0 0 ) is ava ilab le fre e of charge to th e public. The W a ter Q u ality Q u a rte rly R eport can be o b ta in e d by: · · Dow nloading it fro m H alton's In te rn e t w eb site a t w w w .re g io n .h a lto n .o n .c a : Picking up a copy in person betw een 8 :3 0 a .m . and 4 :3 0 p .m . at th e R egional M u n ic ip a lity of H alton (P la n n in g & Public W orks D e p a rtm e n t), Records & In fo rm a tio n M a n a g e m e n t S e ctio n , 1 1 5 1 B ronte Road, Oakville, O ntario; or O rdering a copy by phone a t ( 9 0 5 ) 8 2 5 -6 0 3 2 . · Q uestions or co m m e n ts regarding th e Provincial regu lation and th is pub lic n o tific a tio n should be directed to: Ms. Sandy Lofranco, S pecial S tudies & Research A n alyst Regional M u n ic ip a lity of H alton P lan n in g & P ublic W orks D e p a rtm e n t 1 1 5 1 B ronte Road O akville, O n ta rio L 6 M 3L1 L o fran cc @ re g io n .h alto n .o n .ca B u rlin g to n /M ilto n /O a k v ille : ( 9 0 5 ) 8 2 5 - 6 0 3 0 (e x t.7 6 3 5 ) G eorgetown: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 7 8 -8 1 1 3 , Acton: ( 5 1 9 ) 8 5 3 -0 5 0 1 Aldershot: ( 9 0 5 ) 6 3 9 - 4 5 4 0 , S treetsville: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 2 3 - 6 7 2 0 God Bless you all. In appreciation, Ed Viana H .C .D .S.B . Trustee www.region.halton.on.ca