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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER |Thursday, March 30, 2017 |22 stfrtHalton REGION halton.ca () 311 in YnuiTO Without trust where are we? T Household Hazardous Waste Visit halton.ca/hhwfor more information Please do not place household hazardous w aste (H H W ) at th e curb-- it w ill n o t be collected. Please do not place H H W in th e g a rb ag e and do not pour d o w n th e drain or storm sewer. H HW can injure w aste collectors and can d a m a g e th e en viro n m en t if disposed o f im properly. H ousehold hazardous w aste can be disposed of, free of charge , at th e H ousehold Hazardous W aste D e p o t or on a Special W aste D ro p -o ff Day: H o u s e h o ld H a z a r d o u s W a s te D e p o t Located at th e Halton Waste Management Site 2 0 1 7 S p e c ia l W a s te D r o p - o f f D a y s Saturday, April 29 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, S ep tem b er 23 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, O cto b e r 21 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton · Residential m aterials only; com m ercial loads w ill n o t be accepted · M axim u m 20 litres per visit · Visit halton.ca/hwms for m ore inform ation Georgetown 11620 Trafalgar Road G eorgetow n Burlington 291 N orth Service Road Burlington H o u rs Open: M o n d a y-S atu rd ay 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. NEW! Spring Sunday Opening M ay 7 -Ju n e 25 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Oakville 1430 Trafalgar Road O akville Campbellville 9430 G uelph Line C am pbellville Visit halton.ca/dropoff for m ore inform ation Acceptable materials Acids, solvents, glues Aerosols full or partially full Automotive liquids, oil filters Batteries Pressurized cylinders less than 20lbs rust is the foundation of so ciety. Is trust vanishing? If so, how will this affect our finances? How will it affect society? The big five Canadian banks are involved in that conversation. As I wrote in last week' s column, the CBC broke the news that staff at Canada' s largest banks complained they were allegedly being forced to push financial products on unsus pecting bank customers. It seems widespread and appears to involve bank branch staff and those employees located in bank call centers. For decades Canadians have had a love/hate relationship with their banks. Many complain about the service fees and extra charges. However, there is also a sense of pride. During the world financial collapse in 2 0 0 8 and 2009, we were proud of the financial strength of our banks. Strong, financially sound, very profitable banks are part of the Cana dian way of life. W e trusted them to do the right thing. The disclosure by thousands of current and past bank employees about alleged unethical conduct and allegations of illegal actions has been a blow to that trust. The financial markets and invest ments in general are based on trust. If trust evaporates then the consum ers of financial services may stop believing, and using, those involved in providing financial services and products. Trust is also under assault south of Dollais & Sense Peter Watson Guest Contributor Mercury containing Sharps devices (must be in a sealed container) Fluorescent lights, CFL bulbs bleach, pool chemicals ream Pesticides, garden chem icals, fertilizers Paints and stains full or partially full Personal care products Medications prescription and o ver-th e-co u n ter © Unacceptable materials Paint and Stain Reuse Depot Painting your house? Pick up and drop o ff usable paint and stain at th e Paint and Stain Reuse D ep o t free o f charge. The Paint and Stain Reuse D ep o t is located beside th e Household Hazardous W aste D epot. O pen from spring to fall. DId you know? Empty metal paint cans w ith lids rem oved, can be placed in your Blue Box rimmings Ltd EXPOSED AGGREGATE (Pebble) · DRIVEWAYS · FRENCH CURBS · PATIOS · STEPS · WALKWAYS · GARAGE FLOORS · C om m ercial hazardous w aste · Radioactive w aste · PCB w aste · B io-m edical w aste · Explosives Empty plastic paint cans can be placed in your regular garbage l _ i . e q the border. It appears President Donald Trump is eroding trust daily. Trump makes statements that re quire damage control by others in his administration. His White House communications team has responded to his statements with explanations you might expect from a poorly-written movie script. Comments like the president did not mean what he said. Or you should not interpret some of his messages as facts. Do you remember the amusing comm ent about the president using "alternative facts"? A photo of the crowd at his inau guration showed low attendance. He chose alternative facts saying attendance was extremely high com pared to past inaugurations. W hen his first major proposed leg islation, the American Health Care Act, was pulled before it was ever voted on, he blamed the Democrats. Republicans control Congress so it was his own Republican Party that caused embarrassment and a failed campaign promise. Society' s values change as the opin ions of individuals change. Athletes, movie stars, politicians, and corporations, all have an impact on society. Those in the spotlight have sig nificant influence on how and what people think. The damage comes when negative values and their associated behav iours are strengthened through con tinued practice. Trust is the very fabric of who we are. Trust should be respected by all, particularly those people and corpo rations to whom the rest of us look up. uality At Its Best! C a ll Fernando F R E E E S T IM A T E S Space provided through a partnership betw een industry and O ntario municipalities to support waste diversion programs. 9 0 5 -8 4 4 -5 5 1 8 1 -8 8 8 -9 4 4 -5 5 1 8 www.concretetrimmings.com -- subm itted by Peter Watson o f P eter Watson Investments and Aligned C apital Partners Inc., MBA, CFP, R.FP, CIM, FCSI., Certified Financial Planner