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13, 2 0 1 7 | 10 The Genuine.T he OriginaL Crime Stoppers has newwebsite by Nathan Howes Oakville Beaver Staff BEAVER | Thursday, April Courtyard Collection The beauty of wood with the durability of steel. Overhead Door Co. of Hamilton-Burlington www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE 5450 Harvester Road, Burlington Overhead Door (Hamilton-Burlington) Ltd. 905-333-1772 info@overheaddoorburlington.ca overheaddoorburlington.ca Crime Stoppers of Halton recently upgraded its website to improve the w ay it alerts the com m u nity of crimes and safety concerns. Because of a $ 1 4 ,8 0 0 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (O T F) in 201 5 , Crime Stoppers redesigned its website site to bet ter serve Halton residents. On March 31, Ontario Labour Minister and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn stopped by Halton Regional Police Division 2 0 to meet with Crime Stoppers and learn about its restructured website. Joining Flynn at the event was Mark Em m an uel, chair of the Halton-Peel Grant Review Team. "Social media plays an important role in our everyday lives and it is a powerful and effective tool in engaging with a wider public. This is criti cal when working to ensure the ongoing safety of our community, keeping residents informed quickly and efficiently" stated Flynn. "Crime Stoppers of Halton is a valued com m u nity organization and I am pleased it received this Trillium grant to redesign their website to better serve our community." The website (www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca) provides a m ore "powerful platform" to alert the public on crimes and safety concerns in Halton. see Website on p.20 G > I O A K V ILLE oakville.ca The current Private Tree Protection By-law was adopted by Council in October 2008 to support a greener community and a healthier environment. Council voted to strengthen the town's private tree protection by-law in October 2016 to better protect significant and healthy trees on all private properties to sustain Oakville's canopy coverage, and directed staff to present the changes to the by-law early in 2017. The new by-law will mean that property owners who wish to remove any healthy tree greater than 15 centimetres in diameter from their property will require a permit and may also be required to plant new trees to compensate for the canopy loss. For details of the proposed new by-law visit oakville.ca. The decision of the CSC will be forwarded to Council for consideration on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: SerwceOakville Tel: 905-845-6601 serviceoakville@oakville.ca Private Tree Protection By-law Notice o f intention to pass a by-law Monday, A pril 24, 2017 at 7 p.m. Community Services Comm ittee Meeting (CSC) Bronte / Palermo Rooms Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road The Town of Oakville is changing its Private Tree Protection By-law 2008-156 regulating the destruction or injury of private trees. Spring loose le a f collection A pril 18-28, 2017 Loose leaves will be collected from designated areas in Oakville as follows: Date Zone April 18-21 1, 3, 4 and 10 April 24-28 5, 6, 7 and 9 Collection guidelines · Place all loose leaves on the boulevard or on the shoulder, not over catch basins or in the ditches in front of your house. · Ensure leaves are free of garbage or other yard waste materials. · Put leaves out no earlier than seven days before the first day of your pickup and no later than 7 a.m. on the first day of collection in your zone. Please keep leaf piles separate from any woody debris including large twigs, brush and branches. Contaminated piles of leaves or piles that have been put out after the pickup dates will not be collected. Bagged leaf service Halton Region collects bagged leaves and yard waste on the same day as regular garbage pickup. This is a separate program from the Town of Oakville's loose D u n d a s S tre e t L a k e O n ta rio leaf collection. Call 311 or visit halton.ca/waste for more information on your waste collection schedule. For more information on Oakville's loose leaf collection, contact: SerwceOakville at 905-845-6601 or serviceoakville@oakville.ca.