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www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, September 21, 2017 | 10 halton.ca 311 Halton Waste Management Site 25th Anniversary & Doors Open Celebration Fare Share in desperate need as food drive begins by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Bring your family and friends for a day of fun and celebration: · Guided bus tours · A look at landfill machinery and waste collection trucks up close · Kid-friendly activities · Food trucks (cash only) Celebrating 25 Years of Environmentally Safe Waste Management in Halton! The Halton Waste Management Site originally opened in 1992 with a life expectancy of 20 years or until the year 2012. Due to the tremendous efforts of Halton residents using their Blue Box, Green Cart and other waste diversion programs, the landfill life is now projected to the year 2044--over 30 years longer than expected! 401 REGIONAL RD 25 N BRITANNIA RD Saturday, September 30, 2017 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton For more information, visit halton.ca/hwms25 Wheelchair accessible and free parking Search Halton Waste Management Site 25th Anniversary HWMS Lower Base Line 5400 Regional Rd 25 407 QEW The Oakville Fare Share Food Bank is calling on residents to make this Thanksgiving one to remember for those less fortunate within this community. The local charity will hold a food drive, which will run from Saturday (Sept. 23) to Monday (Oct. 9), in the hopes of making the Thanksgiving season a time when all Oakville residents have reason to be thankful -- regardless of their situation. There is no shortage of need for the food bank's services with the Halton Poverty Roundtable noting that poverty affects one in 10 Halton residents including 11,120 children. Fare Share organizers say they needed to help 109 new families in 2016. According to its website, it currently serves 350 to 400 families (approximately 1,200 people) per month. Food for the food drive can be dropped off at all Oakville grocery stores, at all Oakville fire stations and directly at the food bank, which is located at 1240 Speers Rd., Unit 6. Monetary donations are also appreciated and charity tax receipts can be written immediately. Organizers say the food bank is in desperate need of: · Baby cereal (Pablum) · Powdered baby formula · Infant: junior jars of meat, fruit and vegetables They also pointed out that for the first time in memory they have completely run out of basics such as canned corn, peas, mixed vegetables and fruit. They are also looking for canned Nancy Bromberg of the Fare Share Food Bank sorts donations at the Speers Road food bank, which is gearing up to kick off its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 9. | Metroland file photo meat and fish products along with jam, tea bags, instant coffee and powdered laundry detergent. In short, organizers say the shelves of the Oakville Fare Share Food Bank are becoming bare and they are counting on the help and support of the people of Oakville to restock. The food bank receives no funding from any level of government and relies completely on the community so it can keep doing its important work. For more information about the Oakville Fare Share Food Bank, visit www.oakvilleboodbank.com. Halton's Pumpkins to Pastries Trail is back Experience local food, products and events and explore the connection between Halton farms, markets, restaurants and shops. Join us from September 18 to October 31 as local vendors across Halton Region showcase their local food and products on the Pumpkins to Pastries Trail and experience a taste of Halton's harvest season. Halton is home to a thriving agricultural industry and small businesses that make our region a desirable place to live and visit. Support local businesses by downloading the P2P Trail map on our website at halton.ca/p2ptrail or through the OneHalton app available through the App Store. Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Gary Carr Regional Chair No Regional Council or Standing Commitee meetings remaining in September. Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 092117 TREMAINE RD Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule.