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£ in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 3 ,2 01 8 | halton.ca () 311 in YoufiTTO Halton ^------------------------ " 1EGI0N Compost Giveaway Halton residents are invited to attend this year's Spring Compost Giveaway as a thank-you for helping divert approximately 27,000 tonnes of yard waste last year. During the event, Halton residents can take up to the equivalent of seven garbage bags of compost per household, free of charge. Date Location Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13 8 a.m. to noon Halton Waste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton ( 4 0 1 ] T R E M A IN E R D § K ICO R E G IO N A L R D 2 5 mHWMS5400 Regional Rd 25 L o w e r B a se L in e 4 0 7 Rem em ber to bring: • Your own bags or containers (maximum seven garbage bags or equivalent per household) and a shovel in order to bag your own compost; and • A non-perishable food item or cash donation to be distributed to Halton-area food banks - your donations make a difference! For more information, visit halton.ca/compost or call 3 11. Spring cleaning? W e can help! Bring your hazardous waste, such as batteries, paint, oil, compact fluorescent light bulbs, pesticides and cleaners to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site, free of charge. Remember: Residential materials only. Maximum 20 litres per visit. For more information and a complete list of acceptable materials, visit halton.ca/hhw. Looking to repain t a room in your house? Pick up usable paint and stain at the Paint & Stain Reuse Depot, free of charge. The Paint & Stain Reuse Depot will open for the season on Monday, April 30 and is conveniently located beside the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site. Halton Region cannot guarantee availability of colours or stains. T h a n k in g d o c to rs fo r all th e y d o As we celebrate the 15th annual Halton Physician Appreciation Week, I want to thank the 960 physicians in Halton who have chosen our community as home to their practice. Every day, doctors go above and beyond to keep our families safe and Halton Region is honoured to partner with them as we work together to keep our community safe and healthy. If you are looking for a family doctor in Halton, we can help. For a list of new doctors in Halton who are accepting patients, visit halton.ca/newdoctor or call 3 1 1 . G a r y Carr R e g io n a l C h a i r M e e t i n g s a t H a l t o n R e g i o n , 1151 B r o n t e Rd. , O a k v i l l e , L 6 M 3L1 Visi t halton.ca/meetings fo r ful l schedu le . May 23 9 :30 a .m . Reg io na l C o u nc i l NEWS Oakville's Orbit Robotics co-hosts RoboScience Expo May 12 KEVIN NAGEL knagel@metroland.com Oakville's Orbit Robotics FRC Team 1360 and Holy Name of Mary College School (HNMCS) are hosting the third annual RoboScience Expo com­ munity outreach event in Mis­ sissauga in May. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at HNMCS at 2241 Missis­ sauga Rd. RoboScience Expo is a part­ ner o f Science Odyssey. Natural Sciences and Engineering Re­ search Council o f Canada spon­ sors Science Odyssey, Canada's largest celebration o f STEM (sci­ ence, technology, engineering and mathematics). From coast to coast, partners feature fun and inspiring experi­ ences to demonstrate how dis­ coveries and innovations foster a strong science culture and shape the daily lives of Canadi­ ans. RoboScience Expo w ill host students (ages seven-17) from the GTA and w ill comprise nu­ merous STEM activities, includ­ ing live-action robot displays and contributions from local STEM organizations. Families can drop in and get hands-on experience with STEM. Exciting opportunities for today's youth w ill be show­ cased through robotics and engi­ neering programs available for elementary, high school and uni­ versity students. Metroland file photo Ramish Siddiqi of Oakville's Team Orbit is seen here taking part in the RoboScience Expo at Sheridan College last year. . RoboScience Expo collabo­ rates with FIRST (For Inspira­ tion and Recognition o f Science and Technology) Lego League teams at the elementary school level; FIRST Robotics Competi­ tion teams and VEX Robotics Competition teams at the high school level; and university groups. There is no admission fee, but donations of canned goods w ill be graciously accepted for the Kerr Street Mission Food Bank. The website for RoboScience Expo is 1360.ca/roboscienceex- po/. There is no need to sign up for the event - it's a chance to drop-in any time and participate in interactive activities and get hands-on experience with STEM. EDUCATION Resolution 'significantly restricts' fundraising activities: court document • Continued from page 10 ents and students are permitted to raise funds for. As well, he argued the views o f school councils were not con­ sulted by the board prior to pass­ ing the resolution, and because they weren't, neither were the parents. In addition, he claims the mo­ tion was also passed in contra­ vention of the procedures set out in HCDSB bylaws and proce­ dures. The Halton Catholic school board's consultation on the mo­ tion is open to stakeholders un­ til 11:59 p.m. on Friday, June 1. Comments can be submitted at www.hcdsb.org/Board/Poli- cies/Pages/Policies-under-con- sultation-form1.aspx. However, resolution 61-18 is still in effect during this time, so school fundraising efforts may only be directed to charities and/or nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements out­ lined in the February motion. mailto:knagel@metroland.com http://www.hcdsb.org/Board/Poli-cies/Pages/Policies-under-con-sultation-form1.aspx http://www.hcdsb.org/Board/Poli-cies/Pages/Policies-under-con-sultation-form1.aspx http://www.hcdsb.org/Board/Poli-cies/Pages/Policies-under-con-sultation-form1.aspx