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Thursday, A pril 2, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 7 Furnace Air Conditioning Gaslines Boilers Water Heaters Radiant Heating 905-877-3100 proud local dealer of Canadian made products .ca • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handle all insurance work. • your window & door professionals • 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca • awarded readers choice 22 times • Visit our showroom COMMENT The way we were The Dog and Suds Drive-In on Guelph St. in Georgetown offered hamburgers, hot dogs and shakes. McDonald's Res- taurant and Tandia Coopera- tive Banking (Prosperity One) now occupy the site. Text courtesy of John Mark Benbow Rowe, Georgetown: Reflections of a Small Town; photo courtesy of Esquesing Historical Society. Irene Murchie took this photo from her backyard on Early Street. Got a photo you want to share? Email cgamble@theifp.ca A STUNNING SUNSET From our readers Get ready for Halton's spring compost giveaway Halton is committed to working with residents to make the Region a more sustainable place to live. That's why every spring Hal- ton Region provides additional waste services and hosts a variety of events to make it easier for resi- dents to practice the 3Rs. One of our most popular events is Halton's spring compost give- away. This annual event provides residents with an opportunity to pick up high-quality com- post for their garden, free of charge. This year's giveaway will take place from May 4-9, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Halton Waste Man- agement Site (5400 Regional Road 25, Mil- ton). Residents must bring their own bags or con- tainers (maximum seven garbage bags or equivalent per household) and a shovel in order to bag their own compost. To ensure a healthy garden, a blend of 60 per cent topsoil and 40 per cent compost should be used. Residents attending this year's spring event are again encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or cash donation, which will be dis- tributed to Halton area food banks. During last year's compost give- away events 4,000 residents picked up approximately 2,000 tonnes of compost created from all of the leaves, brush, tree and garden trimmings collected curbside and dropped off at the HWMS. Residents also donated $9,041 and over 5,000 kilograms of food to local food banks as part of the event. Protecting the natural environ- ment is one of the strategic priori- ties in the draft Halton Region Stra- tegic Action Plan 2015-2018. One of the actions items high- lighted in the plan is to increase the Region's waste di- version rate in order to extend the life of the Waste Management Site. With the cost of con- structing a new land- fill nearing $1 billion, Halton residents have helped significantly ex- tended the Waste Site's lifespan with single family household di- verting 62 per cent of waste from landfill in 2013: an impressive diversion rate, some- thing we hope we can continue to build upon. By taking steps to divert house- hold waste from the landfill, we help strengthen the economy and preserve our natural environment, both in Halton Hills and the region as a whole. After all, the responsible use of our resources and protecting green space helps ensure a high quality of life in Halton, both today and for fu- ture generations. For more information about the upcoming compost giveaway event, please visit halton.ca/compost or dial 311. -- Gary Carr is the chair of Halton Region GARY CARR