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37 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,D ecem ber 20,2018 theifp.ca Gary Carr Regional Chair Merry Christmas and happy holidays! On behalf of Halton Regional Council, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season! Essential Regional services will remain available over the holidays. Some public facilities will be closed from 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 21 until 8:30 a.m. onWednesday, January 2. For assistance, please visit halton.ca, use our OneHalton mobile app or call 311. Thank you for keeping our community a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire--enjoy your celebrations with family and friends! Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule. January 16 9:30 a.m. Regional Council HaltonHills ChristmasDay andNewYear's DayHouseholdWasteCollectionNotice Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday December 23 24 Christmas Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NewYears Day January 1 2 3 4 5 Area D Collection moves Areas A, B & C Collection moves WasteCollectionCalendar Reminder:Your 2019-2020Halton RegionGuide &Waste Collection Calendarwill be delivered at the end of January 2019. Manage your waste online or from your mobile device! Visit halton.ca/waste or download the OneHalton app to: • View your personalized waste collection calendar. • Access HaltonWaste Management Site information and fees. • Sort your waste using the PutWaste in its Place tool. • And so much more! 122 01 8 Please note collection day changes: HaltonWasteManagement Site Please place yourwaste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. RegularOperatingHours Monday to Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25,Milton ClosedTuesday,December 25 andTuesday, January 1 Area D Collection moves Areas A, B & C Collection moves GarbageTagExemption AreasA&B: Your first garbage collection day after Christmas Day (December 25) does not require garbage tags.The six garbagebag/can limit still applies. ChristmasTree Collection AreasA&B: Place Christmas trees at the curb for collection onWednesday, January 9 and 16. There is no tree collection for Areas C &D. GIFT GUIDE Activities for your kids to do over the winter break (NC) There's the busy lead-up to Christmas, the happy frenzy of the day itself and that sweet spot afterwards, when children's gifts are still new and interesting. But most kids get two weeks off school. It's easy to default to Netflix or video games, but these can leave everyone climbing the walls after awhile. If you're home with your kids, there are many things to do to fill the time. Many involve learning something together -- not a bad idea for kids who'll need to think again in January. Here are a few things you can do over the winter break: Take advantage of free activities. Check the "What's On?" schedule for your community. Community centres, libraries and public parks and rinks often have great ways to spend time together. Download an educational app or two. Then give your kids a series of challenges to complete. Google Earth can take them anywhere in the world. What are five things they see when standing beside the Eiffel Tower? Read a new book together. You can share the same book or read your own together. Chat about the latest chapter at dinnertime each day. Which character do they like best? Can they guess what will happen next? Take a bus or train trip. Is there a part of the city you haven't visited? A nearby town you'd like to see? Pack a lunch, then hit the road on wheels or rail. If they have a phone, document the day with pictures. Colour and leave out for Santa