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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 16, 2008 - 17 Region declares GreenCart a success The majority of Halton residents are jumping on board with the Region's new GreenCart program, which started last week. The municipality reports that approximately 75 per cent of residents are already taking part in the initiative that sees kitchen scraps collected at the curbside for composting. "I would like to acknowledge the outstanding support for our new program during this first week of our new waste collection services," said Regional Chair Gary Carr. "With so many residents already engaged in the GreenCart program, we are well on our way to achieve our goal of diverting 60 per cent of waste away from the landfill." Another change is weekly Blue Box collection, and the Region says it has seen an increase of almost 30 per cent in the amount of Blue Box materials residents are putting out. The high participation levels in both programs have resulted in some minor delays in regular garbage and recycling collection, including delays in the delivery of GreenCarts to some homes. It should be noted that those who live in apartments and townhouse complexes won't receive GreenCarts at this time as they're being considered for the program at a later date. In order to minimize delays in waste collection and GreenCart distribution, the Region has taken the following measures: · Made arrangements to provide additional vehicles and resources to assist with the collection of garbage, Blue Box and GreenCart material during the first few weeks of the new waste collection service. Residents who experience a delay are advised to leave the material at the curb as it will be collected as soon as possible. · Stepped up its approach to complete the distribution of the remaining GreenCarts. Those who receive curbside waste collection who haven't received their GreenCart by Monday are advised to call the Region at 905825-6000 or e-mail accesshalton@halton.ca. · Created a dedicated hotline for waste collection and GreenCart program inquiries. Call the aforementioned number to be transferred to the hotline. · Held GreenCart open houses throughout the region. Visit www.halton.ca for times and locations of the remaining sessions to be held, or for more information on waste collection and GreenCart distribution. 2008 Gala Fundraiser "A Taste of Tango" Thursday, April 24th, 2008 St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, Oakville Cocktails 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner, dancing, auctions and entertainment featuring Blue Heel Dance Studio, Go Freddie Go! dance band and The OCC Senior and Chamber Choirs. All-inclusive tickets (tax receipt for allowable portion) All$125 per person, $1500 per corporate table For tickets and information, call 905.337.7104 or visit www.oakvillechildrenschoir.org Generously sponsored by: The Chisholm Team Halton names new deputy police chief The man who commands the Halton Regional Police in Oakville has been bumped another notch closer to the top. The Halton Regional Police Services Board announced on Monday that Superintendent Bob Percy will soon fill the vacant position of Deputy Chief left by Mike Kingston's retirement. Percy will assume his new position on Monday, April 21. Chair of the Halton Regional Police Services Board Bob Maich spoke about the selection process. "The board was impressed with the skills, experience and commitment of all the candidates," he said."By selecting an internal candidate, we recognized the depth of talent within the ranks of the service." Halton Police Chief Gary Crowell also welcomes the board's decision. "Bob's breadth of policing experience will serve the community and our service well," he said. Thank you to our product sponsors: 4Print, Marcus James Wines, Trafalgar Ales & Meads, Lakeshore Inc., Loblaws GREAT SERVICE FANTASTIC PRICES "I am extremely satisfied with the customer service at Oakville Mazda. They did everything to make sure I was a happy customer." AYMENTS NO P 180 DAYS FOR DAYS ONLY 2 905 - 827 - 4242 SAT. 9AM ­ 6PM S SUN 11AM ­ 4PM SP SPECIAL FINANCE RATES NO CREDIT APPLICATION REFUSED A FREE BBQ'D HAMBURGERS R F FREE GIFT WITH EVERY TEST DRIVE #1 IN THE TERRITORY FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE No payments for 180 Days applies only to purchase finance offers on qualifying used models purchased and delivered before April 30th, 2008. Offer available only through Oakville Mazda on approved credit. Monthly payments deferred for 180 days. Contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charge will not accrue during the first 180 days of the contract. After the 180 days, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal and interest monthly over the term of the contract. Offer available on terms up to 60 months.