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23 · Friday, June 15, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings NOTICE OF DESIGN WORKSHOP Oakville Regional Waterfront Park Master Plan Date: Thursday, June 28, 2012 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Burlington Art Centre, Shoreline and Rotary Lakeshore Rooms 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON June 25, 2012. strategic vision for the park. Following up on prior public meetings, you are invited to a Design Workshop hosted by the Regional Municipality of Halton, the City of Burlington and Conservation Halton. This will be a facilitated session featuring small group discussions and the opportunity to contribute your vision and design ideas for different park scenarios. A workbook to help you prepare for the Design Workshop will be available at The presentation from previous public meetings is available at the link noted above. Hard copies of this information can be picked up at the Parks & Recreation counter, City Hall, 426 Brant Street. Parking: Paid parking is available at the Burlington Art Centre. Free parking is available after 6 p.m. Avenue parking lots. Should you require additional information, please contact: Ingrid Vanderbrug Landscape Architect, City of Burlington vanderbrugi@burlington.ca Stirling Todd, Senior Planner, Region of Halton stirling.todd@halton.ca Burlington Beach Yard Waste Collection rigid containers (no lid). Yard waste is collected once every other week, on the same day as your garbage. Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts, plastic bags, compostable bags or biodegradable bags will not be collected. Yard waste labels are available at no charge. To order a yard waste label, visit www.halton.ca/wastetools, or call Halton Region by dialing 311. Place yard waste labels on your reusable container. Leaves Brush Weeds Trimmings Tel: 905-825-6000, Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), www.halton.ca/waste Yard Waste Containers must be no heavier than 23 kg (50 lbs) and may have a capacity up to 125 L (27.5 gallons). Brush must be tied in bundles no larger than 1.2 m x 0.6 m (4 ft x 2 ft) wide, with branches a maximum of 7.5 cm (3 in) in diameter. Grass clippings are not accepted in Yard Waste collection. Please "grasscycle" by leaving grass clippings on your lawn. Grass clippings will decompose quickly, releasing valuable nutrients back into your soil. Grass clippings are not accepted in the garbage, Blue Box or GreenCart. 4 ft 2 ft Unacceptable Yard Waste Materials Grass clippings Tree Stumps Sod, soil, clay and rocks Plastic shopping or garbage bags Halton Regional Meeting Schedule June 20, 9:30 a.m. Regional Council. July 2, Offices closed for Canada Day July 7, 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Ctte. July 8, 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Ctte. 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Ctte. Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca 150612 Acceptable Yard Waste Materials Leaves and weeds Sticks, twigs and tree trimmings Decorative cornstalks Pumpkins Fallen fruit from trees Yard and garden trimmings Celebrating Clean Air Day with Wings and Thingamajigs Halton Region celebrated Clean Air Day, June 6, with the launch of Wings and Thingamajigs, a second Halton picture book about how air quality and climate change affect health. The book weaves local landmarks and compelling characters into a story that raises awareness and inspires children and parents to take action. As this story illustrates, simple actions such as walking or biking to school can have a big impact on our environment and our health. Monitoring the health impacts of air pollution and protecting public health are Citizens' Priorities in Halton Region's Action Plan. Learn more by dialing 311 or download a copy of the book at www.halton.ca/thingamajigs. Find book one at www.halton.ca/featherwagons. Gary Carr Regional Chair www.oakvillebeaver.com