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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 7, 2012 · 10 The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Oakville Yard Waste & Bulk Brush Collection Ending for 2012 The last collection days of Yard Waste in 2012 are: Area 1: December 11 Area 2: December 11 Area 3: December 4 Area 4: December 4 Area 5: December 14 Area 6: December 14 Area 7: December 7 Area 8: December 7 R.I.D.E. 101 is lots of fun, but an eye-opener, too Continued from page 8 Christmas tree collection occurs twice in January 2013. Yard Waste collection will re-start in March 2013. For information on the Town of Oakville's loose leaf program, please visit www.oakville.ca. Acceptable Yard Waste Materials · · · · · · Leaves and weeds Sticks, twigs and tree trimmings Decorative cornstalks Pumpkins Fallen fruit from trees Yard and garden trimmings Unacceptable Yard Waste Materials · · · · · · Grass clippings Tree stumps Sod, soil, clay and rocks Plastic shopping or garbage bags Plastic ower/plant pots Flower/plant markers and tags Yard Waste Tips · Use paper yard waste bags or reusable, rigid containers (no lid). · To order a yard waste label at no charge, visit www.halton.ca/wastetools, or call Halton Region. Place yard waste labels on your reusable container. · Yard waste in cardboard boxes, Blue Boxes, GreenCarts, plastic bags, compostable bags or biodegradable bags will not be collected. · Containers must be no heavier than 23 kg and may have a capacity up to 125 L. · 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. · To schedule Bulk Brush collection, call Halton Region. Halton Region will schedule a date for your Bulk Brush to be collected. Besides experiencing the Fatal Vision goggles, students also got the opportunity to take a roadside breath test and take a quiz about the law and impaired driving. Students who participated in these exercises were rewarded for their trouble with coupons for some free McDonald's food. This incentive in addition to the entertaining nature of the activities resulted in a large crowd of students volunteering to take RIDE 101 during their lunch period. Lexi Steele, 14, and several other students volunteered to help police run the event. Her job was to stand near her goggle wearing friends and when necessary step in to prevent them from hurting themselves. "I need volunteer hours, but I also thought that because impaired driving is a problem it would be good to get involved," she said. Looking at the staggering students, Steele said it was scary to think that some people actually do get behind the wheel of a car like that. Halton Police Public Affairs Officer Sgt. Dave Cross said RIDE 101 gets the point across about the dangers of impaired driving in a way something like a lecture just never could. "This is totally interactive for them. As you "I need volunteer hours, but I also though that because impaired driving is a problem it would be good to get involved." Lexi Steele, 14, T.A. Blakelock student can hear as you are walking around they are having lots of fun, there is a lot of laughing and giggling going on, but the underlying aspect is that they are learning about impaired driving," said Cross. "That is really important at this stage of their lives." Cross said the message seems to be getting through as Halton police do not see a lot of high school aged youths drinking and driving. The demographic Halton police are seeing a lot of when it comes to impaired driving, said Cross, is men in the 35-50 age range. In addition to the morning activities, members of Blakelock's student council joined police during the evening to assist officers in speaking with drivers at a RIDE spot check. 1011 Upper Middle Rd. 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Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Dec 10 Dec 12 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Budget Review Regional Council Meeting Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings 071212 Gary Carr Regional Chair Champagne at Midnight Midnight Snack Buffet, Live Music, & the chance to win some Great Prizes. Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Full Menu & Bar will be available; please call for booking or details.