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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, April 3, 2013 | 4 New rules now in effect for Halton garbage pickup Effective this week, Halton residents can add more items to their blue box and must use tags for garbage above the new three-bag/can limit. Halton residents can add more items to their blue box, including clear plastic clamshells (berry and lettuce containers, for example), single-serve yogurt cups, and plastic plant pots and trays. Residents can also pick up a new larger blue box to accommodate the new materials. They can be picked up at the Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., in Oakville or the Halton Waste Management Site (Scalehouse), 5400 R.R. 25 in Milton. Residents may place three garbage bags/cans or less at the curb every other week. More than three garbage bags/ cans will require a garbage tag. Up to a total of six garbage bags/cans (three untagged, three tagged) can be placed curbside every other week. The maximum weight per garbage bag/can is 23 kilograms (50 pounds). To help residents transition to the new garbage limit, complimentary garbage tags are now available. The tags can be used until Sept. 7. Starting Sept. 9, garbage tags will cost $2 per tag and can only be purchased in sheets of five tags ($10 per sheet). The tags are available at select retail locations and municipal buildings throughout Halton and online at www. halton.ca/garbagetags. Residents can use their GreenCart for food scraps and compostable papers like paper towels and hot beverage paper cups. "Halton residents continue to be among the best in the province when it comes to participating in waste diversion programs like recycling and composting, increasing the residential diversion rate in Halton from 40 per cent in 2007 to 60 per cent, but there is still more we can do," said Gary Carr, Halton Regional chair. "The new blue box items, continued participation in the GreenCart program, INCOME TAX PLANNING FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS We have, for the tenth year in a row, been awarded the First Place Diamond Award in the categories of Incorporation Services, Tax Planning and Preparation Services and Business Advisory Services. Halton residents continue to be among the best in the province when it comes to participating in waste diversion programs like recycling and composting, increasing the residential diversion rate in Halton from 40 per cent in 2007 to 60 per cent, but there is still more we can do. Gary Carr TEN YEARS IN A ROW Halton Regional Chair and the decreased garbage limit will keep waste out of the landfill and help conserve this very valuable resource. Extending the life of the landfill four more years will provide a savings of $15 million for taxpayers." Complete details about the new garbage limit are available at www.halton.ca/ GarbageTags. If You Earn In Excess Of $20,000 Per Year And Are Not Incorporated, You Are paying Too Much Income Tax. TAX PREPARATION SERVICES CALL THE TAX ADVISORY NOW FOR A FREE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX PLANNING SITUATION AT 905-469-8777 WWW.THETAXADVISORY.CA THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN SAVE THROUGH INCORPORATION.... Youths not facing charges after downtown graffiti spree Halton police apprehended three Oakville youths early Monday morning after numerous buildings in the downtown core were vandalized with graffiti. Police were called to the area of Trafalgar Road and Lakeshore Road at 2:55 a.m. after residents spotted someone they believed was trying to break into a local business. When police arrived, they discovered three 15-year-old boys who were in the process of `tagging' random buildings. The youths, who cannot be named because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were apprehended. Police said the boys will not be criminally charged, but will be required to participate in a diversion program for youths. As part of the program, police said, the boys will assist police by showing them other locations where they spray painted tags over the last three months. Removing these tags may also be part of the rehabilitation process. Net Income Personal Income Tax Corporate Income Tax Income Tax Savings ED FOSTER 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 3,277 9,319 16,095 22,712 31,117 39,799 48,750 3,100 6,200 9,300 12,400 15,500 18,600 21,700 177 3,119 6,795 10,312 15,617 21,199 27,050 ....AND THIS IS BEFORE WE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE CLAIMED EVERY POSSIBLE DEDUCTION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU. WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE PAYING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX POSSIBLE? ADVISORY COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE INCOME TAXES THAT YOU PAY www.thetaxadvisory.ca THE TAX INCORPORATORSTM COMMITTED TO INCORPORATING YOUR COMPANY THE RIGHT WAY THE FIRST TIME www.theincorporators.ca THE ADVISORY COMMITTED TO MAKING YOUR BUSINESS A SUCCESS www.thebusinessadvisory.ca THE BUSINESS SERVING SMALL AND HOME BASED BUSINESSES FOR OVER 30 YEARS