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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday October 3 , 2001 ® Ontario New Oakville OHIP Office Opens T h e M in is tr y o f H e a lth a n d L o n g -T e r m C a re h as o p e n e d a n e w O H IP th e n e w O H IP o ffic e in O a k v ille . E ffe c tiv e O c t o b e r 1 , 2 0 0 1 , o ffic e w ill b e lo c a te d a t: J u n k c o lle c tio n re ta in e d , grass c lip p in g s s t ill o u t are left open to the Town, one o f them being the collection of grass clippings. Oakville took grass OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF clippings out o f the local trash in 1993, and has The Town of Oakville wants grass clippings no urge to put them back in. "To re-introduce grass clippings now would to stay out of the trash and to retain the annual add cost to the Oakville service and represent a spring residential junk collection Halton Region officials -- who look after step backward from a waste reduction and an trash pick-up for all of Halton -- recently told environmental perspective," said a report from the Town's Community Services Committee that Dave Bloomer, the Town's assistant director of they've signed a new, six-year contract with Public Works operations. Further, a recent survey o f Oakville residents Halton Recycling Limited (HRL). The new deal showed that 78% wouldn't pay extra for the ser is effective Feb. 1, 2002. The contract is with the same company vice, said Bloomer. Now when it comes to the issue of junk col responsible for blue box collection, said Rob Rivers of Halton Region. The current garbage lection, Bloomer reported that Town council, as collection is the responsibility of Canadian late as this past August, said it doesn't want to move to a call-in program as is done in neigh Waste Management. bouring Mississauga. Garbage collection is paid for out of property The annual spring junk pick-up will remain taxes that go to Halton Region, not the Town. But within that contract several optional items -- though Council has asked Public Works to find ways of improving it for next year. Ward 6 Councillor Janice W right asked about T h a n k s g iv in g f o o d d r iv e moving junk collection back to April to avoid the messy streets that were in evidence last year at c o n tin u e s to O c t 1 0 M other's Day. However, Rivers said the collection will-start Fareshare Foodbank's annual Thanksgiving food drive starts today (Wednesday) and runs in Oakville in April -- on Saturdays -- and should continue through June. through Oct. 10. Town officials do promote the scavenger The public is being asked to drop off donations at the foodbank, located at 1240 Speers Rd., Unit aspect o f the junk days since it helps toward 6. Its doors will be open between 11 a.m. and 3 recycling. That leaves two additional items for the Town p.m. during the food drive. Donations can also be dropped off at all of Oakville's seven fire stations still to decide, but apparently there's no rush. One is whether to move to an evening collec and most supermarkets. Fareshare currently provides food to 220 fami tion for downtown Oakville. The other is whether to roll Oakville's Townlies, or more than 750 people, about half of whom operated brush pick-up into the Region's new are children. Non-perishable items of any kind are welcome, contract. "There is significant impact, both positive although there is a particular need this year for canned luncheon meat, jam , cookies, canned and negative, to integrate the Town's bulk brush salmon, instant coffee, hot chocolate, powdered collection into the Region's new contracted col skim milk, hamburger/tuna mix, canned fruit, fruit lection service," reported Bloomer -- so it's something the Town needs to study further. juice and pancake mix/syrup. As for the evening collection for downtown Items needed least include macaroni and cheese, dry pasta, canned and dry soup, pork and Oakville, that will also have to wait until the Town sizes it up vis-a-vis its budget for next beans, protein beans. Cash or cheques (for which income tax receipts year. That's because the evening collection would will be issued) are also encouraged so that Fareshare can go to local stores and purchase what bump the cost of garbage collection from $44.25 it requires. Cheques can be sent to 1240 Speers to $85 per tonne. The new contract does have some improve Rd., Unit 6, Oakville, Ontario, L6L 4X4. For the first time this year cash donations have ments built in. Weekly collection dates are also likely to dropped off considerably over previous years, forcing foodbank staff to eliminate certain items change so that trash pick-up can occur more sys tematically across Halton so it looks like collec (like chickens) that they used to provide. Cash donations are used for vouchers on a per- tion days will be Tuesdays and Fridays in child ratio, redeemable at supermarkets for chil Oakville. The Region hopes the new contract will lead dren's needs ( ie. fresh fruit, vegetables, milk) that Fareshare cannot provide. Money is also to buy to better customer service since it calls for on road supervision, increased equipment quality food for clients as well as for rent and utilities. and contingency planning. 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