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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 18, 2008 - 17 The Regional Volunteers needed for provincial drinking water lead testing program Municipality of Halton Phase II www.halton.ca Sustainable Halton Our Community. Our Future. Our Plan. Halton Region's future ­ what it looks like and how it works, where and how we grow, and what we protect ­ depends on YOU. According to the Province's Places to Grow Plan, Halton needs to plan for up to 780,000 people and 390,000 jobs by the year 2031. Sustainable Halton is a Made in Halton approach to planning for this growth. Come to an open house to learn about what we've done so far and tell us what you think about the objectives that will guide where we go from here. These objectives are important since they will help us evaluate and assess the various options for where and how Halton will grow ­ these options will come out in the next stage of the project. Please join us at one or all of the Public Information Centres listed below. We look forward to hearing from you. Halton Region is committed to providing residents and businesses with safe, clean drinking water. Halton has routinely tested for the presence of lead and historically there have been no issues with lead in our municipal drinking water. However, as legislated by the Ministry of Environment, Halton Region must test for the presence of lead in drinking water at consumers' taps. Halton Region is looking for residents and businesses to volunteer for this community-wide drinking water sampling program. · We are looking for people who live in an older home who suspect they have a lead service connection or lead in their home's plumbing. (Homes built before 1952 may have lead service connections or internal lead plumbing, and homes built before 1990 may have lead solder connecting copper pipes.) · Halton staff will require access to your property to collect a sample. Testing is free and the results will be shared with you. Sustainable Halton Meeting Schedule Evening Sessions (Presentation to begin at 7:00 pm) Date January 15 Location Burlington Venue Auditorium Central Recreation Centre 519 Drury Lane Auditorium Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Rd. Auditorium Mold-Masters SportsPlex 221 Guelph St. Georgetown Banquet Hall Milton Sports Centre 605 Santa Maria Blvd Time 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. January 16 Oakville Please register for this program by February 1, 2008. For more information call Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866) or visit the website at www.halton.ca/LeadInWater. January 24 Halton Hills More Blue and Green for a Better Planet January 30 Milton 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Don't Be Late Ensure your Blue Box and garbage is collected: put your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day, but no sooner than 5 p.m. the evening before. Collection times can vary from week to week due to route changes, weather conditions and equipment maintenance. Afternoon Session (No formal presentation) Date January 31 Location Oakville Venue Auditorium Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Rd. Time 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Collection Tips Put waste at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day, but no sooner than 5 p.m. the evening before. Containers and bags should weigh no more than 23 kg (50 lbs). Items that are too heavy will not be collected. Do not put material out in cardboard boxes. For more information, please contact either: Anita Fabac, Senior Policy Analyst at 905-825-6000 ext. 7187, toll-free at 1-866-442-5866, or by email at Anita.Fabac@halton.ca OR Alana Fulford, Planner at 905-825-6000 ext. 7354, toll-free at 1-866-442-5866, or by email at Alana.Fulford@halton.ca. 23 kg (50 lbs) Ensure material is free of snow and ice and is visible to the collection crew. Do not place material on top of snow banks. On windy days, stack your Blue Boxes and place heavier items such as phone books and magazines on top of loose papers. Bundle and tie papers. Put your house number on your Blue Boxes, garbage container and lid. Remember, put your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. the morning of your collection day. More ways to provide us with your feedback Sustainable Halton is the planning process that will determine where and how Halton will grow to the year 2031 and we want to hear from you on this important initiative. Come to one of our evening or afternoon open houses. At the open house you will have an opportunity to discuss how we'll evaluate different growth options to be considered in the summer. See the ads in this paper for more details about the open houses. If you can't attend one of our meetings, please contact us with your thoughts by phone or email. Visit our website at www.halton.ca/sustainablehalton for more information, email us at sustainable@halton.ca or call our dedicated voicemail box at 905-8256000, ext. 7455 (toll free at 1-866-442-5866). Halton Regional Meeting Schedule January 29 9:30 a.m. - Health & Social Services Committee January 30 9:30 a.m. - Planning & Public Works Committee January 30 1:30 p.m. - Administration & Finance Committee February 6 9:30 a.m. - Regional Council 180108 Gary Carr Regional Chair 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 · Tel: 905-825-6000 · Toll Free: 1-866-442-5866 · TTY: 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca