School cashes in on trashOakvilles St. Andrew Catholic Schoolnew eco-friendly materials and productsWalter Used To Eathas been ranked 15th in all of Canada for itsthat are available online and through majorperformance in the Trash-to-Cash contest.retailers.Frozen Dinners AloneThe contest, launched by recycling com-St. Andrew Catholic School was awardedpany TerraCycle, called on 2,500 schools$83.14 for its collection.across Canada to divert non-recyclable waste Gladys Speers Public School rankedfrom landfills and raise money for charity in578th after collecting 680 drink pouchesthe process as TerraCycle gives 2 cents to theand Captain R. Wilson Public School rankedschool or a non-profit organization of the653th with 432 drink pouches and 120collectors' choice for each item collected.yogurt cups collected.From Dec. 1 to March 31, the children of Today more than 495,000 CanadiansSt. Andrew Catholic School managed to col-have collected waste for TerraCycle withlect 1,038 yogurt cups, 795 drink pouches830,000 units diverted from landfills andand 2,786 cookie wrappers.more than $17,300 awarded to schools andTerraCycle repurposes that waste intocharities.Nine schools compete at Bay Area science fairNine Oakville schools are sending a num-? King's Christian Collegiate - 12 proj-ber of students along with their projects to ectscompete at this years Bay Area Science and ? Oakville Christian - 11 projectsEngineering Fair (BASEF).? Forest Trail Public School - 7 projectsThe science fair takes place on Wednesday, ? Appleby College - 7 projectsMarch 23 at Mohawk College in Hamilton.? Sunningdale Public School - 5 projectsListed below are participating schools ? Rotherglen School - 4 projectswith the number of student projects:? MacLachlan College - 1 project? W. H. Morden Public School 16 proj-The science fair opens on the WednesdayNow he enjoys a variedectswith awards presentations taking place on? Al Falah Islamic School - 15 projectsSaturday, March 26.menu and great company.ealtimewasmostlyachoreforSpeak up! You can comment on any story intoday's Oakville Beaver at oakvillebeaver.comMWalter.Living alone,he would simplychoose what was easiest to prepare andeat it in front ofthe TV.Nutrition wasrarely a consideration.Rochester At Chartwell,the chefchanges the menudaily,so Walter not only gets to choosefrom a variety ofbalanced meals,but heFurnitureenjoys them with a side-dish oflaughterand conversation.CLOSING FOREVERInquire About DINING ROOMSOur 2 Months LIVING ROOMSFINAL BEDROOMS FREE HOME DECOR LAMPSWEEKSIncentive PICTURES TREESTo fi nd out more call ChartwellLiquidation LocationClassic Oakville at 905-257-00952110 Dundas St. EastSAVEUP(2 Lights West of 427 Highway)or visit www.chartwellreit.caTOMississauga80%the retirement 905-624-3880option of choice7 Friday, March 18, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com