www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 15, 2013 · 8 Extracurriculars still missing at Halton public schools By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Public school students -- in elementary and secondary schools -- have been without extracurricular activities for several months now across Ontario. The Halton District School Board hopes to rectify that. The board of trustees voted unanimously at its Wednesday, Feb. 6 meeting to have the director and his staff come up with strategies to secure supervision for extracurricular activities. The motion asks for the inclusion of volunteers. Board staff has already made such attempts, Director of Education David Euale said. "We have been trying to attempt to provide supervision for extracurricular activities in light of the labour unrest over the last few months," he told trustees. However, he noted the motion from the board of trustees solidifies the board's actions and provides staff members with some direction. Extracurricular activities have been cancelled in public schools after teachers in the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation cut their involvement. The extracurricular ban is in response to the provincial government's use of Bill 115, which froze teachers wages, cut benefits and took away teachers' bargaining rights. The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Oakville Family Day Household Waste Collection Notice Please Note Collection Day Changes Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Area 5, 6, 7, 8 Collection Moves Sat Family Day February 18 Area 1, 2, 3, 4 Collection Moves 19 20 21 22 23 Due to the Family Day holiday, household waste collection services the week of February 18 will take place the day after your regular collection day. Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Please check your 2013 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your collection area details, or visit www.halton.ca/wastecalendar to create email, phone or Twitter waste collection reminders, or to add your waste collection dates to your personal iCal, Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar. Halton Waste Management Site will be closed Monday, February 18, 2013 Regular Operating Hours Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton Halton Hills Collection Areas 3, 4 and 5 only Do you have an old dishwasher, dryer, refrigerator or barbeque (no propane tank), you'd like collected for recycling? Metal and appliances are collected by appointment only. Visit www.halton.ca/wastetools or dial 311 to schedule. Your scheduled metal and appliance collection date may be two to three weeks from date of call. Metal & Appliance Collection For a full list of fees, dial 311 or visit www.halton.ca/waste. Stay connected! @HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles.ca HaltonRecycles Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Feb 18 9:30 a.m. Holiday Closure Feb 19 9:30a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee Feb 20 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Cttee 1:30 p.m. Admin & Finance Cttee Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings 150213 Celebrate Family Day 2013 with a Halton Happening! Searching for a new Family Day tradition? This long we and galleries, special events, unique dining and shopping. Try a Moonlight Snowshoe Hike at Crawford Lake or Moonlight Ski at Terra Cotta Conservation Area. Enjoy Dinosaurs: Battle of the Titans, then sit down for a Family Day Feast at the Royal Botanical Gardens. See wedding fashion trends, triumphs and tragedies at the Oakville Museum's Bridesmaids Revisited exhibit or enjoy free, day long activities at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre. Enjoy this weekend with your family and friends! To learn more, dial 311 or visit www.halton.ca/tourism. Find Halton Tourism on Facebook and join the conversation on Twitter @HaltonTourism or Pinterest at pinterest.com/haltontourism. Gary Carr Regional Chair