www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 5, 2017 | 14 ^Halton halton.ca ( 311 in YoufUliH REGION January H a lt o n H ig h lig h t s H e a lth y c h a n g e s fo r th e N e w Y ear Make a goal to be active and healthy every day 2017 is here and you m ay be looking for ways to m aintain or im prove your health. The start o f a new year is often th e tim e w h en p eop le decide to m ake changes th a t can have a positive im p a ct on their w ell-b ein g . Physical activity is a great w ay to keep your m ind and body healthy, and it is easy to incorporate it into your daily routine. If you are ju st starting out, th in k a b o u t th e small changes you can m ake to im prove your health: · W alking is on e o f th e best ways to build physical activity into your daily routine. Take som e tim e to g e t outside and enjoy th e fresh w in te r air. · Increase th e a m o u n t o f tim e you are m oving each day. A t hom e and at w ork, take regular w alking and exercise breaks th ro u g h o u t th e day. · For fam ilies, th ere are m any fun activities you can do to g e th e r to help keep everyone active d uring th e w inter m onths. From w alking, skating and skiing outdoors to sw im m ing and playing sports indoors, th e options are endless! For m ore inform ation, visit halton.ca/healthyliving . By m aking small investm ents in our w ell-b ein g , w e can b etter enjoy everything th a t makes Halton a great place to live, w ork, raise a fam ily and retire. 2017 K e e p in g y o u in fo r m e d b y h ig h lig h ti n g w h a t m a k e s H a lto n a g r e a t p l a c e t o live. G a ry Carr, R e g io n a l C h a ir 2017 Budget invests in key infrastructure Ensuring value for taxpayer dollars and protecting Halton's strong lo n g -term financial position are th e Region's focus as w e prepare our annual bud get. O ur goal at H alton Region is to deliver a b u d g et th a t w ill keep taxes at or belo w th e rate o f inflation w h ile m aintaining our AAA credit rating and financial sustainability. The Budget, Halton Region's financial plan for 2017, includes strategic investm ents in essential areas such as state o f go o d repair for infrastructure, affordable and assisted housing, Param edic Services and th e H alton Region C o m m unity Investm ent Fund. A dditional investm ents are also included for th e im p le m en tatio n o f a Long term W ater M eter Strategy and to supp ort th e next stages o f d ev e lo p m e n t in various Regional W aterfront M aster Plans. T h e 2017 B udget includes a 1.9 per cent increase in p ro p erty taxes for Regional services and program s and a 5.1 per cent increase in th e w ater and w astew ater rate. Investing for today and to m o rro w is an im p o rtan t part o f o u rfin an cial success at Halton. O ur fo rw ard-lo oking b u d g etary practices and sound financial m an a g em en t ensure w e keep our strong financial position so th a t Halton can continue to be a great place to live, w ork, raise a fam ily and retire. To learn m ore, visit halton.ca/budget. N e w Y e a r w a s te re m in d e rs fo r 2 0 1 7 A great w ay to kick-start th e year could be m aking household and c o m m u n ity w aste reduction a resolution. T h e holidays bring us to g e th e r to celebrate w ith gifts, decorations and feasts and this can g en e rate a lot o f household w aste. As you finish tidying up afte r th e holidays and start th e N ew Year, here are a fe w things to rem em ber: · G ift w rap, ribbons and bows go in th e garbage. · Paper plates, cups and napkins go in th e G reen Cart. · Bundled cardboard boxed, dairy and juice cartons, alum inum trays and cans go in th e Blue Box. · Christmas trees will be collected th e w e e k o f January 9 and January 16 on your regular collection day. Please rem ove all tinsel, lights, decorations and plastic bags from th e tree and ensure trees do not beco m e stuck or frozen to snow banks. Together, w e can m ake w aste reduction a priority and protect th e natural en viro n m en t to d ay and for generations to com e. Visit halton.ca/waste to learn m ore ab o u t reducing your w aste. Look for the 2017 Halton Region Guide & Waste Collection Calendar in your mailbox at the end of January. Meetings at Halton Region 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 10 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Committee 11 9:30a.m. Planning & Public Works Committee 11 1:30p.m. Administration & Finance Committee 18 9:30a.m. Regional Council Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. This page has been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents at no cost to taxpayers.