in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 12 ,2 01 9 | 22 Carmine Iarossi Mobile Mortgage Specialist 647-746-4988 Amal Helbah-Dawson Investment and Retirement Planner 905-639-5544 Downsizing and Creating Retirement Income Tuesday October 1st ~ 6:30 - 8:00pm RBC Branch: Bronte Branch 2329 Lakeshore Rd W. Oakville RSVP to Kerry @ 289-208-1000 or kerry.graham@rbc.com Hosted by: Compost Giveaway Halton residents are invited to attend the Fall Compost Giveaway as a thank you for helping divert about 34,000 tonnes of yard waste last year. During the event, Halton residents can take up to the equivalent of seven garbage bags of compost per household. HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 REG IO N A L RD 25 TREM A IN E RD BRITANNIA RD Lower Base LineLower Base Line 401 QEW 407 Remember to bring: • Bags or containers (maximum seven garbage bags or equivalent per household) • A shovel to bag your own compost Non-perishable food items and/or cash donationswill be accepted and distributed to Halton-area food banks - your donationsmake a difference! Keep our compost clean The final compost material will be a better product by keeping these items out of your yard waste: No plastic bagsNo plastic bags Place yard waste in paper yard waste bags or reusable, rigid containers (no lid) with a yard waste label. No plastic plant pots Place clean plastic flower and plant pots in the Blue Box. No plastic toys Place used or broken pet and/or children's toys in the garbage. Helpful hint: When applying compost to your garden, blend it with topsoil or another gardening fill. For best results, apply 60 per cent topsoil and 40 per cent compost. Formore information, visit halton.ca/wasteor call 311. 09 12 19 Saturday, September 14 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HaltonWaste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25,Milton Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca for full schedule.for full schedule.f Oct 16 9:30 a.m. Regional Council Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. If you're looking for job or career opportunities, visit Employment Halton's job fair on Tuesday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Oakville Conference Centre, located at 2515Wyecroft Road in Oakville. Job seekers are encouraged to bring their resumés and network with local employers from the technology sector, government, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, long-term care and more. Employment Halton offers services online and in-person through the Region's employment resource centres in Oakville and Milton. To learn more about Halton's employment services, visit halton.ca or call 311. Gary Carr Regional Chair Find employment opportunities at Halton's job fair September 24 Staples Canada contin- ued its transformation into the Working and Learning Company with the recent opening of its newly reno- vated Oakville store. The location includes a bold new design, Staples Studio. This includes the company's competitive take on co-working space, a wellness café by Elxr Juice lab and thousands of new products just in time for back-to-school season. Oakville is the fifth Working and Learning Store to open in Canada. These sites demonstrate a new retail experience, with clear sightlines to draw the eye throughout the store. Customers are encour- aged to interact with dis- covery areas to test and learn curated product solu- tions. Said Staples Canada CEO David Boone, "Our goal is to provide a space for this community, which is full of small businesses, entrepreneurs, teachers and students, to exchange ideas and find ways to reach their next level." BUSINESS STAPLES OPENS CO-WORKING, LEARNING CONCEPT STORE NEWBIZ LEARN ABOUT NEW BUSINESSES IN YOUR COMMUNITY. INSIDEHALTON.COM LOCATION: 320 North Service Rd. W. HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday to Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CONTACT: 905-338-6535 or staples.ca The new Staples Canada Working and Learning Company store in Oakville. Staples Canada photo