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O n t R e g N o 1 4 3 7 9 8 5 WINTER JOURNEYS IN YELLOWSTONE Tauck Tours, with filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan are launching two new wintertime journeys that explore Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area. The new itineraries a one time, 8-day event with Burns and Duncan, and a 9-day Tauck Culturious Journey with multiple departures will debut in January 2012. Both tours will offer unparalleled access to the park, to naturalists and other park experts who will share their insights, and to experiences that travellers cannot typically enjoy on their own. The 8-day Winter in Yellowstone event is limited to two small groups of 105 attendees, starting on 06JAN12 and 08JAN12. The event features stays at the Chico Hot Springs Resort, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Old Faithful Snow Lodge and Spring Creek Ranch.Activities include explorations aboard snow-coaches, wildlife viewing as well as ice skating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Tauck has assembled an all-star roster of experts who will offer special presentations on the history, culture and biology of Yellowstone, the worlds first national park. Attendees will attend a presentation by Burns, Duncan and Bob Landis who collaborated in the making of the award-winning PBS documentary The National Parks: Americas Best Idea as well as other authors and historians. Included in the event price of USD4,190 per person double plus air are airport transfers, accommodations, most meals, all sightseeing, lectures and other presentations and a farewell cocktail reception and dinner at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Wonderland: Yellowstone in Winter is a 9-day itinerary that operates in January, February and March with an average group size of just 20 travellers per departure, and concludes with 2-nights at the Worth Hotel in Jackson,Wyoming. 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For the fifth year in a row, we have received a clean audit from our auditors. The overall property tax increase for 2011 was 2.6 per cent, which was below inflation. At .96, Burton said, the Towns tax rate continues to be one of the lowest in the GTA. He acknowledged that at .79, Torontos tax rate is 20 per cent lower, but said the city could afford to do this because it receives subsidies from Halton, Peel and York. The Towns environmental work also boasts accomplishments with Burton point- ing to Oakvilles Health Protection and Air Quality Bylaw, which aims to restrict the amount of pollutants Oakville industries can release. Our new do no harm Official Plan poli- cies and regulations for assessing infrastruc- ture applications in our town have created a level of protection no other community has, said Burton. These measures will be our key tools if anything like the 950-megawatt power plant ever were to come in our direction again. Burton pointed to Oakvilles Energy Management Plan, participation in the Provinces Oakville-Clarkson Airshed Air Quality Pilot Project and the efforts being taken to combat the Emerald Ash Borer as additional evidence of the Towns concern for the environment. On the job front, Burton said Oakvilles liv- ability has served the community well in bringing new businesses here even when it is more expensive for them to do so. Siemens Canada has broken ground on its new Canadian corporate head office, which is expected to bring 800 jobs to Oakville. Canadian Tire and Javelin Technologies have also recently opened new offices in Oakville. There will be more, said Burton. For projects on the horizon, Burton dis- cussed the revitalization of Centennial Square and the launch of Phase 2 at North Park. This portion of the North Park project will see the construction of a community centre, a library facility and possibly a 50-metre swimming pool. Phase 1 involved the construction of the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The next three years will also see public consultations take place to determine the future of such surplus public sites as the existing Oakville hospital lands, post office lands and five former school sites. We are on the right path for Oakville, said Burton at the close of his speech. We can be confident that our creativity and imagination will move us ever closer to realizing our vision of being the most livable town in Canada. p gOn the ath to bein most livable town in Canada Continued from page 1 We can be confident that our creativity and imagination will move us ever closer to realizing our vision of being the most livable town in Canada. Mayor Rob Burton 478 Dundas St. W, Unit #15, Oakville Phone: (905) 257-2956 NEAT DRY CLEANERS, is proud to announce that every Thursday is a Senior Day with an instant *Offer is valid on Thursdays. 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