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24 - The Canadian Champion, Friday June 6, 1997 RAY'S SW & SWIM BOUTIQUE 250 BRONTE ST. S., MILTON 878-9747 REGISTER E£ARY TO GET BEST TMS BOOK NOW FOR SUMMER CLASSES June 23 - July 4 July 7 - July 18 July 21 - August 1 August 4 - August 15 August 18 - August 29 OFFERING BRONZE MEDALLION & BRONZE CROSS June 23 - July 4 7:30 - 9 pm GET READY FOR SUMMER! Ladies' and Men's Swimwear ..... $15 & under Children's Swimwear (sizes 2- 16T) . $10 & under Dateline - from DA ELINE on page 21 the 1997-98 season. For more information, contact Sandra Kenzie at 878-4732. The Milton Amateur Radio Club meets at Hugh Foster Hall at 7:30 p.m. All persons interested in ham radio are invited to attend and find out more about the hobby and the community services ham radio opera- tors provide. E.C. Drury High School holds elections for its 1997- 98 Parent Advisory Council at 7 p.m. in the school library. All parents of students are encouraged to attend and vote. Parents interested in a council posi- tion can pick up nomination forms ai the school. Tuesday June 10 The Calling New Parents Group meets at CHER- ISH Parent-Child Centre, 540 Childs Dr., from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 825-6060, ext. 7365. The Lunch Bunch, made up of senior citizens, meets at a local restaurant for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Call 875-1681 for the location. The Red Cross Babysitter Course takes place at Milton Public Library on Bronte Street South for chil- dren. The six-day course, for those aged 11 years and up, takes place after and costs $20. To register call the Red Cross at 875-1459. The Fine Arts Society of Milton meets at Hugh Foster Hall from 10 a.m. to I p.m. A business meeting starts the gathering followed by a presentation on art supplies with guest speaker Stan Rath. The Halton Blue Bird Arthritis Support Group holds its annual Potluck Lunch at the home of Norma Anderson (Eighth Line between Milton and Georgetown). Bring a main dish, salad or dessert. Coffee and tea is provided. For further information and directions, call Ms Anderson at 877-9317. Wednesday June 11 It's Hot Meal Deal Day at the Milton Seniors' \ýÀ L .ù .! lU 0o U!d, 1ý_ i [!i 1 . .1ý - 1:15 p.m. Seniors are invited to join in lor great food and fellowship. For more information, call 875-1681. The Milton Seniors' Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr., holds the Evening Euchre Party at 7:30 p.m. The event features fun competition and prizes. The cost is $2. Senior citizens' Club 88 holds a bazaar and beef dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion, 21 Charles St. The bazaar starts at 1l a.m. followed by the dinner at 12:30 p.m. For tickets, call Marion Ferrier at 875- 0972. The Halton Agricultural Society hosts a trip to the Niagara Casino, Rossie Glass and Enniskillen Winery. Call Mary at 878-5163 for further informa- tion. Bereaved Families of Ontario - Halton/Peel holds Family Support Night at 7:30 p.m. at its office, 190 Britannia Rd. E., Unit l1, in Mississauga. The topic is 'Grief and Summer Holidays'. The night offers sup- port in an atmosphere of mutual understanding. For more information, call the office at (905) 507-2200. The Children's Assessment and Treatment Centre (CATC) holds its annual general meeting at its Burlington office, 471 Pearl St., from 6 to 7 p.m. The North Halton Literacy Guild holds its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture building, 332 Guelph St., in Georgetown. Everyone is welcome. The Nassagaweya Women's Institute meets at Brookville Hall on Guelph Line. The event is a social meeting - 'Never Eat More Than You Can Lift'. All visitors are welcome. For more information, call Katharine Garwood at 854-2470. Thursday June 12 The Victorian Order of Nurses holds a foot care clinic at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dr., from I to 4 p.m. The cost is $15. For information or an appointment, call 875-1681. 1 ADVRTISEENT Region Stressing Water Conservation The Region of Halton is continuing efforts to pro- tolowîng mote more efficient water use. During the summer - Car washing months, water use can increase by over 50 per cent. - Flower, garden and tree watering by hand; Most of this water is used for our lawns and gardens. Water uses via band-beld spray nozzles; However, by wise water use in the summer, you can Newly placed sodding during the maintenance waste less water and still maintain a healthy green period: lawn and garden. Lawns treated witb herbicides, pesticides, or fer- To illustrate the impact of summer use on the water tilizer whicb require waier. supply system, consider these facts: If the last two examples are enconered, please 1. Avera e lawn watering for one-half hour a day notify the person listed in this communique. uses 1.63 m (360 gallons) on water. The water restriction program does include the fol- 2. In Milton, there are approximately 11,250 lowing: homes. - AIl reaidential, commercial and industrial prop- 3. If all these homes watered on the same day, over erties; 18,394 m3 (4 million gallons) of water would be used. - AIl municipally-owned properties such as Excessive water demand due to lawn watering canschools, parks, arenas, community centres, public strain the capacity of our water supply and storage sys- works facilities, etc. tems. Golf courses using municipal water. Lawns don't need to be watered every day. The program will be enforced by Haltons Planning Watering every three to five days is sufficient, less and Public Works staff. Altbongh a maximum fine of often if it rains. The best time to water is during the $2000 may be assessed on violators contravening ibis coolest part of the day. Watering in the early moming provision of Regional Water Works By-law 93-89, the or in the evening after the sun has gone down, will cooperation of aIl citizena in this important water con- reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation. servation effort will be the key to its succesa. As part of a water conservation program, Halton A water conservation program focuses on the Region Planning and Public Works Department is pro- sound management of our water resourcea. Water con- moting a Region-wide reduction in the use of munici- servation will reduce the amount of water being used pal water during the summer period. Tis will be by everyone and. therefore, reduce the amount of accomplished through a program of mandatory lawn water being treaîed and pnmped. This will minimize watering restrictions. the airain on the regional water sysîems and reduce the The lawn watering restrictions involve an coat 10 residents on their water and aewer bill. "odd/even day" system to reduce peaks in water In past years, the Region bas experienced extreme- demand. Properties with odd numbered municipal ly higb peak water demand, which drasîically lowered addresses (e.g. 1, 3, 5, etc.) will be allowed to water our reservoir levels. The introduction of water cosser- the lawns only on odd calendar days. Properties with vation initiatives, sncb as odd/even day lawn water- even numbered municipal addresses will be allowed to ing restrctions, will assiat greatly in reducing peak water the lawns only on even calendar days. For town- demanda. thereby delaying the need for water plant house units where the unit number is included in the expansions and storage reservoir construction. municipal address (e.g. Unit #101, 2 Main Street), the The active cooperation of Halton residents in this unit number will apply (i.e. the odd #101, and not the water conservation program will be essential. Al even 2 Main Street). Halton residents must work togeiher to ensure the suc- As in previous years, the program is implemented ceas of tbis program. Talk to your neigbbors about the on a Region-wide basis for all properties serviced by impact of lawn watering on water conservation. Let us municipal water supply. Private wells and surface 1 ail become involved in water conservation. water from ponds and streams are excluded from this For furtber information, please contact Glenna program. Phillipa, Customer and Administrative Services The water restriction prolgram doe sot include the Division. at 825-6030, ext. 7669. Let's All Take a Part in Water Conservation! www.region.halton.on.ca Halton Region is restricting lawn watering to odd/even days to help conserve our water... Odd numbered addresses water on odd days Even numbered addresses water on even days. This program is enforced by Halton's Planning & Public Works staff. However, the cooperation of ail Halton citizens in this important water conservation effort is the key. Thank you. Halton Region Planning & Public Works Department 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville ON Oakville/Burlington (905) 825-6030, ext. 7669 Milton (905) 878-8113, ext. 7669 Halton Hills (519) 853-0501, ext. 7669 Aldershot (905) 639-4540, ext. 7669 Clarkson, (905) 823-6720, ext. 7669 J