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T- The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 2005 - A17 IceHawks head into holi*day break on a roli with convincing vi By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion It wau a night to honour the past, but another occasion to be excited by the immediate future as sscil. Following Mion's inaugural junior alumîti game Friday, IceHasvks fane pot the laiesi glimpse into xvhai could very sxell be a lengthy playolf mun this spning -as their naiionally sec- ond-ranked club turned back Qakviîle 5- 1. The decisive victory Iifted the conterence ctory over Oakville leaders to 29-2-2-1 and took themn into their hol- iday hiatus on a 14 game unbeaten streak. lit also înarked the 24th time this year that the IceHawks surrendered two goals or less. While the pre-holiday showdown didn't quite teature the inîensîîy ihese two teams delivered just two weeks earlier iii Oakville. Milton did tur in a sol id fore-check and held its guests to nine shoîs oser the last two pcniods -no small f'eat wiih vetcrait detencemati Jason Fortino oui nîursing an injured finger. Jason Bergeron, svho's stacuring to gel with bis new team and produce in key games. Linemate Kevin Momrson stood out with three points as well -tallying twice and assiuting on Bergeron's last-minute depouit -while Chase Langeraap and Aaron Lewicki also recorded multi-point games. Z-ach Kleiman's shutout bid was spoiled wiîh 8:55 remaining on a cross-ice tip in by Trevor Elîitt. The IceHawks' cager tumed back a cou- ple of hreakaways earlîer in the nighi and wvas quite sharp when challenged down low. Having been scored on just 68 times si far and agaînet, which would ethîtterate its prevîous record of 127, set during the AII-Ontario cham- pionuhip run of 1997/98. The lceHawks ar hack in action Monday in Buffalo. They'll likely still he without Fortino, and will also be missing rookie blueliner Cody Golouhef, who's at the World Under-17 Championships in Regina with Teurn Ontario. On January 6, Milton hosts Streetsville for the first time since head coach/general manager George Dupont was suspended for the season which was the resuIt of a complaint made hy Derbys osvner/ctiach Randy Gumbley. On January 1 st our N EW. website address wiIt be wwwh'altton.ca ! Christmas Tree Collection for Urban Areas of Milton A change to the Christmas tree collection. Due ta the high volumes of waste after New Year's Day, collection of Christmas trees wilI flot take place the week of January 2-6. Before pou place pour tree at the curb, nrake sure it is ready to be recycled. Pieuse remiose decorations, bags and mires, and place pour tree at the curb before 7:O0 a mý of pour collection day (same day as pour Blue Box collection). Please ensure Christmas trocs are flot frozerr or buried in snow banks on pour scheduled collection day. January 2006 2 3 4 5 6 7 97 lB 1 12 13 14 16 17 18 A i 19 20 21 23 24 25 ~26 27 28 29 30 31 Look for your 2006 Waste Management Calendar to be dellivered to your maîibox mid-January 2006 Make this New Year's a good one and Drive SAFE Happy holidays as we embark on a nem yearl To make sure we ring in 2006 properly, I'd like ta remnind everpone about Halton's Drive SAFE (Safety Awareness For Everyane) program. Together, me can help keep Halton's raads safe by being mindful of the speed limit and patient with aur fellow drivers. As you're planning your fun and festivities ta welcome in the New Year, be sure ta plan your ride ta and from the party. Hop on the GO ta get araund the GTA, book a taxi, take local transit or plan ta spend the night - whatever you do, don't get behind the wheel after drinking. Help keep Halton roads safe. Drive SAFE. iHoiday Wse Collection No Change to Your Collection Day over the Christmas and New Year's Holidays Halton Waste Management Site will be Closed on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2005 and New Year's Day, Sunday, January 1, 2006 Please Note: Garbage and Blue Box Collection miii be picked up oni your regular collection day. Collection times may vary due ta high volumes of waste material and poor weather conditions, therefore, please place your waste at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Please refer to your 2005 Waste Management Calendar for further details or visit our website at wvww.region.halton.on.ca Winter lips for Setting Out Your Waste " Place ALL items at the curb by 7 OO a.m. on pour collection day, but not before 5.00 pin. the eveniog before. " it 0ne Biue Box, place loose glass bottles and jars, metal food and beverage containers, aluminum foil, Styrofoam, plastic baffles and polycoat. " In a second Blue Box flatten and place corrugated cardboard, fine paper, boxboard and ne'Nspapers. " Tie cardboard in bundles no larger than 30"x30"x8' (76cm x 76cm n x20cm). * To save space, crush pop cans, large plastic baffles and beverage cartons, and fuIl boxboard boxes with other boxboard items. " On windy days, place your Blue Boxes out for collection on the morning of collection day by 7:00 arn., instead of the night befure. " Stack your Blue Boxes on top of one another and place heavier items on top ta prevent papers from blowing away. " Place garbage bags/containers on one side of the driveway and Blue Boxes on the other side of the driveway. " Keep waste items clear of snow and visible ta collect. Do not place items on top of snowbanks. 111 *oneR,,*. ile Onaro 6 3. . Tel 90-85600 Tl Fre 1-6HATN- TTY: 90-2793 - , *w.einhlo. iy r tirî,, A Fiterit Marshail ( Ai)