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Not ail characters comical fromnSCULPTOR on page Bl *\'-il 1 iý Ï ,- plc wre iisiserable.' [bc-es somecthing encisanting about seeing somecone glow." Not ail of her sculptures are jayful or comnical. Some reflect life's isardsisips. One sucis piece is an old lady sinisng on a dlock, In ber hastis she isoltis pieces of a dlock. Ms Kawalez sculpted it during a prolongeti illness her isusisant was suffering. "(1t0 reflecteti iow 1 felt. My isusband being sick made me feel aid," sise said, adding chat, "A lot of pieces reflect how t feel or wviat 1 need in my awn life." Tise perspective of an artist taward ber own work is two-fold, Ms Kawalez said. lits so sad, because tisat moment of glory is just for a miùnute." But, she said, it's tisat perfectionismn tisat makes an artist's work improve. Ms Kawalez first began sculpting as a cisild, but tisat passion got left behind wisen site grew up. "When 1 got older, 1 forgot the things 1 Ioved in life and had ta find themn again," she saiti. 'Hopefully naw l'm iseading in thse right direction." To view Ms Kawalez's artwork, visit ber site at www.whimsicalgallery.com. Siepharne Thiessen cas be reached ai sthiessen@rnihoncanadiainchampion.com. The Canadian Champion, Friday, January 13, 2006 - B3 Mountsberg gives a hoot ing vîdeos? walc through thse woods to, 'hoot' for Mountsber Wlduife Centre is offer- owis. lng the unique oppotunty to see owls lhse faniiy pmVMta - for faniles up dmos at its aDU"a Owl Prowl event with yo=psgr chiltirent - takes place ai helti n thse evening today, bomorrow, 6:30 p.ns tomorow anti Januay 28 and Jsnuary 27 anti 28. "eMue a MMpe show in Place of tie This pograse Will introduce partici- alide show Pant to tise w«of owls anti offers a A<lsiso costa $12 for attults anti $8 uque veue to Ieari about their snany for chd*tSe 14 anti younges Tickets ame wnerestin habits. available in ativance'by cailing (905) There ame two prograis, one geared 10 854-2276. Mouintsberg is locateti on adults anti one to, familles. The progan Mlhurough Line, five kilometres west for aduits anti older chiltiren takes place of Camphellville between Guelph LUne at 7 p.m. today andi Januaty 27. It offers anti Hwy. 6. r'-ýDo you have Greenlands 0 rk;* s. « b(ecologically sensitive areas) or woodlots larger than 0.5 ha on your property? Corne and Iearn about Halton Region's new Tree By-Iaw Join Hafton Regional staff and a Registered Professional Forester at one of our two informative drop-in sessions to learn about Halton Region's new Tree By-law. 6-.0o9.Oop» 11 ntRoad, Omve OpU OU Nos oon 2 1hrsa, Febmary2, 2006 6.00 to 9:00 p.m. MlbhSpoetCUui,ftm2 (OuDaibe M e ofnt" sdut Leamn about the benefits of practicing good forestry and receive information on how you can maximize the value of your woodlot! The Tree By-law, finalizeti afrer nearly iwo years of developmenî anti extensive consultation with the community, applies to, trees locaiet in Greenlantis or Woodlands larger than 0.5 hectares andi is primarily designed to prevent unatithorizeti clear cutting in Halton Region. Residents can pick up a copy of by-law 121-05 on Halion's website or ai the Halton citizen's Reference uibrary at the Regional Administration Building ai 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville or contact Haiton Region for more information. New User Fees at the HWMS On February 6, 2006, Halton Region will be changing sonne of its user fees at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS). Updating these user fees will more closely align Haton's fee structure with the surrounding marketplace andi support our efforts to keep up with the increased demand for HWMS services. Thanks to your hard work, Halton has one of the highest diversion rates in the GTA, with almost 42 per cent of aIl residential waste being diverted away from our landflll. With your cooperation, we will continue to maximize the efficiencies in managing Hafton's waste. To find oui more about the changes to the HWMS user fees, please visit our website at www.halton.ca January 18 9:30 a.m. -Regional council a ami l .u uC13 Il %OU W~F~LUU for Urban Areas of Milton A change to the Christmas tree collection. Due to the high volumes of waste after New Year's Day, collection of Christmas trees did flot take place the week of January 2-6. Before you place your tree at the curb, make sure iltis ready to be recycled. Please remove decorations, bags and wires, and place your tree at the curb before 7:00 arn. of your collection day (same day as your Blue Box collection). Please ensure Christmas trees are not frozen or buried in snow bancs on your scheduled collection day. Janumy 2006 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 il12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 2Elà 26 27 28 29 30 31 Look for your 2006 Waste Management Calendar to be delivered to your maibox medJanuary 2006 Winter Tips for Setting Out Your Waste " Place ALI items at the cuit by 7:00 arn. on your collection day, but flot before 5:00 p.m. the evening before. " In one Blue Box, place loose glass bottles and jars, metal food and beverage containers, aluminum foil, styrofoam, plastic bottes and polycoat. " In a second Blue Box flatten and place corrugated cardboard, fine paper, boxboard and newspapers. *rfie cardboard in bundles no larger than 30"x30"x8" (76cmn x 76cm x 20cm). *To save space, crush pop cans, large plastic bottles andi beverage cartons, and fuIl boxboard boxes with other boxboard items. *On wvindy days, place your Blue Boxes out for colleton on the morning of collection day by 7:00 arn., insteati of the night before. *Stack your Blue Boxes on top of one another and place heavier items on top to prevent papers fromn blowing away. *Place garbage bags/containers on one side of the driveway andi Blue Boxes on the other side of the driveway. *Keep waste items dear of snow and visible to collect. Do flot place items on top of 1151 ronteRoad OakvlleOntaro L6M3Ll Tel:905-25-600 - nO re banks.O TY-95-2 -83 w .hknc