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3- The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 9, 20061 Milton recognized for Eco Tech Village, meter projects -fo")n A1NaARn o iii ;_ hyiass, andc schtîtî Arhtcur Day ce cus. i lue hylaw caine initi effeci last year alter a public awareness campaign was launched in 2003. "The anti-idling campaign is such a simple thing each and every one of us can do," said Burlington Councillor joan Lougheed, who accepted the award. ht was the Town of Oakville's Environmental Strategie Plan that garnered it an award. The plan includes a ist of rec- ommended actions to, improve the towns environment. "The plan recognizes our quality of life rests on our quaI- ity of environent,' Penman said. Accepting the award was Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale, who said residents are no longer expecting the government alone to care for the cnvironment, but are forming groups and taking action tbemselves. She said encouragement and education have been better Milîtoti was rectrgtized [tir ts Eti Tech Village lîriii-ci desîgîued for the Sherwood Survey and its Smart Hydrîr Meter project. The Eco Tech Village aims to promote residential living based on environmental sustainability, energy efficiency and ecological sensitivity As for the Smart Hydro Meter program, Milton Hydro began installing the meters in new homes in 2004 as well as retrofitting older homes. Tbey're designed to enable eus- tomera to, evaluate their consuamption and strategize and implement conservation measures. Halton Hilîs was applauded for its irrgation monitoring program installed by the parka department to conserve water. Watering takes place only when and where its neces- sary "In Halton Hilîs, we're on a well and stream-based systemt, tlai 1.. Soflîi\ siti Aiso recognizcd were the Ontario Ministry of the Environment for its Clean Water Act and the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for ils Greenhelt Act. Education Conservation Awards went to the Willow Park Ecology Steering Committee in Halton His and Multons Holy Rosary School for the creation of its Peace Garden. The garden, which took two years to plant, backs onto the Sixteen Mile Creek channel and provides kids with a quiet place to think and learn about nature, and residents with a place to, go for a stroîl. Carol Cowan, principal at Holy Rosa-y, urged those ai the awards to discover the garden for themselves. "Please corne and visit our garden. is beautiful." The education awards portion also recognized partici- pants of the Yellow Fîsh Road program, in which fish are painted around storm drains îo remnind people that whatever goes int the sewer ends up in creeks and streams. Participants were: Oakville's Teen Adventure Program, Pesticide Alternatives for Milton, Country Heritage Park, (-amphlellville's Ty'andaga District Girl Guides and E.W l'osier Public School. O.akv\ille's (trrroiî Dl)ctc Autotiiotive blecironics frc. ss as pieseneci v ith ilt t. <iporatu \saît for lis ns re building cci li- tîntîcui L) UD( anatia (L eadership i ilergi, andtici\insrooriaiiil Dcsign)/ A\cLIclci Ii0siîîtl ou110ls, 10 lic Raiph shtr\s oocl 01,,TVînscis ai1ttiil1tt1tU Roil i01 ouInclisiiaIS Wsho hase nacle notahie t tuti îiiions to ilit cris îroiirncni ss etc c)a5 les lttiicit \al,î iitii BIIîriîiigtiîs Ris lit tant andc BitriAir show at park Sun. 1lie OaRsîlie Mý,oclel 1-is îttg Club oh l s'tIioild is 1l th anitti ai air shotsv Scindas, as parti ol 50th annîs ersarvý celchratitins. [lie event wtll take place ai Drtîînquîn Park- froîn 12:30 to 3 p.uw Miltonians are is îîed Ito en.jos a day oui waiching saiplatres, war hîrc l ihss andc rtîckets. Evenis wîill inclucle acrtîhatics antd combhat, a'th lere'il aiso he a chance for Gsi- tirs to tus\ ficîr bandît ai ils iig lthe iodicel planes Lincder the stîpetsisiIt tii qutaiiecl itsti tcitîts. Atlinissttn is irc ht the clubh us îskitîg t isittits [tir clona- Itions ofi ftotoc tir lines lori thte tocai foodic baîk. Drcnitiii Park is iocaleci tit Brîtatîitia Roati titi ss est tii iTrafalgar Road. people are ci oosinq every day. Cteck back each week as we dispel somne o/tilie (ooîmol oîyth surîouridoo this latet trend in gardenîng. Mythl10: Dîoqîog m rt vter teotîîe /eîloes lots ot 00/! antd srandbr t o too quicd to dioet t e so l iih h of Wo ex iýI.