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B4 - The Canadian Champion, Frîday, April 25, 2008 Symphony scholarships available for talented, young musicians llie tDk i s ulût )ilieSL IS1 c ni- rently off enng several scholarships to local instrumnentalists. Four Young Artist Awards of $1,500 will be offered to string instrument players between the ages of 16 and 23. In return, the recipients will play a season with the Oakville Symnphony, which rehearses every Monday night (mandatory) under the lead- rtio-.ir..i dliiccLru. Ihere's also the Kenneth Hollier Award -a $500 prize - bcbng offered, named in honour of the first musical director of the Oakville Symphony Its open to local musi- cians between 16 and 21 years old who play orchestral instruments. The Kenneth Hollier compeuition is held in May and alternates annuatly between string and non-string 1 unit ti ig 1[iii 0111. t iln ut And the Deveioping Artist Award, wîth its accompanying $200 prize. wilI also be offered to an outstanding high school musi- ciao. Also available t', the Youssef-Warren Foundation Violin, which is made available to a deserving young musician to play while a member of the Oakville Syrnphony Applications for the awards are being includc naine, age, address, c-mail, honme phone number, the instrument you play, how long you've been studyîng music and RCM grade, if any. They should be sent to the Oakville Symphony office ai Oakville.symphony@cogeco.ca or mlev- man@syrnpatico.ca or to Martin Levman at Box 312, Caimphellville, LOP IBO. 4diaeo Th Regon kK S . 1S m* TVo Hal-'Lo ww.at Muniipal... Tire Drop Off Day At the Halton Waste Management Site Saturday, April 26, 2008 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. On Saturday. April 26, Halton residents are welcome ta drop off up tai eight passenger vehicle tires (rims included), bicycle and/or wheelbarraw tires free of charge at the Halton Waste Management Site. Tires that cannat be accepted include commercial vehicle, truck and tractar tires. AIl tires collected wiIl be recycled. As in previaus years, we gratefully accept non-perishable food or cash donations on behaif of Halton area Food Banks. Get Your Garden Growing! Spring Compost Give Away at the Halton Waste Management Site Monday, May 5 - Saturday, May 10 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thanks ta the participation efforts of Halton residents, about 26,000 tonnes of yard waste was collected last year and turned into rich, garden-friendly compost. Halton residents are invited ta corne out ta aur Compost Give Away to pick up some of tbis compost as a 'Thank You' for helping divert a usable material from the landfill, thereby extending its lifel * Ail Halton households are welcome ta colleet a maximum of seven bags <or equivalent) of compost. * Residents are responsible for shovelling and bagging their own compost. * Please bring your own bags/containers and shovel. * Non-perishable food items or cash donations will aiso be gratefully accepted on behalf of Halton area Food Banks. wm Sprinçj Cleaning? We Can HeIp! Bring your reusable clothing and household items ta the Salvation Army Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site. A Community Partnership H Hal1t on *EUS FO ENER T-054-08 JANITORIAL SERVICES AT VARIOUS HALTON REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE STATIONS Issue Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Closing Date: Tuesday May'6, 2008 Closing Time: 2 P.M. Oakviîle Time Mandatory Site Meetings are scheduled as follows: Date: Monday. April 28, 2008 Time 9:30 arn 11:30 am Location 2 District - 1229 White Oaks Blvd., Oakville, ON 3 District - 3800 Southampton Blvd, Burlington, ON Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Time 9:30 arn il arn 12 noon Location 1 1 Division - 217 Guelph Street, Georgetown, ON 10 Division -315 Queen St. East, Acton, ON 12 Division -490 Childs Drive, Milton, ON Bidders who fail to attend and register their attendance at every Mandatory Site Meeting wiII be disqualified from submnitting a Tender. Bid documents can be viewed or obtained on and after the issue date from Purchasing Services Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON, L6M 3L1, during regular business hours of 8:30 A.M. ta 4:30 P.M.. For enquiries telephone 905-825-6000, toîl free 1-866- 4HALTON (1 -866-442-5866), ext. 7011. The cost for bid documents is $26.25 (includes GST), payable to Halton Region, which is non-refundable. Bld documents can be shipped to bidders for an additional non-refund- able handling fee of $10.50 (includes GST). Bld Documents are also available to download from Halton's web-site at www.halton.calshop for a non-refundable fee of $1 0.50 (includes GST). Halton Region relies on this advertisement to provide public notice of this business oppor- tunity and is not obligated to notify any potential bidders in any other manner. For further information go to: www.halton.calshop Congratulations to the recipients of the 2008 Environmental Awards The Regional Chair's Envîronmental Awards were desîgned ta celebrate youth who, through their sehools and on their own, have taken steps towards making Halton a greener place. The winners of this year's Halton Regional Environmental Awvards were announced at a special awvards ceremony on April 23. It was a sold-out event with Justin Trudeau as the hîgh-profile guest speaker-but the students were the real stars of the day. 1 would like to congratulate ail the award wînners and the students who applied for the awards program. The efforts of students like these Who work ta make change in their homes, sehools and communîties wiii help ensure a better envirooment for Halton. To find out the winners of the Enviroomental Awards, or ta learn more about the program, please vîsît www.halton.ca. 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