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The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 5, 2008 - A13 Gift basket fundraiser held Bank's silent auction underway Residents with some difficult-to-buy-for variety of products including jam, honey to check out a Iundraiser a local business is holding. Until Christmas, Advantage Physiotherapy, 550 Ontario St. S., unit 7, will sell gift baskets of all-natural products from Andrews' Scenic Acres. Included in the bas- kets - which can be customized - are a products. Thetcy ranige in price rom n tLo $100, with proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton. "We feel that it is a very important chari- ty, and Christmastime should be about young people and families," said Valerie Brouwers of Advantage Physiotherapy Business holds holiday toy drive If vou're Iooking tohv a one of a-kind might want to check out Scotiabank, silent auction. The auction is now underway and will continue until 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Scotiabank, 244 Main St. E. Proceeds will go to the United Way of Milton. It's free to bid, and the highest bidder wins. Items un for grab include hockey alumni including Doug ilmour, Bob Sweeney and Johnny Bower • A dinner for two cooked by a personal chef who comes to your house, prepares the meal and cleans up after • A sight-seeing flight around Milton • Prints by Tom Thomson and Walter Campbell Help give a kid a Christmas. Thats the challenge being thrown out by InStorage Self Storage stores across Canada - including the one in town - this holiday season. From now until December 19, Miltonians are asked to drop off an unwrapped toy at the local business, located at 867 Nipissing Rd. This is the companys first annual nation- al toy drive, held in conjunction with the Salvation Anny. Donations - for both youngsters and teenagers alike - can be made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Companies wishing to get involved can call InStorage Senior Marketing Co-ordina- tor Leslie Best-Walker at (416) 867-9757. 'U can' food drive to take place Dec. 13 It's time to pitch in, Milton. In support of the local Salvation Arrny, U Weight Loss Clinic, 470 Bronte St. S., will hold its annual 'U can' food drive next Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The business will make a $250 donation itself, and will accept both cash and non-per- ishable food items for the Salvation Army. The most needed food items include canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meat, beans, soup, peanut butter, rice, macaroni and cheese and baby formula. Both toys and food donations requested A local business is urging residents to dig deep and contribute to its toy and food drive this Christmas season. The Healthy Family Chiropractic and Wellness Centre, 850 Main St. E. (in the Loblaw Superstore plaza), is seeking both Snioke AlarmS TeAtni It's The Law. Designed by Germ wanting a lighter more i The Ontario Fire Code requires that every home have working smoke alarms. Install them in your Unit and Select A home or : cottage today! non-perishable food items and toys for kids and youths of all ages for the drive. All donations received will go to the Milton Salvation Army For more information, call (905) 864- 1516. an engineers, the accessory kit for those maneuverable power nozzle is now in stock. ý-% AN FC U E NEW CIVIC OPERATIONS CENTRE CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDY NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT The Town of Milton has initiated a Class Environmental Assessment to determine the requirements for a new civic operations centre to address the needs of a rapidly expanding infrastructure base due to the significant population growth of the municipality. Sandwell Consulting Engineers Ltd. has been retained to carry out the study. The study will determine the current Operations Facility deficiencies and consider, evaluate and detail alternative solutions and design concepts. In addition, consideration will be given to projected growth, future service demand requirements, and the needs of other municipal service providers including Transit bus storage, a Fire Training facility and an Animal Control facility. The study will be conducted in accordance with the approved requirements for a Schedule 'C' project as described in the Municipal Engineers Association Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000 as amended in 2007). Public input is vital to the project and therefore a Public Information Centre is to be held to review background information, the problem being addressed and the preferred alternative. Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Place: Hugh Foster Hall 53 Brown Street Milton, Ontario Upon completion of the Study an Environmental Study Report will be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment and will be available for public review for a period of 30 days. To provide comments or to request additional information about the project, contact one of the following team members: Mr. Alex D. MacMillan, R Eng. Project Coordinator Town of Milton 43 Brown Street Milton, ON, L9T 5H2 Phone: 905-878-7252 x 2593 Fax: 905-876-5029 E-mail: alex.macmillan@milton.ca LOCATION « MAP OF THE STUDY AREA: Mr. John Lynn, C.E.T. Project Manager. Sandwell Consulting Engineers Ltd. 1016B Sutton Dr., Suite 100 Burlington, ON, L7L 6B8 Phone: 905-319-1698 Fax: 905-319-1801 E-mail: jlynn@sandwell.com - ~oad sn~ I !1 f