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School bus orientation day Saturday As children prepare to return to classes, school bus operators want to ensure youngsters are safe on their vehicles. Halton Student Transportation Services and the local school bus operators are hosting their School Bus Orientation Day Saturday (Aug. 24) across the region. The event is meant to assist parents and first-time riders understand the importance of school bus safety. The free session will feature a classroom presentation on school bus safety, including a video Here, from left, are Christina Read (Greening Sacred Spaces Halton - Peel co-ordinator), Lloyd McCoomb (Property Committee Chair), Ross Connell (Green Ministry Founder), Rev. Canon Rob Fead (Rector), Laureen Hardman (Greening Ministry Coordinator), Olivia Hardman, Rod Hardman and Lucy Cummings (Greening Sacred Spaces Executive Director). | submitted photo 7 | Wednesday, August 21, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com and bus demonstration. Safety officers and bus drivers will talk to the children about getting on and off, proper behaviour on the bus, crossing the street to get to a waiting bus and overall safety. Participants will also receive a handout with tips on bus safety. The sessions begin at 9 a.m. and parents need to book a time with the bus company. First Student Canada is hosting the session in Oakville at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School and can be contacted at 905-335-7010. St. Jude's Anglican Church has been recognized for its environmental efforts. The Oakville church has received an award for its outstanding efforts to green its community at Greening Sacred Spaces' inaugural Halton Peel Awards Celebration. The celebration was held at St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church in Oakville on Thursday, June 20. The organizers say St. Jude's has been a leader in terms of environmental and social justice initiatives. The church had an energy audit through which it learned several ways to save money and help the environment at the same time. St. Jude's recognized for green efforts Since the audit, the church began using an EnerStar refrigerator, switched to energyefficient lighting, added motion-sensor light switches and timers on external lights, installed low-flush toilets, insulated hot water pipes and invested in storm and double-glazed windows where it was possible. The church emails its newsletters when possible, its staff use the green and blue bins and the church uses its own compost in the gardens. A bike rack was installed on the property to encourage church-goers to cycle to church. The church celebrates Earth Hour each year with a concert in the dark and donates the proceeds to environmental and social justice groups. Fall 2013 Choose from over 800 courses ­ Earn loyalty rewards while enjoying golf at ... either online or conveniently located in Brampton, Mississauga and Oakville. Get your questions answered at our Information Sessions (7:00 pm each evening): Aug 13 - Trafalgar Road Campus, Oakville Aug 14 - Hazel McCallion Campus, Mississauga Aug 15 - Davis Campus, Brampton some of Southern Ontario's PREMIER GOLF FACILITIES FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @KaneffGolfPro www.KANEFFGOLF.com (905) 455-8700 ce.sheridancollege.ca