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encourage recycling and composting, Locally, activities will get underway Nov. 1 with an exhibit at Fairview Park Mall in Kitchener. The exhibit will feature seven interactive displays for children and adults, as well as a display of theme posters by local stuâ€" dents and a live, remote radio broadcast by KOOL FM/Oldies 1090. Also, public tours of the Region‘s waste management facilities will be offered Nov. 5 at the Waterâ€" loo landfill, 925 Erb. St. W, from 9:30 a. m. to 2:30 p.m. of Waterloo, will celebrate Waste Reduction Week (Nov. 4 through Nov. 10) with a variety of events designed to The Waterloo regional police fraud division has issued a warning to residents about scratch and win bingo tickets that have been mailed to area households. On the tickets, "winners" of the lottery game are asked to call a 1â€"900 number to determine which of five prizes they have won â€" $5,000 in cash, a large screen television, a laptop computer, a video game, or an original color print. The call, however, is six minutes in length and ends up costing the caller $18. Odds indicate that most people will win the "original print", which is actually only a color photograph, and police are urging residents to carefully consider the odds before spending $18 on a photograph. The chairman of Project Lift the Inc. says the specialized transit system has no plans to further contract out core services in order to save money, Rosemary Pell made the comment after presenting a progress and status report to Waterloo council Monday night on Project Lift‘s efforts to reduce expenditures and increase efficiency. Pell said Project Lift would not consider contracting out any more core services to the private sector such as driâ€" ving, scheduling and lobbying for specialized transit duties despite the fact a small business consulting service report seemed to recommend that it do so. Wilfrid Laurier University‘s Small Business Consulting Service completed a report for Project Lift this past Aug, 30 to see it there were ways the specialized transit system could cut costs. The report was prepared on behalf of Proâ€" ject Lift at the request of the City of Waterloo. One of the report‘s six recommendations said that due to the trend to privatize governmental services, Project Lift should continue to deliver requests for tender to priâ€" vate transportation companies. But Pell said after the meeting Project Lift officials would not be making this recommendation to cut costs to its board of ditectors meeting Nov. 5 because it would seriously affect its mandate. Under Project Lift‘s current contract with both the Cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, the specialized transit service is to provide transportation service to meet the needs of individuals with physical disâ€" abilities, she said. taxis provide appr wpmdaumbymw. IEWS DI6EST Project Lift will not contract Waste Reduction Week «i; Police warn public The bright crisp mornings of October are swiftly coming to an No NJ * Stick to a planned route and curfew, and watch for Block Parâ€" ent homes in case help is needed. * Never eat any treats until you have checked them (a light meal before departure will help). * Cross only at corners. Never dart between parked cars or in the middle of the block. Don‘t crisscross â€" go up one side of the street and then down the other. The City of Waterloo‘s fire department offers the following tips to ensure fire safety during Halloween. * Purchase only those costumes, wigs and props labeled as flame resistant or tetardant. When creating a costume, plan careâ€" fully to ensure that it won‘t casily ignite if it comes in contact with heat or flame. Costumes should be made without billowing or long trailing features that present a higher risk of ignition. maturity of the child. Small children should be accompanied by a responsible adult while older children are advised to travel in groups and stay together. If your children are going out without adult supervision, remind them to: * Carry a flashlight and visit only wellâ€"lit homes. * Accept treats at the front door only â€" never go inside a The Insurance Bureau of Canada recommends that homeown ers clear the areas around their homes of anything that might be broken, stolen or cause injury to a parent or child. Also, turn on outside lights so that trickâ€"orâ€"treaters can safely find their way on walkways and up and down stairs. you‘re taking your little ones out trickâ€"orâ€"treatâ€" ing tomorrow evening or staying home to shell out treats to the children in your neighborhood, make sure you‘re ready for a safe Halloween by first taking a few simâ€" See and be seen on Halloween levels in 40 years, yes ... a picked up in October over reported on the M.L.S. ed with 21 sales of homes be necessary depending on the age and It was good to hear that once again Octoberfest was such a success. Visitors to this community were very appreciative of all the hospitality they were shown. Our hats are off to all the volunteers who gave so much of their time to make it a success! Schneiders pork line will take some time for the community to get over. It reinforces the clear facts that K.W.‘s strength is in high tech industries. Look for November to be a good month in Ted Scharf, Broker 747â€"2040. The school boards‘ Halloween patrol, Operation PAl. (Public Alert), involves more than 20 maintenance department workers patrolling in 14 radioâ€"equipped vehicles. The drivers will be on the alert for people in distress, lost children, suspicious activity or crimes in progress. Their job is to observe and report any concerns to the appropriate authorities them, from radio equipped vans, of trickâ€"orâ€"treaters who need 6 and Oz}brpl,r‘n’vdwru volunteers who will work in coâ€"opers * Instruct children to stay away from open flames or other heat sources. Be sure your children know the ~stop drop. and roll" technique in the event their clothing carches fire (Stop immediately, drop to the ground covering your face with your hands, and roll over and over to extinguish the flames instruct children who are attending parties at others‘ homes to locate the exits and plan how they would get out in an emergency To help ensure that trickâ€"orâ€"treaters will enjoy a safe Hal loween this year, employees at Rogers Cablesysitems as well as the Waterloo County board of education will be patrolling area wmum â€" | The Rogers Pumpkin Patrol, which will be operating between * With a little creativity, using flashlights instead of candles or torch lights to decorate walkways and yards is highly effecâ€" tive in creating a festive atmosphere, and it‘s much safer for ing light bulbs and heaters. Decorating with candles should be avoided. Pumpkins can be safely illumunated with small. inexâ€" .drahmwdh;-y'bo-dl heat sources. includ * When planning party decorations, bear in mund that dried aunbemaiinaleippeizgimigcnsiince remember to keep exats