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12 = 5 | Thursday, April 13, 2023 ver d tore a TOWN SEEKING COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARDS NOMINATIONS Residents are being invited to nominate community champions io have made a significant @ ference in Oakville for a 2023 3 Community Spirit 4 Avard. Town staff s: the awards have been refreshed to include broader award categories that celebrate community members who make a difference in Oak- ville through volunteer efforts or acts of kindness. Nominations will be accepted until 4 p.m. Friday, April 28 in the following award categories: 1. Arts, Culture & Heritage Award - sponsored by The Oak- ville Beaver 2. Climate Action Award - sponsored by FirstOntario Credit Union 3. Good Neighbour Award - sponsored by Chartwell Retire- ment Residences 4. Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Award - spon- sored by Access Abilities 5. Inspiration Award - spon- sored by RBC Royal Bank 6. Leadership & Innovation Award - sponsored by Amica Se- nior Lifestyles Since the Town of Oakville spent the last year refreshing the program, the past two years are being combined into one special event to honour those who have gone above and beyond in 2021 and 2022. This year’s Community Spirit Awards celebration event will take place on June 8, 2023 at the hang Queen Elizabeth Park Comm ty and Cultural Centre. Decor has been sponsored by Gateman-Milloy Inc. More details will be shared in Nomination details are avail- able on the town's website. Residents are asked to submit Awards pageat oakville.ca.to nominate a community champi- REGION ROLLING OUT AUTOMATED WASTE COLLECTION PILOT PROGRAM EXPECTED T0 RUN FOR AT LEAST A YEAR BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com ton Region is set to wheel out an automated waste collec- tion pilot program that would in- clude about 1,800 single-family households in urban and rural areas across Halton. The pilot is expected to run for minimum of one year following its approval by regional council members atits March 22 meeting. In a report presented to coun- cil, staff cited a study that shows AROMA KITCHENS & BATHS INC. Fire- 25+ Years Experience 100% Canadian Made Cabinetry Quality Craftsmanship + Custom Made Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinetry + Closet Systems + Entertainment Units + Basement Renovations * Full Renovations & More! Visit Our 6,000 sq.ft. Design Centre: Units 2-3, 333 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville 905.844.3332 | insidehalton.com 1eNs.Ca * ir 1ens.ca Patios Feature Wall Decorative Concrete Flagstone Outdoor Kitchens & Follow us on instagram at Stone King Landscape & Design. info@stoneking.ca 647-526-2800 « stoneking.ca Ons the implementation of an auto- mated wheeled cart collection for garbage and recycling is "safer and less costly,” since it only re- quires one operator. Factors like litter reduction and ease of use were mentioned luring past posed had concerns about size and storage requirements for wheeled carts and tt the amount of idewalk scheduled aereetisa day, accord. ing to the report. The pilot puts an emphasis on single-family dwellings with small lots, long driveways and po- tential curb space and storage limitations (such as townhouse complexes or new builds). POOLS & SPAS > Pool Installations » Pool Maintenance LANDSCAPING Driveways & Walkways Decks & Fences Interlocking Heated Driveways ie recommended locations orgetown, Ward 1 and 4in Mil- ton and Ward 1 and 6 in Burling: ton. The timeline is as follows: June 2023 — informing select- ed households September/October 2023 — delivering wheeled carts and in- formation October 2023 — commencing automated collection service 2024 — reporting program results to council and recommen- dation for next steps "We recognize that it's not something we're going to have a 100 per cent support on, but the reason we are doing the pilot is so that we can work through differ- ent types of homes, driveways and property sizes... to see how we can work through the chal- lenges — so that we can bring back a fulsome analysis to coun- cilon the pros and cons,” said An- drew Farr, Halton Region's com- missioner of public works. More on the pilot and selected locations can be found on the Hal- ton Region's website.