The Canadian Champion, Fniday, February 3, 2006 -B9 Hait lleTfll1ewr an W7. e ioa *uiip lt *o al Halton Waste Management Site User Fees are Changing at the Halton Waste Management Site (HWMS). Halton Region wilI be changing the current user fees at the HWMS to keep up wvith increasing operating costs and to continue providing quality customer service as the Region grows. Effective Monday, February 6, 2006, the new fe. schedule wiII be: New Fee Schedule 0-50 kg s-nl <approximiately 8 bags of bousehold garbage> $5.OOfll.ad 51-150 kg $001la 9.8 cents/k frotn 0 kg Greater than 150 kg cflpp.ng f.. of Ne. S98.OOItonne dees flot change) Did you know? 50 kg is about eight garbage bags of household garbage or a small car trunk load of material. The new fees should flot impact small loads comning to the HWMS. Thanks to the efforts of Halton 5i R residents, Halton Region has one of the highest diversion rates in the GTA, '0' fFEtEs AVE with almost 42 per cent of aill- residential waste being diverted away from our landfill. The updated user fee t at the HWMS continues to support VRYp(E O7 the diversion of garbage from the landfill, increasing the lifespan of the Îý BRITIAiNLD landfill for the use of Halton residents. ak-ad2 HWMS ~LOWER ~,ELR 5400 Regional Rd. 25, Milton F40 Open: Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 905-825-6000 What do you think we should do with Halton waste? Halton Region's Proposed 2006-2010 Solid Waste Management Strategy Haiton Region, in co-oiperation with the citizen advisory Joint Municipal/lRegional Waste Management Committee has developed a revised Solid Waste Management Strategy for 2006-2010. It updates the 1999 Strategy tn help extend the life of our landfill and provides choices for meeting or exceeding the Government of Ontario's waste diversion goal of 60 per cent. The Strategy identifies the proposed waste diversion initiatives for the next five years, as weil as choices for managing our waste beyond 2010. A series of drop-in open houses will be held across Haiton from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates: Burlington City Hall (426 Brant Street) Oakville Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road) Milton Town Hall (Beside Milton Town Hall) Halton His Civic Centre (1 Halton HuIs Drive, Georgetown) Monday, February 13 Thursday, February 16 Tuesday, February 21 Thursday, February 23 For more information on the draft 2006-2010 Solid Waste Management Strategy visit the website at www.halton.ca/ppw/waste or cati Halton Region. mai[]li . BULK WAJER FEE INCREASES As part of Hafton Region's customer service commitment with our bulk water customers, Regional Council has approved an increase to the Bulk Water Fees. These new fees are effective February 4, 2006 as follows: Bulk Water - Permanent Sites - Coin $0.50/0.25 m3 Bulk Water - Permanent Sites - Automated , $1.55/m3 Bulk Water - Mobile stations f $1.551m3 Hydrant Meter Rentai $344.00/mth +$1.01/m3 for consumrption If you have any questions, please contact: Linda Peteika Ext. 7640 Manager, Business Improvement & Finance E-mail: Lincla.Petelka@halton.cai Kalton Paridpates in BuiIdMg a SnmeFtee, Onta" iate 111111!91131 m..(in Sct.6 National Non-Smoking Week is over, but Halton residents stili have the opportunity to quit smoking. The Halton Region Health Department operates Stop Smoking Clinics throughout the community. Haton's Stop Smoking Clinics offer free counselling by a physician, nurse or trained professional to help you quit smoking for good. Tobacco use causes approximately 350 deaths per year in Halton, with second-hand smoke responsible for 20 of these deaths. Feb. 8 9:30 arn. - Regional Council Feb. 21 9:30 arn. - Health & Social Services Committee Feb. 22 9:30 arn. - Planning & Public Works Committee [i ~~ Smokers ready to quit can make an appointment by contacting the Halton Region Heafth Department at: 905-825-6000 >êiaOfcrFb 213 .m diitain&Rac Chimn ext. 7887, ToIt free: 1 -866-4HALTON, or.e-mail heaithdept@halton.ca. Hato Raglan omte joyce Savoline à