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Oakville Beaver, 8 May 1994, p. 19

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Committee chairperson, Stephen Sparling, notes that ‘"‘Water conservation has been targeted by Halton Region as a priority because it makes sense ecoâ€" nomically, as well as, environmentally. Conservation strategies have the potenâ€" tial to significantly decrease water consumption. This can mean reduced or deferred capital expenditures for new water supply facilities." For information or entry forms, contact Bob Hart, Halton Regional Health Department, 825â€"6211 or 878â€"8113. Deadline for submissions is July 15th. Water conservation logo contest The Region of Halton Water Conservation Advisory Committee is seeking a logo to enhance its new Water Conservation Strategy. Residents of Halton are invited to submit their designs for a chance to win a Home Water Conservation Kit. As well, the first ten entrants in the competition will receive a water conservation prize. Contest prizes have been provided by American Standard and the Canadian Tire Kerr Street store in Oakville. Dubbed Exercise Dakota by Halton regional officials, the aim of the project is to evaluate every aspect of emergency preparedness. Halton‘s emergency services to be tested in Exercise Dakota Sometime during that morning, a disaster situation will be reported, which will cause the emergency response team to swing into action. Fire officials, police, ambulance, and health service professionals will shift into gear to respond as they would if it were a real emergency. About 350 students will take part as either mock casualties or evacuees crowding various shelter centres. Triage, field treatment, and hospital treatment will be included. A full scale test of Halton‘s emergenâ€" cy services will take place Thursday, May 12th. By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver All systems include:4 MB FAST RAM (70 N.S.), mini tower, or desldo?(case with 200w power sug!b/, 1.44 or 1.2 MB flofppy drive, 170 MB hard drive 94 m.s.), Super VGA monitor 512 K Trident video card, 2S, 1P, and 1 game port, 101 enhanced keyboard, Microsoft compatible mus,ep%dl,elafggggf to 250 MB hard drive only $65. Other upgrades available. : The name was chosen because the An American Italian Eatery PASPELTECS 3e * Stuffed Jumbo Shells * Fettucioni Florentine * Spaghetti Calabrese Walk into East Side Mario‘s and feel the atmosphere and flavor of Manhattan‘s lower East Side. Now you can enjoy the taste of New Yorks Little Italy right here In March, 1988, the region conductâ€" ed a communications exercise in which it was reported a 747 jumbo jet had crashed into Acton‘s Fairy Lake. In September 1988, the City of "If for some reason this thing doesn‘t go, we‘ve almost reached our objective in just getting people talking about the project," said Brent Kearse, Halton‘s business development director, who will act as media liaison during the exercise. Emergency planning coâ€"ordinator, Steve Beatty, said there have been three tests of the emergency system in recent year, but none of the scope of Exercise Dakota. command centre for emergencies in Halton is the Dakota meeting room at regional headquarters on Bronte Road. Subsequent to naming the exercise, offiâ€" cials found that Dakota â€" a pioneer town south of Kilbride â€" was abandoned after a gunpowder factory there blew up in 1884. * Chicken Cannelloni * Chicken Pasta Primavera * Garlic Shrimp with Angel Hair TAKE Oakville Place Call For Reservations * Taxes not incuded Tuesday "Super Special" 4 "Exercise Dakota deals with the site, communications, emergency control, everything. This is as far as we can go." Beatty added that during the Hagersville tire fire several years ago, 157 agencies felt they had some stake in the event. The aim of the Halton exerâ€" cise is to involve as many agencies that express interest. Much of the detail is being kept secret so those involved will have to ARTS FISH . GCHIPS #s ‘“< In October 1992, Halton worked with Peel Region on Operation Care, which involved the emergency services of Mississauga and Oakville. The simuâ€" lation involved a freight train and a tracâ€" torâ€"trailer with chemicals. It was just a field exercise, with no involvement of services beyond the site. Burlington staged Operation Mainway, which was a test of their municipal emergency services. It involved a pasâ€" senger train derailment and a chemical spill. Haddock fish chips Eat in * Take out + Home FOR,FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: 847â€"7747 (Between Dorval 4th Line) OAdvance Rfecréaztzonal Camp <Chipsy | e £ tal\, think on their feet, according to Beatty. _ respond to normal dayâ€"toâ€"day requests Part of the plan is to see how services _ during a major emergency event. § Cut $999 Style

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