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12 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday February 9, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com The Regional Municipality of Halton Podcast provides three minutes of health and fitness New Deposit Return for LCBO Bottles Starting February 5, wine and liquor bottles (glass and plastic) and Tetra Paks® purchased from the LCBO and other beverage alcohol retailers in Ontario, can be returned to The Beer Store. You will receive a 10¢ or 20¢ deposit per bottle, depending on the size of the bottle. This new program is another way to increase the amount of bottles being recycled. By returning bottles to The Beer Store you free up space in your Blue Box which means you'll have more room to recycle other materials around your home. Thank you for you participation. Currently about 68 per cent of wine and liquour bottles are diverted away from the landfill and are recycled through the Blue Box. The Ontario government expects that by the fifth year of the new deposit return program, an additional 80 million bottles will be recycled. For more information about the program or for a list of your nearest The Beer Store locations, please visit www.bagitback.ca. Please note: Halton Region will still collect and recycle LCBO containers placed in the Blue Box after February 5. I Halton Waste Management Calendar has been delivered If you haven't already received your Halton Waste Management Calendar in your mailbox, limited supplies are available at: t seems that many of us are now savvy to the benefits of audio ­ podcasts and audio files are all the rage as we struggle to use every single second of our time as efficiently as possible. Not to be outdone, the YMCA of Oakville has produced several short audio files for our website at www.ymcaofoakville.com, including a recent cut from the Y's Supervisor of Health and Fitness, Jeanette Heywood, entitled Three Minutes of Health and Fitness. Anyone who has spoken to Jeanette, or even better, taken a YMCA of Oakville fitness class with her, knows the kind of energy that she can generate, and the same is true if you listen to her words. Somehow she manages to combine common sense with experience and knowledge in a way that can truly inspire you to action ­ the first step. In a world where we want everything to happen overnight, Jeanette brings you back to the basics of making a plan, taking small steps and working towards a goal. She asks you `not to expect miracles', but at the same time she asks you to give 100 per cent to your goal and stick to it ­ the key to success. Many thanks to writer and podcast expert Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications for conducting the interviews and producing podcasts for the YMCA of Oakville ­ you have brought our words to life, Donna. Take the first step. Go to `Hear Our Stories' at www.ymcaofoakville.com, and let Jeanette inspire you to move forward for your health. -- Submitted by the Oakville YMCA Burlington Burlington City Hall 426 Brant Street Burlington Burlington Public Library Branches Milton Milton Town Hall 43 Brown Street Milton Milton Public Library 45 Bruce Street Milton ALISHA AND FARIDA TOOK A STAND FOR THEIR REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE. WHERE DO YOU STAND? Halton Hills Halton Hills Town Hall 1 Halton Hills Drive Georgetown Halton Hills Public Library Acton Branch 17 River Street Acton Halton Hills Public Library Georgetown Branch 9 Church Street Georgetown Oakville Oakville Town Hall Information Desk 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville The calendar, that has everything you need to know about waste collection in Halton for the year, including information about Blue Box collection, the Halton Oakville Public Library Waste Management Site, special collection days and more, is also Branches available online at www.halton.ca/waste or you may call to arrange for a calendar to be sent your way. Heritage Day 2007 at the Halton Region Museum Join the Halton Region Museum on Sunday, February 25 to celebrate this year's Heritage Day. Included in the festivities are a presentation on local Milton innovator P.L. Robertson (1879-1951), a chance to view our new exhibits, and a tour of the Museum's collection area showcasing some of the Museum's 35,000 artifacts. Light refreshments will be provided. There is no admission fee, and parking is provided. The Halton Region Museum is located in a picturesque setting beneath the Niagara Escarpment inside Kelso Conservation Area in Milton. For more information call 905-875-2200 ext. 23, or visit our website. Halton Regional Meeting Schedule February 14 9:30 a.m. - Regional Council Meeting 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 · Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON · TTY: 905-827-9833 · www.halton.ca Alisha and Farida Merchant Oakville, Ontario Farida Merchant and her daughter Alisha know from personal experience how fortunate we are to have the expertise and care of a world class regional cancer centre so close to home. That's why they became passionate supporters of The Credit Valley Hospital Foundation's $50 million capital campaign, and inspired their friends and family members to do the same. Won't you join Farida and Alisha? STAND AND BE COUNTED. SUPPORT YOUR CANCER CENTRE. Please call 905-813-4123 today. Or visit www.cvh.on.ca