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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, December 19, 2013 | 10 continued from p.1 There is a metallic stripe -- tilt the note back and forth and the numbers and maple leaves change colour; raised ink -- feel for the thicker ink on the large number, the shoulders of the portrait and the text BANK OF CANADA · Know how to spot counterfeit cash and what to do if you get some BANQUE DU CANADA; a ghost image -- hold the bill up to the light and look through it and a small watermark of the portrait appears; a security thread -- hold the bill to the light and the dashes on the back become a solid line. "We want to let merchants know, with the holidays here, to be aware," said Det.-Const. Mary Tinebra of Halton's Regional Fraud Unit. "As soon as you get a (fake) bill, handle it as little as possible and call police," she said, noting the RCMP usually gets involved in such cases. Halton police will talk to or even visit busi- nesses or groups seeking information about fraud schemes including counterfeiting. Training materials on counterfeit detection are available by calling the Bank of Canada at 1-888-513-8212. Fraud prevention tips can be found at www. haltonpolice.ca. Halton.ca 311 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. More than three bags/cans must have garbage tags Maximum of six garbage bags/cans: three untagged, three tagged Household Waste Collection Notice Please Note Collection Day Changes Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Area 1,2,3,4 No Change Christmas Dec 23 24 25 26 27 Area 5,6,7,8 28 Collection Moves Area 1,2,3,4 No Change New Year's 30 31 Jan 1 2 3 Area 5,6,7,8 4 Collection Moves Waste Collection Calendar Never miss your waste collection day again! Visit www.halton.ca/wastecalendar to find your waste collection day: · · · Sign up for weekly email, Twitter or phone call waste collection reminders. Download your waste collection calendar to your personal iCal, Google calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar. Print your own collection calendar. Print Sign up Download Household waste collection takes place as usual on Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24). There is no household waste collection on Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25). Due to the holiday, household waste collection will take place the day after your regular collection day starting on Boxing Day (Thursday, December 26). Household waste collection takes place as usual on New Year's Eve (Tuesday, December 31). There is no household waste collection on New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1). Due to the holiday, household waste collection will take place the day after your regular collection day starting on Thursday, January 2. Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. Halton Waste Management Site will be closed Wednesday, December 25, 2013 and Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Regular Operating Hours Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The new 2014 Waste Management Guide & Collection Calendar will be distributed to all houses in mid-January 2014. Stay Connected 191213 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton @HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles HaltonRecycles.ca HaltonRecycles Essential services available during the holidays Halton Region's administration offices will be closed for the holidays from 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2013, until 8:30 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014. However, all of our essential services will remain available during this time. If you need assistance with a Regional service over the holidays, please Access Halton by dialing 311 or visiting www.halton.ca. On behalf of Regional Council and staff, I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy and healthy holiday season! Gary Carr Regional Chair 000000 Christmas Day and New Year's Day Oakville Garbage Tag Exemption Your first garbage collection day after Christmas Day (December 25) will not require garbage tags; however, the six garbage bag/can limit applies. Visit www.halton.ca/garbagetags for more information. $2 Garbage Tag