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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 16, 2008 - 15 Bigger and better The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION DERRY ROAD WIDENING (REGIONAL ROAD 7) FROM JAMES SNOW PARKWAY (REGIONAL ROAD 4) TO THE 407 RAMP, TOWN OF MILTON KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER GRAND OPENING: Store Manager Leighton Wills (centre) and his staff prepare to cut a cake in honour of the grand opening of the new LCBO location at Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St. The new stand-alone LCBO store is 10,103 square feet with a shopping area twice the size of the former Hopedale store and has a new Vintages section offering more than 600 fine wines and premium spirits. The store also has a larger chilled display for wine, beer and coolers and sells more than 1,700 products. It is the fifth LCBO store in Oakville. Dog Guide Walk May 25 The Purina Walk for Dog Guides fundraiser will be hosted by the Oakville Lions Club and Friends of Lions Foundation on Sunday, May 25. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. at the Lions Foundation of Canada located at 152 Wilson St. All ages and fitness levels are welcome to attend the event with or without a dog. For more information or to register for the walk visit www.purinawalkfordogguides.com. SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: NOVEMBER, 2009 GORD ROBINS 160508 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 The Regional Blue Box Tips Squish It! Before putting containers in your Blue Box ­ give them a squish! Squish your aluminum pop cans, plastic pop and water bottles, beverage cartons and Tetra Paks. Municipality of Halton Plastic bags don't go in the Blue Box www.halton.ca Don't put plastic shopping bags in the Blue Box. Plastic bags get caught in the sorting facility's machinery and conveyor belts slowing contamination. Instead, take plastic shopping bags back to local retailers to be recycled. Visit www.halton.ca/takeitback for a list of stores that take back plastic shopping bags. Take It Back! Halton partners easily recycle plastic shopping bags into more bags or into plastic lumber because the bags don't have to be sorted and are not contaminated from other materials. Don't put Blue Box material in clear or blue plastic bags because it only creates additional waste (the bag is ripped Not only will squishing save space in your Blue Box for more items, but it will help collection because space will be used effectively inside the truck. Flatten It! Blue Box for more materials, and save space inside the collection truck. Tie It! Before putting corrugated cardboard in your Blue Box ­ tie it up! Tie corrugated cardboard in bundles no larger than Not only will tying corrugated cardboard prevent litter, but it will help speed up collection because collectors can more easily pick up the tied cardboard. materials at the curb in a Blue Box. Visit www.halton.ca for a list of locations where residents can get additional Blue Boxes. 160508