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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, December 27, 2012 · 38 Grant will help rehabilitate Fourteen Mile Creek The Halton Region Conservation Foundation has been awarded nearly $25,000 through Ontario's Great Lake Guardian Community Fund to rehabilitate sections of Fourteen Mile Creek in Oakville. The funds will be used to enhance a 5.6-hectare area of the creek, located in north Oakville, by removing invasive s ' 's r a e Y w e N s n o i t a r b e l Ce IT'S OUT OF TH IS WORLD! Take T a journey with us to outer space and discover some out o of this world crafts, games, fun, and entertainment. New Year's Eve N Dec. De 31, 2012 | 6 to 10 p.m. | Central Park New Year's Day N Jan. 1, 2013 | Noon to 4 p.m. | Tansley Woods Community Centre www.burlington.ca/newyears w Burlington Events Sponsor | Volunteer | Participate | Attend www.burlington.ca/events | festivalsandevents@burlington.ca | Event Hotline: 905-335-7766 Life Lounge species, increasing the depth of the creek and creating wetlands. The foundation will also plant native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees that will form a buffer to minimize the impacts of sediment and fertilizer runoff in the creek. Norm Miller, communications advisor with the Halton Region Conservation Foundation, said the area was once farmland, but is now part of the Glenorchy Conservation area. He said the intent of the project is to return the land to its natural state. Work planned for 2013 In so doing, the creek can then serve as a fish and wildlife habitat and where the improved water quality will help protect the endangered Redside Dace, which populates portions of the creek. The rehabilitation work is expected to take place in April of 2013. "Congratulations to the Halton Region Conservation Foundation for helping to restore and protect our Great Lakes," said Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley. "This is a great example of community groups coming together to help ensure that our Great Lakes are drinkable, swimmable and fishable," stated the minister. The Province's Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund offers grants to grassroots community groups for activities such as cleaning up a beach or shoreline, restoring a wetland, or creating a costal or riverside trail. Family Chiropractic SODHI FURNITURE er So t e Leath Genuin fa & Love sea Incl. So 27 fa Set D I R E C T I M P O R T E R DO NOT PAY FOR 1 FULL YEAR* $ Save $ 699 300 Comple Double te Kids Bedr Bed, Stu o dy Deskom Set Incl. , 1NT, W ardrobe Incl. Tab 7 Pc. D le & 6 C ining S Save $ hairs et $ 499 375 $ 699 Save $ 650 50% OFF Serta Eurotop Queen Mattress *OAC Some conditions apply. Offer valid until Dec 31, 2012. Advertised items do not apply. Prices in effect while quantities last. BOXING DAY PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2012 $ 365 w w w. S O D H I FU R N ITU R E . c o m 142 Kennedy Rd. S. Brampton 2699 Bristol Circle, Oakville 74 Devon Rd. Brampton 905-874-7171 905-829-3800 905-791-4723