Month: April 2018

Maintaining a garden plot in one of the city's community gardens

Learn about growing your own local food

April 18, 2018

With the seemingly never-ending winter this year, is it possible that springtime temperatures have finally sprung? We’ll be optimistic and assume “yes!” With the warmer temperatures, many start to think about gardening and growing fresh, local food. If you’ve never grown your own food but want to enjoy the satisfaction of doing so along with … More Learn about growing your own local food

Blue Box

More options to recycle at home, work and play

April 3, 2018

Halton Region’s Blue Box program has some exciting changes as of April 2, 2018. You are now able to place plastic bags and plastic overwrap in your Blue Box, including: Plastic grocery bags Produce bags Newspaper, flyer and magazine bags Outer milk bag. Place the inner bag in the garbage. Plastic overwrap packaging from paper … More More options to recycle at home, work and play