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Blood Donation Mobile Unit
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The Blood Donation Mobile Unit will be parked in the village square on Wednesday, 13tgh December 2006 between 8.30am and 1.00pm.
Healthy persons who wish to donate blood should be between 18 and 60 years of age (17 year olds may donate blood with their parents' permission). The donors should present their identity card.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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Nominations for Gieh Hal Balzan Honours
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For the 5th time running, the Balzan Local Council is inviting you to nominate persons for the honour Gieh Hal Balzan. The honour, in the form of a gold lapel badge of the Balzan coat-of-arms and a certificate will be presented to those who in the opinion of the adjudicating committee give a good name to Balzan or who contribute to the common good of the locality or who work for balzan residents.
Nomination forms are available from the local council office and must be submitted to the Executive Secretary by not later than noon on Friday, 2nd February 2007.
Honours will be presented during Balzan Day Activities on the 15th April 2007.
Past winners of Gieh Hal Balzan were:
2006 Mr. Jesmond Giordimaina and Mr. Frankie Monreal
2005 Rev. Mons. John Dimech
2004 Mr. & Mrs. Albert and Lina Mc Carthy, Mr. Louis Portelli and Mrs. Catherine Zerafa
2002 Mr. Piju Ebejer, Mrs. Iris Guillaumier and Mrs. Mary Anne Grima
2001 Mr. Paul Grima and Mr. Valentino Azzopardi
1999 Mr. Gabriel Caruana, Mr. Valent Chetcuti, Mr. Joseph A. Stellini, Mr. Guze' Cassar Pullicino and Dr. Paul Cassar
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
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Children's Activity
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Facilitating Equality through Education (FETE)
Children’s Activity
Venue: under the marquee Freedom Square, Valletta
Dates: 16th, 17th and 18th November, 2006
Time: Thursday and Friday 09:30 till 19:00,Saturday 09:30 till 14:00
The activity will involve amongst others:Street theatre;Workshops to encourage children to develop their creativity in a fun and educational way;Animation activities;Face paintingCraft sectionEducational computer game, stickers, leaflets, bookmarks and colouring books will be distributed.
The aim of this activity is to promote gender equality and to help children to challenge gender biases and stereotypes.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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Disposal of separated bulky waste made easy
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Most of us are familiar with the term 'bulky refuse' and every local council provides a free door-to-door collection for such items on a weekly basis.
In addition to this service provided by the local councils, householders will now be able to take their oversized items to one of the five Civic Amenity Sites, in their own vehicles, to be disposed of free of charge.
Work is well in progress for WasteServ to introduce five civic amenity sites for the separate collection of bulky wsste. These centres are controlled facilities where members of the public can bring and discard a variety of waste items separately without having to wait for the weekly bulky refuse service.
The trucks collecting items from households in all localities will also dispose of the bulky waste separately at these facilities so that more material can be recovered and/or recycled instead of being deposited at the engineered landfill.
This month will see the opening to the public of the first two civic amenity sites in Maghtab and Mriehel. The other sites will be located in Hal Far, at the former dump area at Luqa and in Xewkija, Gozo. The establishment of these sitesis being co-financed through the European Regional Development fund and over one million Maltese liri is being invested.
These centres will facilitate the separate disposal of bulk material such as appliances, electronics, furniture, waste from DIY activities, garden waste, clothes, waste oils and houshold hazardous waste such as solvents, neon tubes and paints.
The centres are aimed at establishing a service to centralize the collection of separated waste and consequently to facilitate the recovery of secondary materials for recycling.
Depending on the condition of the item it is either taken by a recycling contractor for refurbishment and reuse. White goods such as washing machines that are beyond repair are usually taken by recycling contractors for their scrap metal value and / or spare parts. Fridges and freezers, if in good condition are picked up for reuse purposes. However, if they are beyond repair they are sent to the recycling plant where, after the removal of hazardous components, they are recycled.
Waste separation is essential for waste to be managed in a more efficient and sustainable manner. When waste is separated before thrown away, material that can be recycled is not polluted by other waste. In this way, the material collected is cleaner, making it possible to process into high recycled products.
For more information about these Civic Amenity Sites please call on WasteServ freephone 80072200 or 23858000.
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Monday, November 13, 2006
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Reconstruction of Manoel Dimech Bridge, St. Julian
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Every effort is being taken by the Malta Transport Authority in relation to the bridge works, in order to free alternative routes from any obstruction.
No permits will be issued in De Paule Avenue, Bir Bal Street and Balzan Valley Road between during the following peak hours:
WINTER (OCTOBER - JUNE)
Weekday: Morning 06:30 – 09:00 Afternoon 16:00 – 18:00
Weekend* 19:00 – 22:00
SUMMER (JULY – SEPTEMBER)
Weekday: Morning 06:00 – 08:30 Afternoon 12:00 – 14:00
Weekend* 19:00 – 22:00
* Weekends include Fridays, public holidays and the eves to a public holiday.
Roads listed are not obstructed in any way by road works or heavy construction machinery, and particular attention should be given to machinery used for private developments.
With regards to the off-peak hours, permits are only to be issued without obstructing the carriageway, i.e. works are to be carried out within the parking bays and/or in such a way that two-way traffic is left unaffected at all times.
In case of emergency works, the entity is required to contact the architect on emergency call duty for the necessary approval from ADT prior to commencing any works, as is done currently.
Only in special limited cases, where road works are essential and such may affect and/or obstruct traffic in any of the roads listed, the entity is required to submit to the Network Infrastructure Directorate the following:
1. Request for works to be submitted to NID three (3) weeks before the envisaged works.
2. Description of works.
3. Justification for works.
4. Program of works including duration and traffic management scheme.
The Malta Transport Authority will then consider the case and inform the respective entity accordingly. However, the approval for the carrying out of the above-mentioned works is at the discretion of the ADT.
Please excuse any inconvenience caused.
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
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