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Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 15 May 2014, p. 33

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Thursday, M ay 15, 2014 33 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 311Halton.ca 15 05 14 Notice Of Pesticide Use The Halton Region Health Department monitors standing water and catch basins in urban areas on public lands in The City of Burlington, The Town of Halton Hills, The Town of Milton, and the Town of Oakville for mosquito larvae.When mosquito larvae are found, the Health Department uses larvicide to control mosquito larvae in order to reduce the incidence ofWest Nile virus in Halton. Larvicide will be applied by a licensed applicator contracted by the Region. Larviciding in StandingWater Larviciding of standing water may occur anytime fromMay 19 to October 31, 2014 once monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present. The Halton Region Health Department will apply larvicide to standing water sites under the direction of the Associate Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Monir Taha. The biological larvicide VectoBac 200G (PCP# 18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP# 21062, liquid) will be placed in affected standing water on public lands in urban areas in The City of Burlington, The Town of Halton Hills, The Town of Milton, and the Town of Oakville. Signs will be posted at each location indicating when the larvicide is applied. Larviciding in Catch Basins Larviciding of catch basins may begin anytime from June 1 to October 31, 2014 once monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present. The Halton Region Health Department will apply larvicide to catch basins under the direction of the Associate Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Monir Taha. The larvicide Altosid Pellets (PCP# 21809, pellet) or Altosid XR Briquets (PCP# 27694, ingot) will be placed into catch basins in urban areas on public lands in The City of Burlington, The Town of Halton Hills, The Town of Milton, and the Town of Oakville. For the locations and dates of treatment please visit our website at halton.ca/wnv. For more information aboutWest Nile virus, please dial 311 or call Halton Region at 905-825-6000 or toll free 1-866-442-5866. We Deliver! ■ Mulch ■ Soil ■ Gravel ■ Firewood Call or Visit Today! Premium Products at Competitive Prices wn • Garden • Nursery • Gifts • Firewood Open 7 days a week April 21 - June 30 www.RedsGardenCentre.com 2771 Hwy 25, Acton · 519-853-2480 2 Km South of Acton y! Lawn * 12 Open 7 Days a Week* Supporters from the Catholic Women's League, Knights of Columbus and HELPS stand among the hundreds of food bags donated for the Georgetown Bread Basket food bank. From left are Kathy Moultin, Zenaida Van Klink, Mary Blackmore, Suzy Cizmar, Bill Kent and Gerry Cole. Photo by Ray Lavender Holy Cross Church groups aid Georgetown Bread Basket Georgetown Girl Guides came out to Mountainview Residence for its annual "Walker Wash." This year, to celebrate this event, the staff and residents decided to do a "pay it forward" in appreciation for all their hard work. The Yarn & Yak group donated $230 to the Georgetown food bank as well as a box of non-perish- able items. From left: Jean Coulson, Mol- lie Manleely, Joan Morton, Velda Webb, Eleanor McLeod, Margaret Siekierko, Joyce Gaudreau, Ursula Standeven. ... and so did Mountainview Residence Yarn & Yak Lions Club collect food, donations for the Bread Basket... Volunteer Andy Graham with the Georgetown Bread Basket was ac- cepting food donations outside Mold-Masters SportsPlex while mem- bers of the Georgetown Lions were accepting cash donations inside during the Lions Breakfast/Food Drive. Photo by Jon Borgstrom

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