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Pa ge 8 T hu rs da y, M ar ch 1 2, 2 01 5 - T he IF P - H al to n H ill s - w w w .th ei fp .c a Our friendly staff would be happy to speak with you. Please contact us at 905-456-6816 Or Please have your Family Physician Fax a Referral Letter to 905-456-0490 Karmy Chronic Pain Medical Clinic We are an OHIP covered Medical Doctor supervised treatment centre that provides care for patients who suffer chronic non-malignant pain from headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain and fibromyalgia. We have offices in Brampton, Mississauga and NorthYork Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm NEWS This year's well-celebrated St. Patrick's Day falls on Tuesday, March 17. Halton Regional Police officers will be out on Tuesday ensur- ing those that clink glasses won't clink cars. Recognizing that many Halton residents will celebrate St. Patrick's Day this Friday or Saturday night instead, motorists should ex- pect to see several RIDE programs in effect and also note a higher uniform presence pa- trolling in licensed establishments over this weekend, educating the public about im- paired driving and enforcing the laws. This team will be also be focusing their ef- forts on conducting bar checks at licensed es- tablishments and reminding the staff of their responsibilities under the Liquor License Act, and encouraging staff to call police should they suspect a patron is about to drive a mo- tor vehicle while impaired. Informative St. Patrick's Day fliers will be handed out at RIDE checks across the Region in efforts to educate the public and spread the word about the consequences of impaired driving. Police plan St. Patrick's RIDE checks Spring melt may cause flooding Following record breaking cold in January and February, conservation authorities remind residents of the dangers near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes as spring gets closer. Environment Canada monitoring shows this past February set a number of cold weath- er records, including coldest daily temperature and no days above zero in individual cities. The bone-chilling cold has led to widespread ice cover in Greater Toronto Area rivers and streams as well as the Great Lakes. Warming temperatures and spring rainfall are likely to speed up melting ice and snow. This will lead to higher, faster flowing water and potentially quicker ice break-up in water- courses. There could be increased risk of local- ized flooding in low-lying areas and in areas where ice jams might occur. Conservation authorities in the GTA will continue to closely monitor changing condi- tions. They will issue flood outlook and flood warning messages as necessary. For more info: • Conservation Halton http://www.conser- vationhalton.ca/ (905) 336-1158 •  Credit Valley Conservation http://www. creditvalleyca.ca/ (905) 670-1615.