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Thursday, A ugust 13, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 13 311halton.ca Who should participate? Businesses in Halton Region. Your participation makes a difference in helping us plan and ensure Halton remains a great place to live, work and run a business. Timeframe May 11 - September 30, 2015 How to participate • Online: visit halton.ca/employmentsurvey • In person: A team of surveyors from the Region's Planning Services Division will visit every business establishment in Halton. Purpose Data collected through the Survey: • helps to monitor the Region's economic health; • supports policy and decision-making; and • provides essential background information for forecasting and planning the Region's infrastructure and services for Halton's residents and businesses. What type of information is gathered? • The number of employees working at each location. • Type of business activity/employment. Howwill the survey information be used? • Data from the Survey will be published in the 2015 Employment Survey Results report in early 2016. • Individual business information will not be published in the results of the Region's survey. • Survey data will be shared with our Local Municipalities and used for planning-related purposes. How to identify surveyors The surveyors will wear a Halton Region shirt and cap, each bearing the Halton Region logo, as well as a visible photo ID card that identifies them as part of the "Halton Employment Survey Team 2015." Questions? If you have any questions or comments regarding the survey, please contact Planning Services at 905-825-6000, ext. 7686. Notice of Halton Region's 2015 Employment Survey starting onMay 11 130815 NEWS Georgetown man is part of $20 million lottery group win A group of Halton-area health care workers has won more than $20 million through the July 22 LOTTO 6/49 draw. The winning ticket was purchased at Mount Royal Smoke Shop on Mount Forest Drive in Burlington. The group of 14, which includes residents of Oakville, Burlington, Milton and George- town, had been playing the lottery together for nearly 15 years. The wait paid off with each person's share of the jackpot working out to nearly $1.5 million. "Mark, our group leader was the first to find out," said some members of the group while at the OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gam- ing Corporation) Prize Centre in Toronto where they picked up their winnings. "He called a meeting to gather us together to tell us the great news. He wanted to film our reaction." "It's great playing as a group because ev- eryone wins," said another group member. Group members included Steve Buchan- an and Kevin Morley of Oakville, David Ba- colini and Shaun McLaughlin of Burlington, Norbert Zwolinski and Russell Rohr of Mil- ton and David Harding of Georgetown. Other members of the group included residents of Hamilton, Carlisle, Rockwood and Waterdown. Since LOTTO 6/49 was launched in 1982, Ontario players have won more than $10 bil- lion in prizes, including 1,310 jackpot wins. Some of the group of 14 Halton area health care workers who won big in the July 22 LOTTO 6/49 draw. Photo courtesy of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. The annual Halton Pride event, being held Satur- day, Aug.15, has been organized by The Positive Space Network (PSN) and its Youth Action Com- mittee (YAC). Between 4-10:30 p.m. a carnival theme will take over the Burlington Central Park band- stand with a number of activities and commu- nity booths planned, from such organizations as YMCA, SAVIS, ADAPT, Halton health depart- ment, Danielle's Place, POSSE, RBC Burlington, Bear Paw Pottery and Gigi Jewelry. Halton Re- gional Police will continue its tradition of running a BBQ between 4-7 p.m. and will bring the Pride Cruiser. Performances begin at 7 p.m. and will include Ill Nana Diverse City Dance, slam poetry, youth singers and drag performances. PSN is supported by a four-year Youth Oppor- tunities Grant through the Ontario Trillium Foun- dation and one of its outcomes is to have the YAC put on an event each year and to provide volun- teer and work skills to LGBTQ+ youth in Halton. "It's really inspiring to watch the planning process and organization of this important event be ignited by our youth; they are really making it their own," commented Marcus Logan, supervi- sor, LGBTQ+ Education and Support Services. "I am so proud of the work that our Youth Ac- tion Committee has taken on to ensure this an- nual event continues." Halton Pride event set for Saturday in Burlington