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Pa ge 8 T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 1 7, 2 01 5 - T he IF P - H al to n H ill s - w w w .th ei fp .c a Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 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 • Individual business information will not be published in the results of the Region's survey.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: ends September 10 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Gary Carr Regional Chair Financial outlook continues to be strong for Halton Region Halton Region has released its 2014 Annual Financial Report highlighting financial results from the past year. This report demonstrates Halton's commitment to maintaining its strong financial position. For the last 24 years, Halton Region has achieved a AAA credit rating, which is the highest credit rating possible. It has enabled us to keep taxes low or at the rate of inflation, with a zero per cent average annual tax increase over the past eight years. To learn more, visit halton.ca/ annualreport. 17 09 15 A ut ho ri ze d b y th e O ffi ci al A g en t fo r D r. D on Tr an t. Let us hear from you. Call 1.877.283.4424 More Investment Better Jobs Real Change SupportDonTrant @DrDonTrant NEWS A "team" from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has been monitoring his progress since he returned home, and it is hoped he will make a full recovery, Halioua said. "That is certainly everybody's hope," he said. Greyson Pelvin is able to walk, but his feet are not completely healed, he said. The boy's parents, Jill and Dave, also want to get the message out about other splash pads that may have the same situation. "We have to take a look at them and make sure they are safe for children," Halioua said. "There is a duty to take all reasonable precautions to ensure they are reasonably safe." Halioua said there is no decision on when or in what jurisdiction a civil suit might be filed, or how much the family might sue for. That's dependent on how Greyson progresses, he said. The bottom of the boy's feet suffered second- degree burns-- the left slightly worse than the right-- and he also suffered a minor burn to his right hand, according to Halioua. He stepped on a hot metal grate at the Gellert Community Park in Georgetown while on a playdate with his mother, two siblings and friends. The metal door is on the ground and covers the splash pad's control centre. It doesn't generate heat on hits own, but had been heated by the sun, according to the Town. The splash pad opened 15 years ago, and this is the first such incident, ac- cording to a Town spokesperson. Dave Pelvin said since the incident he has heard from friends in Milton, Scarborough and western Canada. They have sent him pictures of their lo- cal splash pad control centre doors surrounded by caution tape, awaiting a more permanent solution. In Brampton, the city examined all of its out- door water play areas following the incident and found only one that had a similar metal plate on the ground. It was at the wading pool at Gage Park in downtown Brampton and it has now been cov- ered with a reflective material to prevent it from absorbing heat. --With files from Metroland Media Group Toddler's feet healing from hot summer incident The Town of Halton Hills erected a fence around the metal doors to the Gellert Centre's splash pad control box after a Brampton boy burnt his feet severely one hot summer day. Photo by Eamonn Maher Continued from page 1