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Thursday, O ctober 15, 2015 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 17 haltonhills.ca Statutory Public Meeting Notice NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING WARD 3 Concerning Applications for an Amendment to the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan and Zoning By-law (2010-0050) For lands legally described as: Part of West Half Lot 18, Concession 9, Ward 3, Town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton Town of Halton Hills Files: D09OPA14.002 and D14ZBA14.011 (224 Maple Avenue, Georgetown) General Committee for the Town of Halton Hills will conduct a Public Meeting to examine and discuss proposed applications to amend the Town of Halton Hills Official Plan and Zoning By- law 2010-0050, as amended. The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications apply to the lands legally described as Part of West Half Lot 18, Concession 9, Town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton. The subject lands are municipally known as 224 Maple Avenue (Georgetown). Below is a map showing the location of the subject property. A previous public meeting was held for these applications on January 26, 2015, to consider a proposed 6-storey, 120-suite seniors residence. The Applicant has revised the applications and is now proposing a 7-storey, 147-suite seniors residence. The purpose of this public meeting is to present the revised proposal to Town of Halton Hills Council and the public. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Halton Hills in respect of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications, you must make a written request to the Town of Halton Hills - PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT at 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, Ontario L7G 5G2. NOTES: 1. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law amendments are adopted/passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Halton Hills to the Ontario Municipal Board. 2. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Halton Hills before the proposed Official Plan and/ or Zoning By-law amendments are adopted/passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. 3. Any written comment/objection submitted to the Town of Halton Hills regarding these applications which are being processed under the Planning Act 1990, may be made public as part of the application process. Further information is available in the Planning, Development & Sustainability Department, Town of Halton Hills, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills, ON, L7G 5G2, or contact the Planner assigned to the file, Jeff Markowiak at 905-873-2601, ext. 2296. A copy of the related Staff Report will be available on Friday, October 16, 2015, on the Town's website at http://www.haltonhills.ca/calendars. ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME DATE/TIME: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 7:30 PM LOCATION: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 1 Halton Hills Drive FILE NO(S): D09OPA14.002 and D14ZBA14.011 (224 Maple Ave., Georgetown) 115 NEWS Emergency visits and hospital- ization for self-harm incidents-- with or without suicidal inten- tion-- have nearly doubled in adolescent girls aged 10-17 from 2009 to 2013 in Halton. That was among the findings of a Halton Region Health De- partment report, which reviewed injuries among Halton residents as a public health concern. It was before Halton regional council's health and social ser- vices committee Tuesday (Oct. 6). "Since 2009, Halton females aged 10 to 17 have experienced an increase in (Emergency De- partment) ED visits due to self- harm," stated the Halton Self- Harm and Suicide Report. "Similarly, Halton females aged 10 to 17 and 18 to 24 expe- rienced an increase in self-harm hospitalizations since about 2008," the report stated. "There has been an increase and it's not just in Halton, but it's seen across Ontario, Canada and, in fact, other parts of the world where there has been a rise in self harm rates and more so in females around age 15-19," said Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Hal- ton's Medical Officer of Health (MOH). Burlington Councillor Rick Craven asked how worried resi- dents should be with the particu- lar findings. "We think there's a variety of factors involved, but it's difficult to say what the true reason is that we're seeing this increase," said Meghani. While females are more likely to engage in it, fatalities due to self-harm were two times higher in males. The MOH noted the find- ings might reflect a heightened awareness among the medical community about self-harm, which can result in more people being diagnosed. With increased awareness of mental health issues, some peo- ple believe children are under more stress, experiencing higher rates of anxiety and depression and those could be contributing to the increase in incidents as well, she added. "Possibly children nowadays are in touch more with the wider world through the internet and social media that is out there so they're seeing this type of behav- iour showcased on social media and using it (self-harm) as a cop- ing mechanism," Meghani said. "It's important to note that this self-harm piece is different from suicide because most self-harm does not result in suicide." Self-harm-- cutting or burn- ing oneself-- may arise from emotional pain, intense anger, and/or frustration, the Halton Self-Harm and Suicide Report states. The report shows there were 397 ED visits, 240 hospitaliza- tions and 34 deaths related to self-harm during 2003-2011. The injuries report also looked at falls, injuries in sports and rec- reation and those caused by mo- tor vehicle collisions. In total, there were 41,891 ED visits, 2,401 hospitalizations and 173 deaths. In Halton, falls are the leading cause of injuries resulting in hos- pitalizations or death. Self-harm is the second leading cause. Halton Region plans to use the data collected to identify priority areas for future injury prevention work in Halton. For the complete reports, visit halton.ca. Self-harm incidents nearly doubled in adolescent girls: Halton Region report By Julia Le Metroland Media Group According to the 2003-2013 Halton Self-Harm and Suicide Report. Halton fe- males are two times more likely than males to visit the Emergency Department or to be admitted to the hospital for self harm. Halton Region graphic