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Thursday, January 21, 2016 - The IFP - H alton H ills - w w w .theifp.ca Page 21 BO XS PR IN GS AV AI LA BL E DOUBLE $269 REG $538 QUEEN $299 REG $598 KING $499 REG $998 ORGANIC BAMBOO CONTINUOUS SUPPORT GEL MEMORY FOAM 50 % OFF TWIN EURO MATTRESS REGULAR $498 249$ HOURS:Mon -Wed 10am - 6pm • Thur - Fri 10am - 8pm • Saturday 9am - 6pm • Sunday 11am - 5pm MILTON 238Main Street East 905.878.4606 BRAMPTON 160Main Street South 905.453.9760 3 DAY MATTRESS SALE OPEN siNcE 1978 haltonhills.ca SUMMER 2016 TEMPORARY SEASONAL ANd STUdENT LABOURERS Posting No. 201606 Note: This job ad contains basic criteria - we strongly suggest applicants visit our website at www.haltonhills.ca/jobs for the full listing of requirements including compensation, hours and responsibilities to be considered for this position. Come join our team! We are looking for candidates who share our corporate values of Honesty, Excellence, Team, Fun, Creativity and Respect. These values are second nature for the successful candidates and are demonstrated in their work and interactions with colleagues and the community. Directed by Parks and Cemeteries Supervisory staff, the successful applicants will perform various maintenance activities on parks, sports fields, open spaces, boulevards, cemeteries, arenas and public properties. Services provided include turf maintenance, tree maintenance, horticulture practices, repair park equipment and cemetery interment. You possess: • A secondary school diploma or equivalent education and experience • A valid Ontario Class 'G' licence if required for your position; for Seasonal workers, additionally, a Class D licence with 'Z' brake endorsement is preferred but not necessary • Experience in municipal park and/or cemetery maintenance (preferred) • Specialized courses in horticulture and/or parks maintenance and construction (preferred) Qualified candidates may submit a detailed cover letter and resume in confidence to the Town by 4:30 p.m., Friday February 26, 2016. Please quote Posting No. 201606 on your application. Submit your application using only one method from the options below. Mail: 1 Halton Hills Drive Halton Hills, ON L7G 5G2 Email: humanresources@haltonhills.ca (preferred method of application) 5 Employment Opportunity INDIAN RIVER DIRECT www.indianriverdirect.com $2.00 PER lb 20 lb. bOX OF FlORIDA Seedless Navel Oranges or Ruby Red Grapefruit CITRUS TRUCKlOAD SAlE GEORGETOWN ACTON TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 10 am - 12 NOON Yoyo Japanese Restaurant 357 Guelph St., (beside Ford dealership) TUESDAY Jan. 26, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm The Hide House (Eastern & Mill) NEWS Halton District School Board will hire 35 more Educational Assistants (EAs) to support students with special needs. The board has OK'd the expenditure of ap- proximately $775,000 to cover the cost of the new EAs for the period Feb. 2-June 30, 2016. The money will be funded by contingency funds and anticipated 2015-16 budget surplus funds. EAs are allocated to schools to support stu- dents with special education needs, those with English as Second Language (ESL) needs and Food School programs in four high schools. For the past several years the ESL and Food School allocations have remained constant while there have been additional EAs allocated to sup- port students with special needs, said the board. During budget deliberations last spring, the board decided to maintain the EA allocation for 2015-16 at the same level as the previous year. That decision was made, said the board, "in recognition of the growing knowledge and skills of staff in supporting students with special needs." Now board officials say there are several rea- sons for needing to increase the EA complement. There has been a general increase across On- tario in the number of students who are "medical- ly fragile and have complex needs entering school systems each year," according to the board. Local enrolment growth is occurring mostly in kindergarten and the primary grades (Grades 1-3), the ages where a larger proportion of EAs needs exist, says the board. There are more kindergarten students with special education needs who previously stayed in childcare until Grade 1 but are now entering the school system as a result of Full Day Kinder- garten implementation. There is also an influx of new students with complex needs continuing to arrive from other school boards. "This fall a significant number of unanticipat- ed new students with special needs have arrived in our schools. While staff has been successful in supporting most of these students within exist- ing resources, some additional resources are re- quired so that all students can attend school with support for their health and safety needs," says the board. By Tim Whitnell Metroland Media Group HDSB to hire 35 EAs for special needs kids