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9 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,January 31,2019 theifp.ca LoveMom, Dad, Brody & Family SAVE THE TAX STOREWIDE SALE!* SHOP NOW for great deals • CARPET • HARDWOOD • LAMINATE • CERAMIC • AREA RUGS • and more Floor and Home Serving Halton Hills for over 40 years! *Save the tax on all prices as marked. New purchases only. Does not apply to already reduced items. Limited time offer. 905-877-9896 26 Guelph St., Downtown Georgetown The One Store For Your Perfect Floor By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. . . . Lend MeYour Ears We care about your hearing! Professional Arts Building 99 Sinclair Ave., Suite 210, Georgetown 905-873-6642 Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 The Georgetown Members of the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario recommend a 30 day time period in which they may return their hearing aid(s) if they are not completely satisfied. (There may be a service fee charged if an aid is returned). The criteria for satisfaction of the hearing aids is that you find them beneficial. You have the final word. CAN I HAVE A TRIAL PERIOD! WHAT SHOULD yOU EXPECT FROM HEARING INSTRUMENTS! PART 2 * Understanding speech is a brain function and although the hearing instruments will give your brain the tools it needs to understand speech, it takes training and patience to improve your ability to understand. * Different listening situations will offer different abilities to understanding. Noisy situations are harder to hear conversation even for normal hearing individuals; hearing instruments should improve your ability, but will not allow you to perform as a normal hearing individual. * Many sounds that you hear will sound different, or more distinct, to you. This is because your diminished hearing over a long period of time has trained your brain to accept the slight differences in the sounds you normally hear. Wearing hearing instruments will bring back the original sounds as they should be heard, although different to you. With time your brain will accept the new changes to these sounds. * Hearing instruments should allow you to understand speech better in most situations than without your hearing instruments. Old World Quality New World Satisfaction since 1983 BASED IN GEORGETOWN SERVING ALL OF HALTON & PEEL REGIONS & ORANGEVILLE • Complete Residential Re-roofing • Repairs • Financing Now Available • Metal Flashing • Cedar Roofs • Copper Roofs and Flashing SHINGLES • CEDAR • FLATS • COPPER www.findlayroofing.ca Fully Licensed and Insured. Call for a FREE Estimate 905-702-7977 Email: info@findlayroofing.ca | toll free 800-683-2999 Silver 2018 Halton Hills Halton Regional Council has approved its 2019 budget of $421.3 million, which includes a property tax hike of 1.9 per cent, as well as a 3.7 per cent in- crease for water and wastewater services. On Jan. 9, regional departments, police services and conservation authorities presented their bud- get overviews and business plans for the year, which were subsequently approved by council on Jan. 16. The 2019 budget highlights include the following increases to regional services: $7.7 million to support water and wastewater in- frastructure $1.9 million to support regional roads $791,000 for waste management contracts due to inflation, tonnage growth and organics market pressures. $777,000 for road maintenance contracts, includ- ing $100,000 for three new red light cameras. $431,000 for additional relief resources in para- medic services and services for seniors. $380,000 to maintain regional facilities. $305,000 to leverage provincial funding allocated for 2019 to prevent and address homelessness. $300,000 strategic investment to increase fund- ing for programs that support the health, safety and well-being of Halton residents. $272,000 to support the Emerald Ash Borer pro- gram implementation by Conservation Halton and Credit Valley Conservation. $252,000 for water and wastewater maintenance increases due to inflation. "This budget will help us maintain a high qual- ity of life in the community as we prepare our stra- tegic plan for the new term of council," Halton Re- gional Chair Gary Carr said. "It ensures maximum value for taxpayers and lays the foundation for new initiatives in the near future. It also continues our 12-year track record of keeping property tax in- creases at or below the rate of inflation to help indi- viduals, families and businesses succeed." COUNCIL HALTON REGIONAL COUNCIL APPROVES 2019 BUDGET, 1.9 PER CENT PROPERTY TAX HIKE