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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, M ay 14 ,2 02 0 | 10 How is our Law Office functioning during the COVID-19 Crisis? ASK THE PROFESSIONAL The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. We work for you. legal matters Q A COVID19 Helsons LLP is a firm of 9 Lawyers. We trace our firm back to 1885 in Georgetown, Ontario Frederick A. Helson (1921-2018) Allan W. Kogon (retired) David J. Ashbee John E. Schaljo Mark T. Rush Steven D. Kogon Caley E. Power Jessica A. Krause Jasmine M. Spudic Nicole E. Kucherenko Fiona A. Japaul Nancy L. Carnwath (retired) Helsons LLP Barristers and Solicitors 132 Mill Street, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2C6 Tel: (905) 877-5200 35 Mill Street East, Acton, Ontario L7J 1H1 Tel: (519) 929-9333 Email: info@helsons.ca Web: www.helsons.ca David J. Ashbee 2018 Large Business of the Year As an essential service, our office continues to operate at full capacity with our doors locked and without physically being with clients. The Law Society of Ontario now allows lawyers to virtually witness the signing of documents. Ontario Legislation that specifically required all Wills and Powers of Attorney needed to be witnessed in person has now changed to allow virtual witnessing. Welcome to the World of Zoom. We maintain a strict protocol to combat the virus and keep staff and clients safe. All documents coming into the office from outside are handled with gloves and placed in isolation for 7 days. If documents need to be processed prior to 7 days then with gloves we copy them on a printer dedicated to only documents received from outside our office. We deal with the copies and put the originals back in isolation. No-one touches an original document from outside without gloves or prior to a 7 day isolation period. Clients that have to come into the office because they have no computer to video conference come to our lobby where social distancing is strictly followed. After the meeting all surfaces touched by our clients are sanitized. We are also keeping our Georgetown and Acton offices separated. No staff or Lawyers from one office go to the other office. All documents going between offices are treated as if they have come from outside using full protocols. Be safe. Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE FromMay 17 to October 31, 2020, the Halton Region Health Department will be conducting a mosquito larviciding program under the direction of Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Medical Officer of Health, to reduce the incidence ofWest Nile virus (WNV) in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton and the Town of Oakville. For the locations and dates of treatment, and additional information about West Nile virus, visit halton.ca or call 311. Larviciding in standing water Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the biological larvicide VectoBac 200G (PCP# 18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP# 21062, liquid) will be applied to affected standing water on public lands in urban areas. Signs will be posted at each location indicating when and where the larvicide is applied. Larviciding in catch basins Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the larvicide Altosid Pellets (PCP# 21809, pellet), Altosid XR Briquets (PCP# 27694, ingot) or Mosquiron 0.12 CRD (PCP# 31079, ingot) will be placed by hand into catch basins. All larvicides will be applied by Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks licensed applicators or technicians. Halton Region's curbside collection services, including Blue Box, Green Cart, YardWaste and garbage, have continued during COVID-19. We have also continued to work with our collection contractor to assess the capacity to deliver waste services. Starting Tuesday, May 19, curbside bulk waste collection will resume (three item limit) every other week, on the same day as garbage. To protect the health and safety of collection crews, please remember to: • wrap mattresses and box springs in plastic before placing them at the curb; • bag and tie all garbage and organic materials (loose items will not be collected); and • wash your hands before and after handling waste materials. To get the latest updates and tips, visit halton.ca/waste. Curbside waste collection update Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events ormeetings. 05 14 20 There will be a few staff changes at the Town of Halton Hills. At a recent in camera council briefing, chief ad- ministrative officer, Brent Marshall, advised staff of changes to a couple of key positions. The town's com- missioner of corporate services, Jane Diamanti, will be retiring. Diamanti was appoint- ed to the role in 2014, hav- ing served 14 years as the director of library servic- es for the Halton Hills Public Library. "As the needs of the town began to grow, I was looking to tap into talent to address key priorities and advance specific stra- tegic initiatives," Mar- shall said in a prepared re- lease. "Diamanti's strengths as a general manager and leader in the organization have result- ed in demonstrated growth and success in all of her department's areas, notably the budget, which has evolved significantly, resulting in a robust and transparent process." Effective May 18, Chris Mills, commissioner of transportation and public works, will move to the corporate services role by appointment of the CAO. The role includes the divisions of: accounting, human resources, infor- mation technology, pur- chasing, and revenue and taxation. Mills has been with the town since 2004 when he joined as the manager of development engineering. He has held multiple posi- tions during his tenure. "Mills' experience in serving the community on the street ground crews and his knowledge of pro- ject planning and working with stakeholders will serve the municipality well in his new role sup- porting the divisions that work behind the scenes to keep the municipality functioning," Marshall said. Bill Andrews, the cur- rent director of engineer- ing, will replace Mills as interim commissioner. COUNCIL TOWN CAO ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO KEY POSITIONS COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATE SERVICES, JANE DIAMANTI, ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT BRYAN MYERS bmyers@metroland.com