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7 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,July 9,2020 theifp.ca sleep dentistry available New Patients Welcome Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Marketplace dental Centre Georgetown Marketplace Mall 905-877-CARE (2273) • www.georgetowndental.com HOURS: Monday & Wednesday 8:00am - 8:00pm • Tuesday & Thursday 8:00am - 6:00pm • Saturday 8:00am - 3:00pm Proudly Serving Georgetown Since 1994. ON NOW AT THE BRICK! SAVING YOU MORE For more details go instore or online @thebrick.com. I feel like I have been on a long vacation and now I am on my road home. Yes! Your Hills- view Active Living Cen- tres are opening Monday, July 13. There will be some strict rules to follow. We must follow the physical distancing rule. The wearing of a mask is your choice: it will not be man- dated at this time. The girls in the office have been busy setting up the special programs for this opening. Only groups of 10 will be al- lowed. If you are interest- ed in any of the programs, you must register with the office at 905-877-6444. There will be no kitchen available, but you may bring your own coffee. You are expected to leave immediately when your class is finished. Programs are:- Mon- day. 9 to 11 a.m. -- Wood- carving, Tuesday 9 to 11am. -- Everything Crafts along with Scrap- booking, Wednesday 12 to 2 p.m. -- Pause Café. Thursday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Mingle and Chat, 10 to 11 a.m., Art 1 to 3 p.m., and Computers 1 to 3 p.m. Friday Genealogy 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Morning Movie 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Between the doors of the centre, you will find a copy of the Zoom/phone programs for July and August. Some really interest- ing topics -- you are nev- er too old to learn. If you are not connected to Zoom, contact the office and one of our "techies" will help you out. New -- Food for Life. In partnership with the Ac- tive living centres and Activan, the centres will be offering curbside pick up of Food For Life fresh fruits and vegetables at both locations. If you are isolating due to COVID-19, have medi- cal reasons, struggle with mobility or have other special circumstances and require a fresh food delivery by Activan, please call the office 905- 877-6444 for more infor- mation. I know you have been missing your exercise classes. Well, we have a way of helping you get back into shape and take off a couple of those pounds you have gained. On Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m., Dori and Sandy will be offer- ing Zoom exercise clas- ses. Again, you will need to register with the office to get your Zoom infor- mation. The first class be- gins on Tuesday, July 7. The office staff -- Ter- ri, Sherry and Kim from Georgetown and Wendy and Michelle from Acton -- have not been sitting idly by during this off time. I hope you will show your appreciation for all they have done and are doing on your behalf. Things just don't happen. Thank you, ladies. Florence Riehl is an active member of the Hillsview Active Living Centre in Georgetown. She can be reached at freeflo@sympatico.ca. OPINION AT LONG LAST, HILLSVIEW CENTRE REOPENING THERE WILL BE SOME STRICT RULES TO FOLLOW FOR ALL VISITORS, WRITES FLORENCE RIEHL FLORENCE RIEHL Column Scams and frauds are part of everyday life. Po- licing is difficult because most cases are not report- ed. The Canadian Anti- Fraud website is a useful source of information. Protect yourself by antici- pating fraud attempts will occur against you. As an example: two cellphone messages say- ing the owner's credit card had been compromised earlier that morning and a large amount of money was taken. The instruc- tion was to call back im- mediately, and a number was provided. The cellphone owner elected to call the phone number on the credit card. Both the credit card and bank name are among the largest in our country. The bank employee was familiar with this type of attempted fraud and assured the caller not to worry. That assurance was comforting, but from a crime prevention per- spective, the rest of the telephone conversation was puzzling. The bank employee was offered the phone number that the criminals had requested the cell- phone owner call. The sur- prise response was no. The bank did not want the phone number. I contacted the Halton Regional Police and spoke with Kevin Harvey in the fraud unit. He said a good way to combat fraud at- tempts is public aware- ness. When specific types of fraud are continuously at- tempted, there is an effort by police to educate the public which has had suc- cess in the past. Criminal activity in that area might decline, but sometimes re- surface years later. Detective Harvey said one of the biggest obsta- cles at policing fraudulent activity is the lack of re- porting. Most fraud at- tempts are not reported. The suggestion was for citizens interested in learning more about fraud to visit the Canadi- an Anti-Fraud Centre website. Scams and fraud at- tempts unfortunately are part of everyday life. Un- derstand that you will likely be a target in the fu- ture. Be on guard and try to protect yourself. Peter Watson, of Wat- son Investments MBA, CFP®, R.F.P., CIM®, FCSI offers a weekly fi- nancial planning column, 'Dollars & Sense'. He can be contacted through www.watsoninvestment- s.com. SCAMS AND FRAUD ARE A REAL THREAT CANADIANS NEED TO RETHINK HOW WE COMBAT SCAMS AND OTHER ATTEMPTS OF THEFT, WRITES PETER WATSON PETER WATSON Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA