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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, D ec em be r 10 ,2 02 0 | 2 HOLIDAY BLOW OUT SALE! *Applies to purchase of Aquasential Reverse Osmosis or High Efficiency Water Softener Only. ** Subject to credit approval. Limited time offer. Dealer participation varies. The BEST BUY SEAL is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license. smart phone app to monitor your system NEW! TANKLESS REVERSE O SMOSIS SYSTEM $250 OF F* Free Inst allation No Inter est No Paym ents until Jun e 2021 ! ** FREE INSPECT AND CHECK ON ANY MAKE OR MODEL Rent soft water starting at $9.95/mth* *For first 3 months 5 Mountainview Rd n, GeoRGetown • 905-877-6242 email: info@culliganwater.ca • www.culligan.com www.culliganrewards.ca 315 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-877-5289 CANADIAN TIRE EVERYTHING ON YOUR LIST…AND MORE CANADA'S CHRISTMAS STORE PAYMENT PLANS †† "No Fee, No Interest" payment plans (i.e. Special payment plans), such as equal payments plans and deferred payment plans, are only available on request, on approved credit and with a Triangle™ credit card issued by Canadian Tire Bank. Not available on purchases using a Low Rate Options® Mastercard®. There is no administration fee charged for entering into a special payment plan. Term of the special payment plan is 24 months unless stated otherwise. Minimum purchase of $150 (unless stated otherwise), excludes gift cards. Interest does not accrue during the period of the plan. However, if we do not receive the full minimum due on a statement within 59 days of the date of that statement, or any event of default (other than a payment default) occurs under your Cardmember Agreement, all special payment plans on your account will terminate and (i) you will then be charged interest on the balances outstanding on such plans at the applicable regular annual rate from the day after the date of your next statement, and (ii) the balances outstanding will form part of the balance due on that statement. Each month during an equal payments plan you are required to pay that month's equal payments plan instalment in full by the due date. Any unpaid portion not received by the due date will no longer form part of the equal payments plan and interest will accrue on that amount from the day after the date of your next statement at the applicable regular annual rate. O! er subject to change without notice. ®/™ Mastercard, World Mastercard and World Elite Mastercard are registered trademarks, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. ®/™ Canadian Tire Money and CT Money are registered trademarks and Triangle, Triangle Rewards and the Triangle design are trademarks owned by Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, and are used under licence. No Fee. No Interest financing.†† Equal Monthly Payments 24 Month ($150 + purchase) Amid the second wave of COVID-19, Halton Public Health is struggling to keep pace with coronavirus cases and contact tracing. "We are struggling right now with case and contact management," Halton medical officer of health, Dr. Hamidah Meghani- , told regional councillors during the meeting last month. The health unit is fall- ing below the benchmark set by the province when it comes to contacting people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and reaching out to high-risk contacts within 24 hours. The department contin- ues to add more staff and look for ways to make the process more efficient, but the best solution is to keep the case counts low, ac- cording to Meghani. She urged residents to maintain physical distanc- ing, wear masks, and re- duce the number of people they're in contact with. As for the number of cases, data from the web- site of Halton Public Health shows that, from Nov. 19 to 25, there were 645 new infections across Hal- ton, more than double the 322 posted the previous week. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 482 -- a sizable increase from 287 last week -- with 224 in Milton, 141 in Oakville, 86 in Burlington, and 31 in Halton Hills. There were also 156 resolved cases. The region also saw sev- en more deaths linked to the virus, mostly in long- term-care and retirement homes. As of Dec. 2, there have been 3,790 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Halton since the pan- demic started, with 2,964 considered resolved and 66 deaths. - with files from Melanie Hennessey NEWS WEEKLY ROUNDUP: SECOND WAVE CASES KEEP CLIMBING BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com Here's a weekly roundup of COVID-19 cases and news. Steve Somerville/Metroland