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By KAREN SMITH Special to the Beaver % axpayers are picking up the tab for Peter Pomeroy‘s A. legal expenses, the Halton regional chair confirmed outside a Milton courtroom Thursday. The Region to pay Pomeroy‘s legal expenses : Parents and guardians of Grade 7 students are invited to information sessions about the program on the following dates: Monday, Sept. 12th, Queen Elizabeth Park School on Yolanda Drive; Tuesday, Sept. 13th, Oakville Trafalgar High School, Devon Road and Loyola Secondary School on Nottinghill Gate and Thursday, Sept. 15th, White Oaks Secondary School on Montclair Drive. _ All sessions are between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The disease can be prevented by immunization. Grade 7 students were chosen because they are old enough to understand about the vacâ€" cine and young enough that they are unlikely to be infected. To be comâ€" pletely immunized, students must receive three injections of the Hepatitis B vaccine over a period of six months. The Grade 7 Hepatitis B Immunization program is voluntary. Hepatitis B is a serious viral disâ€" ease of the liver. It moves from one person to another through contact with infected blood and body fluids. In Canada, most new cases of Hepatitis B are through sexual conâ€" tact. The Grade 7 Hepatitis B Immunization program is a longterm strategy by the Ontario Ministry of Health to control Hepatitis B and will be administered by the Halton Regional Health Department. The first school clinic is on Oct. 4th. Hepatitis B vaccine will be offered free to all Grade 7 students this fall through school immunizaâ€" tion clinics. Saturday, Sept10, pact. Hepatitis B vaceine information sessions start Monday Come Craft / @p ricx or tux cror Authorof Chrietmas Crafts Ages 5to10! 245 LAKESHORE ROAD EAST, OAKVILLE , TELEPHONE 905 844â€"5363 And The new bylaw states that the Region will cover fines or legal fees incurred by regional elected offiâ€" cials or appointees in actions arising out of the execution of their duties, including Criminal Code matters. However, if Pomeroy is found guilty, he will have to reimburse the Region, according to the bylaw. move comes under a policy passed by regional council June 1st, said Pomeroy, who faces corruptionâ€" related charges. MATTRESS SET LIMITED TIME OFFE "That‘s someâ€" thing you‘ll have to ask Brian Greenspan, P o meroy‘s lawyer," he said. The regional chair said he didn‘t know how much his legal counsel would cost. Legal bills will be forwarded by Peter Pomeroy Pomeroy is scheduled to go to trial Jan. 17th â€" along with Halton Hills lawyer Bert Arnold â€" on breach of trust charges. It is alleged that the regional chairman accepted from Arnold 50 shares in the land development company Albefins Investments Ltd. during 1981 and 1984, when Pomeroy was mayor of Halton Hills. Pomeroy to the Region, said Joe Rinaldo, Halton‘s treasurer. In a second indictment, Pomeroy Pomeroy faces two counts each of breach of trust and accepting a g- secret commission. m A date for a possible third trial, including all four accused, won‘t be set until Jan. 17th. is coâ€"charged with his wife, deputy 2 regional clerk, Pat Crimmins, and E developer Ab Tennant. t Pomeroy allegedly accepted an $80,000 payoff from Tennant in December 1990. That case is schedâ€" uled to go to trial Feb. 20th.