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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 3° 0° 7° 3° 5° 1° -4° -13° Cadets need a home Page 5 New Year Charity Show Jan. 16 Artscene www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, January 8, 2016 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Injured owl rescued by animal control Expected to make a full recovery by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff Barber shop complies with health order by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff A bird of prey is in good hands after the Oakville and Milton Humane Society (OMHS) received word of an injured owl being spotted in town. Over the holidays, the OMHS received a call from a resident about a screech owl seen on the side of the road, unable to y. An Animal Protection Of cer was sent to collect the bird and took it back to the Oakville animal shelter. "A screech owl is the smallest owl found in North America. During the day, they are usually camou aged against bark and even sway back and forth to imitate the natural swaying of a branch," said Lisa Ashby, manager of fund development at OMHS. "Their feathers are serrated at the tips and that allows them to y silently. While called a screech owl, they don't screech. Instead, they make more of a This screech owl was rescued by the Oakville and Milton Humane Society (OMHS) after it was seen on the quavering trill sound." The owl was checked by a registered side of a road unable to y over the holidays. It was then transferred to The Owl Foundation and is expected to fully recover. veterinary technician at the humane see Don't on p.3 | photo by Lisa Ashby, courtesy Oakville and Milton Humane Society Bronte Barber Shop is now in compliance with a written order from Halton Region Health Department to eliminate the practice of reusing disposable razor blades on clients. The Oakville business was recently re-inspected after it was issued a written order unWe will continue to der Section 13 of provide information as long the Health Protection and Promotion as people are calling, so we Act on Dec. 11 last don't typically `close' this part year. of the investigation. Clients Halton Region's with any potential exposure Healthy Environwere advised to follow up with ments and Communicable Diseases their physician so we do not Acting Director have any information on how Dimitra Kasimos many actually did. said inspections of barber shops and other personal serDimitra Kasimos Halton Region, Acting director vices settings are Healthy Environments/Communicable Diseases conducted once a year and additionally if there are complaints from the public. "When this establishment is inspected this year we see Region on p.3 · HOME · AUTO · LIFE · BUSINESS · AV I AT I O N T H E M A G N E S G RO U P I N C . 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 www.magnesgroup.com END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us!