Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs Fri Sat Sun 19° 13° 19° 8° 11° 2° 12° 3° Speaking on autism programs Page 5 Spotlight All-aboard with their Dog Guide 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. k ill www.carstaroakville.com k i ll Collision & Glass Glass Service Service Collision & 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.insidehalton.com Stay Connected! Thursday, May 12, 2016 | 64 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax OMHS helps pets in Fort McMurray with aid by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Looking forward They asked -- and they received. Over the weekend, donations poured into the Oakville Milton Humane Society ( O M H S ) to help pets in Fort M c M u r r a y, Alta. The city, which has been experiencing m a s s i v e wildfires, underwent the biggest Pet food evacuation in the province's history with more than 80,000 Albertans evacuated from their homes. Many people had to leave their pets behind, as Luke Seiet, 14, returned to school for the rst time since December 2015 for École Forest Trail's art show last Thursday night. Seiet, who was battling Hodgkins lymphoma, nished ve rounds of chemotherapy last week, having been re ghters continue to battle the blaze. hospitalized for most of it. Seiet will study visual arts next September at the Etobicoke School of the Arts. Pictured, he Last week, OMHS partnered with the stands with his piece Eyesight. École Forest Trail's art show boasted more than 900 pieces of art created by Grades Edmonton Humane Society (EHS) to 1-8 students. The talented Seiet's artwork will also be featured on McMaster Children's Hospital thank-you cards for help collect supplies, such as pet food, donors and won a drawing contest for a medal design for Tour for Kids. leashes and collars, pet carriers and kitty | photo by Nikki Wesley Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) see OMHS on p.4 Halton Region suspends paramedic over child porn charges by Louie Rosella Metroland Media Group Halton Region is conducting an internal investigation after one of its paramedics was charged in a massive Internet child exploitation bust in which police say more than 20 victims were rescued, including young children. Tad Nelson, 56, of Dundas, Ont., faces Community safety is two counts of possesour top priority sion of child pornogand we take these raphy. Halton Region allegations very con rmed Monday seriously. Nelson is a Halton Regional employee Heather Anderson, and has been placed Halton Region spolesperson on leave as the Region conducts an internal investigation. "Community safety is our top priority and we take these allegations very seriously," said Region of Halton spokesperson Heather Anderson. see Paramedic on p.3 SAUNDERS, SAXTON & WINTER ~ A Legacy of Excellence ~ Wendy Saunders Kim Saxton Ruth Anne Winter Sales Representative Sales Representative Broker 136 Church Street, Suite 1A - Oakville, ON | 905.845.1223 sswteam.ca | sswteam @ johnstonanddaniel.com 4141 Derry Road West - $2,299,000 2320 Bennington Gate, Oakville ~ $8,875,000