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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, August 19, 2016 | 10 As distinctive as you are You are unique. Your family is unique. Ask our trusted specialists about personalized options for lasting remembrance, and preserve the memory of one special life forever. Syl Apps operator fined $125K An agency that provides mental health support for children and youth has been fined $125,000 following an incident of workplace violence at the Syl Apps Youth Centre in Oakville. On May 4, 2014, a newly-employed youth worker was directing a youth to return to his room in the detention unit at Syl Apps. The youth became agitated, entered a staff office and repeatedly struck the worker. Another worker who intervened was also assaulted. Both workers suffered injuries. Call today to take the first step: Kinark Child and Family Services, which operates Syl Apps Youth Centre, pleaded guilty to failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to protect a worker from workplace violence. The $125,000 fine was accompanied by a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge. Kinark Child and Family Services could not be reached for comment. -- with files from the Hamilton Spectator 905-257-1100 Look for us on Facebook glenoaks.ca Assault on youth worker raises alarm: OPSEU Family Owned. Proudly Canadian. Glen Oaks Funeral Home & Cemetery by Arbor Memorial 3164 Ninth Line (403 & Dundas St.), Miss./Oakville, ON Arbor Memorial Inc. CONCRETE ExposEd aggrEgatE (pebble) The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is calling for standardized safety and security regulations for the broader public sector after Kinark Child and Family Services was fined $125,000 following an incident of workplace violence at Syl Apps Youth Centre in Oakville. "This incident highlights the dangers workers are exposed to in correctional facilities run by the broader public sector," said Len Mancini, vicechair of OPSEU's Justice Sector in a media release. "There's always a risk of harm when staff enter any correctional workplace. But it's high time that safety and security regulations were standardized in the broader public sector, just as they are in the public sector." Ontario's youth justice facilities are run by two sets of policy guidelines, depending on whether they are part of the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or the broader public service (BPS), OPSEU states. Both are provincially-funded. OPS correctional staff benefit from consistent standards across the province, OPSEU continued. However, health and safety regulations and access to safety equipment vary widely across BPS workplaces. Further, many workers in the BPS are ineligible for Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits. "What you have here is two different sets of playing-cards for the same game. Only this is no game: it's a matter of life and death," said OPSEU President Warren Thomas. Thomas said lives and the well-being of both staff and residents are being put at risk. "The government needs to take some responsibility and impose uniform safety regulations ­ not to mention eligibility for WSIB ­ from one end of the province to the other. "It's time for meaningful action," he said. · DRIVEWAYS · FRENCH CURBS · PATIOS · STEPS · WALKWAYS · GARAGE FLOORS uality At Its Best! Call Fernando FREE ESTIMATES ® Ultimate Drivers "Driver Training That Makes a Difference" sIgn up onLIne program www.ultimatedrivers.ca For Reinstating Driver's License Prepares you for G2 or G License defensive driving Certificate driver retraining program Complete refresher program Helps Reviewing Your Driving Habits for Test on our BegInner drIVer eduCatIon program. summer speCIaL $ saVe 100 905-844-5518 1-888-944-5518 Minimizes Road Test Time and Qualifies for Maximum Insurance Discount Minimizes Road Test Time, Qualifies for Maximum Insurance Discount and Teaches You Emergency Skills preparation and evaluation Warm Up Practice Before the Test advance defensive driving program refresher program Winter time driving www.concretetrimmings.com www Helps overcome your Winter Time Driving Jitters MUSIC LESSONS Making music fun for thousands of Oakville families since 1994! llent Exce ices Serv ce Sin 1993 august 20, 21, 22, 23 august 29, 30, 31 & sept 1 4 day Condensed august 20 & 21 august 27 & 28 2 WeeKends 2380 Wyecroft Road Unit #3 Oakville We Are Licensed by MTO Gift Certificates Available 905-825-1172 PIANO VOICE UKULELE SAXOPHONE FLUTE GUITAR VIOLIN DRUMS CLARINET - HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS THAT WILL TEACH YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN - LESSONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS - OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK Expires August 31, 2016 CALL NOW! (905) 845-1227 1026 Speers Rd (Speers Rd & Fourth Line) www.academyofmusic.org Request More Info Online: