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CO in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 15 , 2 01 8 | NEWS 'Check everything before you make a move' • Continued from page 5 dy. She ultimately hung up on him. Det. Mark Underwood of the Halton police fraud unit said this type of scam is not uncom- mon with similar variations re­ ported within the region about twice a month. He pointed out this type of scam is difficult to investigate as it is virtually impossible to determine where the fraudster was calling from and noted once the money has been wired over­ seas there is no hope of getting it back. Underwood also said the sce­ nario outlined by this fraudster would never happen in reality. "The police or the banks wouldn't use a random custom- er in this type of investigation to assist them. If anything we could create a fictitious person if we were going to do anything like this," he said. "There is no need for us to use a real person's account. Second­ ly I would suggest that with VEADOWOODRIVERS BENI hixon BRONTE CREEK SILVER! HORN Recommended Twin Forcemain Recommended New Wastewater Pumping Station Location (Berta Point) MARINE * New Inlet i i Trunk Sewer Station Existing Inlet Trunk Sewer Lake Ontario YoufB m u n ic ip a l class e n v ir o n m e n t a l a s s e s s m e n t s t u d y West River Wastewater Pumping Station and Forcemain Oakville, Ontario PR-2964A Background Halton Region is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study for the West River Wastewater Pumping Station and Forcemain in the Town of Oakville. The need for additional capacity at the West River wastewater pumping station was identified in the 2011 Sustainable Halton Water and Wastewater Master Plan. A wide range of alternatives have been considered to address wastewater conveyance requirements in the vicinity of the West River Wastewater Pumping Station. The impact of the various alternatives on social, cultural, economic, and natural environments have been evaluated and assessed during the Study. Process The Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Study is being carried out in accordance with Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment document (October 2000, as amended 2007, 2011 & 2015), which is an approved process under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The first Public Information Centre was held on June 27, 2017 to obtain public and stakeholder input. As part of the Study, a second Public Information Centre (PIC) is being held to obtain public and stakeholder input on the updated analysis and evaluation of alternatives, the recommended alternative solution, and next steps. The second Public Information Centre has been arranged for: Date: Tim e: Location: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 6 - 8 p.m. (Drop-in) Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (Multi-purpose Room 4) 2302 Bridge Rd, Oakville, ON The map shows the approximate limits of the Study Area. co m m e nts If you are unable to attend the Public Information Centre and would like to provide comments, please forward them to the Project Team by March 13,2018. Comments received through the course of the Study will be considered and documented in the Class Environment Assessment Project File Report. For more information on this Study and the consultation process, please visit the project website at halton.ca/EAprojects. David McCollum, P. Eng., PMP Project Manager Halton Region 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, Ontario, L6M 3L1 Phone: 905-825-6000 ext. 7093 Email: David.McCollum@halton.ca Mr. Rob Lewtas, P. Eng., PMP, CEng., C.WEM Project Manager Black &Veatch Canada 50 Minthorn Boulevard, Suite 501 Markham, Ontario L3T 7X8 Phone: 905-370-1243 Email: Iewtasr@bv.com This Notice first issued on February 8, 2018. halton.ca/EAprojects STUDY AREA Existing Wastewater Forcemain Existing West River Wastewater Pumping n o t ic e o f p u b l ic in f o r m a t io n c e n t r e Halton halton.ca (j 311 REGION • 00 & Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. | : victim anything of that elaborate na­ ture there would be some face- to-face meetings with the per­ son and not a random phone call that starts the whole thing off." Underwood cautioned any­ one who would judge victims of these scams noting the fraud­ sters have scripts they follow that are specifically designed to get a person's co-operation. "The belief is that you have some grubby criminal on the other end of the phone with no business acumen or training or formal education who is trying to rip you off," said Underwood. "The reality is these people are quite often set up in call cen­ tres overseas. These businesses hire staff and give them scripts to follow and procedures to fol­ low. They know psychological tricks to make the person be­ lieve what they are being told is true and real. "This is what these guys do for a living and they are very good at it." Paula said she wants banks and convenience stores to put more safeguards in place to stop scammers from defrauding se­ niors like her mother. She says a senior withdraw­ ing $10,000 at a time or buying thousands of dollars worth of iTunes cards should be an indi­ cator that something is wrong and prompt some stronger questioning by employees. Wendy is calling on her fel­ low seniors to not be pressured if they get this type of call. "Check everything out be­ fore you make a move. Verify," she said. "If anyone tells you not to tell someone something that is probably a red flag." Underwood noted that if scammers tricked victims into sending them money via West­ ern Union between Jan. 1, 2004 and Jan. 19, 2017 those victims can now file a claim to get their money back. Claims must be filed by May 31. To find out more visit the Ca­ nadian Anti-Fraud Centre at http://www.antifraudcentre- centreantifraude.ca/index- eng.htm. NEWSPAPER RETRACTION FOR THE BEST BUY FEBRUARY 9TH CORPORATE FLYER In the February 9th flyer, page 2, the LG 6 5 " 4K HDR OLED webOS 3.5 Smart TV (Web Code: 10620656) w as incorrectly advertised. Please be aw are th a t this product does not include the Geek Squad Elite TV Service Package at this time. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. mailto:David.McCollum@halton.ca mailto:Iewtasr@bv.com http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm 'Check everything before you make a move' West River Wastewater Pumping Station and Forcemain Oakville, Ontario PR-2964A Background Process Date: comments David McCollum, P. Eng., PMP Mr. Rob Lewtas, P. Eng., PMP, CEng., C.WEM halton.ca (j 311 & Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. | : victim