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8 in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 3 ,2 01 8 | COMMUNITY Work still needed to ensure students feel they belong • Continued from page 37 limit (Canadian Society for Exercise and Physiology, 2012), with 43% of elemen­ tary students and 90% of secondary students spend- ing two hours or more in front o f a screen after school each day. OKN is a Halton-wide partnership o f organiza­ tions and agencies serving children and youth. Part- ners are from education, government, health, men­ tal health, special needs, police services, and the multicultural community. Visit ourkidsnetwork- .ca for more information. Native plants design workshop at RBG Formerly # HearingLife ListenllP!CANADA -------------------------------------------------- TRUSTED PARTNER OF --------------------------------------------------- 0 D CFappreciationca a d v a n t a g e $ k O C C A dvan tage L e t ^ O t alum i UBC NIHB, VAC and W orker's Compensation Provider H e a r in g te s ts a re p ro v id e d fre e o fc h a rg e fo ra d u lts a g e s 1 8 a n d o ld e r . S o m e co n d itio n s m a y a p p ly . P lease s e e c lin ic fo rd e ta ils .O ffe r n o tv a lid in Q ue bec. 'C am paignForB e tte rH ea ring .o rg /R esearch .R ew ard m ile va lu e is non -trans fe ra b le an d de p e n d s on se le c t m o d e ls purchased. P le a s e a llo w u p to 4 5 d a y s fo r th e rew ard m ile s to a p p e a r in yo u rc o lle c to ra c c o u n t.® t™'T ra d e m a rk o fA IR MILES In te rn a tio n a lT ra d in g B.V. U sed unde r license by Lo ya ltyO n e Inc. a n d H earin gL ife C a n a d a Ltd. r Promo Code Gardening season is un­ derway, and for those wish­ ing to incorporate native plants this spring but don't know where to start, help is right around the corner. Conservation Halton is set to host a Designing Your Native Landscape workshop on Saturday, May 12 at the Royal Botan­ ical Gardens in Burlington. Running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the event w ill teach participants how to choose and maintain native plant gardens. There's also be a chance to speak with gardening experts. Speakers include: ■ Erin Mallon, Steward­ ship Technician, Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark ■ Charlie Briggs, Staff Gardener, Royal Botanical Gardens ■ Tara Nolan, Author and Raised Garden Bed Ex­ pert ■ Crystal Bradford and Liam Kijewski, Native Gar­ den Designers and owners of Wildlife Gardening ■ Sean James, Master Gardener and owner of Sean James Consulting and Design The cost o f the work­ shop is $40, which includes a tour of a native garden and a catered lunch. Pre­ registration is required and can be done at www.conservationhal- ton.ca/events. ^Halton halton.ca (j 311 REGION 2 0 1 8 M u n ic ip a l E le c t io n - H a l t o n R e g io n N o t i c e t o E le c to r s N o m in a t i o n s f o r t h e O f f i c e o f R e g io n a l C h a ir Nominations for the office of Regional Chair forThe Regional Municipality of Halton may be filed from May 1,2018 to July 26,2018, Monday to Friday during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on July 27,2018 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.at the Regional Clerk's office located at: • Halton Regional Centre (Level 3) • 1 1 5 1 Bronte Road, Oakville Nominations must be submitted on the prescribed form and include the $200 filing fee payable by cash, debit or by certified cheque or money order made payable to The Regional Municipality of Halton. The required Nomination Papers and Detailed Declaration of Qualification will be available from the Regional Clerk's office or on the Region's website (halton.ca/elections) on or before May 1,2 0 18 . Please note that a person who proposes to be a candidate for Regional Chair in the 2018 municipal election may not hold fund-raising functions, accept contributions for election purposes or incur expenses until their nomination has been filed with the Regional Clerk. For more information on filing requirements, visit the Region's website at halton.ca/elections or contact the Regional Clerk at 905-825-6000 ext. 7 110 . Graham Milne, Regional Clerk Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. NSP-WDIH-OAKB http://www.conservationhal-ton.ca/events http://www.conservationhal-ton.ca/events