in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 17 ,2 01 8 | 30 Join us on May 26 for Halton's Paramedic Day Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule.for full schedule.f FromMay 14 to October 31, 2018, the Halton Region Health Department will be conducting a mosquito larviciding program under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hamidah Meghani, to reduce the incidence ofWest Nile virus (WNV) in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton and the Town of Oakville. Larviciding in standing water Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the biological larvicide VectoBac 200G (PCP# 18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP# 21062, liquid) will be applied to affected standing water on public lands in urban areas. Signs will be posted at each location indicating when and where the larvicide is applied. Larviciding in catch basins Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the larvicide Altosid Pellets (PCP# 21809, pellet) or Altosid XR Briquets (PCP# 27694, ingot) will be placed by hand into catch basins. All larvicides will be applied by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change licensed applicators or technicians. For the locations and dates of treatment, visit halton.ca/wnv. For more information aboutWest Nile virus, call 311. NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE Halton's paramedics provide high quality care to residents and keep our community safe and healthy 365 days a year. On Saturday, May 26, we will celebrate their hard work and dedication at our second annual Paramedic Day! Join us atWoodlands Operations Centre (1179 Bronte Road in Oakville) and get a behind-the-scenes look at our Paramedic Services. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine, with activities for the whole family. To learn more about the event, visit halton.ca/paramedicday. I look forward to seeing you there! May 23 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 05 17 18 Join us and support the ones you love. NO ONE SHOULD FACE CANCER ALONE. Cancer changes everything. So can you. Register today! | relayforlife.ca Long gone are the days of institutionalized greasy hamburgers and fries. fries. f Today's secondary school cafeteria menu fea- tures tasty items you might see offered in a fan- cy café or downtown bis- tro. On Thursday, students at St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School in Oak- ville got the chance to taste-test the new signa- ture menu items that are set to appear in schools this fall. Chartwells School Din- ing, food service provider to some 300 schools in On- tario and another 245 in Atlantic Canada, has partnered with Food Net- work celebrity chef Cor- bin Tomaszeski since 2014. He says his new recipes are delicious, nutritious and reflect the culinary sophistication of today's students. "Healthy eating habits start at an early age so we need to get students excit- ed now about nutritious food," said Tomaszeski.food," said Tomaszeski.f "Making sure my healthy recipes are student-ap- proved is the most impor- tant factor in developing and improving the school menu." With that in mind, he offered students foods that taste like their favou- rite - Big Mac, chicken wings and tuna melt - but healthy: I Can't Believe it's Tuna, cheeseburger flat- bread and buffalo chicken flatbread.flatbread.f The response was over- COMMUNITY Loyola students enjoy lip-smacking good new menu choices Chartwells unveils new choices to an eager audience of teenagers JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com "I can't believe it's tuna," said Brandon Charles, 16, of the tuna melt flatbread during the taste test of celebrity chef Corbin Tomaszeski's new menu items for Chartwells School Dining at St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School. Nikki Wesley/Metroland l See RECIPES, page 31