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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 13 ,2 01 8 | 16 When you need healthcare fast: HealthSense Medical Walk-In Clinic Short wait times Convenient location at WestOak Trails Plaza Great hours - weekdays 8:30am to 8:30pm Pharmacy onsite 0pm Short wait times! 905-825-DOCS (3627) 2983 Westoak Trails Blvd South of Dundas, at Bronte Rd info@healthsensemedical.ca www.healthsensemedical.ca HOURS Mon - Fri 8:30am to 8:00pm Saturday 9:00am to 2:00pm Family Doctors • Walk-In Clinic Chiropractic • Pharmacy • Travel Clinic 8:30p With a municipal elec- tion just around the corner residents in north Oak- ville are reminded they may be part of a new sev- enth ward. Town council voted Nov. 14, 2016 to pass a bylaw that will increase the num- ber of wards from six to seven for the Oct. 22 mu- nicipal election. The bylaw also autho- rizes the election of one new town councillor and one new regional council- lor to serve this seventh ward, moving the total number of Oakville coun- cillors from 13 to 15. Adrian Paris, Ajay Rosha, Jasvinder Sandhu and Saima Zaidi are run- ning for the Ward 7 town councillor position. Shahrez Daniyal Hayd- er, Amir Henry, Shahab Khan, Nav Nanda and Pa- van Parmar are running for the Ward 7 regionalfor the Ward 7 regionalf councillor position. Ward 7 is bounded byWard 7 is bounded byW Dundas Street to the south, Burlington to the west, Eighth Line to the east and Milton to the north. A $2.2-million renova- tion of Oakville Town Hall's council chamber is currently underway, in part to accommodate the two new councillors. In May 2015, town staff were directed to revisit the ward boundaries to ad- dress the inequities in re- presentation in Oakville. JUST A REMINDER: IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH OAKVILLE, YOU MAY BE VOTING IN A NEW WARD DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS We're there When neWs happens in your community. FIND BREAKING NEWS DAILY AT INSIDEHALTON.COM Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca forforf full schedule. Halton earns another top credit rating, ensuring value for tax dollars S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Halton's AAA cr's AAA cr' edit rating for another yting for another yting f ear, prear, prear oviding the Region with continued access to the best capital financing rates available. This advantage helps your tax dollars go further when the Region invests in infrastructure, such as road, water and wastewater projects. S&P's decision w's decision w' as based on Halton's's' prudent planning, superior perforforf mance and transparent reporting, and it follo, and it follo, and it f ws Moody's I's I' nvestors Service upholding its highest credit rating for the Rting for the Rting f egion in January 2018. To learTo learT n more about Halton's str's str' ong financial position, visit halton.ca. Compost Giveaway Halton residents are invited to attend the Fall Compost Giveaway as a thank you for helping divert approximately 27,000 tonnes of yard waste last year. Halton residents can take up to the equivalent of seven garbage bags of compost per household, free of charge. HWMS 5400 Regional Rd 25 REG IO N A L RD 25 TREM A IN E RD BRITANNIA RD Lower Base LineLower Base Line 401 QEW 407 Remember to bring: • Bags or containers (maximum seven garbage bags or equivalent per household) • A shovel to bag your own compost Non-perishable food items and/or cash donations will be accepted and distributed to Halton-area food banks - your donationsmake a difference! Keep our compost clean The final compost material will be a better product by keeping these items out of your yard waste: No plastic bags Place yard waste in paper yard waste bags or reusable, rigid containers (no lid) with a "YardWaste" label. No plastic plant pots Place clean plastic flower and plant pots in the Blue Box. No plastic toys Place used or broken pet and/or children's toys in the garbage. Helpful hint: When applying compost to your garden, blend it with topsoil or another gardening fill. For best results, apply 60 per cent topsoil and 40 per cent compost. Formore information, visit halton.ca/wasteor call 311. 09 13 18 Saturday, September 15 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HaltonWaste Management Site 5400 Regional Road 25,Milton    VISIT US ONLINE @ INSIDEHALTON.COM