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15| O akville B eaver | T hursday,O ctober 4,2018 insidehalton.com Teachersmake aworldof difference. WORLD TEACHERS' DAY October 5, 2018 University hearing study seeks participants. ConnectHearing,withhearing researcher Professor Kathy Pichora-Fuller at the University of Toronto, seeks participants whoareover50yearsof age andhavenever worn hearing aids for a hearing study investigating factors that can influence better hearing. All participants will have a hearing test provided at no charge and if appropriate, the clinician may discuss hearing rehabilitation options including hearing aids. Qualifying participants may also receive a demo of the latestmay also receive a demo of the latestma hearing technology. The data collected from this study will be used to further our understanding of hearing loss and improve life-changinghearinghealthcare across Canada. Why participate in the hearing study?Why participate in the hearing study?Wh Hearing problems typically result from damage to the ear and researchers have spent decades trying to understand the biology behind hearing loss. More importantly, researchers now realize theimportantly, researchers now realize theimportantly need to better understand how hearing loss affects your everyday life*. In this new hearing study, Professor Pichora-Fuller and her team are trying to find out how people learn to live with hearing loss and hownewsolutions couldhelp thesepeople take action sooner and live lifemore fully. It is estimated that 46% of people aged 45 to 87have somedegreeof hearing loss1, butmost donot seek treatment right away. In fact, the average person with hearing losswillwait tenyearsbefore seekinghelp2. This is because at the beginning stages of hearing losspeopleoftenfind they can"get by"without help, however as the problem worsens this becomes increasinglyharder todo. For somepeople this loss of clarity is onlyaproblematnoisy restaurantsor in theonlyaproblematnoisy restaurantsor in theonl car, but for others it makes listening a struggle throughout the entire day. By studying people who have difficulty hearing in noise or with television, we hope to identify key factors impacting these difficulties and further understand their influence on the treatment process. * Pichora-Fuller, M. K. (2016). How social psychological factors may modulate auditory and cognitive functioning during listening. Ear and Hearing, 37, 92S-100S. † Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam,Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886. 2. National Institutes of Health. (2010). If you are over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids, you can register to be a part of this new hearing study† by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study. The Halton Regional Police Service is project- ing a 2019 budget of $155.4 million. The budget forecast was unveiled during a meeting of the Halton Re- gional Police Service Board on Sept. 27. The proposed budget is currently $5.3 million larger than the 2018 oper- ating budget, which Hal- ton Police Chief Stephen Tanner says is within the Halton Region's guideline of a 3.5 per cent increase. "The way we will do that is by taking a flexible approach to hiring, very much identical to what we did last year," said Tanner. "I believe we have 12 sworn and a couple civil- ian positions built into the budget, all within the 3.5 per cent. We would like to hire a couple more offi- cers than that, but we will not do that unless we are confident we can do it within those budget dol- lars." The police chief said the budget would: maxi- mize deployment of new officers to front-line du- ties; minimize staffing re- quests through redeploy- ments; include consider- ation for collective bar- gaining; maintain capital financing costs at priorfinancing costs at priorf forecast levels and pro-forecast levels and pro-f vide for IT support agree- ments and facilities costs. Tanner said he expects a large regional police ser- vice and two or three oth- er organizations to sign on to the Halton police dedi- cated public safety wire- less network in the com- ing months. He said this would re- sult in significant savings to the ongoing Halton po- lice budget, which could ultimately be used to cov- er additional staffing costs. "We are in a good posi- tion from a staffing level, but we do have stresses at the front-line and we are experiencing some of the impacts of growth partic- ularly in Milton," said Tanner. "Perhaps these impacts haven't been demonstrat- ed fully yet, but they will be in the coming years with the growth we are an- ticipating in the north end." Oakville Mayor and po- lice service board chair Rob Burton said the 2019 budget must include the elements necessary to produce the new police station in Milton, noting that project is overdue. The board voted to en- dorse the current 2019 budget approach. Next steps will include finalizing the capital fore-finalizing the capital fore-f cast and financing costs along with the staffing recommendations. HALTON POLICE FORECASTING $155.4 MILLION BUDGET DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS FORECAST REPRESENTS A $5.3 MILLION INCREASE OVER 2018 BUDGET Meet the PeoPle in your neighbourhood. VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY