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11 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M arch 19,2020 insidehalton.com Limited time lease offers available through Honda Financial Services Inc. (HFS), to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Weekly payments include freight and PDI (ranges from $1,655 to $1,815 depending on model), tire & environmental fee ($21) [This fee covers the cost to Honda Canada of collecting and recycling tires], A/C charge ($100), and OMVIC fee ($10). Taxes, licence, insurance and registration are extra. ΩRepresentative weekly lease example: 2020 Civic LX Sedan MT (Model FC2E5LEX) // 2020 CR-V LX 2WD CVT (Model RW1H2LES) // 2020 Accord LX-AEB Sedan CVT (Model CV1F1LE) on a 60-month term with 260 weekly payments at 1.99% // 3.99% // 4.99% lease APR. Weekly payment is $60.30 // $82.95 // $91.97 with $0 down or equivalent trade-in and $0 total lease incentive included. Civic and CR-V lease offers include the $500 Honda Bonus. Down payments, $0 security deposit and first weekly payments due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $15,676.89 // $21,566.52 // $23,911.51. 100,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. PPSA lien registration fee of $40.00 and lien registering agent's fee of $6.50, due at time of delivery are not included. ^$500 Honda Bonus is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes and applies to retail customer lease or finance agreements through Honda Financial Services Inc. for 2020 Civic Sedan models (excludes Si) and 2020 CR-V models concluded between March 3rd, 2020 and March 31st, 2020 at Ontario Honda Dealers. No cash surrender value and cannot be applied to past transactions. Conditions apply. For all offers: licence, insurance, PPSA, other taxes (including HST) and excess wear and tear are extra. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. Offers only valid for Ontario residents at participating Ontario Honda Dealers. Dealer may lease for less. Dealer order/trade may be necessary but may not be available in all cases. Colour availability may vary by dealer. Vehicles and accessories are for illustration purposes only. Offers, prices and features subject to change without notice. See your Ontario Honda Dealer or visit HondaOntario.com for full details. LEASE PAYMENTS INCLUDE FREIGHT AND PDI. EXCLUDES LICENCE AND HST. DEALER ORDER/TRADE MAY BE NECESSARY. The Honda DRIVE SMART Event INCLUDES THE HONDA BONUS^ $500 CONSERVE FUEL WITH ECON MODE. STANDARD ON ALLSTANDARD ON ALLST CR-V MODELS. CONSERVE FUEL WITH ECON MODE. STANDARD ONSTANDARD ONST MOST CIVIC MODELS. CONSERVE FUEL WITH ECON MODE. STANDARD ON ALLSTANDARD ON ALLST ACCORD MODELS. $0 DOWN PAYMENT/OAC $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT FROM $92/4.99%APR WEEKLY LEASEFOR 60 MONTHS: MODEL CV1F1LE THE NEW 2020 ACCORDLX FROM $83/3.99%APR WEEKLY LEASEFOR 60 MONTHS: MODEL RW1H2LES THE REDESIGNED 2020 CR-VLX FROM $61/1.99%APR WEEKLY LEASEFOR 60 MONTHS: MODEL FC2E5LEX THE NEW 2020 CIVICLX $0 DOWN PAYMENT/OAC $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT $0 DOWN PAYMENT/OAC $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT INCLUDES THE HONDA BONUS^ $500 EH TSDEULNCI SU BONADHON ^ CAO/YMENTAWN P DO Y DEPOSIT SECURIT NEDGISEED RHET V-R C2020 MOFR 61/1.99 PRA OR 60 MONTHSF : C2E5LEXMODEL F MODEL CV1F1LE with multiple individuals calling for the college to cancel classes. "There is a huge risk for those who are immuno- compromised, this is not about just ourselves but al- so our elderly, families in our community," wrote Maddy Kampstra. Twitter user "babydoll" noted that if the NBA can cancel their whole season, Sheridan can cancel classes. Twitter user "Nicole" al- so weighed in on the con- versation. "Your campuses are jam-packed with students," she wrote. "Literally a petri dish." Multiple students called for the college to move clas- ses online. Other students, howev- er, noted online classes would not work for them. "Unfortunately stu- dents like me who are in a VCA (Visual and Creative Arts) course need to be able to attend all classes," wrote Twitter user "Hiccup Had- dock." "So if school becomes closed that will impact my year substantially." Oakville's Appleby Col- lege announced late March 13 that it would be closing its doors until April 5. "In speaking with stu- dents, employees, parents and alumni, it is clear that the reality of the world has changed dramatically," reads a statement on apple- by.on.ca. "Our priority remains the safety and wellbeing of the members of our com- munity while working to continue an effective learn- ing experience for our stu- dents. As a result we have made the decision to re- main closed for students through Sunday, April 5, 2020." The college noted the current plan is to resume in-person classes on Mon- day, April 6, however, this could change depending on the situation. Tracey Pearce-Dawson, a spokesperson for the in- dependent school, noted that the college established a crossfunctional commit- tee in January to oversee the school's response to the coronavirus outbreak. "That group is currently assessing different contin- gencies, including whether we would need to take clas- ses online," she said. Pearce-Dawson says the college has been communi- cating extensively with their community for the past month, and advising against travel to specific regions as per the federal government's travel advi- sories. She said students and parents have also been in- formed that should a stu- dent travel to these re- gions, they will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days upon their return. As of March 12, Pearce- Dawson said there are no students at Appleby Col- lege who have had to self- isolate in this way. She said the committee overseeing the college's re- sponse to the virus is liais- ing with Halton Health Care, other government agencies and their col- leagues in the Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario and the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Association. "We have increased cleaning and sanitization measures throughout cam- pus to ensure our facilities are safe," said Pearce-Daw- son. The college is also rec- ommending that interna- tional boarding students who returned home during the March Break should stay in their home coun- tries until further notice. Appleby Principal Innes van Nostrand pointed out in a written statement that even if classes resume on April 6 the co-curricular programme, school trips, student conferences and other activities will be can- celled until further notice. Sheridan College spokesperson Susan At- kinson said Sheridan acti- vated its pandemic plan- ning team weeks ago to be- gin preparation to safe- guard students and employees. "Our focus has been on ensuring proper disinfec- tion of our facilities on a regular basis, promoting good hygiene and self-care measures, and actively re- sponding to questions and concerns from our commu- nity," said Atkinson. "A week ago, we sus- pended all international travel for students and staff for academic and col- lege-related activities; to- day (March 12) we extended that suspension to include the U.S. and out-of-prov- ince travel." As of March 12, Atkin- son said no Sheridan stu- dents returning from trav- el have had to self-isolate in residence. She said Sheridan does have a large number of in- ternational students and anticipates some may have difficulties returning to their home countries at the end of the term, due to the growing number of travel advisories and flight can- cellations. "We will have a clearer idea of the impact in the weeks ahead but will be working with affected stu- dents to assist them in any way possible," said Atkin- son. As of 11 a.m. on March 13, the Halton Region Health Department had confirmed two cases of co- ronavirus in Halton, one involving a Burlington woman and one involving an Oakville woman. Both individuals had re- cently travelled outside the country. NEWS Continued from page 10 "While the risk to Canadians still remains low, the time has now come for Sheridan to pivot." - Statement from Sheridan College