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L6L 2X4 (905) 845 - 1408 | Fax (905) 845 - 5931 | ricky@rickywong.ca Ricky Wong CPA, CA, MBA, B. Eng Ricky WongRicky Wong DIAMONDDIDIDIDIDIAMAMAMAMAMONONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONDIAMONDONONONONONDDD DIAMONDDIDIDIDIDIDIAMAMAMAMAMONONONONONONONDDDD Voted Best Accountant by Oakville Beaver Readersoted Best Accountant by Oakville Beaver ReadersVoted Best Accountant by Oakville Beaver ReadersV for 11 Consecutive Years For more information please check our website www.rickywong.ca •Accounting •Auditing • Taxation It's that time of year again when ticks become active, searching for their next meal on nearby ani- mals and humans. With the number of blacklegged ticks found lo- cally on the rise over the past few years, much of Halton Region has been identified as an "estimated risk area" for Lyme disease by Public Health Ontario (PHO). But the local tick sur- veillance season will look a bit different this year as Halton Public Health staff focus their efforts on the coronavirus pandemic. "The tick surveillance program has been tempo- rarily suspended due to health department staff be- ing reassigned to COVID response," said a statement from Halton officials. "The program will be available when the staff have re- sumed their regular du- ties." This means that local residents currently can't submit any ticks they find to the health department for identification and test- ing. Instead, staff are asking residents to use eTick.ca as an identification resource, or to place ticks in the re- frigerator to save them for submission at a later date. A process the health de- partment uses known as tick dragging, where a piece of white flannel cloth is pulled through terrain suspected of harbouring ticks, also won't be happen- ing this spring. "The health department hopes to resume tick drag- ging in the fall," said the statement. "The areas for tick dragging will be con- sistent with those done in the previous years, but may include additional ar- eas." Surveillance has previ- ously been conducted throughout Halton in Kern- cliff Park, south Campbell- ville, Limehouse Conserva- tion Area, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Joshua's Valley Park, SilvercreekValley Park, SilvercreekV Conservation Area and Roy- al Botanical Gardens. In 2019, there were 102 blacklegged ticks discov- ered through tick-dragging in Halton -- 85 found in the spring and 17 in the fall. This is significantly more than the 46 blacklegged ticks collected through this method in 2018. Four of the ticks found through dragging last year tested positive for Lyme disease -- a serious bacte- rial infection that can cause a host of debilitating symptoms in humans. Of those four, one was found at the Royal Botani- cal Gardens, one at Lime- house Conservation Area and two in south Campbell- ville. When paired with the ticks submitted by the pub- lic, this means a total of seven ticks found in Halton tested positive for Lyme disease in 2019. As this year's tick sea- son gets underway, Halton Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hamidah Meghani is reminding local residents to take certain steps to pro- tect themselves and their family from ticks while en- joying the outdoors this spring. This includes: • Avoiding known tick areas, such as wooded, brushy or tall grass areas, and staying on trails when outdoors • Covering up by wear- ing long sleeved, light col- oured shirts and pants with tightly woven fabric • Tucking your shirt in- to your pants and your pant legs into your socks to keep ticks away from your bare skin • Wearing shoes that cover your entire foot, and avoiding sandals or open shoes. • Spraying clothing and exposed skin with an insect repellent containing DEET or Icaridin. "While the risk of resi- dents contracting Lyme disease in Halton is low, residents should be aware of areas where ticks may be present and how to protect themselves and their fami- lies from tick bites," said Dr. Meghani. For more information visit halton.ca, publi- chealthontario.ca or lyme- ontario.com. - with files from David Lea TICK SURVEILLANCE SUSPENDED TO FOCUS ON CORONAVIRUS Halton Region Public Health reports finding more ticks testing positive for Lyme disease in 2019. Torstar file photo MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@ metroland.com NEWS "Residents should be aware of areas where ticks may be present and how to protect themselves and their families from tick bites," - Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Medical Officer of Health