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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, A pr il 28 ,2 02 2 | 12 oakville.ca Public Notice of Pesticide Use Public Notice of Pesticide Use The Town of Oakville will be conducting aerial spraying of select woodlands to control a Lyman- tria dispar dispar (LDD) moth infestation. Two treatments will be performed by helicopter within a few days of each other between May 1 and June 15, 2022, weather permitting, from 5 - 9 a.m. Trails will be closed for a few hours during the spraying. Visit oakville.ca/maps for the Forestry Map for spray areas and the town's website, Facebook, and Twitter feeds for 48 hour notice of aerial spray commencement, and the option of email notification. Foray 48B Biological Insecticide Aqueous Suspension, containing active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. Kurstaki strain ABTS-351, (PCP# 24977) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). The Town of Oakville will be conducting select ground spray of street trees adjacent to aerial spray locations to control a Lymantria dispar dispar (LDD) moth infestation. Treatments will be performed by Oakville staff or a contractor between May 1 and June 15, 2022, weather permitting, in the early morning, based on insect emergence and species host preference. Please visit Oakville.ca to find up to date information For more information visit oakville.ca or contact Service Oakville at 905-845-6601, email service@oakville.ca or toll-free at 1-877-625-8455. DIPEL® 2X DF Biological Insecticide, containing active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. Kurstaki strain ABTS-351, (PCP# 26508) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). Ontario Education Min- ister Stephen Lecce has an- nounced his government will invest nearly $500 mil- lion to support 37 school projects, including one in Oakville. The minister made the announcement during a visit to Oakville's Dr. David R. Williams Public School on Thursday, April 21. He said that once com- pleted, the newly approved 2022-2023 Capital Priorities Program projects will cre- ate nearly 15,700 new stu- dent spaces and just over 1,500 new licensed child care spaces in schools. Oakville will be getting nearly $24 million for a new public elementary school in the Neyagawa Boule- vard and Burnhamthorpe Road West area. Construction on this project is expected to begin in 2024, with the school opening in 2025. Lecce said the school will provide 788 elementa- ry student spaces and five child care rooms, with spaces for 88 younger chil- dren. "This is momentum, this is progress. This is what getting things done looks like for families in Oakville and families across this province," said Lecce. "We are building, invest- ing and adding new schools and modern spaces for your children to learn so they can ultimately get good paying jobs." The minister said his government believes stu- dents deserve to learn in person in state-of-the-art facilities that are connect- ed to the internet, accessi- ble and have modern venti- lation systems. To that end, Lecce also announced the launch of the Rapid Build Pilot. He said the Ontario gov- ernment, in partnership with Infrastructure Onta- rio and several school boards, will drive forward innovative solutions for ac- celerated school construc- tion. The pilot will see Infra- structure Ontario's rapid procurement and rapid de- livery expertise leveraged along with potential modu- lar construction methodol- ogies. The idea, said Lecce, is to identify opportunities for the government to pro- cure and deliver future projects quicker so stu- dents can take advantage of new and updated schools sooner. Oakville North--Bur- lington MPP Effie Trianta- filopoulos thanked the minister for delivering new schools that communities have been waiting decades for. North Oakville in par- ticular, Triantafilopoulos said, has received more than $100 million in fund- ing for five new schools in four years. She said the new Oak- ville school is desperately needed and will provide quality, state-of-the-art, modern education while relieving pressure on sur- rounding schools and get- ting kids out of portables. "This is a great day for our community," said Triantafilopoulos. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton praised the prov- ince for coming through on school funding in a way no other provincial govern- ment has during his 16 years as mayor. "You may be taking the gripe out of growth by keeping up with it for a change," he said. The mayor went on to say more school funding is needed to keep up with the local growth requirements the province has mandat- ed. Halton District School Board Oakville trustee Kelly Amos said north Oakville is a rapidly grow- ing community and keep- ing up with school infra- structure is essential. She pointed out the sig- nificant changes since Dr. David R. Williams Public School opened in 2020 with a population of less than 700 students. "In just over two years, the population has in- creased to 1,135 and is pro- jected to be over 1,200 this coming September," said Amos. "The announcement about Ontario's funding for capital projects and early years capital projects for 2022-2023 is welcome news for the Halton District School Board as well as many Ontario school boards. This funding will allow school boards to grow alongside the com- munities they serve." North Oakville Ward 7 Residents' Association president Nav Nanda said she was excited by the funding news for a new north Oakville school. "We really believe the ministry has listened to us and that MPP Effie Trian- tafilopoulos has listened to our residents of Ward 7," said Nanda. "This will help with the population growth in Ward 7, and we hope for more schools in the fu- ture." PROVINCIAL FUNDING COMING FOR NEW SCHOOL DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS Education Minister Stephen Lecce announces millions in education funding, including $23 million for a new public school in Oakville. Graham Paine/Metroland