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14 w = = a isday, September 8, 2022 5 | Th © THE CHARGES HAVE 5 NOT BEEN PROVEN 2 IN COURT 6 REETI ROHILLA rrohilla@metroland.com kville Bi Halton police made a pair of arrests and laid Investigators with the Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) Unit ar- rested two Oakville men and charged the sexual assault, along wih failure to comply with a re- lease order for one of the two suspects. Both suspects — 24 and 28-years-old — were held in custody pending a bail TWO MEN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT hearing. The charges have i t. leged assaults were adults and did not have a previous relationship with either of the accused prior to the night of the offences. Investigators are con- cerned there may be addi- ional victims. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to contact the HRPS Child and Sexual As- sault (CASA) Unit at 905- ae ATTT ox 8970. Tips can. mitted anony: mously to 5 Crime Stopper! at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ugh their website. [my SCAN Tuts cove for more local or crime news, Insurance Travel Roadside Rewards @ We Provide Coverage at-fault accident Getting-Day- Trippers-to-Fun The air is crisp, leaves are crunching underfoot and yellow school buses are everywhere. Fall is here! It’s a great time to get a complimentary auto insurance policy review from CAA Insurance". See if you have options like: * CAA MyPace™, Canada’s only pay-as-you-go auto insurance payment program with savings for those who drive up to 12,000 km/year * Forgive and Forget® to protect your driving record/rate after your first * Savings of up to 20%? on auto insurance WEEKLY ROUNDUP: COVID-19 CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS TRENDING DOWNWARD : The number of people being i treated for COVID-19 alton's _ hospitals droppen for thefirst time in about two weeks. As of Aug. 31, there 24 people bene treated for COVID-19 in the region’ four hospitals, down from 28 in the region’ 's update on Friday Aug. Of those, ent of were admitted for COVID-19. The remaining 16 were ad- mitted for other reasons, but later tested positive. Halton's acute care beds are over capacity at 104 per cent, while intensive care beds are at 68 per cent ca- pacity. The Halton Region has reported no COVID-19 re- lated deaths since Aug. 24. (paid in ful caasco.com/FallFun. insidehalton.com Or™CAAt aut @Foraive and Forget sa trademark owned by CAA Insurance Company. For a complimentary policy review, call 1-855-245-3716 or visit Find a licensed CAA authorized broker at caainsurancecompany.ca/findabroker. Graham Paine/Metroland Here's a weekly look at COVID cases and news. reported in Halton, which is down slightly from the 234 Of the 243 new cases, Milton had the most with 86, followed by Burlington with 71, Oakville with 70 and Halton Hills with 16. As of Sept. 2, there are Be Part of the Solutio Walk This Way Sponsors G coseco T-Shirt Sponsor: FirstOntario GREDIT UNION REGISTER TODAY: seven active outbreaks cur- rently taking place within the region. erent included two con- gate living outbreaks, two y outbreaks within two different pods at Oakville ‘Trafalgar Memorial Hospi- tal, two outbreaks at local long term care homes and one outbreak at a local re- tirement home. Halton's six wastewater Sites (Acton ion) are show- ing ani inorease in the pres- ence of COVID-19, whiled the wn site is Region has also reported that between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1 there were a total of 3,862 CO- VID-19 vaccine doses ad- ministered locally. The majority of these were booster doses. nee Halton $5 per cent of 1 populatior fe and older ies had ct least one COVID vac dose while 94 per cent have hadat least two doses, 66 per cent have had at least three doses and 19 per cent have had at least four doses. For Halton residents be- tween the ages of five and 11, 63 per cent have had at least one dose while 50 per cent have had at least two doses. — With files from Herb Garbutt Hey Halton, TOGETHER as a community, let's take steps to End Violence Against Women. Hope in High Heels is open to EVERYONE (and the heels are optional!) WALK DAY: SEPT 24, 11am, Burlington City Hall WALK WEEK: or Walk Virtually in your community SEPT 18-24! ECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! High Heels Sponsor: Burlington Agency haltonwomensplace.com/hihh Walking Up An Appetite unch Sponsor: Footprints All Over ‘Sponsors: PAN Halton Women’s Place