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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 6, 2015 | 10 Move clocks ahead an hour -- and check smoke alarms It's also a good time to check carbon monoxide detectors, too, says Oakville Fire are also required to have carbon monoxide alarms. For added protection, the Oakville Fire department recommends installing a smoke alarm inside all bedrooms. Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years, while carbon monoxide alarms between five to 10 years -- a replacement schedule is posted on each alarm. Oakville Fire is also reminding local residents tampering with or permanently removing batteries from a smoke alarm is illegal, while failure to comply with the Fire Code smoke alarm requirements can result in a $235 ticket or a fine of up to $50,000. All residents should have a home fire safety and escape plan that includes the following steps: · Ensure all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are installed by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff When moving clocks ahead one hour this weekend, the Oakville Fire Department is reminding residents to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. The switch to Daylight Savings Time takes place Sunday (March 8). "Nearly half of all fatal fires in Ontario occur because there are no working smoke alarms in the home," said Deputy Fire Chief George Birtig. "Switching the batteries in your alarms twice a year -- when the clocks change -- is a simple and effective way to prevent house fires and keep your family safe." Ontario law requires there to be working smoke alarms on every storey of a home and outside each sleeping area. As of Oct. 15, 2014, all homes Time springs ahead to Daylight Savings Time this weekend. While changing clocks, it's also a good time to replace batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors advises the Oakville Fire Department. | Oakville Beaver file photo properly and working; · Keep all exits unobstructed and easy to access; · Practise two ways out of each room, when possible; · Determine who will be responsible for helping young children, the elderly, or others who need assistance; · Identify a meeting place outside, where all household members can gather; · In case of fire, get low and move under the smoke to the closest safe exit; · Call 911 once outside the home using a cellphone or neighbour's telephone; · Stay outside where it is safe; never re-enter a burning building. To learn more about the maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and home fire safety, visit www.oakville.ca. MVL LEASING LIMITED 1064 SOUTH SERVICE RD. E, OAKVILLE LEASE ANY YEAR, MAKE, OR MODEL Long Wheelbase 2014 Land Rover Range Rover SC 2010 Bentley GT Supersports $ 132,900 $ 139,900 Thinking about a Softener or Reverse Osmosis system? Let us give you a quote. Free water test. Need a Cooler? Buy from us and receive Free Water. Receive 50 FREE litres of U Fill Water and we'll also give you a FREE jug to transport your water! +HST & LIC NEW CUSTOMER OFFER: +HST & LIC 14,577 kms 53,821 kms LEASING, FINANCING, SALES, SERVICE, FLEET, DETAILING, STORAGE 905-849-6995 · www.MVL.ca 2251 WESTOAK TRAIL BLVD., UNIT#1 (905) 257.9257 · Email: oakvillewaterdepot@yahoo.ca Do you want to get BACK TO HEALTH? ...Live without pain or suffering? ...Live a life with optimal Physical and Mental/Emotional Performance? Then call us TODAY to schedule a FREE Wellness consultation and start THRIVING instead of just SURVIVING! Grab a nutritious breakfast or lunch at our Epicurean Eatery. Free shake available for a limited time! Come see why we have been voted best optiCal stoRe sinCe 1994! a wide variety Of deSigner BrandS: Oakville's experts in eye Care: Denise pala, niCky pala & mike mCGrath · armaNi · Tory Burch · Versace · ray BaN · marc JacoBs · carrera · coach · Juicy couTure AnD mOre... OPENING SOON! Designer lenses: nikOn, Zeiss, essilOr CriZAl kODAk AnD mOre Family Owned & Operated Optical A Name You Can Trust! 125 Cross Avenue, Oakville www.spaceoptical.ca · 905-842-2821 (Across from Home Depot) Space Katrina Dollano TCM Practitioner Charleston Dollano Dr. Ron McAlister Executive Chef Chiropractor What's Good...? It is the fusion of balanced nutrition, mind and body with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), food cures, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Chiropractic and Massage. ...That's Wellness by Design 125 Cross Ave., Oakville · www.whatsgoodwellness.ca · 905.845.5775