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Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs Fri Sat Sun 9° 2° 3° -7° 2° -4° 5° -1° TAB moves on at Sears Drama Fest Artscene OFSAA gold for Aquinas swim team Sports www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. t k ill www.carstaroakville.com t k iill Collision & Glass Glass Service Service Collision & 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, March 17, 2016 | 56 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Halton police warn of new W 18 drug by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff M A R C H B R E A K ` M A D N E S S ' Post-secondary education within reach for more students: Province by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff While it has yet to make its presence felt in the region, Halton police are issuing a warning about a deadly drug known as W 18, which is making the rounds in some areas of western Canada. Of cers say reports from other jurisdictions indicate drug dealers are marketing the highly-addictive painkiller and synthetic opioid as Fentanyl or fake OxyCotin. In reality, police say, W 18 is far more dangerous. They noted, taken incorrectly, a single dose of Fentanyl can be deadly, but W 18, being 100 times more potent, increases the chance of a person overdosing, and dying as a result, exponentially. The Halton police Integrated Drugs, Guns and Gangs Unit (IDGGU) has been and will continue to monitor this trend closely, but says it has yet to come across W 18 in the region. The highly-addictive painkiller Fentanyl has made an appearance in Halton, however. In 2015, two men were arrested and charged with possession of Fentanyl see Drug on p.3 March Break activities kicked off this week in Oakville, including a Mad Science event at the Oakville Library's Glen Abbey Branch Monday. Pictured, Milan Selo, 6, checks out the oil and coloured water that ll his take-home experiment. For more photos, see Spotlight or visit www.insidehalton.com/ oakville-on. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) The Province says its Ontario Student Grant system means students, including those from Oakville, who believed college or university was out of their reach, can now pursue higher education. Minister of Labour and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn visited Sheridan College Tuesday to of cially unveil the modernized Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). As announced in the 2016 Provincial budget, the government will create a single, targeted, non-repayable grant -- the Ontario Student Grant -- starting in the 2017-18 school year. Flynn said the move is intended to end a situation where only 22 per cent of high school graduates from low-income families in Ontario pursue post-secondary education. This is contrasted with the 77 per cent of high school graduates from high-income families who seek higher education in the province, he added. "Quite simply the odds of you attending a college or a university decrease very sharply in this province if your parents make less money than average and we know that is not right. That is not what we are about in the Province of Ontario. I think we have a reputation as a just and equitable province and one where we try to build each other up and help each other out when we need it the most," said Flynn. see Changes on p.4 Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre High quality wood & vinyl shutters Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com 905.691.4455 www.shuttersetc.ca WINNER OF BEST WINDOW COVERING & BLIND CENTRE SINCE 2006 SHUTTERS ETC.