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Flu season has arrived For more information, contact the Halton Regional Health Department at 825â€"6060 and ask for the Communicable Diseases Program. People who are not eligible to receive at no charge can purchase the vaccine from local pharmacies under a doctor‘s prescription. Individuals wanting to receive the influenza vaccine should contact their doctor. Last week, Supt. Kivell told the Board that the problem is an annual one that happens every summer. This summer, he said there were a total of 99 occurrences involving the two establishments resulting in 67 charges. These ranged from misâ€" chief to property damage and involved four or five "key instigaâ€" tors." The influenza vaccine for the 1993 â€" 1994 season has arrived. This year‘s vacâ€" cine will prevent or lessen the seriousness of influenza caused by Beijing, Texas, and Panama strains of the influenza virus. Flu vaccine is provided â€" free of charge â€" to people over 65 years of age. It is also free to people of any age with serious heart, lung or kidâ€" ney disease, diabetes or cancer. Graham had appeared before the Board in August seeking extra police protection for Kerr Street folâ€" lowing a variety of complaints cenâ€" tring on two locations, the Blue Lagoon and European Billiards. Seniors and other residents were concerned about "intimidation" by loitering youths, noise, drunkenness and other problems. At the time, police said they sympathized but outlined the legal restraints they must operate under. They did, however, implement a zero tolerance policy regarding the issuing of warnings. Charges would then be laid upon subsequent conâ€" frontations. "There will never, ever, be a time when this police force will walk away from its responsibilities," said Harding. "I am absolutely confident in this police force to maintain the safety of the community." "We have a lid on it but we feel there is a strong negative element that requires a strong effort to keep it from boiling over," said Graham, who sits on the Kerr Street Task Force. After listening to Graham â€" as well as a report by Superintendent Richard Kivell on recent efforts to crack down on offenders â€" Harding told the councillor he didn‘t want her leaving with false hopes. Cutbacks imposed by the provincial Social Contract will impact police activity, he said, but Harding assured Graham Kerr Street would never be abandoned. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff espite ongoing problems on | Kerr Street with everything from loitering to vandalism, Halton‘s police chief last week vowed that anything and everyâ€" thing will be done to maintain order. James Harding was responding to concerns by Ward 2 councillor Kathy Graham at a meeting of the Halton Regional Police Services Board during which she referred to the situation a "simmering pot." Police chief promises not to abandon Kerr Street This year was worse than last summer, Kivell said, explaining how poor weather and jail time for some offenders gave residents a reprieve in 1992. This year, policing in the area was stepped up. "We called upon resources dediâ€" cated to other areas of Oakville ... and progressively became more and more visible," he said. On Sept. 21 police raided European Billiards and seized eight vases of beer, although the place is not licensed to sell liquor. The move Councillor wants lid kept on negative element was in response to complaints of public drunkenness and concerns by "We have a Hid on it but we feel there is a strong _ negative element that requires a strong effort to keep it from boiling over." Kathy Graham Kivell said the matter of Kerr Street problems will be left in the hands of the Community Consultation Committee and the Task Force. More work with area youths will be attempted in preparaâ€" tion for an early start to head off concerns next spring. A hearing has also been called for Oct. 6th regardâ€" ing the status of the Blue Lagoon‘s liquor licence. wives of men of came home from the pool hall drunk and without their paycheques. "We realize that you can‘t pull resources off serious problems all over town all the time," Graham said to the Board. "But we can cerâ€" tainly nip it in the bud." Graham said a recent bylaw allowing the Town to sell licences for "places of amusement" which makes owners more responsible for the conduct of their patrons will help. Violators will have 15 days to correct the problem and those reâ€" applying for permits must appear before Town Council. 190 Kepu4 Y4AVIG 4171