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o in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 15 , 2 01 8 | Immunization records updated prior to suspension deadline, says region NEWS • Continued from page 9 other system? It is not my problem to fix this," said Gasic. "This has been ex­ tremely frustrating and disappointing that chil­ dren's education is being put in jeopardy by bureau­ cratic wrangling. They should have thought this through or done every­ thing possible to prevent these kinds of scenarios." Gasic said she has no idea when this problem will be fixed and while Marko's school has not been overly diligent about keeping him out another woman in a similar situa­ tion said this was not the case for a school within the Halton Catholic Dis­ trict School Board. She noted she received a call and had to come col­ lect her daughter from school on Feb. 9. She said her daughter was suspended for not get­ ting a vaccine, which she says the girl actually did get on Feb. 6. Again, the woman said she had forms proving her child had received the vac- cination, but this was not enough to reverse the sus­ pension. Marnie Denton, man­ ager of communications services for the Halton District School Board, re­ ferred all questions con­ cerning this matter to the Halton Region health de­ partment. She said once the stu­ dent's immunization re­ cords have been updated with the health depart­ ment, the school is noti­ fied and the student may return to school. While the Halton Re- gion health department declined to talk about spe­ cific cases, citing patient confidentiality, they said they have been holding special clinics to help stu­ dents avoid suspension. "Over the last few days, health department nurses have been immunizing more than 150 students ev­ ery day in order to support families avoid suspen­ sion," said Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Region's medical officer of health. "The Halton Region health department does not want anyone to miss school. This is why when we started enforcing the provincial immunization legislation, we made sure it was easy for students to get the immunizations by holding clinics in most schools and easy for par­ ents to report through an online tool." Meghani said parents or guardians must notify Halton Region health de­ partment of any immuni­ zations required for school. She also said Halton Re­ gion health department staff updated immuniza- tion records the night pri­ or to the suspension dead­ line and sent suspension lists to school principals at 7:15 a.m. on Feb. 9. Gasic said Marko's vac­ cination took place at the Halton Region facility and noted she has repeatedly informed health depart­ ment staff about his vacci­ nation. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include more information from the region, information that was accidentally omitted upon publication online. FREE P.A. Day Skate Jo in us Friday, F e b ru a ry 16 • River Oaks Community Centre, 2400 Sixth Line from 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. • Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Boulevard from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Skate and helmet rentals are available during Boston Pizza skates. Sp onsored by $6 skates l $3 helmet l $7 combo rental Capacity restrictions apply. Visit oakville.ca for details. DUNDAS B NEYAGAWA <3> O A K V I L L E oakville.ca S w itc h in g Gears -- T ra n s p o rta tio n M a s te r Plan (TMP) R eview Goes to Council Monday, February 26, 2018 - 7 p.m. Town Hall, Council Chambers 1225 Trafalgar Road The draft report, including staff recommendations for the TMP Review will be presented to Council on Monday, February 26, 2018. The draft report is currently available for review on the town's website. Online feedback and more details Visit oakville.ca. You can follow the town on Facebook and Twitter. Questions Email the project team at tmp@oakville.ca or call one of the project leads: Jill Stephen, Project Manager Town of Oakville, 905-845-6601, ext. 3308 Neil Ahmed, Senior Project Manager WSP, 905-823-8500 H ydro lin e c learin g and construc tio n Hydro line clearing and pole construction takes place this winter in east Oakville (Zone 3). The town's professional contractor will prune trees on behalf of Oakville Hydro to ensure safe clearance around hydro lines and to minimize safety hazards and power outages. Oakville Hydro will also coordinate pole construction with the line clearing program in this area. Trees are pruned to the Electrical Safety Authority's (ESA) industry standard of providing a minimum three- metre (10-foot) clearance. In rare instances, trees growing too close to hydro lines may require removal when the clearance standard cannot be achieved using acceptable pruning practices. In some situations, the town must prune or remove privately owned trees if they are growing too close to hydro lines. In cases where hydro lines are located in rear yards, Oakville Hydro has an easement through the property which allows the arborist to access the tree. Be informed: To review the progress of Hydro line clearing in your area, visit our interactive map on the tree maintenance page at oakville.ca More information on tree pruning around hydro lines can be found at oakvillehydro.com or oakville.ca. s w itc h in g g e a rs Accessibility If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know before February 21 by contacting Jill Stephen at 905-845-6601, ext. 3308, (TTY 905-338-4200), email jill.stephen@oakville.ca or fill out the accessible online feedback form at oakville.ca. mailto:tmp@oakville.ca mailto:jill.stephen@oakville.ca oakville.ca Switching Gears -- Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Review Goes to Council Monday, February 26, 2018 - 7 p.m. Online feedback and more details Hydro line clearing and construction Be informed: Accessibility