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13 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,A pril 11,2019 insidehalton.com * Offer valid until April 30th, 2019 and is subject to change without notice. No-cost hearing tests are provided to adults ages 19 and older. A feewill apply for a copy of your audiogram. Child hearing tests are conducted at select locations for a fee, please contact us for more information. Candidatesmust be private sale, or eligible for ADP. Some conditionsmay apply. Please see clinic for details. Offer not valid in Quebec. Call or book online: HearingLife.ca/STOP Call toll-free 1-866-293-6940 2 clinics in Oakville LIVING WITH HEARING LOSSSTOP FREE Hearing Aid DEMO 2.5 cm Hear the difference for yourself. Visit us for your FREE hearing aid demo today - space is limited! Introducing a powerful NEW hearing aid that empowers you to hear in full fidelity 360°. Promo Code NSP-STOP-OAKB hojrentals.ca Upgrade to a 16 foot Cube/Box Truck (with ramp) for only $25 more! The Oakville & Milton Hu- mane Society has taken in 36 cats and kittens after their owner be- came overwhelmed and surren- dered them. Andrea Barker, manager of animal care for Oakville & Milton Humane Society (OMHS), said the humane society took posses- sion of the cats on March 18. She would not say where the cats came from, but confirmed it was from outside of Halton. "The owner was a cat lover. She was doing her best to look af- ter them," said Barker. "I'm sure you can appreciate that with that many cats in one house it is hard to do that effec- tively. Especially if they are not spayed or neutered." Barker said despite the owner not being in Halton, the OMHS was in a position to help with this situation as they had space avail- able. She said, overall, the cats and kittens are in good condition. They need basic care, includ- ing vaccines, deworming and treatment for internal and exter- nal parasites to bring them up to an adoptable level, said Barker. She also noted some have teeth issues that must be addressed. Barker hopes some of the cats will be available for adoption within the next month. "With such a large number of cats it's hard to adequately social- ize everyone so some of them are on the shy side," said Barker. "We may use foster care to deal with that or have volunteers work with them here." The OMHS relies entirely on donations to feed, shelter, care for, provide veterinary care and find homes for its animals. Anyone who wants to make a donation can do so at the shelter at 445 Cornwall Rd. in Oakville or through the organization's web- site at omhs.ca. OAKVILLE & MILTON HUMANE SOCIETY TAKES IN 36 CATS AFTER OWNER BECAME OVERWHELMED DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS OMHS STAFF SAY CATS IN GOOD CONDITION OVERALL Two of the 36 cats that recently arrived at OMHS. The owner surrendered them after becoming overwhelmed. OMHS photo Regional chair Gary Carr earned more than $230,000 last year in salaries, benefits and ex- penses, according to a finance re- port from Halton staff. The remuneration report pre- sented to regional councillors at their most recent meeting shows that the head of council earned $223,970 in salary and benefits in 2018, spent $5,091 on conferences and claimed $3,342 in other ex- penses. Carr also received a per diem of $6,846 for sitting on the Ni- agara Escarpment Commission Board. Regional councillors who served throughout 2018 earned be- tween $50,000 and $58,000 each, with the newest members of coun- cil elected last October taking home between $3,350 and $4,434 in salaries and benefits. Topping the list for conference expenses was Halton Hills Coun. Clark Somerville at $16,290, with $7,638 of that resulting from his duties as Halton's representative at the Federation of Canadian Mu- nicipalities. The report also detailed the $43,025 in salaries, benefits and expenses incurred by the Halton Regional Police Service Board and $25,470 paid to council mem- bers throughout Halton sitting on the conservation authority boards. In total, $1,526,463 was spent on remuneration and expenses for members of council and the boards, up slightly from $1,490,969 reported in 2017. Regional council members are also compensated by the local mu- nicipalities they serve - numbers that are reported separately by the four towns/cities in Halton. To view the full regional report visit www.halton.ca and down- load the March 27 council meeting documentation under "Regional Council and Committees." $1.5M SPENT ON HALTON COUNCIL MEMBER SALARIES, EXPENSES IN 2018 MELANIE HENNESSEY mhennessey@metroland.com COUNCIL