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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ay 27 ,2 02 1 | 10 oakville.ca The Town of Oakville intends to control weeds in medians and shrub beds along the following roadsides and parks: • Lakeshore Road, Church St, Robinson St, Dunn St, Reynolds St, Navy St, Thomas St, Allan St, Trafalgar Rd, Randall St, Kerr Street, Bronte Rd, East St, Nelson St, Jones St, Marine Dr. Upper Middle Road, Third Line, Dorval Drive, Neyagawa Blvd, Cornwall Rd, Dundas St., Bridge Rd, Rebecca St, within the Town of Oakville • Using the pesticide Finalsan Pro Commercial Concentrate containing active ingredient Soap (ammonium salt of fatty acids) Registration No. 30012 under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). Commencing on April 19, 2021 weather permitting, and ending October 8, 2021 For further information contact: Service Oakville at 905-845-6601 Collect calls will be accepted from individuals calling long distance. Public notice of pesticide use oakville.ca Public Notice of Pesticide Use The Town of Oakville will be conducting aerial spraying of select woodlands to control a gypsy moth infestation. Two treatments will be performed by helicopter within a few days of each other between May 1 and June 15, 2021, weather permitting, from 5 - 8 a.m. Trails will be closed for a few hours during the spraying. Visit oakville.ca/maps for the Forestry Map for spray areas and the town's website, Facebook, and Twitter feeds for 48 hour notice of aerial spray commencement. Foray 48B Biological Insecticide Aqueous Suspension, containing active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. Kurstaki strain ABTS-351, (PCP# 24977) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). The Town of Oakville will be conducting select ground spray of street trees adjacent to aerial spray locations to control a gypsy moth infestation. Treatmentswill be performed byOakville staff between May 1 and June 15, 2021, weather permitting, in the early morning, based on insect emergence and species host preference. Please visit Oakville.ca to find up to date information, including 48 hour notice to ground spray areas. For more information visit oakville.ca or contact Service Oakville at 905-845-6601, email service@oakville.ca or toll-free at 1-877-625-8455. DIPEL® 2X DF Biological Insecticide, containing active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. Kurstaki strain ABTS-351, (PCP# 26508) under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada). The importance of failure and being aware of the impact tech- nology can have were among the subjects discussed by youths dur- ing a virtual talk hosted by Oak- ville's Iroquois Ridge High School. The event gave eight Oakville high school students and two guest speakers the opportunity to develop and share their ideas on how individuals, technology and society can reach new heights. Speakers included Mona Haider, a Grade 12 student from Iroquois Ridge High School, who spoke about the impact technolo- gy has on our humanity. In her speech Haider said peo- ple tend to gauge society's eleva- tion based on technological ad- vancements. However, she questioned whether that should be the case. "My generation claims to be more advanced, more politically and socially aware than the ones before us, but as technology takes over every aspect of our lives, we've also become the generation with the highest ever recorded rates of anxiety," she said. "The generation that tells you to love yourself while simulta- neously brainwashing ourselves to believe that every girl has to be a size zero to be worth anything. We are the first ever generation to have instant access to informa- tion from all over the world, yet we choose to spend hours a day staring at ourselves on our phones." Haider said inventions like so- cial media keep people connected and allow for the sharing of ideas like never before. However, she said it has led to anxiety, depres- sion and extreme self-awareness for a generation of young people. "Somewhere in our deluded fantasy of innovation we allowed 13-year-olds to edit themselves in- to their dream bodies and then post it online where people praise them for it," said Haider. Another issue Haider has with social media is the performative activism she regularly sees there. She said reposting a photo about the climate crisis is useless if there is no action to back this up. Haider argued with so much effort being put into elevating technology the same amount of effort needs to be put into elevat- ing our humanity. The audience also heard from Grade 9 White Oaks Secondary School student Emma Li who talked about the power of failure. She noted that while failure is defined as a lack of success it is actually a part of success in that it can be an amazing teacher. "In our society we have an im- age of perfection. This image is what we all strive to be in one way or another, but it is important to realize that perfection does not exist, only progress," said Li. "The truth is you can always be better." Li argued everyone will fail at some point in their lives and it is important to know how to cope when it does happen. Leaning to let go of a past fail- ure is significant step and build- ing confidence is key to someone understanding that even if they do fail, they will be OK, said Li. She pointed out that fear of failure can actually make that failure a reality by robbing a per- son of their desire to try. Failing to learn from past mis- takes along with making excuses not to try harder are other routes to failure, said Li. The White Oaks student said motivating yourself by thinking about what you are working to- ward can help someone be suc- cessful. Perseverance can also be help- ful. Basketball player Kobe Bry- ant made the second greatest number of baskets in a single game in NBA history, but Li pointed out he also missed the most shots in NBA history. "The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who nev- er fell," said Li. Other topics discussed during the event included environmen- tal action, the importance of fol- lowing your dreams, hobbies and biomimetic lifestyles. YOUTH FORUM TACKLES 'BRAINWASHING' TECH PERILS Grade 12 student Mona Haider speaks about technology's negative influence on humanity. Iroquois Ridge HS photo DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS