19 | Thursday, January 1 2 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Take steps to protect your privacy continued from p.18 ments and agencies do not go out of business when they fail to live up to expected standards. This places more onerous on the government and our elected parliamentarians to provide strict and competent oversight to ensure privacy is maintained. The final component is you. Every Canadian has the responsibility to ensure their privacy is maintained. Be vigilant and watch for any areas where your privacy has been compromised. Take all neces sary steps to be proactive at protecting your pri vate information. Simple measures like not carrying your pass port or social insurance number with you on a daily basis, because that information is not needed daily and should be kept in a more secure place. Shred all personal information before it is disposed of in the garbage or recycling bin. As stated above, privacy is a big deal. 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Parents should contact the Principal/Vice-principal if they require accessibility accommodations in order to register their child for kindergarten. Please register your child by February 3, 2017. A ccess t o th e schoo l lib ra r y is p ro v id e d o n c e re g is te re d . For further information, please contact: Phone: 9 0 5 -3 3 5 -3 6 6 3 Toll fre e : 1 -8 7 7 -6 1 8 -3 4 5 6 B u rlin g to n : e x t.3 2 9 4 H a lto n Hills & M ilto n : e x t.3 3 2 4 O akville : e x t.3 2 7 1 o r 3 3 0 7 W h y C h o o s e M ira c le -E a r? · Personalized Treatment Plans · Lifetime of aftercare · Qualified Registered Hearing Care Professionals · Benefit from cutting edge research and technology - with a wide range of options to suit each individual If you require language assistance registering y o u r s tu d e n t fo r school please c o n ta ct H alton M u lticu ltu ra l C ouncil (905) 8 4 2 -2 4 8 6 . 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