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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 22, 2013 | 16 Info session on early FI pilot FRIDAY NOV. 29TH - 7.00 PM AT SHAAREI - BETH EL CONGREGATION Come celebrate the third night of Channuka with the entire Halton Community as we invite local officials, interfaith leaders and elected representatives to join us in lighting the candles. In keeping with tradition, we will celebrate with music from our choir and youth, and eat delicious latkes and sufganiyot. www.sbe.ca SHAAREI - BETH EL CONGREGATION A REFORM SYNAGOGUE SERVING HALTON REGION AND BEYOND 186 Morrison Road, Oakville Ontario L6J 4J4 · TEL 905-849-6000 · FAX 905-849-1134 The Halton Catholic District School Board is hosting four information sessions for parents interested in learning more about an early French immersion (FI) pilot program. As of September, the Halton Catholic board has been offering an optional early French immersion pilot program starting in Grade 1 at four school sites across the region. Information sessions have been scheduled at each of the four sites: · Oakville: Monday, Nov. 25 -- St. Mary School, 2175 Colonel William Pkwy. · Milton: Tuesday, Nov. 26 -- St. Peter School, 137 Dixon Dr. · Georgetown: Monday, Dec. 2 -- St. Brigid School, 73 Miller Dr. · Burlington: Monday, Dec. 9 -- Sacred Heart of Jesus School, 2222 Country Club Dr. All presentations begin at 7 p.m. Online registrations for the 2014 Grade 1 Early French Immersion Pilot Program take place Jan. 14, 2014. Students must be entering Grade 1 in September 2014 in order to be eligible to participate. Space is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Details about the online registration process will be provided at the information sessions. An overview of the Grade 1 early French immersion pilot program can be found on the board's website at www.hcdsb.org. Look under the Programs link. Halton.ca 311 Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. Public Notice Halton Region 2014 Budget and Business Plan The proposed 2014 Budget and Business Plan for Halton Region, including the Regional property tax levy, water and wastewater rates, waste management, and user fees and charges will be considered at the following meetings: Tuesday, November 26 ­ 9:30 a.m. Thursday, November 28 ­ 9:30 a.m. Monday, December 9 ­ 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 11 ­ 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. Administration & Finance Cttee. Budget Review Cttee. Regional Council Notice of Front-ending Agreement Under the Development Charges Act, 1997 TAKE NOTICE THAT on the 13th day of November, 2013, The Regional Municipality of Halton entered into a front-ending agreement (the "Agreement') with a number of landowners in the Region. AND TAKE NOTICE THAT any owner of land within the Region may make an objection to the Agreement by filing with the Clerk of The Regional Municipality of Halton on or before 4:30 p.m. on December 23, 2013, at the address shown below, or by email to the email address shown below, a notice of objection setting out the objection to the Agreement and the reasons supporting the objection. The Agreement provides funding for the construction of works for the benefit of development within the whole of the Region. The water and wastewater and roads projects that constitute the works are set out in Schedule "C" to the Agreement. Any owner of land within the Region developing its land for residential purposes will be required to make payments beginning January 1, 2017 pursuant to the Agreement. This payment is estimated at approximately $10,000 per single detached equivalent unit, which includes an annual interest rate of 6% compounded semi-annually. The Agreement is available for review in the Office of the Regional Clerk during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or electronically at the following Regional web site quick-link: www.halton.ca/front-end Dated at The Regional Municipality of Halton this 13th day of November, 2013. Karyn Bennett Regional Clerk & Director of Council Services Legislative & Planning Services Office of the Regional Clerk 1151 Bronte Road Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 Fax: 905-825-8838 Email: karyn.bennett@halton.ca Halton Regional Meeting Schedule Nov 26 Nov 27 Nov 28 Dec 9 Dec 11 Gary Carr Regional Chair 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. Planning & Public Works Cttee. Admin & Finance Cttee. Budget Review Cttee. Regional Council Wednesday, November 27 ­ 9:30 a.m. Planning & Public Works Cttee. All of the above meetings will be held at the Halton Regional Centre located at 1151 Bronte Road in Oakville. The 2014 Budget and Business Plan is available for viewing or downloading on Halton's website at www.halton.ca/budget and can be obtained free of charge from or viewed at the Office of the Regional Clerk at the Halton Regional Centre, Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Halton residents are invited to provide input on the proposed 2014 Budget and Business Plan. If you wish to register as a delegate to address one of the Committees noted above, please contact the Office of the Regional Clerk and Council Services at 905-825-6000 ext. 7405. You may also provide input or comments on Halton's website at www.halton.ca/budget. Enhanced community emergency notification service launched On November 1, Halton Region rolled out an enhanced emergency notification service. The Region now has access to an improved database, enabling us to reach more than 95 per cent of Halton residents with traditional land line telephone service, in the event of an emergency. As one of the first Canadian municipalities to have access to Bell Canada's 9-1-1 data for use in emergency situations, Halton Region continues to be a leader in delivering community emergency notification services. Learn more at www.halton.ca/beprepared. You can also follow Emergency Preparedness on Twitter @BPreparedHalton for emergency updates and preparedness tips. Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings 21/221113