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Locals compete in Rio Heat warning and fire ban continued from p.4 After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2012 Olympics, K.C. Fraser wasn't to be denied this time. She and partner Genevieve Orton lost at the first Canadian team trials. However, they won at the Pan American Continental Qualifier, setting up a one-race showdown for a spot on the Canadian team, which they won. The 30-year-old Pierrefond, Que. native moved to Oakville when she was 16, just a couple of years after taking up the sport and trained at the Burloak Canoe Club. Now, with the Balmy Beach Canoe Club, Fraser won a gold medal at the Pan Am Games for a second time last year as a member of Canada's K4 crew. The K2 race will begin with preliminaries on Monday, Aug. 15 with finals on Aug. 16. A member of Canada's women's wheelchair basketball world champion team in 2014, Melanie Hawtin will compete in her first Paralympics. Hawtin once had her sights on the Paralympics, but as a track athlete. She competed at three world junior championships, but when surgery forced her to take a break from track competition, she started playing wheelchair basketball. Now, Hawtin puts her speed to good use on the court. The 28-year-old was also a member of Canada's silver-medal winning team at the Pan Am Games in Toronto. The Paralympic women's wheelchair basketball tournament runs from Sept. 8-16. by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff 5 | Friday, August 5, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Mark Oldershaw Sasha Boulton, a gold medallist at the Ontario Games, thought a back injury had ended her career as a competitive triathlete. Then she was contacted by the coach of Christine Robbins. Robbins, who is legally blind, was attempting to qualify for the Paralympics but needed a guide. Boulton and Robbins clicked as a competitive pair and together qualified for Rio. The women's triathlon will be held Sept. 11. It is hot. For the fourth time this summer, Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Halton starting Thursday (Aug. 4) as a result of extreme heat and humidity expected. A heat warning is issued when daytime temperatures are expected to reach at least 31 C, with an overnight low of above 20 C for two days, or when the Humidex is expected to reach 40 C for two days. The heat is expected to end tonight (Friday) with the passage of a cold front. Hot conditions pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion. Those especially at risk include: · older adults; · infants and young children; · people with chronic illnesses, such as breathing difficulties, heart conditions or psychiatric illnesses; · people who work or exercise in the heat; · homeless people; and · people without access to air conditioning. To prevent heat-related illness, stay cool, avoid strenuous outdoor activities, seek shade, spend time in air-conditioned places and drink plenty of cool liquids, especially water. If you or someone in your care experiences rapid breathing, headache, confusion, weakness or fainting, seek medical attention right away, advises Halton Region's Health Department. Residents should also call or visit friends or neighbours who may be at risk and never leave people or pets in unattended in a car. For more information on how to protect your health during heat warnings, including a listing of air-conditioned locations in Halton, visit halton.ca/heat or dial 311. Meanwhile the Oakville Fire department issued a partial fire ban on open burning because of the prolonged hot, dry weather. The ban includes open air burning of brush on farms and agricultural lands. Residents who have outdoor fireplaces, barbecues, and other open burning devices or fire pits can continue to use them, however, they must keep a hose or another water source nearby and readily available, Oakville Fire states. "The partial fire ban will remain in place until the risk of fire spreading has been reduced to a manageable level by sustained rainfall and cooler temperatures," said Oakville Fire Chief Brian Durdin in a media release Thursday. Residents will be notified once the ban has been lifted. Fire prevention officers are also reminding residents personal barbecues are not permitted in any Town of Oakville parks. For more information on open air burning in Oakville, visit oakville.ca and search "outdoor fires" or call Oakville Fire Prevention at 905338-4404. NEW CLEANING TECHNOLOGY AvAILAbLE EXCLUSIvELY AT SpOTLESS AUTO DETAILING INC At Spotless Auto Detailing we are up-to-date with the latest technology and are affiliated with over 7 local dealers. 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