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23 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M ay 12,2022 insidehalton.com Meetings at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE From May 16 to October 31, 2022, Halton Region Public Health will be conducting a mosquito larviciding program under the direction of Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Region Medical Officer of Health, to reduce the incidence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the City of Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton and the Town of Oakville. For the locations and dates of treatment, and for more information about West Nile Virus, please visit halton.ca. Larviciding in standing water The biological larvicide, VectoBac 200G (PCP# 18158, granular) or VectoBac 1200L (PCP# 21062, liquid), will be applied to affected standing water on public lands in urban areas, where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present. Signs will be posted at each location indicating when and where the larvicide has been applied. Larviciding in catch basins Where monitoring indicates that mosquito larvae are present, the larvicide Altosid Pellets (PCP# 21809, pellet), Altosid XR Briquets (PCP# 27694, ingot) or Vectolex WSP (PCP# 28009, pouch) will be placed by hand into catch basins. All larvicides will be applied by Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks licensed applicators or technicians. Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. 05 12 22 Gary Carr Regional Chair In May, we have another opportunity to recognize the nurses, public works staff and paramedics who work hard to provide critical services and infrastructure that support our community each day. May 9 to 15 is National Nursing Week, recognizing the history, work, contributions and achievements of nurses across Canada. National Public Works Week is from May 15 to 21, recognizing the great work of staff who support waste management, roads and water and wastewater services. Finally, National Paramedic Services Week takes place from May 22 to 28 to celebrate the remarkable individuals who provide emergency medical care and support through community paramedic programs. Thank you for all of your exceptional work! To learn more about Regional programs delivered by these dedicated teams, please visit halton.ca. Recognizing those who help keep Halton a great place to live The Oakville Beaver values the opinions of its readers, and the communi- ty at large. With that said, we wel- come your letters to the ed- itor on all matters that im- pact area residents. We ask that letters be no more than 275 words, and include the full name and town of the writer. Your address and tele- phone number must also be included for verification purposes only. We do not publish anon- ymous letters. Letters will be edited or rejected for of- fensive content, factual er- rors, legal issues or space restrictions. Send your letters to insi- dehalton@metroland.com. OPINION SEND US YOUR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SUBMIT YOUR LETTER TO THE EDITOR TODAY!