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17 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M arch 11,2021 insidehalton.com Engaging with residents, businesses and community stakeholders helps us develop and deliver high-quality programs and services for our community. Your feedback is valuable and helps informmany important Regional plans and projects. To make it even easier for you to get involved, Halton has developed a new Opportunities to Participate webpage on halton.ca that features Regional initiatives that are currently accepting feedback in one convenient online location. This webpage will be updated with new projects as they are available; providing more opportunities for you to participate and have your say--from online surveys and forms to online public information sessions and workshops. HaltonHighlights March2021 This page has been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents at no cost to taxpayers. Meetings at Halton Region Share your feedback with Halton Booking COVID-19 vaccinations for Halton residents 80+ I know residents are eager to get vaccinated and this is welcome news. We are currently booking appointments for Halton residents 80 years of age and older to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at a Halton Region Vaccination Clinic! While we have appointments allocated for all eligible residents 80+, our ability to vaccinate as quickly as possible remains dependent on supply from the Federal Government and allocations from the Province. If you are eligible or you are booking on behalf of someone who is eligible, please go online at halton.ca and use our booking system to quickly and easily schedule an appointment. If you require additional booking support, please call us at 311 and a customer service representative will be available to help. Please do not call clinic locations directly as bookings can only bemade through Halton Region. We know that some residents require assistance getting to and from their appointments. To support residents 80 years of age and older, we are providing transportation services, free of charge. Please visit halton.ca for more details. Thank you to all of our residents for working together to keep Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire and above all - for keeping each other safe! For the latest information our COVID-19 Vaccine Program, please visit halton.ca/COVIDvaccines. Halton Region has earned the highest credit rating (Aaa) fromMoody's Investors Service for another year. Their analysis praises Halton's strategic planning during the pandemic, and that the Region will remain stable despite future impacts from COVID-19. This rating ensures that Halton Region and its four Local Municipalities continue to access the best financing rates possible, allowing public funds to go further when investing in essential Regional works, including road, water and wastewater projects in Halton. Moody's credit opinion report confirms that our prudent fiscal planning during the pandemic will continue to support Halton residents in the future. To learn more about Halton's strong long-term financial position, visit halton.ca. 03 11 21 Halton maintains top credit rating during COVID-19 pandemic Regional Council meetings are taking place through web conferencing until further notice. Videos will be posted to halton.ca. Visit halton.ca for the full schedule. We all have a role in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Gary Carr, Regional Chair While this new centralized webpage offers a one-stop location for all Regional engagement initiatives, the Region will continue to provide numerous ways for you to share your input on important Regional work using both online and offline options. I encourage you to share your feedback with us! To review current opportunities to participate, visit halton.ca.