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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 13, 2012 · 20 Have your voice heard on Halton survey panel www.oakvillebeaver.com A new online project launched by Halton Region is asking local residents what's most important to them in their communities through Halton MVP (my ViewPoint). The online citizen survey panel will offer input on issues including waste management, housing and emergency services. Participants will also provide information about their satisfaction with Regional services and the needs and priorities in Halton. "I believe it is crucial that we engage with residents and I'm hopeful that the ease and flexibility of the online survey panel will attract many people to participate," said Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr. Halton MVP is now recruiting residents to join the panel at www.halton.ca/ MVP. Residents who register to join Halton MVP may be invited to participate in up to eight surveys each year. The results of the survey will be available online. The Halton MVP survey panel will be managed and administered by Jane Armstrong Research Associates on behalf of Halton Region through a secure website. All correspondence, data collection and data analysis are the responsibility of Armstrong Research. To protect your privacy, all information provided by panelists will be held in strictest confidence by Armstrong Research. The names of panelists, or any other identifiable information, won't be released without written permission by the participant. Individual views will remain anonymous and personal data and answers to survey questions are always combined with those of many other panelists so that no one panelist can be singled out or identified. Halton Region serves more than 500,000 residents in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills. Halton Region is committed to meeting the needs of its residents through the delivery of programs and services, including water and wastewater; Regional roads and planning; emergency medical services; waste management; public health; Ontario Works; children's and seniors' services; social/non-profit housing; heritage programs; emergency management and economic development. For more information, dial 311 or visit www.halton.ca.