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Member Mildred Griffith recently received her 70 year pin from President Sylva Hasberry.
Mildred is a very dedicated member of Bervie Women's Institute and was presented the honour
at a recent meeting.
Bervie Women's Institute member
Mildred Griffith presented 70 -year pin
Diane Wilson of Kincar-
dine welcomed 12 mem-
bers of the Bervie W. I. to
her home on Wed. Oct. 5th
at 10 a.m. with the theme
being "Agriculture':
Roll Call was answered
by your favourite cheese.
A donation will be made
to the Red Cross for assis-
tance with the Haiti "Mat-
thew" hurricane and also
to the Alzheimer's Society
from the collection taken
last month.
President Sylvia Hasbury
presented Mildred Griffith
with her '70th year' Insti-
tute pin - congratulations!
Mildred has recently
planted many "150th" tulip
bulbs, not only in the Ber-
vie W. I. hall flowerbeds,
but also in town along the
boardwalk.
Following muffins and
coffee the group adjourned
to tour the Pine River
Cheese Factory where they
viewed a video of the oper-
ation and did a self tour -
quite an interesting indus-
try in our area.
The next meeting will be
at the hall on Wed. Nov 2 at
10 a.m. with the theme
being the environment.
Several will attend the
Bruce District Rally at
Walkerton on Oct. 27.
Elsie Shular, Islay Eby and
Sylvia Hasbury attended the
GreyBruce Area Convention
in Keady on Oct. 6 - a very
enjoyable day.
nwmo
NUCLEAR WASTE
MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION
SOCIETE DE GESTION
DES DECHETS
NUCLEAIRES
NWMO Learn More Centre
Everyone is welcome.
Drop in and learn more about Adaptive Phased Management
(APM), and ongoing work in the area. APM is Canada's plan for
the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel.
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is
working collaboratively with Huron -Kinloss to consider the
project and advance preliminary assessment studies. The
Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved
in this learning process.
OPP warns that online phishing and
ransomware pose serious security threats
International Cyber Security
Awareness Month is continu-
ing, and members of the
Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) are reminding everyone
to be aware of the e-mail
scams criminals use to commit
identity theft and other crimes.
Phishing is any e-mail
falsely claiming to be from
an established legitimate
organization such as a finan-
cial institution, business or
government agency.
"Ransomware and phish-
ing emails seek to elicit per-
sonal information and data
needed to fuel further crimi-
nal activities," said - Deputy
Commissioner Rick Barnum,
OPP Investigations and
Organized Crime in a media
release. "Together, we need
to do all we can to convince
victims to report phishing
emails and ransomware
incidents, which can reduce
harm and victimization."
The e-mail may request or
direct the consumer to visit a
certain website to update or
provide personal and/or
financial information and
passwords.
It is really a malicious
attempt to collect customer
information for the purpose of
committing fraud. Ransom -
ware produces what has been
called a "Police Trojan" or
"scareware" because a notice
pops up that appears to come
from a law enforcement
agency. The message is a false
accusation of illegal online
NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss)
46 Queen St., Ripley ON
(across from Lewis Park)
519.386.6711
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
activities and then demands
that the consumer needs to pay
a fee via money transfer or
credit card to unlock the com-
puter. When the victim submits
their payment details, the crim-
inals then steal and use the vic-
tim's personal information.
The Canadian Anti -Fraud
Centre (CAFC) received 5,179
'phishing' complaints in 2015,
identified 1,704 people as vic-
tims who lost more than
$508,000. In 2015, the CAFC
received 295 complaints from
Canadian consumers who
received a ransomware pop-up
message. Of those, 135 victims
were identified as having lost a
total of more than $47,000.00 -
roughly $348 per victim.
To recognize and avoid
phishing:
• Protect your computer
with anti-virus software, spy -
ware filters, email filters and
firewall programs.
• Contact the named finan-
cial institution immediately
and report your suspicions.
• Do not reply to any email
that requests your personal
information.
• Look for misspelled words.
• Always report phishing
or 'spoofed' emails.
Signs that you may have
encountered ransomware:
• A pop-up message or ban-
ner with a ransom request
• A user cannot usually
access anything on the com-
puter beyond the screen.
• Sending money outside
of the traditional or main-
stream banking system.
• Sending money to
"unlock" a computer.
Tips to protect yourself
from ransomware:
• Never click on a pop-up
that claims your computer
has a virus.
• Update your anti-virus
software often and scan your
computer for viruses regularly.
• Don't click on links or
attachments in e-mails sent
to you by someone you don't
know.
• Turn on your browser's
pop-up blocking feature.
. Never download anti-virus
software from a pop-up or link
sent to you in an e-mail.
During October's Cyber
Safety Awareness Month, the
OPP, other police services and
international partners are pro-
moting public awareness to
help prevent all Canadians
from becoming victims. If you
suspect you've been a victim
of phishing or ransomware,
contact your local police ser-
vice or the official entity that
the ransomware appears to be
from, the Canadian Anti -
Fraud Centre, report it to the
OPP online at www.opp.ca/
index.php?id=132 or through
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-
8477 (TIPS) at www.tipsub-
mit.com/start.htm
For helpful tips and links,
follow the OPP on Twitter (@
OPP_News), Facebook and
Instagram and using the
hashtags #CyberSecurity,
#CyberAware and #OPPTips.
FAST FACTS (Courtesy:
Get Cyber Safe)
156 -million phishing
emails are sent every day.
16 -million make it
through filters.
8 -million are opened.
800,000 links are clicked.
80,000 people fall for a
scam every day and share
their personal information,
thereby creating 30 -million
potential victims every year.
LEARN MORE
Cyber Security Awareness
Month - an internationally -
recognized campaign held
each October to inform the
public of the importance of
cyber security.
Get Cyber Safe is a national,
multi -jurisdiction, public
awareness campaign created to
educate Canadians about Inter-
net security and the simple
steps they can take to protect
themselves online. Visit http://
www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/
i POLICE BRIEF
Police
Investigating
Daytime Break -In
On Oct. 12, 2016 at 5:41 p.m.,
the South Bruce OPP received
a report of a break-in at a resi-
dence in the 1900 block of Con-
cession 6 in Huron Township.
Sometime between 8:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2016 the
garage was forcibly entered and
a quantity of tools was taken.
The list of stolen prop-
erty includes a Dewalt
DW717 mitre saw, Ryobi
P243G impact drill, Milwau-
kee trim set and a Mas-
tercraft multi crafter.
There is no estimate on the
value of the stolen prop-
erty available at this time.
Anyone with informa-
tion should call police or
Crimestoppers at 1-800-
222-8477 (TIPS) or sub-
mit a secure web -tip at
www.cri mestoppersg b.ca