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6- The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 18, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com OPINION & LETTERS The Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5567 Classified Advertising: 845-3824, ext. 224 Circulation: 845-9742 Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: IAN OLIVER Publisher NEIL OLIVER Associate Publisher JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief ROD JERRED Managing Editor KELLY MONTAGUE Advertising Director DANIEL BAIRD Advertising Manager TERI CASAS Business Manager MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution ALEXANDRIA CALHOUN Circ. Manager Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd., includes: Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser, Alliston Herald/Courier, Arthur Enterprise News, Barrie Advance, Brampton Guardian, Burlington Post, Burlington Shopping News, Caledon Enterprise, City Parent, Collingwood/Wasaga Connection, East York Mirror, Erin Advocate/Country Routes, Etobicoke Guardian, Flamborough Review, Georgetown Independent/Acton Free Press, Harriston Review, Huronia Business Times, Lindsay This Week, Markham Economist & Sun, Midland/Penetanguishine Mirror, Milton Canadian Champion, Milton Shopping News, Mississauga Business Times, Mississauga News, Napanee Guide, Newmarket/Aurora Era-Banner, Northumberland News, North York Mirror, Oakville Beaver, Oakville Shopping News, Oldtimers Hockey News, Orillia Today, Oshawa/Whitby/Clarington Port Perry This Week, Owen Sound Tribune, Palmerston Observer, Peterborough This Week, Picton County Guide, Richmond Hill/Thornhill/Vaughan Liberal, Scarborough Mirror, Stouffville/Uxbridge Tribune, Forever Young, City of York Guardian Challenging career It can't be easy being a cop -- especially since our population continues to grow in leaps and bounds without the necessary services in place to sustain the growth. Of course residents expect (demand?) the same level of police service they have been enjoying over the years. That service can mean anything from responding to traffic accidents to diffusing a tense domestic situation to comforting a lost child to breaking the news that a loved one won't be coming home again. A police officer's job -- or calling -- demands that the individual be a caring, but strong soul, a marriage counsellor, child care advocate, teacher, social worker and, when required, a midwife. Somehow the policeman or woman is expected to be all of that, often with little appreciation from the community they serve. But for most of the police officers who make it their life's quest to improve the lives of others and the safety of towns and cities in which they work, they wouldn't want to change their profession. They love the job and embrace all of its daily challenges. Their enthusiasm for policing is readily apparent in the new recruitment campaign being promoted by Halton Regional Police Service. "Variety is the spice of life, so policing is very challenging and rewarding ­ plus you can really help people," says Media Relations Officer Sgt. Peter Payne. "You can look in the mirror and tell yourself you made a difference. If you're dedicated to helping people, this is the job for you." Halton police are currently looking to draw from a large pool of applicants and want to encourage local residents to consider a career in policing. If you have what it takes to serve and protect the people of Halton, you might want to check out www.hrps.on.ca or call the recruitment information line at 905-6341831, ext. 5116. The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. Letters should be addressed to The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. The Beaver reserves the right to refuse to publish a letter. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Christian activists are fighting for open democracy Halton MP Garth Turner writes, in his web site, about the Christian activists opposing him: "But this is actually about the imposition of a Christian moral code on a secular country." However, with 73 per cent of Canadians declaring themselves Christian and most of the rest adhering to other religions, you can hardly support his statement. He continues: "It's all about the tyranny of the well-financed minority, versus the freedom of open democracy where all the people vote." I have to agree with him there. It is in fact about the well-financed homosexual activist minority, who have been able to perform a scoop, with the help of activist judges and a lame Liberal government who changed the foundation of society (traditional marriage) without a free, open vote from Canadians. Freedom from a religious dictatorship may be our aim, but freedom from morality and false "equality" will destroy society as we know it. Examples from other countries and from history are abundant. Garth Turner is a much better MP than many, but he displays a common "dichotomy" symptom. This is revealed on people's sense of balance. They sometimes tilt to the left (on social issues) and sometimes to the right (on economic issues). This is an influence that is especially transmitted in Ontario and mostly contracted at the Provincial level, with John Tory at the leadership of the Conservative party. GIUSEPPE GORI LEADER, FAMILY COALITION PARTY OF ONTARIO Pud BY STEVE NEASE snease@haltonsearch.com Turner's opponents wrong Re: Turner says religious right wants him out, Oakville Beaver, Wed. Aug 16. Reading the article concerning the alleged plot by the religious right in Milton to defeat Halton MP Garth Turner at the upcoming Halton Conservative Riding Association meeting brings to mind a bumper sticker I saw some time ago on my way to work which read "The Christian Right Isn't". GEORGE BRETT The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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