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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 46 No. 11 THE OAKVILLE 30 Snowflake Skate medals for Oakville Sports FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2007 FLYER DELIVERY Quantities as low as 1000 at Call Marie 905-845-4549 ext 232 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" 56 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) United Way $250K short of campaign goal Campaign extended to reach target By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The United Way of Oakville (UWO) will continue fundraising until the end of February to reach the $2.25 million target needed to specifically meet local agency needs through its 2006 campaign goal. Inside Opinion......................................6 Entertainment..........................25 Worship....................................26 Sports.......................................27 Real Estate...............................30 Classified .................................33 Full Delivery: Petcetera, Canadian Tire, Smart Source, Food Basics, Superstore, Zellers, MDG Partial Delivery: Ashley Furniture, Dominion, Linens-N-Things, Covers, Kingsridgfe Pharmacy, Century 21, Living Den, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Decorum Furniture, Ho Lee Chow, Home Hardware, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortinos, Sears, Stoney Creek Furniture, 2-4-1 Pizza, The Barn, Best Buy, Bulk Barn, Future Shop SYLC (Support Your Local Carrier) DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com "2006 has been a year of transition," said Jill Yousie, vice chair of the UWO board at the UWO's annual Community Achievement Celebration Wednesday at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. It was at the annual event staged to honour donors that the UWO announced it has raised $2 million of the $2.25 million it estimates is needed to fund its 31 member agencies that operate in the Oakville community alone this year. This does not include gifts that donors designated to other non-profit groups throughout the country. In past years, United Way of Oakville has announced an overall campaign goal, which included funds allocated to other communities. The local agencies are funded through a new initiative -- the Community LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER CRIME STOPPER: New Halton Crime Stoppers co-ordinator Gary Gold wants to market the program towards youth in the region. He wants the organization to participate in community events to raise its profile among young people. Halton's top Crime Stopper is Gold By Stephanie Thiessen SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER See Teamwork page 10 When he was a youngster, the interaction Sgt. Gary Gold had with police officers was limited. Every once in a while he'd approach the cruiser parked in the lot of his Burlington high school and start up a conversation with the officer, but he was always the one who initiated the contact, Gold said. "We didn't have the same exposure to police back then," said Gold, the new co-ordinator of Halton Crime Stoppers. Fortunately, things are different now. Students are introduced to police officers early on in the school system, and that contact continues right up through high school. "There's a lot more openness and less mystery as to the role of police," he said. As a former high school liaison officer and having worked in educational services, Gold has seen first hand the benefits of building relationships with students. It's something he wants to continue in his new role with Crime Stoppers, a position he started just a couple of weeks ago. "We'll be marketing (Crime Stoppers) more toward the youth of Halton," said Gold, who lives in Burlington with his wife and three sons, aged nine, 11 and 19. He added it's important for the organization to participate in community events so young people don't just see officers as an "enforcement machine." One of the biggest struggles -- and a challenge Gold said he'll be facing head on -- is to make the public further aware of the crime fighting organization and how it works. Crime Stoppers of Halton is a nonprofit, charitable organization managed by a volunteer board of directors that allows citizens to anonymously report crimes or provide tips via phone or Internet. Information that leads to an arrest may make the tipster eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000. See Key page 7 LIAISON COLLEGE · Largest trainer of Chefs in Ontario · 10 campuses located in southern Ontario · Flexible scheduling and start dates OTELLO'S BANQUET CENTRE, 2nd Floor 2273 Royal Windsor Drive (at Ford Drive) 905-842-4336 Call now for Classes starting in February CHEF TRAINING WWW.CHEFCOLLEGE.CA