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10 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 22, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville girl to receive Fire Safety Action Award Twelve-year-old Sidney Samborski of Oakville will receive a Fire Safety Action Award from the Fire Marshal's Public Fire Safety Council on June 28 in Toronto. Each year Fire Safety Action Awards are awarded to young children and teenagers who have actively demonstrated fire safety behaviours they have learned. On Jan. 24, Sidney had just returned home from school and was working on the computer in her family's living room. Her mother, Gloria, was in the same room when they both heard a smoke alarm and both began to smell smoke. Gloria panicked and called her husband on the telephone. However, Sidney kept her composure and tried to calm her mother. When her mother suggested an escape from the home, Sidney insisted on another route. They needed to escape from the house through the front door, a few steps away. As they moved toward the door, Sidney grabbed the family dog, Max, and a blanket to cover his face, as he had a respiratory illness. Once outside, they called 911 from a cell phone. A fire investigation later determined that an electric heating pad, plugged into an electrical outlet in the basement, had malfunctioned and had been the source of the fire. The basement had been the temporary home of a family guest. Sidney was taught fire safety lessons at her school Saint James Roman Catholic School and during a day camp last summer. The day camp was hosted by the Halton Region Health Department and the Canadian Red Cross and provided lessons on life safety. "Sidney was able to recognize the emergency and stay calm," said Fire Marshal Pat Burke. "She used information she had learned from fire IN-STOCK ELECTRIC FIREPLACE CLEAROUT DAVID LEA / OAKVILLE BEAVER QUICK THINKING: Sidney Samborski with her parents, Paul and Natasha safety lessons to most likely Ontario. Community Safety and save the lives of her mother Fire departments Correctional Services Monte and pet." throughout the province Kwinter and Fire Marshal The annual Fire Safety nominated individuals and Burke will present the Awards recognize outstand- organizations for this year's awards at a luncheon cereing contributions to fire pro- awards; 21 recipients were mony at the Fairmont Royal tection and prevention in selected. The Minister of York Hotel in Toronto. Grand Prize 1 of 5 42" Plasma TVs · · · · "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a iPod Nanos Gas Cards Free Car Washes GPS Systems... and more! 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905.337.2066 On The Spot! C A R P E T C L E A N I N G S P E C I A L I S T S® Since 1952 260 Speers Road, Oakville 905-849-5554 · www.prooil.ca Thank you Oakville for choosing us #1 eight years in a row! 2007 VOLVO S60SE % $ * 1 539 LEASE PER MO. LEASE RATE 48 MOS. Save 25% When you drop-off area rugs. · Residential & commercial carpet & upholstery cleaning · In-plant cleaning of all Bottle o oriental fine area rugs removerf spot · Free estimates. each o with FREE! rder! 1446 Wallace Rd., Oakville, ON BRONTE RD. PACIFIC RD. www.onthespotcleaning.ca WYECROFT RD. 3RD LINE 905-825-4256 W. Q.E.W. E. SOUTH SERVICE RD. No purchase necessary. See www.prooil.ca for details and a location near you. iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Apple is not a sponsor of, nor partner in, this promotion. A LITTLE SCRATCH THAT'S GOOD FOR YOUR CAR CHECK YOUR MAIL OR COME IN FOR YOUR CHANCE TO ONE OF HUNDREDS OF GREAT PRIZES!