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w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Th ur sd ay , O ct ob er 2 1, 2 01 0 6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BY: 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5566 Classified Advertising: 905-632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742 The Oakville Beaver 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.The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline.Editorial and adv rtising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. United Way of Oakville Ontario Community Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Association Suburban Newspapers of America NEIL OLIVER Vice-President and Group Publisher, Metroland West DAVID HARVEY Regional General Manager JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief ROD JERRED Managing Editor DANIEL BAIRD Advertising Director RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director SANDY PARE Business Manager MARK DILLS Director of Production MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution SARAH MCSWEENEY Circ. Manager WEBSITE oakvillebeaver.com MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER RAISING THE SCALE: Michelle Kerby of the Oakville Hospital Foundation (left) and Miranda Ellis (right) at the Christmas card making event to raise money for an infant scale for the Oakville Hospital Foundation. Ellis hosted the event at her Oakville home after her newborn son spent time at the hospital and she discovered the pediatric unit had one scale, which costs approximately $4,500. ATHENAAward Guest Columnist Rick Hillier wants us to know how lucky we are. As thekeynote speaker at our recent 56th annual ChairsDinner, the former Chief of Defence Staff spoke pas- sionately about how lucky we are to live in a place where we take our right to vote for granted. Telling the story of Kandahar's first democratic election in 2004, General Hillier conveyed the profound desire of Kandahar's citizens to vote despite the life-threatening obstacles in their way. In spite of bombings and armed insurgents, voter turnout in that election exceeded the turnout for Oakville's past few municipal elections. In the last municipal election, Oakvilles voter turnout was 35 per cent. We all want the same thing: a healthy community in which to live, work and play. What is it that we are failing to remember? Over the past few months, 41 of our fellow citizens have asked each of us for their support as they have shared their vision for Oakvilles future. The candidates have very diverse opinions yet are united in the common goal of pre- serving the unique character of Oakville as a vibrant and livable community. For those of you who do not think that your individual vote matters, remember that the 2003 Oakville municipal election was won by only 12 votes. If you support the current administration, let it know by voting. If you would like a change in administration, let it know by voting. If you have not yet had a chance to get to know the candidates, information about the candidates platforms is widely available. The Oakville Beaver has done an outstanding job of providing election coverage with discussions of the key issues and candidate profiles. Check out the various news and public information websites for broadcasts of the various debates or contact the candidates campaign office. The mission of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce is to foster a healthy economic environment for Oakville, and by doing so we believe we help create a strong, healthy, environmentally and economically sustainable community. In this election and elections to come, the goal of our Chamber is to ensure issues of interest and concern to our members are front and centre in the discussions. From hospital funding, tourism, the Towns economic development strategy to tax- ation, debt and development charges, the Chamber is committed to engaging our municipal candidates on behalf of our members and all Oakville citizens. More than 500 people attended our Mayoralty All-Candidates Meeting on Oct. 5 at Glen Abbey United Church. We hope this ongoing program of the Chamber helped inform this years debate on the many issues we face as a community. As a non-partisan organization, we congratulate and thank all the candidates for their willingness to put their name forward to serve. Win or lose, each has already made an invaluable contribution by their participation in our democratic process. They deserve our thanks and yours. Celebrate your right to vote, dont take it for granted. Cast your ballot in our munic- ipal election on Oct. 25. John Sawyer, president, Oakville Chamber of Commerce John Sawyer G t out and v te The Oakville Beaver is a division of Around our house its become known as a SundaySleep. Granted, that term is a bit of misnomer in that it does not necessarily have to happen on a Sunday, and, sadly, theres precious little sleep involved. No, the dreaded Sunday Sleep can (and often does) occur on the final night of a holiday or, in the case of long weekends wherein we dont have to return to work until Tuesday, it happens on a Monday. Confusing, I know: A Sunday Sleep on a Monday night. Regardless of when it occurs, the Sunday Sleep is a frustrating night of restlessness, idiotic insomnia, toss- ing and turning, and fitful shuteye that, come morning, leaves you feeling like youve spent your so-called resting hours being chased through the fog by Freddy Krueger, or run over by a bus. Not a good way to feel when the old alarm sounds, summoning you off to the shower and into work. People who study sleep snooze-ologists, or some such will tell you that Sunday is the most common night for assorted sleep disturbances. And there are various reasons why people sleep poor- ly on Sundays: because all weekend-long youve taken yourself out of your normal sleep routine (staying up later, sleeping in), so your body clock is all out of whack. Because youve probably got an enormous Sunday dinner all seven courses, a jug of wine and that second piece of apple pie you really didnt need sitting in your belly a stuffed condition that always makes socializing with the sandman a difficult proposition. Oh, and because as you slide into bed on a Sunday night, your mind naturally starts to think about the nightmare work week that is lying in wait, about to ambush you. But, instead, what ambushes you are nocturnal ninjas that have you pulling out your hair as you count whole herd of sheep. Andy Juniper can be visited at www.strangledeggs.com, contacted at ajjuniper@gmail.com, or followed at www.twitter.com/thesportjesters. Counting sheep and digesting Sunday dinner keeps you awake Andy Juniper