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48 Pages $1.00 (plus tax)A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 147 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 Stepping up to the plate LivingONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER THANK YOU: Cancer survivor Dr. Alexandra Ginty gives Betty Birmingham a hug during the celebration of Betty and the late Bruce Birmingham's $3.5 million donation to the new Oakville Hospital Campaign on Thursday morning. Oakvilles Birmingham family had just made a donation to the foundation for the construction of the new hospital of $3.5 million, $3 million right away, and the other $500,000 to be used to match com- munity donations dollar for dollar. This donation comes just weeks after the founder and president of Mattamy Homes, Peter Gilgan, made a $10 million contribution to the new hospital. Their support has been catalyt- ic, creating tangible change and helping to improve the lives of oth- ers, said Tina Triano, CEO of the foundation, at a recognition cere- mony at the Oakville Tafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) on Thursday. And for more than 20 years Betty and Bruce made sup- porting OTMH one of their charita- ble callings. The latest donation by Betty and the late Bruce Birmingham puts their total contribution to the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital at around $8.1 million. As a result of the latest contribu- tion, the family name will be engraved in stone at the new hospi- tal with the naming of the Birmingham Cancer and Medical Day Clinic. Furthermore, the annual Bank Bed Challenge, which was organ- ized by Bruce, a former president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, in support of the local hospital, will now be named the Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge. The event has raised more than $600,000 to date. The cancer clinic will provide patient assessment, teaching, coun- selling, information, chemotherapy administration, blood transfusions, procedures and clinical trials for oncology patients. The oncology component of the Hospital thanks family for $3.5-M donation By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF If things keep up, it wont be long before the Oakville Hospital Foundation raises the $60 million community share for the construction of a new hospital. Their support has been catalytic, creating tangible change and helping to improve the lives of others. Tina Triano, CEO of the Oakville Hospital Foundation See Latest page 3 www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Enter to win $10,000 cash!and up to $2,500 in WagJag bucks www.wagjag.com/cashout CASH-OUT! WagJag brings you amazing deals, at up to 90% off, on restaurants, spas, activities, fashion finds, events and more.