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OPINION & LETTERSTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:The Oakville BeaverTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:Canadian Circulation467 Speers Rd.,Audit Board Member Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 Recognized for Excellence by(905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571ClassiOntario CommunityCanadian Communityfied Advertising: 632-4440 Newspapers AssociationNewspapers AssociationCirculation: 845-9742 Open 9-5 weekdays,ATHENASuburban NewspapersAward5-7 for calls only Wed. to Friday, Closed weekendsof AmericaEditorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. NEIL OLIVERVice President and Group ROD JERREDManaging EditorMARK DILLSDirector of ProductionUnauthorized use is prohibited.Publisher of Metroland WestDANIEL BAIRDAdvertising DirectorMANUEL GARCIAProduction ManagerThe Oakville Beaver is a division ofDAVID HARVEYRegional General ManagerRIZIERO VERTOLLIPhotography DirectorCHARLENE HALLDirector of DistributionJILL DAVISEditor in ChiefSANDY PAREBusiness ManagerSARAH MCSWEENEYCirc. ManagerLetter to the editorEnd war of wordsOliver tributes Can't we all just get along?The war of words that erupted this past week appreciatedbetween Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and Oakville MP Re:Town flags at half mast for Fred Terence Young is unfortunate.Oliver, Oakville Beaver, Feb. 9Oakville would be better served if the politicians in On behalf of Fred Olivers wife andall levels of government representing the community family I want to acknowledge andcould put aside their political differences and work thank David Lea and the Oakvilletowards the common goal of improving the lives of Beaver for the wonderful tribute astheir constituents.written by David. CThe article was well researched andurrently this is not the case in Oakville.portrayed Fred as the man he trulyLate last week, the mayor put Young on the spot by was...someone who gave countlesspublicly wondering where Oakville's money was after hours of service to his community,Vaughan MP Julian Fantino announced $10-million someone who was there when family,for a new medical centre planned for Vaughan.friend or stranger needed him. Young's curt response was essentially that Oakville I would also like to publicly thankhas never made a request for federal funding for the the Officers of Halton Regional Policeproject.Services, Toronto Police services andIn between those two statements was a lot of politi-the members of TOWARF for honour-cal rhetoric and chest beating by the two veteran politi-ing Fred with their presence at thecians.visitation and funeral.From where we sit, it's a little hard to be critical of Our gratitude also goes to the offic-es of Mayor Rob Burton and Haltonthe Town for not asking for $10-million when the Regional Police Chief Gary Crowell forVaughan donation was precedent setting both by the the timely arrangement of the wonder-eight-digit amount and its purpose. Historically, the ful reception and dinner in celebrationfederal government has not funded hospital projects. of Dads retirement from public officeWe still believe this grant had more to do with wooing TheOakville Beaverwelcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity,that was held Nov. 29, 2010. He trulyLetters length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain Vaughan voters in the upcoming federal election than enjoyed the honours bestowed on himthe name, address and phone number of the author. Letters should be addressed to providing R and D funding for the medical centre.to thethat night. The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via e-mail to If this is not the case, then we would like to see the editor@oakvillebeaver.com. TheBeaver reserves the right to refuse to publish a letter.Linda Oliver, daughter-in-law, Oakvilleeditorpaperwork filed by the City of Vaughan for its $10 mil-lion request.Pre-event coverage helped make fundraiser a successHowever, we suspect the mayor's comments were aimed more at scoring political points against Young Thank you toThe Oakville Beaver fortime and they provided financial supportpain diseases in Canada, to access appro-than helping to secure similar, or even something close your coverage of the Brooklyn Millsto help make a difference. priate pain management programs into similar, funding for Oakville.Fundraiser held at Philthy McNastys onIt is in this spirit that instills a greatCanada, rather than at the Mayo Clinic, asThe mayor has made little secret of his fondness for Sunday, Feb. 28.sense of accomplishment and pride forin Brooklyns case. the Liberal Party and openly endorsed Ward 6 Councillor Your pre-event coverage helped tobeing a member of the Oakville commu-To that end, the ILC Foundation hasMax Khan for the Oakville Liberal nomination.inspire more than 700 people to attendnity and for the Mills family, has inspiredcommenced fundraising to establish theRather than tossing down a challenge to Young and and raise more than $30,000.hope, and has contributed to the healthCanadian Paediatric Pain Rehabilitationhis Conservative Party, we think the mayor could have We appreciate the attention that Theand well-being of the whole child that isProgram and Centre. chosen his words more wisely in an effort to coax Oakville Beaver has brought to the issuesBrooklyn Mills. Thank you.This will include teaching an integrat-similar funding from the federal government.that surround childhood diseases thatThe ILC Foundation is honoured to beed approach to pain management in aRather than bickering, we would like to see these cause chronic pain. working with the Mills family. medical setting and under medical super-two leaders sit down and work out a solution that ben-The experience that the Mills familyTogether we endeavour to continuevision, so that children like Brooklyn canhas gone through in determining theraising awareness on diseases that causebe helped right here at home.efits Oakville.accurate diagnosis and treatment of carechronic pain that include, but are notThanks to the staff at the OakvillePlease, someone extend an olive branch.for their daughter, Brooklyn and to enablelimited to, Ehlers Danlos SyndromeBeaver, Mike Holmes, Pinball Clemons,her to live her life, despite pain, is one(EDS), Chronic Regional Pain SyndromeThe Spoons, The Kings, and the 700The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 that no family should have to go(CRPS), MS, Postural Orthostaticattendees (you know who you are), togeth-Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that,through.Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) ander we have made a significant difference. 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 Through your coverage, people haveFibromyalgia. Sandy Smeenkbe charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. reached out with words of encourage-This will bring a continued focus of Executive DirectorThe publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline.ment, have stepped forward to volunteerfamilies with children living with chronicThe ILC Foundationwww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6