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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. 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ManagerLetter to the editorLong weekendLong weekendmarred by tragedyspoiled by noiseAfter a crazy few weeks at workIt was disheartening to learn this past longand home, I was really looking for-weekend was marred by tragedy despite strongward to relaxing at home, optingefforts by law enforcement to keep our roads safe.not to stress further by attemptingSix people were killed on highways patrolled byto go north to the family cottage.the OPP, which were out in full force to promote I might be called a cranky witch,safe driving.but whats with the crazy noise inOne person was killed Friday on Hwy. 10 nearOakville?No. 20 Sideroad in Orangeville in a crash involvingOn Saturday, the ice cream trucka car and a tractor-trailer unit. The crash claimeddescended upon our neighborhoodfour times in one day 11a.m., 2the life of the car driver while the driver of thep.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.tractor-trailer unit suffered minor injuries.Each time the amusement park-Another person died Friday night when a carlike charm could be heard for atcollided with a train in Rainy River.least 30-45 minutes as it woundOn Saturday, two people died in a head-on crashslowly through every street in thenear Campbellford.neighborhood.A third person died on Saturday while attempt-Fireworks I love them, oning to cross Hwy. 417 in Ottawa.Victoria Day not Friday night,On Monday in Sundridge, a woman died afterSaturday night, Sunday night andher car collided with a passenger train.Monday night.Four people were killed last Victoria Day week-Monday night they started at 8:30end on roads patrolled by the OPP.p.m. and ended around 11 p.m. Having two children aged fourIronically, the Ontario Road Safety Annualand six and being a light sleeper,Report, which was released Friday, showed thatthis was very frustrating.provincial roads are the safest in North America onAre there any noise laws ina per-capita basis.Oakville that can regulate this? AmNevertheless, six people killed on our highwaysI the only one frustrated?is six people too many.A. Carlyle, OakvilleTheOakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, Law enforcement cant be everywhere and canLetterslength, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must containonly do so much to keep our highways free of the name, address and phone number of the author. Letters should be addressed toto thedeadly collisions. The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4,or via e-mail toWrong candidateeditor@oakvillebeaver.com. TheBeaver reserves the right to refuse to publish a letter.The emphasis is on motorists to follow the ruleseditorof the road and drive in a safe and attentive man-filing compliantner by slowing down and avoiding distractions.Maybe a complaint againstThanks for the appreciationMotorists, however, don't seem to be taking thisOakville Mayor Rob Burton shouldmessage to heart. I would like to thank Halton Region for will continue to actively promote healthieractually be filed by unsuccessfulOver the weekend, OPP officers laid a total of recognizing physicians by hosting their lifestyles, protect our children and helpOakville Liberal candidate Max6,361 driving related charges: 1,607 for distracted8th annual Halton Physician Appreciation make our communities safer.Khan. driving, 5,351 for speeding, 641 seatbelt chargesdinner on May 5.Recently, Ontarios doctors released aI think that the association withand 128 were alcohol related charges. While its Every day, Ontarios doctors treat more policy platform in advance of the next pro-the mayor hurt Khan's chances of too late this year for a Victoria Day weekend free of than 400,000 patients, which provides us vincial election which includes recommen-success in the federal election rath-with a unique understanding of what is dations designed to improve patient carefatalities, were hopeful for safer long weekends toer than helped him. working for patients and the healthcare and strengthen Ontarios health-care sys-come.I also think Ontario Premiersystem. Ontarios doctors have made tre-tem. To learn more, please visit www.oma.Its a matter of life and death.Dalton McGuinty and his Liberalsmendous progress in a number of areas. org.in Toronto can take a major respon-Wait times for key surgeries and procedures I want to congratulate all of my col-The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council islocated at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-are down; over 5 million patients now have leagues in Halton Region for their hardsibility for the significant gains1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typo-electronic medical records and in just six work and commitment to caring for theirwhich the Conservative Party madegraphical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneousshort years more than 1.2 million patients patients in the community.in Ontario.item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be chargednow have access to a family doctor.Dr. Stewart Kennedy, MDWolfgang Zenker, Oakvillefor, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. Equally important, Ontarios doctors President Ontario Medical AssociationThe publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 25, 2011 6