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w w w .in si de H A LT O N .c om O A K V IL LE B EA V ER F rid ay , A ug us t 1 9, 2 01 1 6 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571 Classified Advertising: 632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742 Open 9-5 weekdays, 5-7 for calls only Wed. to Friday, Closed weekends The Oakville Beaver Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. OPINION & LETTERS The Oakville Beaver is a division of NEIL OLIVER Vice President and Group Publisher of 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 The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. 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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: ATHENA Award THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: Recognized for Excellence by Canadian Circulation Audit Board Member Canadian Community Newspapers Association Ontario Community Newspapers Association Suburban Newspapers of America I wanted to extend our thanks for The Oakville Beaver running C4CAs call for all political parties to com- mit to action on air quality. We are extremely pleased to announce that with your help, the government of Ontario listened and announced that they plan on imple- menting a pilot project to develop air quality protocols in the Oakville- Clarkson Airshed. While this is a great success for C4CA, we still need Conservative Leader Tim Hudak and NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to state publicly whether or not they will honour this commitment. Debbie Boyce, Oakville, C4CA Time to rename Oakville's wards fC4CA waiting or NDP and PC response We have just one question about Wednesday's announcement that the Province has given the green light for a pilot project within the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed that will see regional organizations, local busi- nesses, industry and the community work together on a plan to improve air quality. What took so long? Environment Minister John Wilkinson first chal- lenged Oakville to participate in the pilot project to implement a comprehensive air management system at a local Chamber of Commerce function last January. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton publicly accepted the challenge almost immediately. Neither the mayor, nor any member of Town Council, expressed any doubts about this being a bad idea. So why did it take seven months to announce the pilot project within the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed that will see regional organizations, local businesses, indus- try and the community work together on a plan to improve air quality. The next steps in the project will include finalizing the terms of reference, which will reflect the needs of all the projects partners; increased mobile air monitoring fby the Province, the continuation of the monitoring o emissions sources, and the use of this data to assess progress. Really, that took seven months of planning? Considering the project will require no extra funding from the Province or any of the involved participants the environment minister says they already have the money why the delay? As for staffing, the Province will provide administra- tive support in the form of an assistant deputy minister, who will chair the pilot project on an initial basis to get the project up and running. Somehow, we don't think it took seven months to set up that requirement. Does the provincial government really work that slow? Or did the Liberal government purposely delay the pilot project until the eve of a provincial election cam- paign? If so, the government has done a disservice to the people living within the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed and the people of Ontario. The air is as foul now as it was seven months ago. It may even be worse. Why wait for an election to do some- thing about it? While we welcome the news about the pilot project, its timing leaves us wondering whether the announce- ment should be considered a breath of fresh air or elec- tion hot air. Fresh air or hot air? Pud BY STEVE NEASE neasecartoons@gmail.com I see that the Town is considering a redefinition/redistribution of its wards. I suggest that, at the same time, names be assigned to each ward rather than, or in addition to, a number. Names such as those used to identify federal and provincial voting districts are more apt to be remembered. Numbers PIN/SIN/telephone/bank accounts/conve- nience cards, for example are overwhelm- ing and becoming harder to remember. A simple name (Bronte) identifying a Ward would satisfy most residents. Bill Sharp, Oakville One morning, someone passing down our street decided it would be ffun to take a rock from the garden o my neighbour, and throw it through the back window of his car. This was not done to steal any- thing, as nothing was taken from the car, and it offered no easy access to the trunk or car interior. It was done out of sheer malice and selfishness. This act of vandalism didn't just hurt my neighbour, however, it hurt others as well. My neighbour is a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, an organization that delivers meals to the elderly and the disabled. Because of the damage to his car, he had to call and cancel that day, which I am sure left them scrambling to find a replacement. I can only hope they did. I doubt for a moment that the perpetrator will be reading this, but perhaps someone who knows the vandal will, and if so, let that person know how much damage they really did with one thoughtless act. Even better, tell them to turn themselves in to the police, if they have even a shred of honour in them. Michael Schmidt, Oakville Senseless vandalism