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9 · Friday, December 16, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Canada is a land where you can live in peace Continued from page 8 · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · audience with Gibb calling on them to contact Young if they require any help dealing with the federal government. Flynn said the day's event brought back memories of his own citizenship ceremony, which he experienced at the age of 11 when his family moved to Canada from England. Years later Flynn said he remains thankful to his parents for their decision to come to Canada, which he called a unique place in the world. "One of the facts that should be broadcast throughout the world, I think, is that there are more people from different cultures living together and prospering in peace and harmony than at any other time in the history of the planet -- here in southern Ontario," said Flynn. "Also, we have just found out that Ontario has the best public education system in the English- speaking world. We've also found out that more of our young people go on to postsecondary education than anywhere else in the western world." Flynn then called on the young people to turn to their parents and say, "thank you for what you just did for me." Burton took a moment to explain some of the town's history by letting them know Oakville was once an important stop on the Underground Railroad. He also imparted a few words of wisdom on thing we really looked forward to." t "I'm very, very happy to be a Canadian Arreaza, who received his citizenship today," she said. along with his wife, Diana Echeverri, and his a "Things are very pleasant living in Canada. children Manuel, Carlos and Alexandra, said It's free from problems, not like in our counc he decided to immigrate to Canada so his try where we have terrorist organizations h children could get a better education and and things like that and life is not so easy. c more opportunities than they would have There's more security in Canada." m had in Venezuela. h It was a similar story for Wesam Younis, Mary Karunaratne, Mary Karunaratne from Sri Lanka said his wife and three children who immigrated Sri Lanka native she immigrated to Canada to be close to her to Canada from Iraq. s children who are already here and to get c "There are too many problems there away from the violence affecting her home- now," he said. "I heard Canada was a very safe what it takes to succeed in Canada. place to live." "Luckily, life does not require perfect. It land. only requires hard work. The kind of hard work that doesn't give up when it sees a problem," said Burton. "Oakville's history is a lot like that. It has a history of boom and bust. Oakville is a town that has never given up. We were originally a ship- building centre and we have been born and reborn many times since then." Carr called the region's diversity a source of strength and pride, which encourages people to explore, understand and embrace the unique individual and community characteristics of All Under One Roof all residents. The ceremony concluded with the singing of the national anthem. "It feels really nice to be Canadian," said Manuel Arreaza of Venezuela. "It's great, it's a wonderful feeling, some- "It's free from problems, not like in our country where we have terrorist organizations and things like that and life is not so easy. There's more security in Canada." New Fall Arrivals INGEBORG SHOES WAREHOUSE STORE Famous European Brand Names · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · Sore Feet, Sports Injury, S Painful Ingrown Toenails? P Plantar Warts? We can help! P Exceptional footcare for all ages. · Routine fo f otcare · Corns & calluses · Plantar warts · Heel/a / rch/fo f ot pain · Diab betic footcare and d ed ducation · Th hick k or ing grown nail ls · Nail l surg gery y · Sports related fo f ot problems & injuries · Custom made orthotics cs · Sig gvaris® comp pression stocking gs · Evening gs and saturday y ap ppointments available · New patients welcome! J. Richard Werkman CHIROPODIST Laser Hike INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 to 5 - Sat. 10 to 5 - Sun. 11 to 4 Visit our website for free information on What You Need To Know About Orthotics 1495 Cornwall Rd., Suite 33, Oakville locate ed on the north/west corner of maple grove dr. and cornwall rd. LOOK FOR US ON T: 905-845-4817 www. wwwwerkman w.werkman.ca ca (905) 823-7415