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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | 4 De-cluttering for a cause this Saturday Royal LePage in Oakville will join more than 120 real estate offices across Canada Saturday (May 11) hosting the National Garage Sale for Shelter -- a one-day charity garage sale in support of women and children who have experienced family violence. "The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation is committed to supporting women's shelters and ending violence against women and children," stated a press release. Since 2009, the national garage sale -- now in its fifth year -- has raised more than $1.2 million in support of its cause. Residents can donate gently-used items to the Royal LePage office at 231 Oak Park Dr. by Friday (May 10) and visit the garage sale on Saturday. The day starts at 8 a.m. and includes a barbecue, coffee and bake sale, children's games and raffle. For information or to donate, contact Cathey Waller at 905-849-3355 or visit, www.royallepage.ca/shelter. Monetary donations can be made at http://bit.ly/gXY5Lj. INCOME TAX PLANNING FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS We have, for the tenth year in a row, been awarded the First Place Diamond Award in the categories of Incorporation Services, Tax Planning and Preparation Services and Business Advisory Services. TEN YEARS IN A ROW If You Earn In Excess Of $20,000 Per Year And Are Not Incorporated, You Are paying Too Much Income Tax. TAX PREPARATION SERVICES New funds to treat opioid addiction by Dominik Kurek Oakville Beaver Staff Mississauga Halton Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), along with numerous partners, announced Friday, expanded access to opioid treatment in the community. From left, Betty-Lou Kristy, Member of Ontario's Expert Working Group on Narcotic Addiction, Liane Fernandes, LHIN director, health systems development and community engagement, Dr. Sheldon Hershkop, lead physician, Opioid Treatment Funding Initiative, Glen Ricketts, ADAPT (Halton Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention & Treatment Services) program director, Graeme Goebelle, LHIN board chair and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn. CALL THE TAX ADVISORY NOW FOR A FREE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX PLANNING SITUATION AT 905-469-8777 WWW.THETAXADVISORY.CA THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN SAVE THROUGH INCORPORATION.... 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The cash will expand services and connect local partners, including the lead agency Halton Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention & Treatment Services (ADAPT), the Peel Addiction Assessment and Referral Centre (PAARC), Hope Place Centres and the Salvation Army in Mississauga. The organizations will provide direct service. Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn made the funding announcement at ADAPT last Friday. "Prescription narcotics are often over-prescribed and are increasingly recognized as one of the primary forms of illicit drug use," he said. "Opioid addiction is a growing problem for families in our community and in particular amongst young people. A number of people have spoken to me about the problem in the community and I'm glad to say that we're gathered here today to take the step in what I think is the right direction." The funding will hire 10 frontline workers, including case managers and outreach workers. The new staff will provide direct client services and develop standards of care for all providers. Flynn said not all communities have the program, but now they should. The MPP said the funding will be distributed through ADAPT. According to Glen Ricketts, program director at ADAPT, people with opiate addictions currently face a fragmented and underfunded treatment system. He said the funding will help establish an integrated, comprehensive opiate assessment and treatment delivery model to address varied needs of opiate users, including the special needs of pregnant and parenting women. The proposed model is focused on the individual, as well as engagement, retention, and prompt and easy access. It will augment opiate treatment therapy in existing methadone clinics, which previously had limited ability to provide case management, counselling, support and outreach services, Ricketts said. Two new service hubs will be established, one at ADAPT to cover the west end of the LHIN and one at PAARC for the east end. The hubs will engage with and integrate formal and informal partners, including prescribing physicians and dispensing pharmacies. Dr. Sheldon Hershkop, lead physician for this opioid treatment initiative, said opioid addiction is a prevalent problem in the community. "People who suffer from addiction are simply that: people who are suffering. These are human beings with addictions, which is a chronic and relapsing disease. It's a disease that causes them, and those around them, untold suffering and misery. Like any other chronic disease, none of them choose to have this disease and most never expect to have it," he said. see Addiction on p.8