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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, July 17, 2013 | 6 How many warnings have to be issued? Editorial S W E E T R E M E "Connected to your Community" D Y 467 Speers Road, Oakville ON, L6K 3S4 General Inquiries: (905) 845-3824 Editorial Department: (905) 632-0588 Classi ed Advertising: (905) 632-4440 Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington (905) 631-6095 Volume 51 | Number 84 What does it take to stop a parent or guardian from leaving a child unattended in a blazing hot car? Last month's tragedy in Milton that claimed the life of a beloved toddler should have served as a wake-up call to all individuals entrusted with the care of a baby or youngster. Apparently that message didn't seep through to a man who left a baby in a parked vehicle while he ordered a sandwich at Oakville's Bristol Circle shopping centre Sunday morning. It was hot and humid but that didn't prevent someone from walking away from a parked vehicle and their precious nine-month-old child. It doesn't matter if you think you are only going to take a few minutes to shop or, in this case, order food -- for heaven's sake leave the child at home with someone or take them with you into the store. That's pretty simple and logical. Yet, here we are again writing about the people who just don't get it -- we would use some colourful adjectives, however, we are a community newspaper. Fortunately for this little one, a group of concerned citizens had an emergency announcement made in the store for the owner to please return to his car. According to Halton Regional Police, the group angrily berated the father until of cers and EMS arrived. The baby girl, who was sweating profusely and crying, was unharmed. The outcome, though, could have been so very different. The baby's mom came to the scene to take charge of her daughter. A Toronto resident now faces child abandonment charges. But really, how many deaths, investigations, charges and convictions are required for people to use something called common sense? How many children have to suffer? It must be so frustrating for rst responders to receive these types of emergency calls. Earlier in June, a mother was charged with child abandonment after a two-year-old girl was locked inside a car in Markham. Every year, we warn pet owners not to leave their animals locked in sweltering cars. Now it seems, we have to warn parents not to leave their kids (babies) unattended as well. You have to wonder about a society where apparently ordering a sandwich takes precedence over the care of a nine-month-old. The Oakville Beaver is a division of Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Vice ­President and Group Publisher of Metroland West Regional General Manager Halton Region Editor in Chief Advertising Director NEIL OLIVER DAVID HARVEY JILL DAVIS DANIEL BAIRD Managing Editor ANGELA BLACKBURN RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director Business Manager Director of Production Victoria Gollogly, 6, and Sierra Gallant, 6, sell baked goods on Saturday morning for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and the Oakville & Milton Humane Society. The duo raised $1,008. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) SANDY PARE MARK DILLS Canada Day in Bronte Village, Oakville was a tribute to our great country and a record success. Thousands of people arrived as Oakville celebrated Canada Day 2013 and reworks on Monday, July 1 in Heritage Waterfront Park, Bronte Village. It was the party of summer 2013. The weather was perfect... balmy temperatures and a cooling breeze from our treasure, Lake Ontario. More than 200 business merchants of Bronte Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) opened their shops, restaurants and hearts as this annual tradition welcomed a record 50,000-plus people who came to enjoy the celebrations and beautiful Bronte Harbour. Families and friends listened, sang and danced to the music of many great bands and entertainers performing on the Main Stage and on the Cogeco Community Stage. They walked the Bronte Harbour Pier and posed for pictures with our delightful police force. They ate the yummy food provided by Doug Greco and his Catch Hospitality Team, the fresh chips from Sammy's Famous Chip Wagon and other local restaurants, and enjoyed breakfast at the annual Oakville Trafalgar Lions Club pancake breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion. Kids had their faces painted and played in the All was perfect for Canada Day 2013 Letters to the Editor MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager Director of Distribution CHARLENE HALL KIM MOSSMAN Circulation Manager bouncy castles in the KidZone. People visited the Vendor Village, featuring a wealth of products from near and far off, and our health and wellness area featuring a vast array of professional service providers. Red and white were the colours of choice. Canadian ags, and enthusiasm for displaying them, were everywhere. The day and evening of fun culminated with the spectacular show of the magni cent reworks from a huge barge off Bronte Pier at dusk. Oakville Day's in Bronte Village is a huge tribute to Canada and all it has to offer. Thank you to Oakville residents and visitors for another great year of safety, harmony and Canadian pride. Major events take a great deal of planning and organization. The success of Oakville's Canada Day presented by the merchants of the Bronte BIA is due in no small part to contribution made by its member company, In nity Communications on Lakeshore Road in Bronte Village. Under the direction of events division business development manager, John Rishworth, the In nity team has helped the Bronte BIA board grow the event to its current stature as one of the premier festivals in Ontario and across Canada. see Celebration on p.7 Proud Official Media Sponsor For: Canadian Circulations Audit Board Member Recognized for Excellence by Ontario Community Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Association Proud Official Media Sponsor For: ATHENA Award The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. 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