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Barbecue to help with SickKids vision care ward Oakville Eye Care is inviting everyone to its barbecue at 2460 Neyagawa Blvd. tomorrow (Saturday). The event runs from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Organized along with the Oakville Leo Club, the event is part of Lions Club International's Sharing the Vision campaign promoting the importance of healthy vision. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the redevelopment of the Pediatric Ophthalmology ward at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. "Eighty per cent of all vision impairment can be avoided or cured. Organizing this project gives us a chance to raise awareness of the importance of healthy vision and the causes of vision loss," said Dr. Christine Yeung, Lions Clubs District Leo Chair and Winner of Best Optometrist (Oakville) 2008-2013, in a news release. Oakville Eye Care will also host other projects later this year to continue fundraising. For more, contact Caitie Butterworth at 905-829-3229 or Caitie@CYeyecare.com. 9 | Friday, July 19, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville graduate embarks on Arctic expedition by Chris Gismondi Special to the Beaver Chris Gismondi, a White Oaks Secondary School graduate, is participating in an Arctic expedition Students on Ice this month. | photo by Veronica Hodgson What does the most northern corner of the Earth have to do with suburban Oakville? Well, I believe that every action we take impacts the environment as a whole, that it is irresponsible to think of ourselves as individuals and not members of a community and lastly, that respecting and preserving the environment is common sense since it is what gives us life. I think this global, collective and selfless mindset is vitally relative to environmentalism. One can think how car emissions in Oakville do not just affect our local environment, but accumulate to affect our Earth as a whole, contributing to detrimental changes in the order of nature. One of the tragic victims of climate change is the majestic Arctic, and I am excited to be a part of an international expedition to West Greenland and Eastern Nunavut through the organization Students on Ice (SOI), which departed July 14. I applied to join the expedition and won a scholarship to participate from the group Earth Rangers. The expedition includes archeological site visits, community visits and wildlife encounters, as well as stops at noteworthy climate change sites. The team consists of 85 students with a range of backgrounds from remote Inuit communities to Switzerland, Monaco and Norway. Students on Ice chaperones and 49 scientists, videographers, photographers, geologists, artists and Inuit elders will also be participating on this journey of a lifetime. Besides activism, art is my other see Student on p.11 July 19-July 28, 2013 Reg. $1,199.00. (Headboard only) Your choice of fabrics. NOW ONLY $899.00 DON'T PAY UNTIL 2014!* HUGE INVENTORY BLOW OUT UP TO FLOOR MODELS UP TO ON BRAND NEW FURNACES & AIR CONDITIONERS CALL NOW, QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED! 95% HI-EFFICIENCY DC MOTOR GAS FURNACE IN GOVERNMENT REBATE 50 $ % OFF $ Was ONLY 75% OFF Celebrating 10 Years. Proudly Supporting Canadian Manufacturers AP Industries, Amisco, Bermex, BG Furniture, Brentwood Classics, Buhler, Dutalier, Future Chair, Huppe, Ideal, Jaymar, MI-DI, Vangogh, Vogel and more HI-EFFICIENCY AIR CONDITIONERS 650 UP TO NOW Was $ Per month 78 NOW ONLY $ BRAND NEW UNITS AVAILABLE ONLY IN 4 SIZES 39 Per month 58 Was $ Per month OAC FURNACE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE *See dealer for details 29 Per month OAC MISSISSAUGA HOME AND DESIGN CENTRE 2575 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (Between Winston Churchill & Erin Mills Pkwy) THE FORECAST CALLS FOR $99 ONLY$49 A+ RATING HEATING & COOLING www.aireone.com · 1-888-827-2665 905-849-4998 905-632-0505 9 Locations To Serve You Better! Tel: 905-820-4111 · Fax: 905-820-4445 www.sterlinghouse.ca