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Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun 20° 11° 22° 15° 21° 15° 19° 15° At work in the community Spotlight www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 t k ill www.carstaroakville.com Collision & Glass Service 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, October 3, 2013 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Father, pet dog believed dead following fire at family cottage by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Pierre Girard, 53, was never happier than when he was spending time with his family at their cottage in Selwyn Township near Peterborough, Ont. Tragically, Girard's favourite place in the world now appears to be the scene of his death following a re at the cottage Tuesday morning. The Oakville resident and businessman loved the outdoors. His wife, Claire, said he had a passion for shing, waterskiing with his children, and organizing reworks displays for the family. Girard was at the family cottage Tuesday when, Pierre Girard at 8:20 a.m., emergency personnel were called to the home. It was fully engulfed in ames by the time of their arrival. Ontario Provincial Police Const. Bruce Hanna said the Selwyn Township Fire Department extinguished the blaze, but not before it destroyed the building. see Family on p.4 Fareshare food bank is gearing up for its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Volunteer Nancy Hengstman stands in front of nearly empty shelves that desperately need replenishing. Fareshare stocks up for Thanksgiving by Scott Stewart Oakville Beaver Staff | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) The cupboard is almost bare. Oakville residents are being asked to help replenish the stock at Fareshare food bank during its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to ensure those in need won't go hungry. The food drive, which runs Oct. 4-19, is the largest and most signi cant of the year for Fareshare. Food donations will help sustain Fareshare through Easter and ensure the 370 families who need the food bank will receive supplies during the winter months, said Nancy Bromberg, Fareshare president. see Fareshare on p.3