Need a lift? Page 6 Ontario champ again Sports www.insidehalton.com 353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, October 10, 2014 | 66 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 13° 5° 13° 3° 13° 1° 20° 10° Friends rally for mom in coma after four years by Abigail Cukier Special to the Beaver Near the end of August 2010, Jodii Sandberg-Wheler posted on Facebook how excited she was that her son Trenton would be starting Kindergarten the following week. She never got to see that day. On Aug. 28, Sandberg-Wheler, who had Type 1 diabetes, went into a sugar low (hypoglycemia) like she had occasionally over the years. But this time, nothing would bring her out of it. Her husband Cam called an ambulance. She went into a diabetic coma and has never come out. Sandberg-Wheler was 38 at the time. She remains in continuous care at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). see Friends on p.3 Halton police Det. Cst. Nadine Clarke works on a bowl during a painting event held in preparation for Home Suite Hope's (HSH) Empty Bowls fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 19 at St. Mildred'sLightbourn School. The popular event is in its eighth season and funds raised assist local families facing the prospect of being homeless. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver Empty Bowls has home on the menu season -- bene ts HSH, a non-pro t charitable organization that provides transitional housing, education and training to single-parent families facing homelessness in the community. "Empty Bowls directly helps Home Suite Hope by raising crucial funds needed to continue helping single-parent families with support programs, edu- by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff It's often said a bowl of soup is good for the soul and for Home Suite Hope's (HSH) signature Empty Bowls event, it's especially true. The annual fundraiser -- currently in its eighth cation and long-term housing solutions when faced with homelessness," said Tracy Kodam, Empty Bowls' co-chair. "It's not a handout, it's a `hand-up'. These families are looking for a better life and they are determined and willing to do the hard work to get there." see Home on p.13 HOURS: MOn.-Wed. 10:00-6:00 THURS.-FRi. 10:00-8:00 SaT. 10:00-6:00 SUn. 12:00-5:00 Everything must go! Oakville · 905-829-8197 · 2525 Hampshire Gate STORE CLOSING LIQUIDATION Glass sinks CeramiC sinks FauCets shower panels www.vanitiesnmore.com LIMITED QUANTITIES