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A2 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 30, 2003 New deadline for anti-drinking and driving essay contest The deadline for the Mayor's Special Committee Against Impaired Driving (SCAID) essay contest has been extended to May 5. This year's theme is Why no one should drink and drive. The essay contest is open to all Oakville students in two age cate gories -- 1 4 years and under and 15 years and older. Students in the 14 years and under category should submit a 250 to 500-word essay with the winner receiving a bicycle courtesy of Cooperators Insurance Services. Those 15 years and older should submit an essay between 350 and 700 words in length and the winner in this category w ill receive a Drive Training gift certificate courtesy of Young Drivers o f Canada. Essays can be mailed to the Town of Oakville. Mayor's SCAID Essay Committee, Clerk's Department. 1225 Trafalgar Road. Oakville, ON L6J 5A6 or faxed to 905-815-2015. Include a separate title page indicating the student's name, age and school. The Mustang Coupe comes fully equipped w ith the follow ing standard equipment · POWERTRAIN; 3.8L V6 engine, 190 HP, 220lb-ft torque, 5-speed manual transmission, power 4-wheel disc brakes · INTERIOR; 6-way power adjustable driver seat, cruise, tilt, A/C, power door locks & windows, power trunk release, premium am/fm stereo CD, SecuriLockTM anti-theft system, colour keyed floor mats · EXTERIOR; dual power mirrors, rear spoiler, colour keyed rocker mouldings & fro n t rear fascia · FUNCTIONAL; remote keyless entry, stainless steel exhaust, split fold-down rear seat Sabrina Byrnes · Sp ecial to the O akville Beaver N orm a Pennington-D rabble, who was inju re d in the workplace in 1990, stands in fro n t o f the Centennial Plaza m em orial at the N ational Day o f M o u rn in g on Monday. 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'On approved credit Cr>r*e, -m , th e* c C v ^ ie ^ c C ' O a/t,- A K -L A N D FORD LINCOLN ___ r j i J it T r a f a lg a r R d ., O a k v ille ATMQ.EW. 9 0 5 - 8 4 4 - 3 2 7 3 X % Monday's National Day o f Mourning observance at Centennial Plaza in honour o f those killed and injured on the job embraced a segment o f the popula tion whose workplace these days is more dangerous than most: health care personnel on the frontline against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Canadian Labour Congress Executive Vice-President Marie Clarke-Walker made a special point o f acknowledging their dedi cation in battling the highly-infectious disease during the annual cer emony organized by the Oakville and District Labour Council. In making her remarks. ClarkeWalker said the healthcare profes sionals' dedication is even more remarkable considering the drastic cutbacks in government funding they're forced to work under. " We mourn them and we appre ciate them, we celebrate them and their efforts," she said. A ll the participants - who remembered colleagues and family who left for work and never made it home - also resolved to work safely and to fight for positive change in their workplaces so that no one else has to suffer. " We want to reach anyone who works, from computer users to assembly line workers to students," said Day o f Mourning Committee member Don Swiston. "Injuries don't discriminate. They hit a cross section o f the population engaged in a variety o f occupations. Even youth are at risk if they work at summer jobs to earn tuition." Clarke-Walker explained that in 2001 - the last year for national sta tistics - 920 people across Canada died on the job, a five per cent increase over the previous year. In 2002. 308 people died in Ontario alone. " Next year when I'm here I hope that the number has decreased," said Clarke-Walker. " The day we can say no one died for their job is the day we have accomplished what we were put on Earth to do." · M arie Clake- Walker. Canadian Labour Congress, Executive Vice-President `The day we can say no one died for their job is the day we have accomplished what we were put on Earth to do." Lost-time injuries also number in the hundreds of thousands, but these figures are probably higher since many are not reported or do not qualify as compensable injuries, she added. "These stats, the human toll, is staggering," agreed Labour Council president Willie Lambert. 'These are people who suffered the greatest sacrifice trying to earn a living." Clarke-Walker maintained that employers, who put the bottom line above safety, must be held account able and those who knowingly cause injury or death must be pun ished. Fines, however, should not be written o ff as simply the cost of doing business. The other message promoted Monday was that workers them selves must accept the responsibili ty o f working safely, adequately supported by their employers, of course. "The public generally assumes safety is just using common sense, but it really requires special knowl edge of workplace hazards such as chemical composition and specific precautions that have to be taken," said ceremony organizer Larry Wells. "This is one o f the myths we are trying to overcome." Monday's event centred around the simple granite memorial - dedi cated lo those killed and injured in the workplace or who have suf fered work-related illnesses - that was unveiled in Centennial Plaza in 1998. It features an image o f a bro ken rose and the words "Fight for the living; mourn for the dead." Once again this year, the monu ment was blessed and rededicated by aboriginal steelworker Tom Green who performed a traditional "smudge" ceremony and said lie hopes that some day the memorial - plus the injuries and deaths it stands for - will be nothing but a memory. " I f it's going to go away, it's going to go away with a fight, a fight o f the heart.' he said. ,,| | 7th Annual U I M H OTMH Classic Run/Walk S u n d ay, Jun e 15 - 9:00 a .m . C 3 km Family Walk & 5 km Run D Q Q P This year the funds raised will be for the Maternal Child Program. T h p event p v p n t is k held h p lr l at a t Wallace W a lla r p Park. I The 0AK-LAND FORD LINCOLN - PRESENTING SPONSOR I v D v I-) I 3krr Fcndy Wo k · 5km Rur Sabrina Byrnes · Sp ecial to the O akville Beaver M a y o r Ann M ulvale was among the many people attending the National Day o f M ourning cere m ony at Centennial Plaza Monday. BAILIFF SEIZURE LIQUIDATION SALE MINI-RAINE INC. 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