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Check Friday's edition for coverage of " We are extremely con that meeting.) cerned about the orna On Oct. 29. the Community mental use of pesticides Services Committee heard 15 for enhancement pur delegations before time ran out at that meeting. poses on the overall In several presentations by health of Canadian those in the health sector, many communities." comparisons were drawn between pesticide use and the · Joan Gibb, decades spent trying to educate Oakville Chapter o f the the public about the risks of Canadian Cancer tobacco use. Society spokesperson Hal ton's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Bob Nosal reiterat ed his "prudent avoidance" stand emphasized in a compre hensive report on the subject prepared earlier this year and sent to regional and municipal politicians. He said it is very likely one-third of Halton's residents probably shouldn't be using pesticides, because the chemicals (See `H ealth' page A5) Jamil Shah is like any 10 year old boy. He likes to read, play, and write stories. But more than anything he wants a dog. But this dog wouldn't just be a pet. This dog would be Jamil's constant companion, his most adored friend, and most importantly, his security. Jamil is autistic. He cannot commu nicate normally with his peers, parents, and siblings. He engages in repetitive behaviour that may seem strange to some people. He has no sense of danger. But that unexplained bond between dog and boy is what Jamil's parents, Salma and Sam hope will bring Jamil's inner beauty to the surface. "We've done everything humanely possible for him ," said Salma. "Children who have received service dogs develop an affection for their dogs, and they begin to interact better with their peers. We want that bond between Jamil and a dog." Jamil will be matched with a service dog through National Service Dogs (NSD), the only organization in Canada that provides professionally trained dogs to autistic children and children with other disabilities. Using a harness that is attached to the dog and the child, the dog is trained to stop when the child begins to pull towards the road. Salma knows first hand the fear of Jamil running onto oncoming traffic and how the aid of a dog then would have prevented the entire incident. She is afraid that it will happen again. Though the dog is provided free of charge to the families, it costs $12,000 to breed, raise, train, and place the dog (See Parents' page A4) e Remembrance Day ceremonies Liesa Kortman · Oakville Beaver Jamil Shah, a 10-vear-old Oakville boy with autism, does his daily workout on the monkey bars in his home gymnasium. Remembrance Day serv ices will be held on Sunday and Monday. General Chris Vokes Branch 486 of the Royal Canadian Legion. also known as the Bronte Legion, will mark Remembrance Day on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the cenotaph at Legion Memorial Park on Lakeshore Road in Bronte at 11 a.m. Veterans will march west on Lakeshore Road to the ceno taph from the Bronte Legion at 79 Jones St., starting at 10:30 a.m. Participating in the serv ice will be Rev. Dr. A. Keating and the Halton Police Pipe Band. After the service, the vet erans will march back to the Bronte Legion. Oakville Branch 114 of the Royal Canadian Legion will observe Remembrance Day on Monday at the ceno taph at George's Square at Trafalgar Road and Sumner Avenue at 11 a.m. Participating in this serv ice will be Legion padre Rev. Douglas Bramer, Major Ray Braddock o f the Oakville Salvation Army, and the Salvation Army Band direct ed by Bruce Taylor. Veterans will march to the cenotaph along Lakeshore and Trafalgar Roads leaving from the comer of Church and Navy Streets at 10:30 a.m. After the service, the veterans will march back along the same route. Breaking the cycle of violence V ic tim -le s s c o n fe re n c e e x a m in e s th e ro o ts o f v io le n c e in s o c ie ty By Dona Foucault S P E C IA L T O T H E B E A V E R The key towards breaking the cycle of vio lence is to give both the victims and perpetrators more meaning in their lives. This was the message repeatedly delivered to the 100 participants at the "Victim-less" com munity policing conference on Saturday at the Halton Regional Police headquarters building. Throughout the day keynote speakers addressed the roots of violence and victimiza tion beginning with the behaviours that can lead to bullying in toddlers and teens, to issues of domestic and workplace violence, and ending with a role-playing scenario highlighting the issues of elder abuse. The roots of violence are laid at an early age, said Brock University professor Zopito A. Marini, in his speech on effective bullying pre vention strategies for children aged 3 to 6. In his presentation, Marini outlined how a child with an irritable personality can progress through stages of "non-compliance, temper tantrums, attention getting and finally physical attacks" if left to develop unchecked. He (See `Victim -less' page A3) Editorials................... A6 Dream Home..............B1 Focus......................... Cl Business.................... C5 Classified................... C6 Artscene.................... C8 Sports........................ D1 Best Wheels................D4 P a r t ia l D e liv e ry : McGuinty tries to sell Liberal education plan to Oakville parents By Paula Henriques OAKVILLE B EA V ER S T \F F Sport Chek, West of the City, The Bay, Eglington Carpet, Lando Lighting, Rom Cashway, Rom Lansing, Home Depot, Hy &Zel' s, mtional Sports Centre, White Rose, Chiropractic First, Product Agreement #435-201 O ntario Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty was bombarded with ques tions from frustrated parents Monday when he visited Oakville on his province wide tour to highlight his plan for public education. To a crowd of about 50 people at Vinnie's Cafe in Bronte, McGuinty, accompanied by Oakville Liberal candi date Kevin Flynn, proposed his Liberal plan for education, Excellence fo r All. "There will be some significant investment with some · dramatic changes, not just fixing what is broken. It's more complicated than that. This is an ambitious and aggressive plan to improve quality education," said McGuinty. His key proposals include: a real cap of 20 students per class from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3; cancellation of corporate tax cuts with $2 billion in savings going to education; elimination of the $500 million handout to private schools and invest those funds instead in public education; additional support for special needs students; a commit ment to improve student achievement across Ontario by 50 per cent; and a commitment that 75 per cent of Ontario school children will meet the basic reading, writing and math standard by the end of McGuinty's first term as pre mier, plus anti-bullying programs. (See M cG uinty' page A7) Tyler Anderson · Oakville Beaver Ontario Liberal leader Daulton McGuinty talked to parents at Vinnie's Cafe in Bronte on Monday. C LV/V>1VH V / v L / H R Y S L E R 1 7 years in tht- vim e location. 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