Oakville Beaver, 31 Mar 2016, p. 4

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 31, 2016 | 4 continued from p.1 Max Khan Boulevard will be located in northeast Khan died suddenly on March 29, 2015 after being admitted to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with flu-like symptoms. He was 46. He had battled leukemia several times in his life and, at one point, even left council for nearly four months as he fought a relapse of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, before returning in early 2012. Khan worked with the Town of Oakville for nine years and was elected to his third term on council during the 2014 municipal election. He also ran as Oakville's Liberal candidate in the 2011 federal election and had been planning to run for federal office again in 2015. The street named in his honour will be located north of Dundas Street in the vicinity of Eighth Line. "We keep people alive by being what we liked in them. I ask you to do everyday, everything you can to keep Max alive and to help you, council and I are naming a street for him," said Burton to thunderous applause. "Since colonial times the Dundas road has been a major thoroughfare for our province and so everyday countless numbers of people drive it and will see this sign...This street sign will make the world better and cause people to ask us and we will tell them who this man was." Khan's brother Mansoor said his family is deeply moved by the Town's tribute. "This is such a generous gesture on behalf of Residents, friends and business associates of the late Max Khan, former Ward 6 councillor, joined in a commemorative event, hosted by the Khan family in the South Atrium of Town Hall Tuesday evening. Above, left, delegates, Max's father Mahmood Khan, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton (pictured also at right) and friends hold the new street sign. | photos by Justin Greaves ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Mayor Burton in keeping the memory of Max alive," he said. "There are no words to thank him for something like that. On behalf of me, my family and everyone here, we are truly grateful." The Town Hall event had a celebratory feel with friends and family swapping stories about Khan while a jazz trio played in the background and attendants served hors d'oeuvres. Those present heard from a number of Khan's colleagues, including: Oakville MPP and Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn, Oakville MP John Oliver, Halton MPP Indira Naidoo-Harris, and Consul General of Pakistan in Toronto Asghar Golo. During her presentation Oakville NorthBurlington MP Pam Damoff passed on greetings from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Khan family. Trudeau, along with former Ontario Premier Bob Rae and the late and former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, attended Khan's funeral prayers last year. This ability of Khan's to bring people of all stripes together was something Mansoor talked see Family on p.9 CAN YOU HEAR THE SOUNDS OF SPRING? Our patients do! $1000 OFF a pair of our premium technology hearing aids* *Promo ends on April 30, 2016. See clinic for more details. SPECIAL SPRING PRICING 905.849.5894 www.oakvillehearing.com 1235 Trafalgar Rd. Suite 207 Nicole Clark Audiologist

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