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A4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday February 2, 2000 Saturday auction benefits Rape Crisis C entre D o it f o r y o u r h e a lth . o it f o r y o u r s e lf! Let Argus Medical Diet Clinic help you achieve your weight loss goals. With the right foods, you can change your body from fat absorbing to Calorie Burning! Photo by Barrie Erskine Jocelyn Ritson Community Services Coordinator for Salvation Army fixes up one of the many beds at the new homeless shelter. The Halton Rape Crisis Centre hosts its 5th Annual Silent Auction on Sat. Feb. 5th at the 707 Galaxy Club. The evening, which begins with a 6:30 p.m. preview, will include such finds as weekend getaways, sports and theatre tickets and much more. Other top-notch items on the block include a bed and box spring set from Sleep Country Canada, appliances and artwork. Over 300 items will be up for grabs during the live and silent auc tion which runs from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. One feature will be the draw for a ruby ring - just in tim e for Valentine's Day. There will also be live entertainment and food plus a wine and beer tasting. Tickets are just $ 15 per person. Call 825-3622. The Galaxy Club is located on the North Service Road just east of Trafalgar Road. Facility is only temporary solution Housing. Even a working couple making mini (Continued from p a g e A 1 ) mum wage can find it daunting to save first and are estranged from their families or escaping abu last months' rent. sive situations. The maximum stay is 30 days. "I think we've convinced people that there is The shelter includes a "women's wing," a large kitchen and second back-up kitchen, a small apart that need," he said. A recent Halton Region study which identified ment to accommodate a family and a dining room with a wonderful view of the creek valley. Men the urgent need for short-term emergency housing will be housed upstairs where there are six good- in Oakville was not news to the Salvation Army, which Braddock says has been working for years sized bedrooms and a lounge. `T he place is old and beat-up, but it's clean," to find suitable accommodations. Trouble is, even the cheap motels formerly used as short-term said Greenham. All food will be supplied to residents, as will housing have all but disappeared. Those in need some clothes. (If a rape victim is brought in, her locally sometimes have to be sent to Toronto, he clothes may be taken as evidence.) Even tooth added. Braddock said Oakville's response is evidence brushes and toothpaste will be available, ideal for someone fleeing an abusive relationship with of municipalities that comprehend the crisis. Now, he says, it's time the federal and provincial gov nothing but their life. `T here's everything we need to make a go of ernments got involved. `T his (shelter) is only a temporary solution to it," said Greenham. the problem," he said. To be admitted, individuals must first register Braddock believes it's a shame that the current with the Salvation Army or region, but exceptions can be made if the police, for example, bring in site will be open for only two months, but feels someone at risk. According to Community confident they will be able to carry on elsewhere. "We're convinced we'll find a place to move Services Co-odinator Jocelyn Ritson, the shelter is not what's commonly called a flophouse, but a into to keep the program continuous," said refuge wherein those in need can receive some Braddock, who ideally would like more than one long-term help. Ideally, Ritson explained, a longer shelter. "I hope some day we can build our own stay would allow staff to help residents link up place." The Town is also hoping to amend its restric with appropriate agencies to perhaps find work or tive by-laws to allow development of a permanent more stable accommodations. According to Salvation Army M ajor Ray short-term refuge. Currently, however, such Braddock, there are a complex number of factors dwellings are currently not permitted in either res which contribute to homelessness in Oakville, not idential or commercial areas. "It's the by-laws that are killing us," said the least of which is a rental vacancy rate of less Braddock. than 1% and long waiting lists for Ontario ME D I C A L ARGUS M e d ic a llyS u p e r v is e d W e ig h !L o s s& C o u n s e llin gS e r v ic e s 581 Argus Rd. Suite 202, Oakville c lin ic 3 3 8 -7 2 2 7 C D iilPU C EflTR E January Savings! 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