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continued from p.3 and system design. "If that can happen, that will be fantastic and will take care of the other problems. But the in-between time, before that happens, how do we solve the problem and how do we provide for people?' said O'Neill. Another priority issue for his table was creating a more synchronized, collaborativelyplanned food system in Halton, involving suppliers and planners. For this to happen, the region's food banks and organizations will have to work together to "make a real impact," O'Neill said. Michelle Knoll, Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre (OPNC) executive director, aided the conversations at Table Five. For issues on acquisition and delivery, the group's most-discussed topic was creating multiple food distribution hubs. "We felt strongly that really you couldn't do that without a baseline of food needs, which was the first topic and the third one, being able to look at your warehousing capabilities and refrigeration storage," said Knoll. Launching the delivery hubs will require establishing the agencies involved in setting them up, their capabilities, locations and timing, Knoll said. Mobile food banks were another key topic for the OPNC executive director's group. She said they have a high visibility and risk Putting food on the table for users, compared to accessing food at a community centre or church. "If it's a truck, how do we establish safe locations so people can feel comfortable accessing them?" Knoll asked. Nancy Rumple, Halton Food for Thought director of communications and development, led the chat at Table Three. The second priority item for the group was creating an online portal for sharing food-related information with interested stakeholders and sharing various region-wide details on numerous topics. "We wanted it to be an area that people can access if they needed to find out which food banks are open on weekends and evenings," said Rumple. "We also wanted a way to educate our community around the need. There is a ton of information around just awareness." Alex Sarchuk, Halton Region's commissioner of social and community services, noted an announcement will be forthcoming regarding an allocation of more than $200,000 for food security programs through a new initiative of the Region's Community Investment Fund. "We're really hopeful that these small investments will provide an injection in capacity into the system and this will strongly align with the trajectory of the work that is emerging here today," said Sarchuk. Thief steals gold and silver coins from local collector's treasures Halton police are investigating after a coin collection valued at nearly $40,000 was stolen from an Oakville home last weekend. At some point Friday (June 24) evening or early Saturday (June 25) morning someone forced open the rear door of a residence on North Ridge Trail, near Glenashton Drive, police said. The intruder grabbed the coin collection and some cash before fleeing the area. No one was home at the time of the break-in. Police said the coins were mainly gold and silver Canadians Maple Leaf coins. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, a single, 5 oz. pure gold Maple Leaf coin can sell for as much as $12,000. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Oakville Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-8254747, ext. 2216 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477). 9 | Friday, July 1, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Open your senses to what others have experienced. Plum'S food ShoP iS now oPen! We serve fresh breakfast & lunches daily Take-out only until 2:00, Monday - Friday We offer full service corporate catering 447 Speers Rd, unit 9 · 905-844-7110 www.plumcatering.ca GET THE ULTIMATE IN COMFORT FOR YOUR HOME! 3440 Fairview Street, Burlington Ontario L7N 2R5 Oakville: (905) 827-5585 Burlington: (905) 634-7701 Hamilton: (905) 544-2220 www.broomshvac.ca Save on Top Brands