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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 22° 14° 16° 8° 14° 7° 16° 12° Youths in Oakville Page 18 Skaters at GenNext Sports www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, October 7, 2016 | 44 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Thanksgiving traditions Ghost walks tell spooky tales of old Oakville by Nathan Howes Special to the Beaver Catherine Dhamija helps her daughters Arielle and Avery choose a pumpkin at the annual Brown & Keyes Pumpkin Give-Away in Oakville Oct. 1 where more than 600 pumpkins were available free of charge. | Thomas Surian photo MPs back national task force on cycling safety by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff See David Lea's Special Report at www.oakvillebeaver.com Transportation Marc Garneau announced last week he would work with the provinces and territories to create the task force, which would focus on increased safety measures for Oakville's federal representatives are praising government promises to create a national task force aimed at increasing cyclist safety. The Trudeau government's Minister of cyclists and pedestrians on the nation's busy roads. The minister said the task force would consider everything from cameras to side guards on large trucks, and dedicated bike lanes to electronic measures to prevent collisions and reduce injuries and deaths. see Sharing on p.15 The Oakville Historical Society's (OHS) annual Ghost Walks are giving Mohammad Al Balkhi the opportunity to get acquainted with Oakville's past. The yearly walks, which begin Thursday, Oct. 13 and run until Sunday, Oct. 29, celebrate Halloween and the town's history through a guided tour of the oldest part of Oakville with the help of the society's volunteers in costume as gures of the town's past. Fifteen-year-old Al Balkhi, who lived in Jordan and Syria before moving to Oakville eight months ago, needs Mohammad Al Balkhi volunteer hours for school and wanted to learn more about Oakville and Canada, so getting involved in the ghost walks was a chance to do both. see Refugee on p.3 MORNINGSTAR TAEKWON-DO 28th Anniversary Offering True Taekwon-Do to the Oakville Community since 1988 Teachings that will Last a Lifetime Self-discipline · Respect · Fitness 1410 Speers Rd., #5 (just east of 3rd line) Oakville, Ontario 905-847-8955 | www.mstartkd.com