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AO Wednesday October 4,2000, Respite care centre gets provincial funding By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR More political hopefuls ready to run for office As the October 13th deadline draws closer for filing to run in this] fall's municipal election, the field of candidates is expanding. ` ] As of press time the list included: Ward 1 Local - *Ralph Robinson Ward 1 Regional - * Kevin Flynn Ward 2 Local - *Linda Hardacre, Mary Paul Ward 2 Regional - Fred Oliver, David B.P. Lee, David Bazar, Simon Dann. Ward 3 Local - *Tedd Smith Ward 3 Regional - *Keith Bird Ward 4 Local - *Jody Sanderson Ward 4 Regional - *Stephen Sparling, Allan Elgar Ward 5 Local - *Janice Caster Ward 5 Regional - *Liz Behrens, Jeff Knoll Ward 6 Local - Jim Smith, Janice Wright Ward 6 Regional - *Kurt Franklin, Roberta Need Mayor - Ann Mulvale Regional Chair - *Joyce Savoline, Anne Marsden Halton District School Board Wards 3/4 - *Peter Petrusich, Annette Kirk, Mary Chapin. Halton District Catholic School Board - *Ed Viana, *Charlie Jordan, *Alice Anne Lemay. An asterisk (*) denotes incumbents. Nominations for these positions can be filed until 5 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the Clerk's Department at the Oakville municipal building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Positions up for grabs include mayor, local and regional council lor, Halton Catholic District School Board trustee, Halton District School Board trustee, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre SudQuest trustee and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud trustee. The new term of office will be from Dec. 1, 2000 to Nov. 30, 2003. Nomination papers are available at the Clerk's Department. Required is a signed consent to the nomination, a declaration of qualification by the candidate, proper identification and the $100 fil ing fee. No one wanting to be a candidate can solicit or accept contribu tions for election purposes or incur expenses until that persoTTRas filed their nomination paper. The wait was worth it. Two and a half years ago, the SENACA Seniors Day Program at Oaklands Regional Centre applied for provincial funding to provide a respite service. And, recently, it received news that $100,343 in new annual funding is forthcoming, allowing SENACA (Seniors Enjoy Nurturing Activities Companionship Achievements) to provide at least three evenings and overnights of respite care each week. In addition, Oaklands received $367,000 in provincial funding for a pilot project, starting next March, to provide respite to adults and children with developmental disabilities in partnership with Erinoak, which has a satellite operation at Oaklands. Both respite services would be housed in the cottage recently vacated by CATC - the Children's Assessment and Treatment Program, which had used this facility for the past four years. Use of the cottage will be shared, with SENACA's clients receiv ing respite care in one wing and Erinoak's in the other. This cottage has six bedrooms in each wing (three upstairs and three downstairs), and can accommodate up to 12 people. An Open House is planned for Thursday Oct. 12 from 2 to 7 p.m. In presenting the cheque to SENACA on Friday, Oakville MPP Gary Carr said he'll "push to get you the full amount." SENACA had applied to the Ontario Ministry of Health for $133,000 to provide respite for five nights a week. Carr said the dif ference could come from the approximately $4 billion to be phased in over the next few years in federal transfer payments coming to Ontario for health care. Both SENACA's program manager Wendy McBride and board president Councillor Liz Behrens, are pleased to receive the addi tional funding. "We're excited because we're now able to do something for the families, the people who are caring for our clients at home," said Behrens. "This will help keep them at home longer, and will give the family caregivers a break," added McBride. "These families can finally get an evening, or even a night off. "Every single day I've been hearing how much this is needed by the families caring for loved ones at home. I'm really happy for Photo by Wilma Blokhuis Oakville MPP Gary Carr (rear) presented a $100,000. cheque to the SENACA Seniors Day Program. Accepting are: (1 to r) Brian Barrington, Liz Behrens and Wendy McBride. them." Behrens noted the respite funding compliments the day program SENACA provides to about 18 seniors with Alzheimer's who are cared for at home by their families. "These families need this respite to give them some relief, and will enable the caregivers to keep our clients at home longer until inevitably the caregivers can no longer cope." The respite funding recognizes the needs of these caregivers, added Behrens. "These family caregivers need the respite and the relief in order to take care of themselves, otherwise we could end up with two patients instead of one." SENACA is one of four programs to receive funding from the $6.3 million set last year by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, out of a $68.4 million five-year allocation, to expand adult day programs and provide respite care for people with Alzheimer's disease. Craig Kielburger proof one person can make difference By M ary Collett SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER You're never to young to make a difference. That's the m essage 17-year-old child rights activist Craig Kielburger delivered Sunday on day three of Appleby C ollege's Round Square Conference. "As young people, we have a lot to offer to make the world a better place," Kielburger told 500 Appleby College faculty, staff and students, as well as delegates from 50 schools around the world. "Realize that you don't have to wait until you're an adult to bring about change -- we can do it today!" In keeping with the conference's theme "The Power o f One: Building Community Through Individual Initiative," Kielburger said today's youth has the power, energy and capa bility to effect change around the globe. He has firsthand experience in shak ing up the adult-governed political establishment worldwide, and in shap ing public policy to protect society's most disenfranchised segment: the children of developing nations. He inspires by example. The founder of "Free the Children," an organization promoting children's rights around the globe, Kielburger was just 12 years old when he read a newspaper account o f a Pakistani boy his age who was murdered near his home for speaking out against child labour. The boy, who was sold into bondage at the age of four, escaped from his captors six years later, only to be shot dead, allegedly for his outspo kenness. The boy's plight galvanized Kielburger to become a self-described "accidental activist," and since then he has worked tirelessly for children's rights In the past four years, Kielburger has traveled to more than 30 countries, speaking on behalf o f "Free the Children," initiating projects such as opening schools and resource centres, and helping create leadership programs and other organizations, which link children on an international level. Recently, he has co-authored a book with Kevin Major, called Free the Children, with proceeds from sales going back into this cause. To illustrate the enormous disparity between the rich and the poor on this planet, or what he calls the "wealth gap," Kielburger refers to the owner of Microsoft Corporation. "On a global scale, if you take 447 of the world's richest people, or Bill Gates and 446 of his best friends, you'll find they have as much money as half o f humanity, while children are being sold into bondage for just a few dollars," he relates. His fingers snap a steady, staccato rhythm to underscore the tragid statis tic that somewhere in the world a child dies every two seconds of preventable causes. A background screen lights up with the frozen image of an eight-year-old Pakistani girl in a recycling plant, elbow deep in used syringes, which she must sort through without the protection of gloves. He reports that the child, who had never heard of AIDS, simply relies on a bucket of water to staunch the flow of blood when she accidentally cuts herself. For her labours, she is paid three cents an hour, but she can't pause to talk, as her "mas ter" will beat her for not working. These and other horror stories have become the subtext to this "normal" suburban teenager's life. He speaks glowingly of his own personal heroine, M other Theresa, whom he met in the slums of Calcutta -- the slums that she called her "home." "I was struck by her tiny stature, a tiny woman with a big heart, working every day with the poorest of the poor," he recounts. "When I asked her how she could do it, she replied, `In our small lives we can do no great things, we can only do small things with great lives'." For the young people of today, who may question their ability to alter the course o f events on a global scale, Kielburger offers these simple words o f inspiration: "Never doubt that a small group o f thoughtful com m itted citizens can change the world, for indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Afterwards, Grade 11 Appleby stu dent, David Same shared his reaction to K ielburger's speech, saying, "I found it quite m otivational -- it makes you feel like you want to get up and do something about all the pover ty-" Craig Kielburger: young people can bring abou t change Q> O A K V IL L E Y O U C A N M A K E A D IF F E R E N C E 845-6601 Oakville Town Council invites you to volunteer your skills to assist it in its decision-making. Every year, Council appoints citizens of Oakville to various committees, boards and authorities that make decisions on issues effecting Oakville. If you apply, you could be selected to share your ideas on matters like heritage buildings, public facilities, or community services. It is Town policy that a citizen can only serve on one committee at a time. If you apply and are accepted to serve on a second committee, you must resign from the committee you are currently serving on. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? All Oakville residents are invited to get involved. To reflect the diverse nature of the Town's population, we encourage men, women, people with disabilities, native peoples, and racial and ethnic minorities to participate. HOW TO APPLY Anyone interested in applying, other than incumbents, must do the following: · Fill out an application form and return it to the Town Clerk's Department, Oakville Municipal Offices, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 27. 2000 SELECTION PROCESS Town Council will appoint qualified candidates for the positions based on the recommendations o f the Administrative Services Committee. All appointments are for a three year term commencing January 1,2001 unless otherwise stated. · REMEMBER Only RESIDENTS of the Town of Oakville are eligible. QUESTIONS? For more information, call Pat McPherson @ 845-6601, ext. 3136, or e-mail at pmcpherson@ town.oakville.on.ca. 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