w w w .in sid e h alto n .co m | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, July 2 8 , 2 0 1 7 | 1 0 Letter to the Editor = T Q V 0 .C Q · · Suggestions for Midnight M adness My wife and I enjoyed the recent Midnight Mad ness event Friday, July 14 in downtown Oakville, as we have for many years. It' s great to see the community coming togeth er for an evening of great entertainment, food and, of course, shopping. Much as we enjoyed it, there are a couple of areas where I think improvements could be made. For people buying food from vendors that do not have their own enclosures, it would be beneficial to have some extra seating available. It can be tricky trying to eat with a plate of curry or pad Thai in one hand and a drink in the other, as well as being a potential hazard to passers by! I'm sure that some tables and chairs set up in the side streets adjacent to Lakeshore Road would be much appreciated. The other area is the music. We were at Mid night Madness until about 9:30 p.m. and up to that time we saw only two live bands. In previ ous years there have been several bands, playing at various locations along the main street. This year there were DJs providing some of the musi cal entertainment, but for an event like Midnight Madness, there' s nothing to beat live music to add to the vibe. Perhaps these points can be considered for next year' s event? Keith Spicer, Oakville flyers. coupons. shopping lists. Shop Sm art Save more on your weekly grocery bill Program s helpsstudents and em ployers continued from p.6 they show and the amount of real work experi ence they gain in the program. Habitat for Hu manity Halton & Mississauga, is one of many employers in my riding participating in the program again this year. John Gerrard, CEO of Habitat said, "We are tremendously grateful to be able to hire students through the Canada Sum mer Jobs (CSJ) program. There is no question that having these students allows us to provide more affordable housing in our community." Last week I met with students at Habitat, in =TQve.cQ Q L9B1Z3 Home & Auto Flyers Grocery Clouting & Acoessorlr;. HAPPY. cluding Kyle, who is working on R&D to gener ate new revenue for Habitat this summer thanks to the CSJ program. During my visit, Kyle said, "having a member of government that supports what w e' re doing helps us reach our objectives while building more homes for families." The program was a huge success in my riding last year and I look forward to increased partici pation this year and more site visits with students. -- Pam Damoff is MP fo r Oakville North-Burlington. You can reach her office at 905-847-4043 or by email at pam.damoff@parl.gcxa. T O p IS F IS i 1 1 metro 5 ! 1 '- - : 0 ! c 1 n a tu r e 's so u rce B--Q4 = «S'> .· p TM :!T " neStars i H ' HomeStars HomeStaj Ho m eS tars Download the Free Save.ca Mobile App ANDROID APP ON Google'play Learn more at S a v e .c a /m o b ile B u r lin g t PHO