The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, S ep te m be r 20 ,2 01 8 | 22 584 Kerr Street at Speers, Oakville 905.337.3653 www.destinationfurniture.ca Headrest, Lumbar Power Reclining Chair, Usb all sofas & chairs on sale • Headrest, Lumbar, power reclining with USB • All Palliser, Pinnacle & Lind on sale • 100's of leather and fabrics to choose • Your choice, custom size, leather colours and fabrics • Choose from hundreds of styles of sofas, loveseats, power recliners, chairs. • Improves blood circulation • Many styles to choose • 100's of leather colours and fabrics to choose leather 20% off fabric 20% off Zero Gravity Chair Bronte | 2419 Marine Drive Call Debbie at 1-888-598-5717 Our Advanced Hearing Aid is Now Rechargeable One of our most popular hearing aids is now rechargeable! One overnight charge gives your hearing aids full power for the day without the added hassle of handling disposable batteries. There's no need to replace your batteries every few days. You don't even have to open the battery drawer! These hearing aids have state-of-the-art hearing aid technology that significantly improves speech clarity, allowing you to understand even in the noisiest conversations with less effort.‡ And now, you can enjoy this technology with the added convenience of a rechargeable option. Plus, you can still use disposable batteries in case you forget to charge them. Say YES to clarity and convenience. Say NO to compromise. Book a FREE hearing test today to start hearing better. No doctor referral and no purchase required. ACTUAL HEIGHT 2.5cm CAN YOU SPOT IT? Act right now for your chance to experience these new rechargable hearing aids for yourself. Call your nearby clinic below! reassuring, convenient & efficientM O RERECHARGEABLE HEARING AIDS Hearing tests are provided free of charge for adults ages 18 and older. Please see clinic for details. Offer not valid in Quebec. ‡https://www.oticon.ca/solutions/opn NIHB, VAC and Worker's Compensation Provider Promo Code NSP-RGHA-OAKB On Oct. 22, the Oakville community will be heading to the polls to elect our mu- nicipal representatives. On behalf of the business com- munity, the Oakville cham- ber is engaging the mayor- al candidates, as well as the candidates running for town council and regional council in a conversation around business priorities. In fact, the Oakville chamber recently launched a "Road Map for Business Success" high- lighting four important pil- lars identified by our mem- bers in a recent advocacy survey. 1. Business competitiveness Chamber members overwhelmingly want to see town council focus on strengthening business competitiveness. The top three issues that must be addressed by this council are taxation, red tape and the cost of housing. These results reaffirm the cham- ber's position and message to all levels of government that businesses are feeling tapped and additional reg- ulation and costs are im- peding business success. 2. Transportation Transportation infra- structure and congestion remains a top concern for the Oakville community. In fact, 75 per cent of surveyfact, 75 per cent of surveyf respondents stated that congestion on Oakville roads is a barrier to their business, citing that Oak- ville does not have the road infrastructure for the de- velopment it needs. Oak- ville's economic growth is an important factor in the success of the Greater To- ronto Hamilton Area (GTHA). Ensuring its con- tinued success, as a genera- tor of jobs and prosperity, requires partnerships on vital municipal infrastruc- ture. The Oakville chamber believes that our local rep- resentatives need to advo- cate and partner with our provincial and federal gov- ernments to engage munic- ipalities, and the private sector on a long-term infra- structure investment strat- egy to increase productivi- ty to enable competitive- ness. We need shovels in the ground! 3. Recruit and retain talent Not surprisingly, the business community high- lighted that recruiting and A ROAD MAP FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS OPINION CHAMBER ENGAGES MEMBERSHIP IN A CONVERSATION AROUND BUSINESS PRIORITIES, WRITES LYONS FAYE LYONS Column See FOUR, page 41