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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 18 ,2 01 8 | 28 Bronte 2419 Marine Drive Call Debbie at 1-877-207-7356 Kyle Letourneau, Hons. BA (psychology), HIS, Hearing Instrument Specialist ACTUAL HEIGHT 2.5cm Promo Code NSP-HATL-OAKB 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 FREE 14 DAYHearing Aid Trial Hear the difference hearing aids can make! Our ears are one of the most advanced and perceptive sensory organs. When signs of hearing loss begin to appear your ears need advanced support to help them function the way they should, fortunately there is help. Take the first step towards better hearing. Schedule an appointment with one of our hearing experts and try the latest advanced or premium digital hearing aids‡ during a free 14 day trial. Our hearing experts will perform a FREE hearing assessment and later fit you with hearing aids suited to your loss. FREE trial offer ends October 31st 2018 HALTON CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD CATHOLIC TRUSTEE SAUNDERS CHRIS y I mi ed you... saunders4trustee.comHalton CatHoliCDistriCt sCHool BoarD VOTER INFORMATION • Election Day is October 22, 2018, from 10am to 8pm • Go to (VoterLookup.ca) to see if you are on the voters list or call 1-866-296-6722 PRIORITIES • Develop a comprehensive Mental Health Strategy • Increase support and funding for Special Education and Teachers •Work with the Bishops, Ministry of Education, Teachers and Parents in the development of the new Sex Education Curriculum • Engage Students and Parents in the development of the Charitable Giving Policy • Enhance Community Engagement • Defend and Enhance Publicly Funded Catholic Education • Develop a strategy to improve Student Transportation ✓I am a 20 year resident of Oakville,with a well-rounded background that will assist me in being of service to the Oakville community. Family and genealogical research is becoming an in- creasingly popular hobby, likely because of the fascinat- ing stories, facts and anec- dotes about the past that can emerge with a bit of investiga- tive effort. The Oakville Public Li- brary has witnessed this spike in interest first-hand - the library's local Newspaper Database, which offers a rare and captivating glimpse into Oakville's past, was accessed over 18,842 times in the past three years, to date. As a result of the growing interest in these topics, OPL continues to add to its already impressive collection of gene- alogy-related programs and resources, such as online databases, genealogy "mee- tup" events and seminars on research tips and tricks. Cus- tomers are often pleasantly surprised to discover what the library provides, com- pletely free to OPL cardhold- ers, including subscription- based online databases like the wildly popular Ancestry- .ca. The library recently be- came an affiliate library with FamilySearch.org, another record-rich database. This al- lows customers to access re- stricted digitized microfilm, including 350-plus million im- ages they would otherwise not be able to access. This ac- cess point is exclusively avail- able in the Oakville Room at the Central branch. Although the library of- fers plenty of resources tofers plenty of resources tof conduct family history re- search on your own, OPL's highly knowledgeable and ex- perienced librarians are still the most valuable resource the library has to offer on the these topics. Elise C. Cole, lo- cal collections librarian at Oakville Public Library, pro- vides specialized expertise in the area of local and family history, and offers one-on-one assistance to people with spe- cific research questions relat- ed to their individual, family or collective community heri- tage. "People typically book ap- pointments with me when they've hit a brick wall in their own search," says Cole. "I love a good mystery and helping people complete the circle." Many of our genealogy-re- lated programs and services were made possible through generous donor support. If you would like to help us ex-you would like to help us ex-y pand and enhance the servic- es, collections and resources we provide, please reach out to Virginia Kuypers, develop- ment officer, at virginia.kuyp- ers@oakville.ca. If you have a specific research question and would like to book a session with Cole, please email el- ise.cole@oakville.ca. RESEARCHING FOR FAMILY HISTORY? OPINION NEWSPAPER DATABASE OFFERS RARE GLIMPSE INTO OAKVILLE'S PAST, WRITES OPL OAKVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Column