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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, D ec em be r 9, 20 21 | 24 stephen.crawfordco@pc.ola.org (905) 827-5141 Stephen Crawford Member of Provincial Parliament for Oakville Building 640 long-term care beds. Provided $455,975 in 2021 to increase long-term care staffing levels. $830,200 in capital funding for a seniors' dental clinic. Contributed $22.1 million for transportation projects, including 57 zero- emission buses. $2.9 million for 88 new permanent child care spaces. Provincial Investments for Oakville $295 million to re-tool Ford Motor's Oakville Assembly Complex for electric vehicle production. Supporting A Taste of Oakville and the Annual Kerr Village Christmas Tree Lighting & Holiday Market with a total of $118,100. $665,000 for local non-profit organizations in the sport and culture sectors. 74 Rebecca St. Oakville www.stephencrawfordmpp.ca Firearms Safety Education Service of Ontario Chief Firearms Office Ontario For more firearms safety information, please visit the FSESO website: https://fseso.org/community-safety/ In 2019/2020 alone, 346 Canadians were hospitalized due to the unintentional discharge of a firearm* * Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information If you or a loved one owns a firearm, you have an important responsibility to ensure safe storage Keep your friends and family safe this holiday season by revisiting SAFE and SECURE storage over the holidays: 4 Review the "Storage, Display, Transportation and Handling of Firearms by Individuals" regulations 4 With lots of children running around over the holidays, double-check to make sure all firearms and ammunition are safely stored and out of reach 4 You may have everything stored safely by safe storage standards, but look around from a child's perspective: - make sure keys and combination codes are not accessible to visitors - keep ammunition stored safely out of reach of curious children