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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, Ju ne 30 ,2 02 2 | 8 ABOUT US This newspaper, published every Thursday, is a division of the Metroland Media Group Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. The Metroland family of newspapers is comprised of more than 70 community publications across Ontario. This newspaper is a member of the National NewsMedia Council. Complainants are urged to bring their concerns to the attention of the newspaper and, if not satisfied, write The National NewsMedia Council, Suite 200, 890 Yonge St., Toronto, ON M4W 2H2. Phone: 416-340-1981 Web: www.mediacouncil.ca insidehalton@metroland.com facebook.com/OakvilleBeav @OakvilleBeaver WHO WE ARE VP, Regional Publisher Kelly Montague Regional General Manager Jason Pehora Director of Content Lee Ann Waterman Regional Managing Editor Catherine O'Hara Managing Editor Karen Miceli Director of Distribution Charlene Hall Circulation Manager Kim Mossman Directors of Advertising Cindi Campbell and Graeme MacIntosh Director Creative Services Katherine Porcheron CONTACT US Oakville Beaver 901 Guelph Line Burlington, ON L7R 3N8 Phone: 905-845-3824 Classifieds: 1-800-263-6480 Advertising: 289-293-0620 Delivery For all delivery inquiries, please e-mail kmossman@metroland.com or call 905-631-6095. Letters to the editor Send letters to insidehalton@metroland.com. All letters must be fewer than 320 words and include your name and telephone number for verification purposes. We reserve the right to edit, condense or reject letters. Published letters will appear in print and/or online at insidehalton.com OPINION TO LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN CONTENT VISIT INSIDEHALTON.COM It's about trust. Our rela- tionship with our readers is built on transparency, hon- esty and integrity. As such, we have launched a trust initiative to tell you who we are and how and why we do what we do. This column is part of that project. Does your local not-for- profit community organi- zation struggle to get the word out to a larger audi- ence about community events? Metroland community papers want to help. We know that not all or- ganizations have huge ad- vertising budgets to pro- mote the wonderful things that they are doing. And we want to help lessen the bur- den when it comes to help- ing spread the word about their community events. We can help in the pages of our online community events calendar and it's just the click of a button to submit and begin spread- ing the word to a larger au- dience. Our newspapers regu- larly hear from communi- ty groups who are interest- ed in connecting with a re- porter to promote the events and initiatives their organization is hosting. We welcome your story pitches, but the hard truth is that we simply don't have the resources to cover all the great things the vast number of community groups and non-profits are doing. Believe me, our journal- ists would love to cover it all, but it's just not possi- ble. But it doesn't mean that we can't assist in other ways. One of those ways is through event promotion in our community calen- dars. How to get started: • Visit your Halton com- munity news website, ei- ther insidehalton.com (for Milton, Oakville and Bur- lington) or theifp.ca (for Halton Hills). • Register for a free ac- count or log in using your existing credentials. • Under your username, select "Submit Your Con- tent." • Click on "Submit Event" to create an event. • Fill out the required fields and click submit. That's it. An editor will review your event and you will receive an email when your event submission has been published. Many events posted to our online calendars will also be pub- lished in our community newspaper print edition calendars. Give it a try today. Karen Miceli is manag- ing editor of the Metroland community newspapers in Halton. She can be reached at kmiceli@metro- land.com. We welcome your ques- tions and value your com- ments. Email our trust committee at trust@met- roland.com. HOSTING AN EVENT? WE CAN ASSIST WE WANT TO HELP COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NON-PROFITS REACH A LARGER AUDIENCE, WRITES KAREN MICELI Luck happens in golf, and it also happens with in- vesting. Several years ago, I played in a business golf event. I attempted different strategies and got results that ranged from terrible to OK. The first hole was the longest drive competition. I did things I don't normally do, and for whatever rea- son the ball went signifi- cantly further than I ever hit it. I thought I had found the magic formula in hitting a golf ball. Turned out noth- ing could be further from the truth. I tried replicat- ing my magic formula many times over the fol- lowing years, but the re- sults were always extreme- ly disappointing. Translating that story and the lesson learned from golf to investing can hopefully keep investors from losing money. I do not believe people can be successful on a con- sistent basis as a result of short-term trading. If you have initial short- term success at market timing on when to buy and when to sell, I offer you a respectful warning. Please do not confuse your suc- cess with any skill that can be duplicated. Just like my lesson on the golf course, you must recognize when good re- sults are just your lucky day. Peter Watson is regis- tered with Aligned Capital Partners Inc. (ACPI) to provide investment advice. Investment products are provided by ACPI. ACPI is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Orga- nization of Canada. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not neces- sarily those of ACPI. Only investment-related products and services are offered through Watson Securities of ACPI. Watson provides wealth management servic- es through Watson Invest- ments. He can be reached at www.watsoninvestment- s.com. APPLY GOLF LESSONS TO INVESTING GOLF AND INVESTING CAN SHOW SOMETIMES YOU JUST GET LUCKY, WRITES PETER WATSON PETER WATSON Column A family of geese take a tip at Bronte Harbour. Do you have a great local photo you'd like to share? Send it to sleblanc@metroland.com, along with a brief description. Lyn Wiggins photo SNAPSHOT KAREN MICELI Column SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM