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A6 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday, July 23, 2003 ini'; ih k h l l e i n n Recognized for Excellence by Ontario Community Newspapers Association EDITORIALS AMI UTTERS IAN OLIVER Publisher NEIL OLIVER Associate Publisher TERI CASAS Office Manager JILL DAVIS Editor iti Chief MARK DILLS Pnxiuction Manager KELLY MONTAGUE Advertising Director RIZIERO VERT0LL1 Photographs Director STEVE CROZIER Circulation Director ROD JERRED Manayiny Editor THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: 467 Speers Rd.. Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax; 337-5567 Classified Advertising: 845-3824, ext. 224 Circulation: 845-9742 SVmA*t1 FHntro, Putanrg H QaftftxiRng :M, r t li iH f* A f o a n n Arthur hitnpnw Nuvw 8ar'« M anx, ftwry » fuiy IW »W i-W Udttr Eri«r«t». Hrarr®ltr liumlun Builngton Pott. Shonmg Sww. Oy Pans*. fomacaon. '*** Minor Enn Ad*ca*Coumm taulm, Etcctcttio Guardian. Ftomborough Poet. Goorgctwm »n>W»TilmVArt)n frm P*i«w. Kinston K/trM 0uuntm tknas. 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According to Barbara Lin's death sent Lin. a 58-year-old Wahl, president of the shockwaves through Toronto nurse, was the Ontario Nurses' Asso the medical second health-care ciation. some other community whose worker in Canada to nurses are now recon die from S A R S members are not only sidering their profes (Severe Acute grieving the loss of a sion. R e s p i r a t o r y W ho can blame colleague, but fearing Syndrome). them? for their own safety. On June 29, Nelia W hile most of us Laroza. a 5 1-year-old have only witnessed the nurse at North York General battle against SARs from the safety Hospital became the first health and comfort of our homes, health care worker in Canada to die from care workers throughout the GTA SA R S acquired on the job. have been risking their lives and the Lin became ill after caring for well-being of their families by con Scarborough Grace Hospital health fronting the potentially fatal illness workers who were transferred to on the medical frontlines. West Park Healthcare Centre after W hile we mourn the loss of two contracting the viais. nurses who paid the ultimate price Through her contact with those for their humanitarian work, we patients. Lin. a nurse for 30 years, would like to thank all healthcare became critically ill in March. workers who continue to work long In turn, she transmitted the vims hours in the face of great risk in the to her husband. Chi Sui Lin, who battle against this stubborn and died in April. potentially fatal illness. 'ALLO, GEORGEW.? IT's JEAN/ -CHRETIEN/ LISTEN, WE 'AVE A BEEF WID IRAN, AND I W A S 'O P IN G W E CO ULD C O U N TO N YO UR SUPPORT TO ttt P C * 7. \£ 0 V r - LETTE R S TO TH E EIIITIIIt Oakville Galleries should return to community roots The July 12 Oakville Beaver article of the exhibitions are imported and paid for with community money. Oakville has become an arid desert for the local artists and guilds. They have no public art gallery for exhibitions. During the recent Fibre Art Festival, the Galleries should have been at the heart of this enormous undertaking. They weren't. This was embarrassing. Art works were scattered in every imaginable spot that could be found; dates and times had to be juggled. It was impossible for people coming to Oakville to see the festival, to find every thing or get to see it. It was also frighten ing as many of the venues could provide space, but little supervision. . W hy is it that the Oakville Art Council, which organized the festival, was completely excluded as well? The Oakville Galleries are community galleries. They are unique in being per mitted to have a mandate that excludes us. This insult, this elitism has to be re examined and changed. The artists of Oakville, their friends and their neighbours are planning to make a concerted effort to do something about this. Please help us get our Galleries back. SYBIL RAMPEN LETTER (IF THE W EEK Drive-throughs are O akville Cancer Society hazardous to our health says thanks for support Passion fo r Galleries Shines Through includes the statement that there was a time when the Oakville Gallery was more of a community centre. Yes, it was a community gallery, open to input and participation by taxpaying artists of Oakville; a halcyon time for the artisLs. fibre artists, sculptors and potters. Now it isn't, but what is it? In 1990. my Audience of One with its five Ecclesiastical Copes suspended from the natural wood ceiling, paintings, prints and soft sculpture was the last exhibition to take place in this warm and welcome gallery; wonderfully lit with its creek-fac ing west window and its natural wood ceiling. We had an enormous reception, a beautiful catalogue and almost 3.000 peo ple came to see it. It is still remembered as one of the highlights of the gallery. Along came the mandate: no more clay or cloth, no more local artists and no more school competitions. The beautiful ceiling was painted black; the window was removed, no carpet, just gray cement. It is not inviting. Many exhibi tions are pure funk and it is closed a great deal of the time. The Oakville Galleries of today pride themselves on their avante guarde. Most Error changed intent of letter Thank you for publishing my letter about the Oakville Galleries, especially since it was rather long. The typist, how ever. made a significant error in the fourth paragraph. The second sentence in the fourth paragraph should read: "How unfortunate that Perrinet's gallery policy and practice have decimated that former community presence..." What appears is "how fortunate." That wording negates the intention of the sen tence. The Oakville Galleries policy/practice is most unfair and unfor tunate for Oakville artists. JANE CORYELL On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society , Oakville Unit I would like to express through your newspaper, my sincere, appreciation to all the citi zens of Oakville for their generosity this year. Also special thanks to our Oakville volunteers and our sponsors for their tremendous support this year in helping us in our fight against cancer. Special recognition to the residential canvassers who through inclement weather in April raised over $200,000 A special thank you to Oakville's Beta Sigma Phi sorority members who assisted our Unit volunteers deliver daffodils to businesses during one of the worse ice storms of the year. Congratulations and sincere thanks to Oakville's Relay For Life Steering committee members, and especially Co-Chairs Glen Herring. Catherine Raafiaub and the wonderful Appleby College staff, parents and students for their tremendous dedication, support and time in raising an incredible $400,000. Special thanks to Oakville students who raised over $25,000 through numerous fundraising events. Special mention to St Ignatius of Loyola who for the month of April raised over $ 1 6.000. Special thanks to Oakville Beaver staff who gives us the exposure needed in order to bring our upcom ing events to our community. Wilma Blokhuis in editorial" has a gift of allow ing us through her accurate writings, feel as if we have all attended the Relay For Life " magical" evening. Kelly Monatague and staff were outstanding in delivering our Relay For Life weekly messages. Oakville Beaver sponsored pages provided at April campaign time by Kelly and staff were informative and beautifully presented in colour. May I close by thanking all the 140 survivors who attended this years Relay for Life in giving us all hope and for prov ing that we are "Making Cancer History." JOAN C GIBB. PRESIDENT CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY OAKVILLE UNIT Pud okay,w e n By STEVE NEASE Kudos to the Town for holding a drive-through study workshop on Feb. 25 and a follow-up open house on may 15. The opportunity to participate in both exercises was much appreciated. Drive-throughs pose a conundrum. On the one hand operators of car washes, restaurants and banks argue a prac tical need based on customer demand. On the other, drivethroughs mitigate against good health and environmental friendliness. No matter how attractively they're dressed up. drive-throughs remain part of the problem. Reconciling the irreconcilable is no mean feat. Each new drive-though promotes an auto-dependency mindset, while contributing to mounting health and environmental degra dation. We adopt an anti-idling by-law in recognition of the deleterious consequences of vehicle emissions, yet tolerate drive-throughs where chronic violations occur. It begs the question, to what extent is the Town demon strating responsible leadership in this area? Restaurants sought the right to maintain smoking areas, lamenting the loss of business would impose an onerous burden. With proper regard for the public good, the Town took a courageous and prudent stand by saying no. Drive-through are no less injurious to human health. Like cigarette smoke, auto emissions kill. So does the lack of physical activity and a deficient diet. Study after study con firms obesity is rising at an alarming rate, particularly amongst children. Thirty-seven percent of children aged 21 1 are overweight. That obesity is linked to heart disease and diabetes is uncontestable. And yet. we continue to permit drive-throughs exposing patrons and employees, many of who are children, to dan ger. In pandering to developers; in seeking to plump the pub lic purse with development charges; in boasting they are " open for business," municipalities sell their proverbial souls. Why elected officials need to be shown the funeral pyre engulfed in flames before acting in the public interest, as with the smoking issue, remains a mystery. Everything comes with a price, including bad habits and convenience. Unfortunately, the price is not totally absorbed by the user alone. Smoking has exacted an enormous toll on the public purse. Similarly, those who drive continue to inflict an economic burden on those who don't. Doubtless, if car users paid the full shot for operating their cars, support for public transit would rise dramatically. In closing. I urge the Town to look seriously at restricting new drive-throughs, and at the same time, rigorously enforce the anti-idling by-law at these outlets. Finally, a long-term phase-out policy needs to be devised which even tually eliminates drive-throughs altogether. Our children's future depends on it. PETER D. 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