Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 4 Aug 1993, p. 23

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Board pledges support for dogâ€"training program Priced between $4,000 and $10,000 per puppy, the animals are trained through the Lion‘s Foundation of Canada, a chariâ€" table organization with an office located in Oakville: The people who ultimately own the dogs are not required to purchase their guide dogs, and Canine Vision Canada, Hearing Ear Dogs of Canada, Imagine a world without sight, sound, or sensation and you can understand why members of the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board (OMDREB) have pledged to support a training proâ€" gram for a series of very special guide dogs. Over the past five years, the 600 memâ€" bers of the OMDREB have raised enough money to buy, feed, and train three "seeâ€" ing guide", one "hearing ear" and one special skills dog for people in need. $179,900. Movein condition for school start. Master with ensuite, finished family mm. with wood buming fireplace. $749,000. This magnificent bungalow has a better homes & gardens ambience and offers a first class lifestyle. $243,900. 1.5 storey Available immediate potential. $199,900. immaculate 3 addition. 50‘x135 mature walk to lake, shops, schoo BEV ELLIS* 844â€"6061, 845â€"2388 BEV ELLIS* 844â€"6061, 845â€"2388 BEV ELLIS* §44â€"6061, 845â€"2388 DONNA MACRAE* 844â€"9990 JAMES ROSE* 8446061 th Opport Jf Sult JOHNSION & DANIEL inity "Canine Vision Canada and its related training centres are exceptional organizaâ€" tions doing extremely valuable work," says board president Richard Weima. "We‘re very proud to help give people a chance to attain a little more of the kind of independence most of us take for granted. It‘s up to us â€" and other groups like ours â€" to provide the support necesâ€" sary to continue this extremely important work. Guide dogs receive comprehensive, and very intensive, instruction for several months before being matched with a visuâ€" Ally, aurally, of physically impaired perâ€" son. The pair then spend one month together at a centrally located training and Special Skills Dogs of Canada rely almost entirely on outside donations for support. $599,000. Iimpeccable 4 bdrm. home, downtown lot affords complete privacy Large interlocking patio w/awning. £505, (Â¥) HOME OF THE WEEK 4 OUK bines the wait h EDNA KING* 844â€"6061 EDNA KING* 8446061 EDNA KING* 8446061 TY W CA ave 299 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville â€" 8446061 ONW and exquestely renovated ttus 4 bearoom house LkE _ â€"~ smm of the aid with the convenience of new. Located BILL " this is a truly unique property. HUMPHREYS centre â€" such as the Canine Vision Canada training school in Oakville. They receive additional training as a team and develop the foundation for an affection and trust that will last, literally, a lifetime. "Seeing eye and hearing ear dogs, for example, take their blind and deaf owners out into a world that is fraught with danâ€" ger," Weima notes. "Special skills dogs out into a world that is fraught with danâ€" ger," Weima notes. "Special skills dogs are even more remarkable, helping their owners get dressed, transfer from a bed into a wheelchair, turn lights on and off, and countless other essential tasks that are too tough for some people to manage alone." "Although the dogs are very expensive to train, our board members believe that the work they do is invaluable and we plan to continue supporting the program wholeâ€"heartedly," he adds. 309Kâ€"449K. Markay Developments will custom build to suit. Included in purchase price â€" upgraded carpet, full ceramics, C/A. J. LUMBERS*/P. NICHOLSON®/M. CONNELLY FORD O‘BRIEN*® 8446061 FORD O‘BRIEN*®* 8446061 A ond Assoaate Broker oll this bedrooms rth rerk jen aited t $225,000. Stunning condo, spacious rooms, fabulous ensuite with jacuzzi, dble. garage, exercise mm., sauna & party rm. $419,000. Elegant home, spacious rms. fam. rm. + solarium, master with jacuzzi nanny quarters, ingd. pool. Super lot. MO CONNELLY*/B. NEWELL* 844â€"6061 to DOWNTOWN RAVINE LOT $234,900. Charming home with walkâ€"out basement to ravine. Potential for: inlaw suite. 3 bedrooms. Walk to downtown. 5359 .9 The Real Estate Board‘s most recent fundraising event was an annual golf tourâ€" nament, held in June at Richview Golf Club. It raised $6,000 of the $10,000 needed to train another special skills dog. "Through the year, we hold a variety of fundraising events to keep our commitâ€" ment to the Lion‘s Foundation‘s training programs alive," Weima notes. "Our members have been very generous in their donations and we‘re proud of our involveâ€" ment with the guide dog training proâ€" gram." ‘"There are many people still in need of g assistance, however, and we plan to conâ€" * tinue doing what we can to help out," he _ adds. "It‘s just one of the ways we can § show that the interests of the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board extend beyond the sale of houses." M s NT po ts 3+3 (' f = ,./_j’\ J ‘te j P 3(Jel (G] it s 144 Cl Euse 99 s $ * BILL HUMPHREYS** 844â€"6061 BRENDA NEWELL * 844â€"6061 BRENDA NEWELL* 844â€"6061 | Ji#l 'I' i SUSAN FLYNN* 844â€"6061 00. Quiet East/Central. Attractive ow on super 98x200 ft. lot. House great potential for expansion. JUIE Immaculateâ€" home, finished r has a semi ensuite, private uiet street, eatâ€"in kit. JC . 2s ui + ~gmc f«"

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