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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 11, 2013 | 6 Editorial This week is the Ontario Fire Marshal's Of ce's 2013 Fire Prevention Week. So, it's time to chat about re safety. For many, a family discussion such as this will take place in the kitchen -- often the most popular and welcoming room in a home. Aside from being the go-to room for a snack, it's often the place many families share a meal and talk about the day's events. It's also the most deadly room in your house. In fact, this year's Fire Prevention Week's theme is preventing kitchen res. Kitchen res, due to cooking oil or grease igniting into ames, cause the fastest-spreading and most-destructive type of residential re. Here are a few kitchen safety tips to remember courtesy of the Insurance Bureau of Canada: · Keep a pan lid or cookie sheet handy in case grease or oil catches re. The lid or cookie sheet should be slid over the top of the pan to smother the ames · Never attempt to move a flaming pot or pan away from the stove. The movement can fan the ames and spread the re · Don't leave anything cooking unattended. Turn off the stove, even if you leave the room only for a few seconds · Use a safety-approved fryer · Keep your oven clean. Grease and food splatters can ignite at high temperatures · Ensure you wear oven mitts when removing cooking containers to avoid serious burns · Wear close-fitting clothing that won't catch on pot handles · Turn pot handles inward to reduce the risk of accidentally overturning the pot and to prevent children from grabbing it · Do not let children get closer than one metre (three feet) when you are cooking Knowing in advance how to handle a re emergency can save your home and your life. For more, visit www.oakville.ca. Earlier this month, the Oakville Fire Department held its annual open house at its South Service Road training campus. It was full of family fun and important information. As always, it aimed to drive home the safety message before a re strikes at home. In addition to responding to re calls and medical emergencies, Oakville re ghters do their best to raise public awareness. It's part of a whole gamut of things they do within our community to make it a better, safer place in which to live. Last Friday, the Oakville Professional Fire ghters' Association (OPFFA) held a launch party for its 2014 Fire ghter Charity Calendar, a fun effort that aims to do much good in the community as it raises funds for the Oakville-based Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides, Oakville Hospital Foundation, Ian Anderson House and the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters' Association. The calendars cost $20 and are available at www. oakvillepffa.ca/calendar.2014. Oakville is fortunate to have such a wonderful group of community-minded individuals who also happen to keep us safe. A great big thank you. "Connected to your Community" H A V I N ' B A L L Kirk Jamieson and his daughter Sarah Ralph-Jamieson dance at the inaugural Oakville Father Daughter Ball at Otello's Banquet Hall. The charity event raised $20,000 with proceeds going to the 4Life Foundation and its Dance 4Life program. This program gives girls in need weekly dance lessons from September to May at no charge to the families. Most recipient families qualify through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and ROCK (Reach Out Centre for Kids). Time to say thanks A 467 Speers Road, Oakville ON, L6K 3S4 General Inquiries: (905) 845-3824 Editorial Department: (905) 632-0588 Classi ed Advertising: (905) 632-4440 Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington (905) 631-6095 Volume 51 | Number 122 The Oakville Beaver is a division of Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Vice­President and Group Publisher of Metroland West Regional General Manager Halton Region Editor in Chief NEIL OLIVER DAVID HARVEY JILL DAVIS | photo by Michael Ivanin, special to the Beaver Advertising Director DANIEL BAIRD Managing Editor ANGELA BLACKBURN RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director Business Manager Director of Production On Sept. 29 at Centennial Square in Oakville, and the previous day at Burlington's Emma's Back Porch, approximately 165 men participated in Halton Women's Place's fourth annual Hope in High Heels Walk to help end violence against women. These men want to be a part of the solution in the prevention and elimination of violence against women. We applaud them. We know men want to take part in raising awareness about this issue -- an issue that is not a woman's issue but a societal one. Special thanks to our Oakville guest speakers, Ward 6 Regional Councillor Tom Adams, Clarks Canada President George Molyneux and Sheridan College President Jeff Zabudsky. Special thanks to our Burlington guest speakers, MP Mike Wallace, Mayor Rick Goldring and Jerry Dias. Dias, national president of UNIFOR Canada along with his son, Jordan, raised more than $51,000 in pledges this year. To date, the pair has raised more than $120,000. Speaking from the heart, Dias addressed the group in Burlington and spoke about being part of a community that cares, a community that will stand up against woman abuse. Thank you, Jerry and Jordan. As well, a special thanks to our lunch spon- Guys walk to end violence against women Letters to the Editor SANDY PARE MARK DILLS MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager Director of Distribution sors ­ Paradiso Restaurant in Oakville and Craig Kowalchuk from Emma's Back Porch. Thanks to our event sponsors, Clark Shoes Canada, TD Canada Trust, Greater Burlington, Peel Metal Scraping Ltd., and Utter/Morris Insurance Brokers Limited. Thanks to our media sponsors, including the Oakville Beaver, Burlington Post, Oakville Magazine, Look Local, Balance my Life. As well, thanks to Dairy Queen for the donation of ice cream to all walkers and their families. And thank you to all the men and women who came out this weekend to support the thousands of women and children who Halton Women's Place helps each year. Last year alone, Halton Women's Place provided services to more than 1,000 women and 1,300 children through ours residential and community outreach programs. Crisis intervention counsellors responded to more than 2,500 crisis calls. Working together, men and women can make a difference. Next year, we want to see even more men walking in pink high heels, stating emphatically that violence is never acceptable. "Because a life without violence is the only life to live." See you all next September. Diane Beaulieu, executive director, Halton Women's Place CHARLENE HALL KIM MOSSMAN Circulation Manager Proud Official Media Sponsor For: Canadian Circulations Audit Board Member Recognized for Excellence by Ontario Community Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Association Proud Official Media Sponsor For: The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. 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