Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 16 Jul 2003, A04

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A 4 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 16, 2003 A d d in g a P a g e ...to H is t o r y Oakville teen Roisin H a rt nett and h er guide dog Penny m ade history' this year when the two tackled Q ueen's P ark together. The blind G rad e 8 St. M atthew School graduate m an aged to navigate the aisles of the Provincial Legislature. As one of 21 pages, the teen had to m em orize the nam es o f 103 governm ent and opposition M PPs and th eir seats, a feat she accom plished in ju st one hour. Asked why she w anted to become a page, Roisin said she welcomed the opportunity. " I thought it would be a w onder ful experience, so I decided to go for it. If I m ade it, that would be great, but if I d id n 't, th a t would have been okay, ·too." Each m orning since M ay 26, H artn ett got on the G O train from the Oakville station and m ade h er way to Q ueen's P ark. Oakville Beaver intern pho to g rap h er H arrison Sm ith fol lowed H artn ett on Ju n e 26 cap tu ring the teen's last day. Photos by Harrison Smith

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