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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 24, 2001 - A 3 Halton police chief says residents should embrace ethnic diversity By M elanie C um m ings SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER O ak v ille's faith com m unity is d e te r m ined to m ake som ething good result from the devastating terrorist attacks in the U.S on Sept. 11. Their resolve was evidenced Sunday at the A l-Falah Islam ic Centre where 27 com munity leaders spoke out against such ter rorism and called for renew ed unity. M ore than 500 people packed the Islamic Centre located on Burham thorpe Road in N orth O ak v ille, for the event e n titled Together We Stand. It was organized by the Islam ic Circle of North Am erica, a M uslim grass roots organ ization. T he speakers rep resen ted various denom inations, political, ethnic, m edia and law enforcem ent agencies as w e ll as the local fire service. The collective outpouring o f support prom pted organizer M oham m ed Zahid Abu G hudda to praise C anadians, especially Halton residents. He referred to C anada's cultural m osaic as a garden. "It is the flow ers o f every colour that make a garden beautiful...C anada is indeed a country o f civil liberties and for this rea son, because o f your tolerance, the future o f Islam in C anada will be bright. In light o f the failed firebom bing attem pts on m osques in B urlington and M ississauga on Saturday, H alton Police C hief Ean A lgar also asked H alton residents to "em brace differences, and accept respon sibility to be law abiding citizens." John Day -- "today is proof of that." S urinder Sharm a, a m em ber o f the Vishnu Hindu Temple, envisions a world m uch like the one he grew up in. "I lived in a devout Hindu family, my neighbours were Roman C atholic and I lived opposite a M osque." He was also born in India, and given a Sikh name. "W hat can one read into that," he asked. "All o f us in our neighourhood learned a lot about each other and lived in the com fort of that, that is how the world really should live." Perhaps the most daring o f all speeches was one by Pastor Paul Charbonneau, o f St. H ilda's Anglican Church. He confessed that he, too, has been quick to judge entire pop ulations, referring specifically to his experi ence in the Oka crisis over a decade ago. W hen First Nations people in Quebec barricaded roadways to protest the develop ment o f a golf course on their reserve, C harbonneau surprised him self with his first reaction which negatively labeled the protesters. "At the tim e I realized my own preju dice, but what sins am I blind to today," he asked. He then asked the audience to do the same. Sansar Singh Rai, a Sikh priest o f the Halton Gurdw ara, urged the public to avoid the m indset that allow s 19 terrorists to hold hostage one billion Islam ic believers. At the conclusion o f the program , Oakville M ayor Ann M ulvale said, "Sept. 11 has changed all o f our lives, but I believe good can com e o f evil and I claim that as a renew ing reality." C rime W atch m m Crime Watch is presented in co-operation with Halton Regional Police Services and is aimed at promoting awareness of criminal activity in our community and a better understanding of the security issues facing Oakville residents. The following is a list of Oakville-area break-ins and auto thefts reported to Halton Police. Some occurrences may not appear because of delays in the reporting of the incidents. From Oct. 8-21, 2001 Residential break-ins Savoy Cres. Dolphin Crt. Rebecca St. Speers Road Colonial Cres. Howell Road Regency Court Lynnwood Drive Constance Drive Hillhurst Road First Street Forsythe Street front window frontdoor rear window frontdoor rear door rear window frontdoor front door doors unlocked garage unknown rear window DVD player, camera nothing jewellery computer, camera cash, alcohol wallet money, cheques nothing guitar, phone gas can money money, jewellery Oakville Fire C hief Chris Powers (left) and Halton Regional Police Chief Ean Algar at Interfaith service Sunday: seeking toler ance Freem an Sheppard, A ssistant com m is sioner with the RCMP, added, "Sept. 11 has unleashed sadness, anger, violence, vandal ism and intolerance by less than stellar Canadians m otivated by anger and bigotry. One act is one too many and w on't be toler ated by the RCMP." Such incidences strikes som e fear in M ariam Bhabha, chair o f the Federation of M uslim Women. "The future is uncertain, but we are all afraid and if we support each other and stand alongside each other we will also get to know each other better." O akville Fire C h ie f C hris Pow ers rem inded the com m unity that locally more than $55,000 was raised for New York C ity 's firefighters -- $250 o f which came from a bake sale organized by school chil dren from the A l-Falah Islam ic Centre. Such efforts strengthen the bonds within the com m unity, said regional councilor and chair o f the H alton Police Services Board Stolen vehicles Oct. 8th Oct. 9th Oct. 10th Oct. 12th Oct. 14th Oct. 16th Oct. 20th Woodgrove Place Bronte Road Trafalgar Road Canadian Road Bronte Road Queens Ave. Cross Ave. Canadian Road 1991 Pontiac Sunbird 1991 Honda Accord 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix 1996 Ford pick-up 1999 Plymouth Voyager 1995 Plymouth Neon 2001 Ford Escape 2002 Ford pickup Tips of the week: The Internet and e-m ail are great tools to keep up-to-date on w ork and personal life. They can also be used as weapons to pass on false inform ation and incite tear. Please do not pass along any messages unless you have ver ified the contents to be factual. Make no assumptions. I f you hear a noise in your home, find out what made it immediately. You may find someone breaking into your home or has already taken some o f your property. D on't hesitate to call the police i f you do not feel comfortable investigating the origins o f the noise yourself. I f y o u h a v e in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g th e a b o v e c rim e s , p le a s e c o n ta c t # 2 D is tr ic t C rim in a l In v e s tig a tio n s a t 8 2 5 -4 7 7 7 , e xt. 2 2 1 6 o r C rim e S to p p e rs a t 8 2 5 T IP S (8 2 5 -8 4 7 7 ) o r 1-8 0 0 -2 2 2 -T IP S . C a lle r s w ill n e v e r h a v e to id e n tify th e m s e lv e s . Health officials see need to continue needle exchange By Richard Vivian SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The H alton Region N eedle Exchange Program is set to move beyond the pilot project stage. Regional health and social services committee members passed a motion Tuesday that will see the program named Exchange Works - become a perm anent H ealth Departm ent pro gram, subject to the approval of the 2002 operating budget. The annual Exchange Works budget is estimated at $81,000. Regional council is expected to for mally address the matter today. "Based on the information we have right now, we feel the program needs to continue," Medical Health Officer Dr. Bob Nosal told the committee. "So much o f this depends on the contacts and networking that takes place and that's what has been the focus so far." Exchange Works began operation in May, developing partnerships with service agencies, creating educational material for injection drug users and conducting outreach work. Needle exchanges have also been organized at the Sexual Health Clinics in M ilton, Burlington, Acton and Georgetown, though to date, none have been used. "It's very slow gaining the trust of users because of the illegal nature of injection drug use," explained Denise Mousseau, Hamilton community out reach worker and representative on the Halton Needle Exchange Advisory Committee. "The key to outreach is that it's client driven." The mobile exchange service has seen substantially more success, said Halton Outreach W orker Cecil McDougall. To date, 78 individuals have used the needle exchange, 30 of which used the program more than once. "We've made a conscious effort here in Halton to ensure we also include those who inject steroids. The concern being that young people might be exposed to the sharing of needles," McDougall said. 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