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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, D ec em be r 19 ,2 01 9 | 4 ArborMemorial Inc. Honouring a lifetime Honour your accomplishments, your faith, your individuality. Complete your plans, your way, in the stately grandeur of our modern, climate-controlled mausoleums. Take the first step and call us at 905-257-1100 3164 Ninth Line, Oakville, ON glenoaks.ca GlenOaks Funeral Home&Cemetery byArborMemorial *Offer valid on contract products until January 12, 2020. See location for full details. 5% DISCOUNT* for a limited time. MISSISSAUGA Sunday, December 22 4:00pm Mississauga Celebration Square 300 City Centre Drive BRAMPTON Tuesday, December 24 12:30pm Brampton City Hall 2 Wellington St. W. MILTON Sunday, December 29 4:00pm Milton Town Hall 150 Mary Street OAKVILLE Monday, December 23 5:00pm Iroquois Ridge Community Centre 1051 Glenashton Drive public menorah lighting grand chanukah celebration DREIDELS CHOCOLATE GELT LATKES DOUGHNUTS MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CRAFTS FOR THE KIDS GIVEAWAYS FREE RAFFLE AND MORE! FREE OF CHARGE. Please bring a non-perishable food item to be shared with the needy. Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information or to RSVP: Info@JewishMississauga.org or call 905-268-4432 The family of an Oak- ville man who has been de- tained in a Cairo prison for the last 10 months is again calling on the federal gov- ernment to bring him home. Yasser Ahmed Albaz, 51, was in Egypt on a business trip in February 2019. His daughter, Amal Ah- med Albaz, says he had met with a client and was at the airport preparing to return home when his Canadian passport was suddenly confiscated, and he was ar- rested by the authorities. Since that time, there has been no trial, no charg- es have been laid and fami- ly members say even Al- baz's lawyers have not been given any indication of why their client was arrested. Amal and her mother, Safaa Eleshmawy, held a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 11, af- ter learning Canada's For- eign Affairs Minister Fran- cois-Philippe Champagne would be travelling to Egypt for an African devel- opment conference. "For the last 295 days, my father has been asking every single day what Can- ada is doing to get him out and bring him home," said Amal Ahmed. "We are appealing to (Champagne) to not only raise the case but to use all means necessary to secure my father's release and his safe return home." Amal was joined by Am- NEWS WOMAN CALLS ON FEDS TO GET FATHER OUT OF EGYPTIAN PRISON DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com THE ISSUE: CANADIAN HAS BEEN DETAINED IN CARIO FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS LOCAL IMPACT: OAKVILLE FAMILY PLEADING FOR HIS RELEASE The family of a Canadian man detained in Egypt is calling on the federal government to step in e is being held in a notorious prison without charge. Yasser Ahmed Albaz and his wife, Safaa Elashmawy, are seen in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Safaa Elashmawy photo See - page 5 OAKVILLE RESIDENT HAS BEEN DETAINED WITHOUT CHARGE IN CAIRO PRISON FOR 10 MONTHS