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Oakville Beaver, 24 Aug 2023, p. 8

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ali <= $ dlea@metroland.com Family, friends and sup- porters of Keira ra Kagan 3 gathered at a lington on ne ren 217 to remember the four- 3 year old girl and to cele- Beaver | Thursday, August 24, lieve will save lives in the ature. Keira died while on a court-ordered visit with her father Robin Brown, at Rattlesnake Point Conser- vation Area in Milton in 2020. Her body was found at the bottom of a cliff, her fa- ther's nearby. hile a coroner was un. able to determine whether Keira's death was an acci- dent or a result of murder- suicide, her mother, Dr. Jennifer Kagan-Viater, al- leges that her daughter was murdered by Brown as an act of revenge amid a long-standing custody dis- pute. Kagan-Viater alleges Brown's abusive and con- ling b but says her concerns were ignored by a judge who al- lowed Keira to go on an un- supervised visit with her father. (©; OAKVILLE Public Notice of Pesticide Use we tell judges, social workers and others that they must take this seriously . eventually | am hopeful that over time we are going to have a completely new culture.” - Philip Viater Following her death, Keira's mother and stepfa- ther, Philip Viater, advo- cated tirelessly for legisla- tion that would require bet- ter education on domestic violence for judges. Their cause was taken up by Oak- ville North-Burlington MP Damoff, Oakville The Town of Oakville intends to control aphids in annual flower display beds, hanging baskets and planters along the following roadsides: « Lakeshore Road, Church St, Robinson St, Dunn St, North-Burlington MPP Ef- fie Triantafilopoulos and many others. On April 18, Bill C-233, in- formally known as "Keira's Law," was passed by the Senate raising the level of education on domestic vio- lence for federally appoint- ed judges in Canada and of- ficially introducing elec- tronic monitoring as anoth- er release condition to help ensure the safety ofintimate partner complainants and their children. Triantafilopoulos an- nounced June 8, that simi- lar provincial legislation had received Royal Assent meaning newly-appointed and existing provincial court judges and justices of e peace must undertake education and training on gender-based intimate partner violence and coer- talked about her daughter during acelebratory event at Bur- ington's Millcroft Park. "Keira deserved a happy life full of birthday parties, giggles with her friends and play days and she should have been free to ac- complish this and more," Reynolds St, Navy St, Thomas St, Allan St, Randall St,Trafalgar Rd, Kerr Street, Bronte Rd, East St, Nelson St, Jones St, Marine Dr. within the Town of Oakville. Using the following pesticide registered under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada): Safer's Insecticidal Soap (Reg. No. 14668), containing the active ingredient Soap (potassium salts of fatty acids). FAMILY, FRIENDS CELEBRATE PASSAGE OF KEIRA'S LAW : Graham Paine/Metroland Jennifer Kagan-Viater speaks about her daughter during the celebration of the passing of Keira's aw, as Oakville North- Burlington MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos and MP Pam Damoff look on. she said. "She would have made so many positive con- tributions to society. All of this was taken away from her." Kagan-Viater described Keira as "the best daughter Icould have asked fo for "She said Keira was and caring. ‘and gentle yet wate fierce at the same time. "Keira always wanted to do the right thing and felta need to Hight fo for tose jwho suffel rat then on the biayeround or in the clas: Kagan-Viater. "Knowing Keira's nature, the untime- oakville.ca Applications will occur on an as-needed basis commencing on June 5, 2023 weather permitting, and ending October 6, 2023 For further information contact: Service Oakville at 905- 845-6601 Collect calls will be accepted from individuals calling long distance. y and sickeningly unjust life becomes even more rok onriie _ Korn’ called the passing of ‘ira's Law an incredible achiovement and said it would save many lives by helping judges recognize e red flags in cases of do- mestic abuse. Keira's stepfather called the passing of Keira's Lawa validation for victims of do- mestic violence. "I can't say that over- night everything changes. I can say that it starts a movement, it starts a shift, it brings the topic of domes- tic violence and coercive riously ... eventually I am hopeful that over time we are going to have a com- pletely new culture." Domestic violence re- mains a significant prob- em in Cana vanafloptos not noted Tence from an intimate partner. Kagan-Viater said that 30 to 40 children are killed each year in Canada b: parent, either deliberately or through neglect. | fe AG) QO oakvitte Heritage Act insidehalton.com Notices made under the Ontario Public notices required under the Ontario Heritage Act are now published on the town’s website. At its meet- ing of August 14, 2023, Oakville Town Council resolved to pass a Notice of Intention to Designate for the p prop- erties at: 389 Lakeshore Road East, 330 Watson Av- enue, and 356 Watson Avenue. Any objection to these designations must be filed no later than September 15, 2023. To see the complete notices, please go to www. oakville.ca oakville.ca and search for ‘News and notices’ or con- ct Carolyn Van Sligtenhorst, Supervisor of Heritage Conservation, at 905-845-6601 ext.3875 (TTY 905-338- 4200), or by email at carolyn.van@oakville.ca fy

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