HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905) 842-0725 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 www.carstaroakville.com rial for Jack Layton on Friday night at Centennial Square. The event is non-partisan and open to everyone. The most recent NDP candidate for Oakville, James Ede, organized the event to recognize the con- tribution made to Canadian politics by Layton, who passed away on Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer. In a time when people are very cynical about poli- tics, Jack gave people hope for a better future, Ede said in a press release. One of the best things that happened to me as candidate was meeting Jack and just talking with him. He was so passionate, so determined, but also very down-to-earth and warm. He was a real inspira- tion to me and it was a terrible shock to learn of his death. Canada has lost a real national hero. Ede added hes hopeful about the future, saying Laytons vision will continue to inspire progressive Canadians. I think his spirit will live on in all of us as we work to build a more caring and sustainable Canada, Ede said. The memorial service will include a brief biogra- phy of Layton and a reading of his final letter, as well as an opportunity for anyone who wishes to speak about the late NDP leader to do so. The Oakville NDP will also collect written tributes and condolences to send to Laytons family. The event will run from 8-9 p.m. Centennial Square is located at 120 Navy St. in downtown Oakville. Oakville NDP hold memorial for Jack Layton Jack Layton By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Its not just a fundraiser; its a way for her to fight back. Thats how Oakville resident Jeannie Huether described the Shoppers Drug Mart Weekend to End Womens Cancers, which will benefit the Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital on Sept. 10 and 11. Huether and members of her family have participated in the walk for the past nine years, raising about $100,000 for cancer research in the process. A two-time breast cancer survivor, Huethers reasons for involvement in the walk are deeply personal. I did the walk initially as a way to close things off for me. At that time I had finished my chemotherapy and radiation and I just wanted to kind of bring closure to everything, except it didnt work, said Huether. Now I keep going back because I just want to be able to say that I helped raise some money that really did eradicate this. Fighting back See Two-time page 5 MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Jeannie Huether Beaver Trails 80 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 101 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www. oakvillebeaver .com