www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, April 12, 2013 | 10 A panel of experts is hosting a free forum to talk to people about diabetes on Saturday, April 27. The Diabetes Forum will be at the Rexall Pharmacy located at 2540 Postmaster Dr. It will include speakers Antonio Behno and Lina Ghan (both pharmacists), Dr. Alison Danby (naturopathic doctor) and Mitchell Baldissarelli (personal trainer and physiotherapist). The forum will discuss what diabetes is, what diabetes medications do to a Forum to discuss effects of diabetes person's body, what can a diabetic person do besides taking medications (types of exercise and foods), what the consequences are of not controlling one's diabetes (kidney failure, vision loss, etc.). According to the panellists, diabetes cases are on the rise in Ontario and it is estimated to double by 2020. The panel says diabetes is dangerous to ignore and could put a person at risk of heart attack and stroke. The forum is aimed at people who have diabetes and those who are at risk of diabetes. According to the group, one in five Canadians aged 60-64 is diabetic. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults aged 20-74. The Canadian Diabetes Association and the National Diabetes Trust will be present at the forum. People are asked to bring donations of used clothing to support the Canadian Diabetes Association. The event starts at 3 p.m. MS Walk kickoff on April 17 The Halton chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is hosting a kick-off fundraiser for its upcoming 2013 Oakville Mandarin MS Walk. The Wednesday, April 17 event will be held at Boston Pizza, 270 North Service Rd. W., from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Those who attend the evening will be served by Oakville MS Walk organizing committee volunteers and proceeds from meals will be donated to the MS Society Pre-K to Grade 12 Grammar The Halton chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is kicking off the 2013 Oakville Mandarin MS Walk at Boston Pizza next Wednesday (April 17). Committee volunteers will act as servers. | Submitted photo The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Halton chapter. To reserve a table, e-mail allison.gulka@mssociety.ca or call 905-681-8770, ext. 11. · · · The year's MS Walk is set for Sunday, May 5. The annual walk fundraises for the Halton chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. This year, the event will be held at the Central West Specialized Development Services Building, 53 Bond St. Those participating in the NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Regional Road 25 Widening to 4 Lanes from Highway 407 to Lower Base Line Town of Oakville and the Town of Milton walk must check-in at 8:30 a.m., with the walk starting at 9:30 a.m. Anyone interested in taking part in the five-kilometre or 10K routes, can register online by visiting www.mswalk.ca or contacting Allison Gulka at allison.gulka@mssociety.ca or 905-681-8770, ext. 11. Volunteer opportunities are also available. Early check-in will be held on Saturday, May 4 at the same location as the walk from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Math French The Best s Come From Understanding Approach the process of learning properly and you wind up creating more than hard-working students with good marks. You build motivated, self-assured, independent thinkers who really understand what they learn. That means better grades...on every test, in every subject, and on every report card. A' Reading Study Skills Writing Homework Call today, or visit oxfordlearning.com Oakville South 905.849.4027 oakvillesouth@oxfordlearning.com Oakville North East 905.257.1207 oakvillene@oxfordlearning.com Oakville North 905.469.1929 oakville@oxfordlearning.com Contract Number: Scheduled Start Date: Scheduled Completion Date: Project Manager: R-2186B-(Part 1)-12 April 2013 Spring 2014 Dave Collum 905-825-6000 x 7620 120413 Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings.