W ecand ra ft! fo rm o stm a k e s&m o d e ls Lawnmower Service k. s6 9 ^ CURRENT POWER MACHINERY INC. 1661 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga (2 block east of Southdown u tQ O O Road in Clarkson) A 0 4 4 I I M ercedes-Benz CLE.W. & Dorval Dr. International focus to Take Back the Night this year The 12th annual Take Back the Night Walk at Coronation Park on Sept. 19 will have an international theme. Keynote speaker will be Maliha Chishtie, a post graduate student at the University of Toronto studying global peace and former director of the Hague Appeal for Peace in New York, a UN campaign for peace education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She will be speaking on women's efforts for equality across the globe. Participants should meet at the park on Lakeshore Road west of Third Line at 6:30 p.m. they are asked to wear pur ple and white clothing, and bring plac ards and signs. Candles, T-shirts, buttons and refreshments will be available for a small donation. Participants will walk west on Lakeshore Road to East Street in Bronte and back to the park. The evening features speakers, music, and community information dis plays. The Halton Raging Grannies will entertain, as will local students Julia Harris, Jennifer Cullen and Amisha Agrawal. Priya Latschman will perform a modem Indian dance. "This year's theme speaks to the Halton community about social con sciousness in a global frame," said Amber Tanner, chair of Take Back the Night. `This year we celebrate 12 years of anti-violence awareness. Our theme reflects our hope for a tolerant, aware and diverse society. Our theme is Spanning Cultures - A Global Vision of Equality. "In the early 1990s, in the wake of the serial abductions of local teenagers Lesley Mahaffy and Kristen French, Halton organized its first Take Back the Night march through the co-operation o f various community agencies," said Tanner. `Take Back the Night originated here in order to recognize and give voice to the public's concern towards women's safety." Shortly after the annual Take Back the Night was launched, men were invit ed to participate, said Tanner. (See `Men' page A7) Increased police security for Sept. 11 anniversary By Kim Arnott S P E C IA L T O T H E B E A V E R Peter C. McCusker · Oakville Beaver AW MOM, NOT IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS: Young Victoria Puras seemed a little embar rassed that her mother Karen gave her a good-bye kiss at St. Dominic's Catholic School on Rebecca Street on the first day of school, Tuesday. With the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 bombings approaching, Halton Regional Police have developed spe cial security plans for vulnerable buildings. Police Chief Ean Algar wouldn't disclose details of police but said security for places like the Al-Falah Islamic Centre in north Oakville and the Halton Mosque in Burlington will be stepped up around the anniversary date. "We have taken special precautions and we are in liaison with people in our community to ensure their safety and well being," he said. "We are very aware of any concerns in the community," "We have taken special said Halton Regional Police public relations officer Sgt. Val precautions and we are Hay. "We are working with all in liaison with people in religions and ethnic groups in our community to the community. W hile not wanting to ensure their safety and divulge specific locations well being." where security would be · Halton Regional Police increased, Hay said the police Chief Ean Algar will be watching several loca tions in Oakville because of its ethnic and religious diversity, The Canadian Islamic Congress has called on police to give extra protection to Canadian mosques, following the recent arrest of a terrorist suspect in Florida who had plans to bomb about 50 mosques and Islamic Centres . Siddiq Burney, a spokesperson for the Halton Islamic Association, said he believes most area Muslims are feeling reasonably safe. "While they have some anxiety, by and large, most feel very comfortable and safe as Canadian citizens," he said. Burney added that members of the Halton Mosque will increase their presence around the building as the anniversary of the World Trade Centre bombings nears, but says they also do so on troublesome occasions such as Devil's Night. "Common sense dictates one has to be cautious," said Burney, but he added there is no "siege mentality" in the city's Muslim community. Study shows DARE has positive side effect By Howard Mozel OA K V ILLE B E A V E R S T A F F Police officers who teach the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program have long relied on anecdotal evidence to measure their success. Now a new study helps prove what they've always believed. True, the report by the Washingtonbased Journal of the National Medical Association (NMA) focuses only on smoking, but its results still bolster the view that DARE, in fact, does have a positive impact on its young partici pants. The study found that students, who completed the DARE program, were five times less likely to start smoking, compared to youngsters who did not participate. Researchers also found a direct cor relation between knowledge about the risks of smoking and increases in smok ing avoidance. "This study validates what DARE instructors, DARE graduates and their parents have known for years - DARE works," says DARE America president Glenn Levant. "Through DARE's com prehensive curriculum, students are armed with the tools needed to reject destructive behaviours such as smok ing, drinking and taking drugs." The 17-week DARE program - pre sented to all Grade 6 students from both school boards in Halton - provides young people with the self esteem and will power to refuse offers of drugs and alcohol, options how to deal with the stress of peer pressure and means to solve problems without resorting to vio lence. This year alone, more than 36 million children in 55 countries were enrolled in DARE. Quantifying the fact that the program (See `DARE' page A3) Bank robber dressed as construction worker Editorials................... A6 Business................... 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