33| O akville B eaver | T hursday,June 7,2018 insidehalton.comHOURS: Monday -Wednesday 10am - 6pm • Thursday - Friday 10am - 8pm • Saturday 9am - 6pm • Sunday 11am - 5pm MISSISSAUGA 2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd • 905.542.0481 MILTON 238 Main Street, East • 905.878.4606 40THcelebrating our 1978 - 2018 ANN IVERSAR Y SpringSpring SAVINGS! Proudly Serving Ontario for 40 years! CANADIAN OWNED & OPERATED! LONGER LASTING HD FOAMVoted Milton's Favourite Mattress Store 2 Years in a Row! NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Watermain Replacement on Leighland Avenue and Iroquois Shore Road in the Town of Oakville Contract Number: W-3122-18 Scheduled Start Date: June 2018 Scheduled Completion Date: December 2018 Contractor: Direct Underground Inc. Project Manager: Tomas Ycas 905-825-6000, ext. 3168 Tomas.Ycas@halton.ca 06 07 18 Q.E.W. EI G H TH LI N E TR AF AL G AR R O AD SI XT H LI N E LEIGHLAND AVENUE IROQUOIS SHORE ROAD (R EG . R D . 3 ) 04 26 18 Gary Carr Regional Chair Meetings at Halton Region, 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule.for full schedule.f June 20 9:30 a.m. Regional Council One of the many great features of Halton region is our diverse agricultural community including local farms, stables, recreational activities and access to fresh produce. Buying and eating local is simply a great idea and now is a great time to visit Halton's farms to pick your own produce or purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at a local farmers'market. To plan your next agri-venture, visit halton.ca/simplylocal to use the interactive online map, find out what produce is in season, and learn more about the agricultural community we are proud to support. Simply fun. Simply fresh. Halton's Simply Local. reads another warning. Burlington MP Karina Gould said the new booklet would help people in the Halton community get the help they need and ensure they are able to report sex- ual assaults and other vio- lence. "We know that gender- based violence in our com- munity and in our country is far too prevalent. Nine in 10 non-spousal related sex- ual assaults go unreported and when they are reported the victims often face addi- tional stigma or further victimization," said Gould. "We must do better and we must change how we treat our victims and how we help them get back on their feet, restart their lives and live successful, fulfill- ing and healthy futures." Gould said the new booklet is an example of the type of work that needs to be done in this area. Burlington MPP Elea- nor McMahon called the booklet an outstanding piece of work and clear ex- ample of what happens when community partners work together. "Our government has recently announced "It's never OK," Ontario's gen- der-based violence strate- gy. It was a $242-million framework for funding or-framework for funding or-f ganizations and the work that they do, an update of our domestic violence ac- tion plan, and a commit- ment by our province to a process of innovation and renewal that can better re- spond to the higher de- mand for services and sup- ports for survivors of and those at risk of experienc- ing gender-based violence," said McMahon. "That's what this book- let hopes to do as well." McMahon said if re- elected she would work with HVPC to try and en- hance the booklet to make it more available to those who need it. Those present also heard from Lorraine, a member of the group SAFE (Survivor Advocates for Empowerment). She talked about what it is like to be in an abusive relationship and how im- portant information in a similar safety booklet she was provided was to her. "I had my phone hooked up to three trustworthy and lovely women so that if my abuser came around, if I wasn't feeling safe, if he at- tacked - I would simply push that button and the safety word would be used and the police would be called," she said. "I had a group of friends that came and put safety latches on all my windows and doors. I removed a butcher block of knives from my counter. To thisfrom my counter. To thisf day my personal docu- ments remain copied and in a safe space. It is beyond imaginable what a woman lives through with the fear of safety ... I can't thank HVPC enough for the work they do to help, support and keep women safe." HVPC co-ordinator Tri- cia Porter said the booklet is available through HVPC in an effort to keep it out of the hands of abusive ex (partners). She said the booklet was specifically designed to be small and discrete. The HVPC is comprised of several organizations that provide a range of ser- vices for families and indi- viduals who experience any kind of violence or abuse. For information on the Safety Planning Booklet contact hvpc.coord@thri- vecounselling.org or 905- 845-3811 ext. 124. NEWS lContinued from page 18 'We must change how we treat our victims': MP