in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, M ar ch 14 ,2 01 9 | 16 CAMBRIDGE 90 Main Street cornerstonefurniture.ca 519.740.9991 /CornerstoneHome /cornerstonehomeinteriors Select floor model sofas at 35% off! CORNERSTONE'S WINTER SALE CONTINUES Cornerstone receives container loads of furniture every week. Come in to experience the vast selection of chairs, sofas, dining tables, rugs, cabinets and cupboards. We have a myriad of accessories that will finish off the look you're going for. $1,150.00 $769.00 $2,865.00 $1,825.00 $599.00 $399.00 $1,750.00 $1,225.00 $1,350.00 $995.00$995.00 $1,595.00 $1,100.00 $5,200.00 $3,475.00 $699.00 $499.00 $725.00 $475.00 $749.00 $525.00$525.00 $1,375.00 $925.00 While Main Street is being improved, our rear entrance is open for customers. To encourage more women-owned and women- led businesses, Scotiabank has a new initiative. The Scotiabank Women Initiative was outlined dur- ing a luncheon hosted by Scotiabank last week at the Holiday Inn in Oakville in front of an audience offront of an audience off about 50 people. Held in celebration of In- ternational Women's Day, it also included guest speaker MP Oakville North-Bur- lington Pam Damoff. Damoff said the No. 1 is- sue of women in the work- force is child care. She saidforce is child care. She saidf the real challenge is not on- ly to get back into the work- force, but to advance in theforce, but to advance in thef workforce because they have struggles finding quality, affordable child care. "The government has in- vested $7.5 billion into child care, run by the provinces," she said, adding they also added a parental leave op- tion, generally used by the dads, who can "use it or lose it." "It takes away the stigma of parental leave," she said. "It's a five-week program we introduced. It encourag- es dads to get involved." The invitation-only event was held in conjunc- tion with Scotiabank's new pilot program "Scotiabank Women Initiative," Sup-Women Initiative," Sup-W porting Canada's women- owned, women-led busi- nesses. "Our hope is that it rais- es awareness for uncon- scious bias and becomes a symbol that real change is happening for women in business," said Alison Len- non, small business advis- er with Scotiabank, and or- ganizer of the event. "We'd like balance for a more gen- der-balanced world, active- ly supporting women's gen- der parity." To that end, the pro- gram's lead and director Kate Yurincich said there are two areas that Scotia- bank is using to encourage women to become business owners: Education and mentorship. "We realized we need to do something to help you grow your business," she said. The Scotiabank Women Initiative is a program that helps women take their business to the next level through access to capital, support from senior busi- ness leaders and education tailored to their needs. Scotiabank identified 30 people who have been SCOTIABANK INITIATIVE HELPS SUPPORT WOMEN IN BUSINESS JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com NEWS See - page 17