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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 46 No. 92 THE OAKVILLE Hawks send 2 to lacrosse nationals Sports Timeless Designs REPLATING & RESTORATION Brassilco 2380 Lakeshore Rd.W. 905-827-3847 Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic WRINKLE 25%INJECTIONS Expires Aug 31/07 905-273-3045 FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2007 40 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Raising awareness Yee haw! for organ donation The Crawfords make cross-country tour By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF With 2,500 kilometres behind them, a local liver donor and recipient's goal of completing a cross Canada motorcycle ride to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation is now in sight. Oakville resident Robert Crawford, his Inside Worship................................10 Artscene...............................23 Sports...................................29 Classified ............................33 Full Delivery: Dominion, Canadian Tire, Food Basics Partial Delivery: Linens N Things, Rogers Retail, Price Chopper, Halton Blinds, Decorium Furniture, Ho Lee Chow, Home Hardware, Longo's, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, The Barn, Shoppers Drug Mart, Future Shop, Best Buy, The Source by Circuit City, The Brick, Audi Centre, Sears OAKVILLE DODGE We're Moving to Trafalgar Rd. 646 4th Line EXPANDING TO at Speers Rd. SERVE YOU BETTER 905.845.4211 careers@oakvilledodge.com sales@oakvilledodge.com The New s i s t e r- i n - l a w Marilyn OlivoCrawford and Robert's 10-yearold son Jacob, who is making the journey with his father and aunt, pulled into Oakville on Robert Crawford Wednesday for a brief stop at home before tackling the remaining 5,500 km of their trek. The trio was greeted by a Town Hall rally where they enjoyed cake with family, friends and well wishers, but not before receiving some equally well-earned praise from Town officials. "On behalf of council, Mayor Burton and really for that matter all of the citizens of Oakville, you are to be commended," said Ralph Robinson, Ward 1 Town Councillor. "We are very proud of your cross Canada motorcycle ride for the purposes of achieving greater recognition of the need for tissue and organ donation. We wish you all the very best of luck in what you are doing for Canada." Besides raising awareness, the group also hopes to raise $100,000 for equipment in transplant centres across Canada. The roots of this quest stretch back nearly two years when Olivo-Crawford was nearly killed by Hepatitis C, a disease she was not even aware she had for 30 years. "My liver was failing," she said. "I was put on a transplant list and would wait with a pager in hand for probably three or four years. The typical wait time is now six years. Lucky for me, Rob decided to donate. I know this was a hard decision to make and I thank you Rob, you saved my life." "I'd do it again," Crawford responded. DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER THE HOEDOWN ON CAMP: Kate MacDonald plays it cool as Glenburnie School's summer camp sessions drew to a close last Friday with a Country Jamboree complete with square dancing. For more photos see page 4. See Ride page 5 End insurance confusion. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us! We are pleased to offer competitive insurance solutions in person, by email, or fax. Your hotline to great insurance products & services: 905-845-9793 www.magnesgroup.com THE MAGNES GROUP INC. 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: (905) 845-9793 Fax: (905) 845-9149 The Magnes Group Inc. has its roots in Syd A. Vince Insurance, Est. 1953 · Home · Auto · Life · Business · *As chosen by Oakville Beaver Readers