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4- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 20, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Plenty of late train stories Continued from page 1 Nicole Clark B.A., M.CI.Sc., Reg. CASLPO Audiologist The Oakville Hearing Centre has Moved! Formerly located in the Royal Bank building at Lakeshore and Trafalgar, our new convenient location allows us to provide our clients with an even better hearing healthcare service. At The Oakville Hearing Centre you can be certain that you will be treated with the utmost courtesy and care. Some are concise, like the woman who wrote, "Horrible service. Enough is enough." Others offer detailed and specific complaints, including one anonymous writer who noted, "During the week of Feb. 11, I have endured: three cancelled/delayed trains in the morning; and a train that was stuck on the tracks near Oakville for an hour in the evening. "I have also had to help push snowbound cars out of the Bronte lot because no "It is a lofty goal, but if accomplished, you can bet the board members will sit up and take notice." Patricia Eales, commenting on her petition's goal of 40,000 signatures one bothered to plow after a storm. I have also watched two people fall on the ice because the lot has not been salted. "At the same time, I note that fares will be increasing The Oakville Hearing Centre Inc. 1235 Trafalgar Road, Suite 207 Oakville, ON L6H 3P1 T: 905.849.5894 F: 905.847.2250 www.oakvillehearing.com The Oakville Children's Choir Sarah Morrison Music Director Janet Stachow Associate Music Director in Oakville. Increased fares and reduced service is customer abuse. GO needs to fix its problems now." A fare increase, to take effect March 15, was approved by the GO Transit board last week. The increase will see a single-ride ticket from Bronte Station to Union Station rise by 15 cents, to $6.75. The cost of a monthly pass will climb to $219 from $214. Similar increases will be seen from the Oakville GO station to downtown Toronto. A number of those signing Eales' online petition also reference the safety issues caused by overcrowded trains and platforms that occur when scheduled trains are delayed or cancelled. Eales hopes to collect 40,000 signatures, which would represent about 25 per cent of GO train riders on a typical weekday. She intends to present the petition to a meeting of the GO Transit board of directors on March 14. "It is a lofty goal, but if accomplished, you can bet the board members will sit up and take notice," she said. Stephanie Sorensen, a spokesperson for GO Transit, said the service won't comment on the petition, but it will be addressed at the March 14 meeting. She added that issues of overcrowded trains may be alleviated by the ongoing purchase of more powerful locomotives, which can pull two additional passenger cars per train. As Eales has waited on trains this week, she's been handing out slips of paper with the web address of her petition, and says she's heard from many riders as frustrated as she is. "I'm sure I'm only one of thousands of people in the same situation ­ late to work and late home," she says. Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh has agreed to read the details of Eales' petition into the Hansard record when provincial politicians resume sitting in mid-March. Stories and Song in Canada and Beyond with guests PROBLEM DENTURES... Regional programs earn accolades FULL SERVICE DENTURE CLINIC PROMPT QUALITY CARE SAME DAY RELINES & REPAIRS EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE NEW PATIENTS WELCOME! 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It is also the recipient of the Gold Waste Minimization Award (promotion category) from the Recycling Council of Ontario for its iRecycle waste diversion programs for schools and community groups. From Sept. 1, 2006 to Aug. 31 last year, 84 workshops were delivered to schools and 26 to community groups, reaching a total of 9,849 people. Last but not least, the Region was named the 2007 Municipal Employer of the Year by the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians. The award recognizes employers who show support for the association, certification, membership, professional development, volunteerism and/or promotion of planning technicians within their organization.