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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, September 25, 2009 · 6 OPINION & LETTERS The Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571 Classified Advertising: 632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742 --Open 9-5 weekdays, 5-7 for calls only Wed. to Friday, Closed weekends Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: NEIL OLIVER Vice ­ President and Group Publisher of Metroland West The Oakville Beaver is a division of Media Group Ltd. DAVID HARVEY Regional General Manager JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief ROD JERRED Managing Editor DANIEL BAIRD Advertising Director RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director SANDY PARE Business Manager MARK DILLS Director of Production MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution SARAH MCSWEENEY Circ. Manager Step through the open door Residents have a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the culture and heritage of their town during Doors Open Oakville this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, 24 participating groups are going to open their doors and invite the public to tour their buildings and monuments -- for free. Have you ever wanted to tour MacLachlan College, the Palermo Schoolhouse, or the John Bell Chapel at Appleby College. Well, now is your chance. There is literally something for everyone this year. For the golfing fanatic, there's the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. For the artist, there is the Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square and in Gairloch Gardens. For local history buffs, there is an abundance of sites including, the Palermo Schoolhouse, Sovereign House, Oakville Museum and the Amos Biggar/Cork House. "We really want to make people more aware of the rich culture and heritage in Oakville," said Barb Savage, vicepresident of the Oakville Historical Society and a Doors Open Oakville committee member. "There's so much history in Oakville and we want to get people interested and excited about it." This is the second year of the event. Last year, it drew more than 2,000 people over the course of the weekend. About 25 per cent of those visitors were from outside of Oakville, with many coming from across the Golden Horseshoe. Organizers, however, aren't just opening the doors this weekend. They are also planning several fun-filled activities to keep kids busy, like ringing the bells at St. Jude's and a clay sculpting class at the Oakville Museum. The Harvest Festival will run at Lakeside Park on Sunday, featuring games for children, exhibits and free apple cider. A unique aspect of the event is the presence of local musicians at several of the sites across town. All of the musicians are donating their time for the event, which demonstrates the volunteerism around this non-profit event. And to help people plan their weekend, an information tent will be set up in Towne Square throughout the weekend starting the day before the event (today) from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. A list of sites for Doors Open Oakville, is also online at www.doorsopenontario.on.ca. So get out this weekend and explore some of Oakville's historical and fascinating buildings. You just never know what you might discover on the other side of the open door. The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council.The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Letter to the editor Welcome to no-no Oakville I opened the Oakville Beaver today (Wednesday, Sept. 23) and read a litany of no no no's. First it is no to lights on the playing field at St. Ignatius of Loyola High School. Of course no one wants bright lights and noise at all hours, but surely there is a compromise and I am sure high school sports wouldn't be running past 9:30 p.m. Give them a break. Secondly, it is no to a methadone facility on Kerr Street. Again, if it is needed, and it wouldn't be suggested if not needed, what harm is there? This is to get people off their dependency on drugs, not the other way around. Addicts are not going to be shooting up in the Kerr Street area. If they are, they should be going to the methadone clinic to stop. Thirdly, it is no, no no, to the gas powered electricity generating plant in east Oakville. I don't know if this is a bad idea or not, but I think a full environmental assessment is required before damning it out of existence. We want electricity when we flip the switch and it has to come from somewhere. If they suggested wind turbines I am sure there would be an equally loud howling. People, let's work together and build a better community for all and stop this no no no -- not in my backyard mentality. We need watchdogs, but do we need naysayers just for the sake of saying 'no'? GARY DAVIS Letters to the editor The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. Letters should be addressed to The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. The Beaver reserves the right to refuse to publish a letter. Residents oppose clinic's location Halton absolutely needs a methadone clinic. That is not being disputed. Drug addiction is an illness that requires treatment and those affected should be able to get treatment without leaving the region. We are not opposed to Oakville getting a methadone clinic. However we are opposed to the planned location of the clinic -- at the corner of Kerr and Rebecca streets. This is ridiculous. If this treatment centre is allowed to open at Kerr and Rebecca streets it will be very close to schools, several daycare facilities, a hockey arena, which is used daily throughout the winter and much of the summer, a park used by summer camps, baseball diamonds that are used daily throughout the summer, a swimming pool, a senior citizens See Better page 7 Pull the plug on power plant Here is a suggestion for stopping the fight over the proposed new power plant. Since additional generating power is only needed to meet anticipated peak demands, which occur on hot days due to air-conditioning loads, the people objecting to the new plant could do away with the need for it if they all signed an undertaking to remove their air-conditioning units. Any takers? ANDRZEJ DERKOWSKI Pud BY STEVE NEASE snease@haltonsearch.com