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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 www.oakvilleshops.com Sisters strike gold at OFSAA Sports www. oakvillebeaver .com 76 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 64 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010 Veteran officer collapses on duty By Tim Whitnell METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Sara Carlin inquest begins By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The tears were flowing before the inquest even began and continued to flow until the first day's testimony reached its conclusion. In the moments before the courtroom doors opened, Rhonda Carlin with husband Neil and various friends, family and supporters sat in the lobby of the Toronto Coroner's Court waiting. "This is going to be very difficult," said Rhonda, tears streaming down her face. "All we want is for something good to come out of this." The inquest has been convened by the Ontario Coroner's Office to examine the death of Sara Carlin, Rhonda and Neil's daughter. Sara was only 18 when her life came to an end on May 6, 2007. Her parents have described her as a beautiful and brilliant young woman, who excelled at school and sports and whose hard work had allowed her to be accepted into Western University, her first choice of post secondary schools. The future was bright for Sara, her parents said, until February 2006 when A veteran Halton Regional Police Service officer has died on duty. Police were releasing few details of the sudden death of the officer pending notification of next of kin. Public Affairs Sgt. Brian Carr said the victim is a male and a Burlington resident who worked out of police headquarters in Oakville. Carr said the officer collapsed around 11 a.m. Tuesday while working at headquarters. It is not clear at present, said Carr, what duties he was performing at the time or if anyone else was with him. The officer was rushed to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) where he died of what police say appear to be natural causes. The officer's name will be released publicly only if his family and the police chief consent, Carr said. Officers who die in the line of duty can be given a public funeral with honours, but Carr said it might not happen in this case. "A police funeral is up to the family and the chief, but I would say no because it (death) was natural causes." ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER KISS CANCER GOODBYE: A member of the KISS for Ian team shows why the team won the Team Spirit Award at the Oakville Relay for Life at Appleby College on Friday night. Relay for Life raises $450,000 By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Rain did little to dampen the spirit of those taking part in the annual Relay for Life event held overnight Friday at Appleby College -- in fact, it may have made it a little more special. After a night of remembering, camping and relaying around the track, some 1,200 people went home Saturday morning -- having raised approximately $450,000. "Our goal was $500,000, so we are a little under and encourage people to still make donations," said Cheryl Eidt, Relay For Life co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society Burlington/Oakville Units/Milton Branch. "The rain started a little past 10 p.m., but See Cancer page 4 Sara Carlin she was placed on the antidepressant Paxil to counter some anxiety she was feeling about going to university. Neil and Rhonda said the Paxil changed their daughter causing her to no longer care about many of the things that had once been important to her. Drug and alcohol abuse also became an issue, something Neil and Rhonda said never surfaced in their daughter until she began taking the anti-depressant. This downward spiral See Loss page 3 MacLachlan College IB World School Interviews and testing now being scheduled for September 2010. For further information contact Nancy Norcross, Director of Admissions. , ON / 905.844.0372 ext. 235 | admissions@maclachlan.ca / www.maclachlan.ca Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. 337 Trafalgar Rd., Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., A co-educational university prep school Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com