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Oakville Beaver, 30 Jun 2010, p. 1

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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 SELLING YOUR JEWELLERY? LONDON GOLD Fine Jewellery Co. Ltd. 905.337.0051 Celebrate Canada Day Artscene 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 www.oakvilleshops.com A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 73 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) `This jury listened' Carlin family pleased with jury's recommendations By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF After listening to more than two long weeks of testimony, the Carlin family says they have gotten what they wanted -- recommendations that will save lives. A coroner's inquest into the death of Sara Carlin, 18, concluded Monday with the jury releasing 16 recommendations geared towards preventing similar deaths in the future. Among the recommendations were calls for greater precautions to be taken when doctors place patients on Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Paxil, the drug Sara Carlin Sara had been taking and which her parents blame for her death. News of these recommendations were well received by Sara's family. "We're ecstatic. This jury listened. These recommendations are what we wanted," said Neil Carlin, Sara's father. "If these recommendations had been in place at the time Sara was prescribed Paxil she would be alive today. We are truly confident that if these are acted upon there will be young lives saved down the road." Sara, an Oakville resident and graduate of St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, hanged herself in her parents' basement on Sunday, May 6, 2007. For more than a year before her death, Sara had See Jury page 11 MICHELE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER CLEAN AIR SIGNS: A runner passes by Dearcroft Montessori School on Lakeshore Road where a Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA) sign is posted. This is one of many C4CA signs in southeast Oakville protesting the proposed power plant. Task force calls for halt on new air polluters By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The South West GTA Air Quality Task Force has recommended that no new major sources of pollution be developed in the already taxed Oakville-Clarkson Airshed. The task force, which was created by the Minister of the Environment in September, unveiled its more than 30 recommendations Thursday for an Action Plan to reduce vehicular, industrial and residential emissions. "The Action Plan creates a unique opportunity for the Ministry of the Environment and its many potential partners to make a real difference through sustainable improvement in air quality in this airshed," said Task Force Chair Dr. David Balsillie in his report. "We all appreciate what it means to have cleaner air for ourselves, our children and the environment. The Ontario government has done much to improve air quality in the province. It can do more, beginning in the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed, by breaking new ground through a new model of airshed management. See Oakville page 3 · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service SHUTTERS C ALIFORNIA & PLANTATION DON'T GET HOOKED ON GIMMICKS! Call A1 for Honest Pricing and Quality Products - GUARANTEED. Authorized Eclipse Shutters Dealer Shop at Home Service · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices FREE SHUTTERS ETC. 905.691.4455 www.shuttersetc.ca Excellent Financing and Great Terms. F r T Maintenance Specials on NOW! 905-844-2949

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