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Oakville Beaver, 8 Jun 2011, p. 4

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Emotional moments at relayContinued from page 3lives by raising money for cancer, said Nicholls. I'd do it again because then we can raise even more money.My aunt recently died of cancer and it really made an impact on my family and I really want to just help the people who have cancer now so they don't have to go through what she did, added her classmate Raisa Ahmed, 13.They should come because it is an amazing time and I am having a lot of fun and we are all raising money for something that is really important. So why not come really? added Ahmed.At the luminary ceremony, the participants, led by pipers, walked between the ring of lumi-naries. Some shared lighter moments and laughed together, while others were in quiet DAN HO / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERreverie.VICTORY LAP:Cancer survivor Laura Indovina and her mother Cecilia lead the Survivor Victory It is really empowering when you see the lap during the 10th annual Oakville Relay for Life at Appleby College.luminaries as you walk down, said Allison Kennedy, whose mother is a two-time cancer DAN HO / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERsurvivor. We've lost family members to cancer so it's nice to kind of take a moment, reflect on EMOTIONAL:Sisters Theresa Humes andthat and remember all the good memories you Jennifer Edghill embrace during the luminaryhave and look towards hopefully a cancer-free ceremony.future.If we leave here tonight determined to turn Indovina also added her words of encourage-those hopes into action and into a sustained ment to other cancer patients and survivors. Id commitment to fight cancer, that's more than like to think of cancer as a chapter in my book, just one fundraiser or one benefit. We will keep but not the whole story. Tonight, I encourage hope alive for millions of families for generations you to write your story. Move on to the next to come, said Wilson as he concluded his lumi-chapter and continue smiling and never stop nary speech.dreaming.PUBLIC NOTICEEmergency Response Training ExercisesScheduled at Suncors Oakville TerminalSuncor Energy will be conducting several training exercises throughout the month of June 2011.The training exercises, which will be conducted in co-operation with the Oakville Fire Department, are scheduled for June 15, 17, 21 and 27. Training will take place only between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM at Suncors Oakville Fire Training Centre located at 3275 Rebecca Street, Oakville, ON. Please note: These exercises will include controlled exterior fi res resulting in smoke beingvisible from the site. This type of training is important for Suncors Emergency Response Teams. It provides the opportunity to train using fi re suppression techniques under live fi re conditions so that these experts in their fi eld are prepared and trained to provide the best possible industrial fi re protection.Should any member of the public have questions regarding these exercises, please contact: Brad SmithManager, Environment Health and Safety(905) 403-5957bradsmith@suncor.comwww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 8, 2011 4

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