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OPINION & LETTERSTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:The Oakville BeaverTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:Canadian Circulation467 Speers RdAudit Board Member., Oakville Ont. 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ManagerLetter to the editorTip of the hatNoise bylawThe months of May and June are usually jam-needs tweakingpacked with local fundraising events barbecues,I have read several letters to the edi-walks, runs, trunk-bake-plant-garage sales all heldtor about the noise from ice creamby community organizations staffed mostly by volun-trucks. Some think it is a nostalgicteers, trying to raise money for their particular group/sound and others think it annoying. Icharity/cause. Just publicizing and covering the eventsagree with both sides. You may ask howoften proves challenging.I can be of two opinions.Hearing the ice cream truck driveHowever, we have seen over the years just how giv-down the street is indeed one of theing a community Oakville is when it comes to sup-sounds of summer. The kids love it andporting a worthy cause.the sound attracts business to the ven-It never ceases to amaze that so many local organi-dors. I do not think there are too manyzations can hold literally hundreds of events eachpeople who would object to the truckyear.and residents and businesses continue to opendriving down their street once inawhile.their wallets.That is the end of the pro-side. ForJust this past weekend two major fundraisingresidents who live near a public pool, aevents were held The Canadian Cancer Societyssoccer field or other venue where chil-Oakville Relay for Life and the third annual Drewdren are plentiful, the sound emittingHildebrand 5k /Walk the Walk, Run or Skate andfrom the parked truck becomes quiteMusikfest.annoying within a few minutes. Surely to goodness the driver canThe Relay for Life, which ran Friday night throughturn it off when parked. Nearby resi-to Saturday morning at Appleby College, raiseddents should not have to listen to the$390,000 raising the 10-year total to $4 million. A same sound over and over, hour aftertotal of 1,000 people took part in the event held underhour for the entire summer. The nostal-ideal conditions.gia wears quite thin. On Sunday, nearly 300 participants in the DrewOakville has a noise bylaw and theHildebrand Teen Benefit Fund event raised $25use of the word repetitive is included in,000 toit; unfortunately the bylaw does notprovide scholarships for turnaround teens.The Oakville Beaverwelcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerationsseem to apply to repetitive noise fromTwo weekends ago, the popular Jack's LemonadeLetters toand grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. an ice cream truck.Letters should be addressed to The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via Stand event raised $76,000 for Toronto's Hospital forPerhaps it is time for a revision toe-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. The Beaverreserves the right to refuse to publish a letter.the editorSick Children.the noise bylaw that permits ice creamOn the same weekend, the Purina Walk for Dogtrucks to play their music only whenGuides raised $30,000.moving.Enjoy the noise and let kids be kidsThis would keep both sides happy.Coming up this weekend is a walk in Burlington byEvery time I open theOakville Beaver, I grumpy snobs. I couldn't agree more with J. Yrjola, Oakville five separate Halton groups of grandmothers onchuckle at what we as a society consider E. Pallotta asking these individuals if they Saturday morning in support of the struggles of issues. were ever a kid? Stop the blame gamegrandmothers in Africa. The Stride to Turn the Tide isFirst the noise from a skate park, then We need to embrace what Oakville and Re: Blame Tories for mid-Pen high-at 9:30 a.m. at Heritage Place, 4151 Kilmer Dr.the lights at a high school field and now the summer days have to offer. way scheme, Oakville Beaver,June 8Participants are aiming to surpass the $67,100 raisedthe noise of an ice cream truck? Let kids be kids! It may actually make I would be interested in knowinglast year at the inaugural Halton event, held inAre you kidding me? Oakville a gratifying place to live.from Transportation Minister KathleenWe are becoming a community of D. Zingone, OakvilleOakville.Wynne, why there has been no amend-And on Father's Day, June 19, it's the 15th annualment to the Mid-Pen Highway conceptgiven as the Liberals have been inOTMH Classic run/walk event benefitting Oakville-Pud BY STEVE NEASEneasecartoons@gmail.compower since 2003. Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). This year's goalWhy does the Liberal Party or theis to raise $150,000 to purchase essential new equip-NDP for that matter, who are lookingment for OTMH and the new Oakville hospital.to be the next provincial government,So, we offer a tip of the hat to everyone involved inkeep bringing out the same and tire-these and all other local fundraising ventures.some excuse that this or that it is allMike Harris' fault. The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80GIt wouldn't be because they don'tould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is acceptedon the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising spacereally have a plan to fix that whichoccupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will notneeds fixing, does it?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.Gordon MacKenzie, Oakvillewww.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, June 10, 2011 6