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Letter to the editorCause of fire unknownAction and funding are slowwelding set to still be inside.Continued from page 1Continued from page 1lies on the waiting lists), it also announcedGrant, however, said he was confident these We are also rotating people. Instead of being that $20 million was being allotted toitems were not actually in the part of the build-ing to assist the families in providing mean-in the fire for 15 minutes like you might in the Developmental Services Ontario, the agencying that was on fire.ingful activities to integrate those with wintertime, its five minutes and out. It takes being created to approve applicants and ser-By the time firefighters arrived on the scene developmental disabilities into their own longer this way for us to achieve what we have vice providers. flames were shooting through the roof of the community would be provided. to do, but we have to work that way to ensure Therefore, more is being spent on devel-structure. Within a few years, the Ontario Liberal our peoples safety.oping an agency than in financially assistingThe fire is primarily at this point on second government virtually froze all new fund-Multiple firefighters could be seen making the families on the waiting lists.floor and into the attic. Of course with the ing to these programs and created waiting use of these cooling chairs across the street In July 2011, Developmental Servicesextreme temperatures today it spread very lists.while their co-workers continued to hose down Ontario sent a letter to families on the wait-quickly, said Grant at around 4 p.m. For the last three years, less than 300 new the heavily damaged and blackened building. ing list informing them that it would beWe certainly have the majority of it knocked applications were funded from the 4,000 Grant estimated damage to be in the area of at contacting everyone in the system to com-down at this point. We are now starting to go which were approved.least $250,000.plete an Application Package to assessthrough what we call an overhaul process. So The frustrating part was that the families Initial concerns about potentially explosive their service and support needs. well be systematically ensuring certain areas are applying for funding were often not even chemicals being onsite caused the northern The letter stated This will happen some-safe and then moving into the building and told a virtual freeze was in effect.portion of Chartwell Road to be blocked off at time in the next five years, and you will beremoving ceilings and so on to make sure its Although the Liberal governments Cornwall Road.involved in the process.extinguished in the attic.announcement in its last budget that next Grant said that while most of the companys Yes Mr. Flynn, your government is grad-At 4 p.m. flames could still be seen coming year $15 million in new funding would be products were stored outside and away from the ually increasing funding.from the attic area.allocated to the two programs (which would fire, there was the potential for refrigerant Nick Norvack, OakvilleThe cause of the fire is unknown.cover approximately 20 per cent of the fami-stored in pressurized containers and a small CorrectionSpeak up! You can comment on any story inA Thursday, July 21 story provided an incor-The event is Oct. 21.today's Oakville Beaver at rect date for the fifth annual Premier Charity The Oakville Beaverregrets the error and Comic Classic Chuckles for Charity. any inconvenience it may have caused.www.oakvillebeaver.comDiscover ourComfort Zone.DurablesteelframefollowsAthicklayerofspace-agefoamthenaturalcontourofyourismoldeddirectlyovertheframe,back,keepingyourspineintocushionyourbody.properalignment.tocSuper-softerlayersofHeavy-gauge,sinuoussteelpolyesterfiberonacorespringsprovidelong-lastingofspace-agefoamgivesupportforyourback,neckyoumaximumcomfort.andjoints,torelievestress.sPatentedStresslessPlusportssystemcontinuouslysuppaorfotsrasyourheadandlumbarareaforoptimumbodyalignmentasyouchangeposition.StresslessGlideSystemletsyouadjustthechairtoyourbodyinoneeasymotion.Genuinetop-grainleatheradaptstoyourbodytemperature,foraluxuriousfeel.Unique,two-stembaseaddsreassuringstrengthandstability.Baseletsyouswivelafull360.3245 Fairview Street Burlington, Ontario L7N 3L1(905) 633-7226 1-866-556-7226 www.scandecor.caHours: Mon.-Wed. 10-6 Thur.-Fri. 10-8 Sat. 10-6 Sun. 12-513 Friday, July 22, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com