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w w w .i n si d eH A LT O N .c o m O A K V IL LE B EA V ER W ed ne sd ay , A ug us t 31 , 2 01 1 6 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571 Classified Advertising: 632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742 Open 9-5 weekdays, 5-7 for calls only Wed. to Friday, Closed weekends The Oakville Beaver Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. OPINION & LETTERS The Oakville Beaver is a division of NEIL OLIVER Vice President and Group Publisher of Metroland West DAVID HARVEY Regional General Manager JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief ROD JERRED Managing Editor DANIEL BAIRD Advertising Director RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director SANDY PARE Business Manager MARK DILLS Director of Production MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution SARAH MCSWEENEY Circ. Manager The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. 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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: ATHENA Award THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: Recognized for Excellence by Canadian Circulation Audit Board Member Canadian Community Newspapers Association Ontario Community Newspapers Association Suburban Newspapers of America I live in the Lakeshore Woods area. A while ago stop signs were placed at Nautical and Great Lakes Boulevard. My guess is to control the traffic and most importantly the speeding that was happening. I have been living here for four years and at the beginning I remem- ber a police cruiser that used to park on Beechtree Crescent with a radar gun and it seemed to help. Ever since the stop signs have been put in place there has been no presence of a police cruiser and the speeding has gotten a lot worse. The other night I was walking home from the park with my two- year-old son on Nautical going towards Great Lakes Boulevard and a yellow Acura had turned off Great Lakes Boulevard onto Nautical and he kept increasing his speed. I would not be surprised if he reached 70-80 kmh. A soccer game had just ended and people were leaving the park. What will it take before some- thing is done about this? This hap- pens all the time on Great Lakes Boulevard. I am not the only one concerned for the safety of our kids. I know our neighbours and I would like to see speed bumps on Great Lakes Boulevard. There has already has been an accident at that intersection. You have drivers coming south on Great Lakes Boulevard, who are in the lane to turn left and either throw their cars in the right lane or just keep driving straight. I've seen this countless times. They know what they're doing is wrong because they live in Lakeshore Woods. Marcela Inzirillo, Oakville Re: hOne woman's journey into ome- lessness, Oakville Beaver, Aug. 24 Homelessness can literally happen to anyone and there are too many reasons to list. There are homeless in Oakville. Maybe they are sleeping in cars like Sharon, or couch surfing or maybe they were able to score a bed at a shelter for a while. There are also services here in Oakville. Severely under-funded services. Services that are difficult to find and to get to when you don't have a car, computer or phone. What would you do? Where could you turn? How would you cope? So many questions we really should ask. This article answers a lot of them and I don't think many of us would like these answers if we were homeless. There are better answers: 1. Adequate income supports and ser- vices that can respond quickly and that are part of the community. 2. Mixed-income affordable housing. Trying to hide poverty away by putting it all in one place doesn't work. Mixed income affordable housing means inclusion, pro- tection and community. 3. Good jobs. Reward job creators in our community, lower the small business tax rate to help create local jobs. 4. Defined benefit pensions so we can all have some security as we age. We can afford to put people first. Instead of giving the banks and insurance compa- nies a break how about giving Sharon a break. How about giving you a break. It really could happen to anyone. Lesley Sprague, Oakville NDP candidate Homelessness can happen to anyone Action needed to curb speeding motorists in Lakeshore Woods An upcoming musical celebration of life will give Halton residents an opportunity to openly discuss a topic thats not easily talked about suicide. Saturday, Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day and in recognition of that the Halton Suicide Prevention Coalition along with volunteers from Compassion and Peace and Canadian Mental Health Association-Halton Region Branch have organized Live4Life: Concert for a Cause. Live4Life is intended to bring together a diverse range of musical talents in order to draw more attention to sui- cide in Halton. Four venues in Halton, including one in Oakvile, will host a total of 13 musical acts during the day intended to bring more attention to the social problem that claims more than two dozen Halton lives every year. CJs Cafin Oakville will host local artists Jim Lefrancois & Rob Joy as well as Karen Duocher. There is no cover charge for the noon to 2 p.m. concert. We applaud the musicians who will be volunteering their time and talents to make Live4Life a successful event both musically and socially. In Halton today, suicide statistics remain both startling and frightening. They include: 30 suicide deaths occur each year on average in Halton In Halton there are more than 420 hospitalizations each year from attempted suicides Halton Regional Police receives, on average, one call per day related to suicide Organizers of Live4Life hope that by keeping people talking about suicide, the statistics can be dramatically reduced and lives saved. This event is important as it will hopefully reduce some of the stigma associated with suicide, said Jenna Masciantonio of the Canadian Mental Health Associations f Halton Region branch and one of the organizers o Live4Life. For more schedule information and the organizations involved in putting Live4Life together, visit www.live4life. ca. For any Oakville resident contemplating suicide, pre- vention and understanding is only a phone call away. In an emergency, calling 911 is recommended. In non-emergency situations that do not require rapid response, people can call the Oakville Distress Centre at 905-849-4541. Trained volunteers are available to talk to callers about loneliness, depression, marital breakdown, relationships, school problems, drug and alcohol abuse, physical and sexual abuse, mental illness, health issues, financial problems, bereavement and suicide. Suicide awareness