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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 Fr id ay , S ep te m be r 2, 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 After trimming the hedge in my front yard recently, I noticed as I was raking up the clippings and debris from under the hedge, that I was pulling out what looked like little pieces of blue plastic bags. With the hedge clippings being put into garden bags for recycling, I pulled these blue plastic bits out to dispose of separately. Upon closer inspection, I found they were actually tied off little blue plastic baggies that contained dog droppings. All in all, I pulled out 13 little baggies from under my hedge. While I certainly appreciate the dog owner out there who is picking up after their pet, it would be appre- ciated if you could go one step fur- ther and dispose of the droppings yourself rather than tossing them under my hedge for me to dispose. S. Gallant, Oakville Wind Orchestra concerts were summer treat Home owner not pleased with dog owners The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has a simple safety reminder heading into the final long weekend of the summer of 2011. The provincial law enforcement agency encour- ages everyone to say goodbye to summer rather than their loved ones this Labour Day weekend. The OPP warns that an eagerness to have one last weekend of fun too often translates into careless behaviour, poor judgment and tragedy on our roads, waterways and trails. Despite ramped up police presence over the Victoria Day, Canada Day and Civic Holiday long weekends this year, tragic deaths and serious injuries still occurred over the spring and summer months. The statistics are startling. The OPP has investigated 44,917 reportable acci- dents this year on OPP-patrolled roads; thats an increase of 6.3 per cent from the 42,271 for the same period in 2010. A total of 192 people have been killed in crashes on OPP-patrolled roads, a decrease of 7.2 per cent from 207 for the same period last year. An additional 9,049 people have been injured in accidents on OPP-patrolled roads, a decrease of 3.8 per cent from the 9,405 from 2010. With one summer long weekend left, the OPP plans to make every effort to reduce these figures. The OPP will once again be highly visible on high- ways, roads, lakes, rivers and trails targeting impaired drivers, distracted drivers, aggressive drivers and those who are not in compliance with restraint laws this holiday weekend. We can all contribute to their effort by simply fol- lowing the rules of our roads and waterways and not taking unnecessary risks. f With distracted driving being added to the list o causal factors in preventable deaths and injuries, our officers have faced as difficult a task as ever in enforc- ing laws on our roads, waterways and trails this year, said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. As a means of engaging the public, the OPP has been increasing its use of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to encourage all Ontarians to share their views about OPP traffic safety initiatives and public education campaigns intended to keep highways and roadways safe. The OPP encourages people to sign up and par- ticipate in its social media discussions by following the links to its social media accounts posted on the front page of the OPP website www.opp.ca. Surviving summer Pud BY STEVE NEASE neasecartoons@gmail.com Yet another summer Tuesday is about to roll around and we realize to our profound sorrow that there isn't any more music in the park series at Coronation Park. For six glorious weekday evenings on a Tuesday quite a large gathering of us have enjoyed the wonderful music of the Oakville Wind Orchestra led by the tal- ented Chris Arthurs. There is not one of us who has not groaned at his truly awful "punny" jokes and silently smiled as he enjoyed conduct- ing his fellow musicians especially when they played Just a Closer Walk With Thee. This tune really showcased the orches- tra. They inevitably began playing it in the traditional mode and then with great n he would lead them into a fantastic Dixieland version. His legs would swing all over the podium kicking out to the rhythmic beat of the tune. He played old Welsh tunes such as Suo Gan and tunes from the Broadway stage and always with an explanation. Background music from the swashbuckling movies of the Pirates of the Caribbean and the fright night of Harry Potter he delighted us for six glorious eve- nings. Now alas they are over and we have to patiently wait until the sun hopefully shines on us once again in 2012 in Coronation Park. Kudos go out with a huge bou- quet of thanks from us all to Chris Arthurs and his magnificent Wind Orchestra. Suzanne Whiteley, Oakville