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Oakville Beaver, 9 Nov 2011, p. 1

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SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIO'S TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 www.oakvilleshops.com A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 133 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 56 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) Saluting heroes Man in Motion tour here Oakville residents are invited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen's original Man in Motion World Tour during the commemorative relay's stop at Oakville's Sixteen Mile Creek Sports Complex tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 10). Twenty-five years ago Hansen, a Canadian paralympian and activist for people with spinal cord injuries, circled the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness and money for spinal cord injury research. To mark this event, 7,000 Canadians are taking part in a nine-month, 12,000 km relay retracing the Canadian segment of Hansen's original tour. That relay will stop in Oakville tomorrow, Melissa Vassallo according to a Town of Oakville release. A recreational skate will kick off the Oakville leg of the celebration starting at 5 p.m. This will be followed by the arrival of Oakville's World Tour medal bearer Melissa Vassallo at 6:45 p.m. As one of 7,000 medal-bearers from across Canada, Vassallo will walk the arena's driveway, likely to be lined with cheering residents armed with glow sticks and noisemakers, en route to the official reception inside the arena. Vassallo, who became a person with a disability as the result of a car accident in 2002, has dedicated her life to making her community accessible. "By attending this event, you're supporting See Town page 3 MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER BRONTE REMEMBERS THE FALLEN: Parade commander Mike Vencel, RCN (retired), salutes as the Royal Canadian Legion, General Chris Vokes Branch 486 Bronte held its annual Remembrance Day parade and memorial service Sunday. The parade marched from the Legion's headquarters at 79 Jones St., along Lakeshore Road West to the Bronte Cenotaph for a memorial service and the laying of wreaths. For more photos, see page 2. Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com

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