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www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-842-6030 90 dentistoakville.com den SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Sports 40 Years of Helping Kids www.chisholmcentre.com 24 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No.17 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012 Graham paine / oakville beaver HEATING THINGS UP: Kerr Street Ministries (KSM) was at Town Hall Monday to kick off its Coldest Night of the Year two-, five- and 10-kilometre WALK event slated for Feb. 25. Here, showing off KSM hopes on Feb. 25 as Coldest Night of the Year By John Bkila OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF While many have been thanking their lucky stars with this winter's mild weather, Kerr Street Ministries (KSM) is counting on Feb. 25 as the Coldest Night of the Year. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and several Town councillors were on hand Monday for the launch of the local Coldest Night of the Year charity walk -- slated for Feb. 25. The non-competitive two-, five- and 10-kilometre winter-walk fundraiser supports select Canadian charities that help serve the hungry, homeless and hurting in cities across Canada. "In these uncertain economic times, everyone is aware of how tough it can be for some members of our community to make ends meet," Burton said in a news release. "There is so much we can do as a community to eradicate poverty and its effects, if we work together. I invite all Oakville residents to participate in the walk to help those most in need." The fundraiser, also known as the WALK, will start at 5 p.m. at the Dream Centre, 485 Kerr St. -- home of KSM. The event will give participants the opportu- Coldest Night toques are, in front from left, Councillor Pam Damoff, Mayor Rob Burton and Councillor Cathy Duddeck. In back, from left, Dave O'Halloran, event director, Dave Di Sabatino, executive director of KSM, and councillors Dave Gittings and Roger Lapworth. nity to experience a hint of the challenges faced by the homeless by walking for a few hours during a cold, Canadian winter night. KSM has been selected as the Oakville charity for the assistance it provides to marginalized individuals in Oakville through a food bank, parent and child programs, after-school care, enrichment for children and teens, and a free summer See Walking page 3