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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 14, 2014 | 6 Looking for junior citizens Editorial S E T T I N G H I S T O R Y "Connected to your Community" S T R A I G H T 447 Speers Road, Oakville ON, L6K 3S4 General Inquiries: (905) 845-3824 Editorial Department: (905) 632-0588 Classi ed Advertising: (905) 632-4440 Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington (905) 631-6095 Volume 52 | Number 126 The Oakville Beaver is a division of Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Every community has young stars, and while they may not quite have celebrity status, they deserve to be in the spotlight for all they have accomplished. Who are they? They are our future leaders -- Ontario's youths. These individuals are working hard to make their community a better place by volunteering for various organizations, making donations, saving lives and maintaining top grade averages. They're everywhere -- in your homes, at school, on the eld and at church. If you know someone who deserves a large pat on the back, nominate them today for the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards. Our newspaper strongly supports this program here in Oakville, because we support the growth of our community. We look forward to providing recognition for such outstanding young people who continue to be ne examples of leaders in our community. The awards program is co-ordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA), of which we're a member, and sponsored by TD Bank Group and the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Any Ontario resident aged six to 17 (must be at least six years but no older than 17 years by Nov. 30, 2014) is eligible to be chosen a nal recipient of this award. Please help us by nominating an individual in one of ve areas: · A person involved in worthwhile community service · A special young person contributing to their community while living with a physical or psychological limitation · An individual who has performed an act of heroism in the past year · Excellence in achievement, such as the arts or athletics · Good kids who show a commitment to make life better for others and do more than is normally expected of someone their age. Up to 12 nominees will be chosen as the nal recipients of the provincial award and will be invited to a special ceremony held in the spring of 2015 in Toronto. Nominate a deserving young person today, and we will personally present them with a certi cate of recognition and showcase their contributions in this newspaper. Help us pay tribute to our leaders of today and tomorrow. The nomination deadline for the 2014 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards is Sunday, Nov. 30. Nomination forms are available at www.ocna.org/ juniorcitizen or by calling the OCNA at 905-639-8720, ext. 221. Vice ­President and Group Publisher of Metroland West Regional General Manager Halton Region Editor in Chief Advertising Director NEIL OLIVER DAVID HARVEY JILL DAVIS DANIEL BAIRD Managing Editor Marilyn Feth checks over a Union Jack, or Union Flag, the national ag of the United Kingdom, before giving a tour at the Old Palermo Schoolhouse in Oakville for Family Heritage Day. The event was part of the recent Doors Open Halton Region 2014. Trafalgar Township Historical Society, which is headquartered at the one-room schoolhouse in the Village of Palermo, hosted the tour. | photo by Justin Greaves ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog ANGELA BLACKBURN RIZIERO VERTOLLI Photography Director Business Manager Director of Production SANDY PARE MARK DILLS Letter to the Editor MANUEL GARCIA Production Manager Director of Distribution Bronte Coat Redistribution Day a success Thanks to the generous people of Oakville, our third annual Coat Redistribution Day was a tremendous success. More than 410 men, women, and children have warm outerwear this winter. Recipients left the event satis ed with their choices and many words of gratitude. The Bronte Village Stakeholders would like to express appreciation to the Oakville Fire Department (Bronte Station), St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School, the Bronte BIA, and Creative CHARLENE HALL KIM MOSSMAN Circulation Manager Visual Solutions (CVS) for their support. To the people of Oakville... keep hold of those gently-used clean coats that collect in your closet over the spring and summer... and remember us for next year when we have our fourth annual Coat Campaign. We will start collection Sept. 1, 2015. Our next scheduled annual Coat Redistribution Day is Oct. 17, 2015. Linda Oliver, on behalf of Bronte Village Stakeholders Proud Official Media Sponsor For: Canadian Circulations Audit Board Member Recognized for Excellence by Ontario Community Newspapers Association Canadian Community Newspapers Association Cyclists have an eye on municipal politics I was pleased to take part in the hugely successful I Bike I Vote initiative (recently), when about 25 cyclists met at South Oakville Centre (formerly Hopedale Mall), and rode en masse to the advance polling station at Sir John Colborne Seniors Centre on Lakeshore Road in order to vote in the municipal election. The objective was to remind citizens, and candidates, that cyclists are also voters, and to show support for cycling and cycling infrastructure in Oakville. This was emphasized by the photo opportunity outside the Seniors Centre where the cyclists lined up holding signs reading, "I Bike I Vote." Participants were of all ages and abilities, riding a whole spectrum of bikes from electric to hybrids and mountain bikes to carbon road bikes. As a member of the Oakville Cycling Club, it was great to see other cyclists from the club participating. But even more encouraging was to meet the wide range of people who are embracing cycling and feel it is an important issue in this municipal election. There were even three municipal candidates who joined the ride. Let's hope all municipal leaders take note of the importance of cycling. David S. Harris, Oakville Proud Official Media Sponsor For: The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. 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