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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 21, 2015 | 22 Hiroshima survivor calls for abolition of nuclear weapons by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff The horror of what it was like to live through the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 was recounted in vivid detail at Town Hall in late April, during a visit by a man who survived the blast. Sakuma Kunihiko, 70, was in Oakville with 40 other members of the Gensuikyo, the Japanese Council Against A (atomic) and H (hydrogen) Bombs. The group recently attended meetings associated with the United Nations 2015 Review Conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York. During the conference, the group presented more than six million signatures calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The group visited Oakville en route to Niagara Falls because Mayor Rob Burton is an official `Mayor of Peace,' having formally expressed support for a program promoting the solidarity of cities toward the total abolition of nuclear weapons. "Thank you for your work," Burton told the group. "More people are beginning to recognize the importance of what we are working together to achieve." Pravin Lata Sharma of the Interfaith Council of Halton, left, with Hiroshima bombing survivor Kunihiko Sakuma and Oakville International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons (ICAN) Co-ordinator Mervyn Russell during a visit by the Japanese Council Against A and H Bombs at Town Hall. | photo by David Lea ­ Oakville Beaver The visitors showed appreciation by placing a neck piece of origami cranes on Burton and several members of the Oakville chapter of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) who had arranged the meeting. In Japan, the origami crane is a symbol of peace with a legend stating anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes is granted a wish. In the group was Hiroshima bombing survivor, Kunihiko, and several survivors' children. Kunihiko was just nine months old when the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. He heard about that day from his mother and discussed it with the Oakville Beaver through an interpreter. He noted his family home was just three kilometres west of the centre of the blast. "I was asleep on the porch facing the opposite side of the blast centre. My mother was doing laundry inside the house. Suddenly, there was a bright flash," said Kunihiko. "Not knowing exactly what had happened, but thinking a bomb might have exploded nearby, she held me on her back and ran to an emergency shelter in the mountain behind our house. On the way, we got wet in the black rain." At the shelter, Kunihiko said his mother saw many people lying on the ground with their heads, arms and legs severely injured. After a while, Kunihiko and his mother went home, only to find their windows shattered and some of the walls collapsed. Kunihiko said his family was fortunate as he and both his parents survived and they were able to continue living in their house. Many others were not as fortunate. see Survivor on p.24 CURVED SHAFT TRIMMERS OUR LOWEST PRICE EVER Open 7 days / week $ Curved Shaft Models FSE 60 FS 38 FS 40 FS 40 C-E FS 50 C-E Displacement (cc) 120 V 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 FS 38 Gas Trimmer Weight (kg/lb) 4.0 / 8.8 4.1 / 9.0 4.4 / 9.7 4.5 / 9.9 4.5 / 9.9 13995 MSRP $149.95 $179.95 $199.95 $239.95 $259.95 Power Output (kW) 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.70 0.80 Promo Price $129.95 $139.95 $179.95 $199.95 $229.95 Without fuel. CURRENT POWER MACHINERY 1661 LAKESHORE RD WEST MISSISSAUGA, ON L5J 1J4 Prices do not include gas or tax. See Dealer for details. 905-822-4211 currentpowerinc.ca Same Reliable Owners Clean Each Visit Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Colour-Coded Cloths Reduce Cross Contamination Enviroshield® Whole Home Disinfecting Strongest Guarantee In The Industry (XXX) XXX-XXXX 289.809.9823 localurladdressgoeshere.com Oakville.MaidRight.com 2376 Parkhaven Blvd, Oakville 2376 Parkhaven Blvd, Oakville · 905-257-5880 905-257-5880 maximekitchens.ca maximekitchens.ca