-\^ o ? L & a li S m v OAKVILLE-CENTRE Convet& v m h : man&miL In (9 0 5 ) 8 4 2 -5 Q 0 » A M e tro la n d P u b lic atio n V o l .38 N o . 91 W e e k e n d O a k v ille 's A w a rd -W in n in g C o m m u n ity N e w s p a p e r The O akvei£ Hew er O A K V tL L E ^pfj 120 Na Oa k v il l e , 24 Pages SUNDAY, JULY 30,2000 75 Cents Plus GST R eport finds more Halton women in crisis N e w s s to r ie s p r o m p t m o r e c a lls to a g e n c ie s By Lisa " k iy n SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER In the wake of recent murders and violent attacks of women, the Halton Violence Prevention Council reports that its member agencies have been receiving an increasing number of calls from women who are living in fear. Theresa Greer, executive direc tor of Halton Women's Place, said while statistics aren't available yet for July, the w om en's shelter received about twice as many calls from women in crisis in June than they did in April and May. Usually about 100 calls per month come into the shelter. Greer said recent events such as the murder of Gillian Hadley by her estranged husband, have heightened the awareness o f women who are victims of domes tic violence. "It's like a fear: could this hap pen; and what can I do to get out of this situation; or how do we pre vent it?" said Greer. She added (S e e `S tories' p a g e 5) Photo by Christine Smyth Megan Nobrega, 7, had lots of fun at the fingerprinting station during a Kidscience segment called Kidsleuthing that saw children take part in a program that had actual Ontario Provincial Police officers teach them about finger printing, tire tracks and more. For story, see page 3. _ _ _ _ _ 0 * T c C T IV t W O R K : Homedetaerf W alM art,Sem ,N oF rills Partialdelivery. TheB ag, CityParent, H o-LetChoto, KeenePharm acy, Uttk C aesar's, Pharm aPhis, F ortino's, Retail, T.0. FineF oods Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435-201 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE U p p e r M id d le at 8th Line mnRDmn \ TIRE 4 es · that's good, that's better. 8 4 9 -8 4 7 3 0AKT0W N SHOPPING PLAZA 5 5 0 K e rr S t r e e t 8 4 4 -0 2 0 2 Moa-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.