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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, January 2 7, 2 0 1 7 | 1 2 M e n ta l h ealth aw areness rests on S heridan's friendship bench Sheridan College' s Health and Counselling Department teamed up with Sheridan' s Student Union to bring awareness of mental health issues to students, by installing friendship benches at campuses in Oakville, Mississauga and Brampton. The friendship bench is an initiative launched in 2 0 1 5 by Sam Fiorella, who was inspired to take action after the death of his son, Lucas, in October 2014. Lucas took his own life after suffering in secret with depression for several years. Fiorella established the friendship bench as a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting conversation among young people about mental health, with a view to reducing the incidence of suicide among young people -- now the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years. Smoother roads on the horizon for drivers in Oakville this year A smoother, safer, more convenient commute for drivers in Oakville is expected after town council approves the 2 0 1 7 road resurfacing program. A $ 9 .4 million budget for road repairs will lay the groundwork for repair of 34.3 kilome ters of pavement in 2017. "Council has once again made road resurfac ing a priority in our capital budget," Oakville Mayor Rob Burton stated in a media release. A Friendship Bench was unveiled Monday afternoon a t Sheridan College's Trafalgar Campus. Sam Fiorella launched the Friendship Bench initiative in 2 0 1 5 , after his son Lucas to ok his own life after suffering with depression in October 2 0 1 4 . Sylvia Ibrahim, President of the Student Union, left, applauds as Sam Fiorella unveils the yellow Friendship Bench, assisted by Marissa Amoroso, Senior Manager, Health & Counselling Services S tudent Affairs. | Graham Paine/M etroland gram, councillors on the Town' s Community Services Committee members received the re sults of the 2 0 1 6 customer-satisfaction survey at their meeting earlier this week. Seventy-seven per cent of respondents in dicated they were satisfied overall with the program, while 14 per cent expressed dissat isfaction. Road and works on the job "Our roads and works staff have a track record of getting projects done on time and under budget," said Burton. "I would like to join our residents in ap plauding their great work." Avoiding future repair costs "Leaving a road in poor condition incon veniences commuters, reflects poorly on our neighbourhoods and becomes more costly to repair in the future." The Town' s road resurfacing program re habilitates and improves the condition of Oakville' s 1,600 lane-kilometres of pavement, including localized repairs and patchwork to curbs and sidewalks. Roads evaluated for repair work Candidate roads for repair are reviewed through a comprehensive selection process, based primarily on pavement quality. To learn more about the selection process for resurfacing, the 2 0 1 7 candidate list for road repair or the 2 0 1 6 customer satisfaction survey results, visit oakville.ca. CABINETS LOOKING OLD? NEED MORE STORAGE? W e can help you update your look & create more storage w ith affordable, quality cabinets! LOCALLY P R O D U C E D | FAST TU R N A R O U N D P E R F E C T FO R : Survey results In addition to approving the 2 0 1 7 pro For more news, visit insidehalton.com · K itc h e n s · B a s e m e n ts · C lo s e ts · L a u n d ry R o o m s · G a ra g e s CABINETS D I R E C T D I Y lln ill Canadian M ade S TA R TIN GFR oMoN LY$99 w w w .c a b in e ts d ir e c tD IY .c o m 2 8 9 .7 0 0 .3 0 0 0 in f o @ c a b in e t s d ir e c t d iy .c o m Monday - Friday 9am - 4:30pm · Saturday 10am - 3pm 111 B rockley Drive, U n itl, H am ilton O N Online Floral Boutique w w w .ca lla g ifts .c o m