Spotlight "Connected to your Community" Oakville Trafalgar High School held its most successful Relay for Life event Friday (May 26) night, in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, Halton. The Devon Road high school's held was turned into a small tent city as over 100 teams, or approximately 1,000 students spent 12 hours walking and running around the event track. The school holds the event every two years and this year it raised $267,000 making OTHS the top Relay for Life school fundraiser in all of Canada. Clockwise, from top left, Cancer survivor John Appel gives his wife Thea Demuinck a big hug. Students pitched tents and then walk the track. Team Aloha All-Stars have some fun as they peer out of their tent - from left, Niamh Reidy, Shannon McCracken, Sabina Jazbee, Hannah Reidy, Tessa Bray and Robyn Jeffries. An ecstatic Lesley Ring of the Canadian Cancer Society accepts the big $267,000 cheque from student organizers. Cancer survivor and OTHS grad Sydney Newton was one of the guest speakers. Newton, who graduated in 2014, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in July 2015, underwent rounds of chemo before being declared cancer-free on March 31, 2016. walk the track following behind the survivors who walked the Victory Lap. For more photos, visit a photo gallery at insidehalton.com. | Graham Paine/Metroland LLE *metrolandmedia V J Ontario Press Council Defending principles to inspire public trust Beaver* Volume 55 | Number 42 Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Editorial Department Advertising Department Classified Advertising Circulation: 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington NEIL OLIVER Vice -President and Group Publisher KELLY MONTAGUE Regional General Manager DANIEL BAIRD Director of Advertising ANGELA BLACKBURN Managing Editor 5046 M ain w ay, U n it 2, B u rlin gto n(905) 845-3824 (905) 845-3824 (905) 845-3824 (905) 632-4440 (905) 631-6095