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2 3 |Friday December 22, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER |www.insidehalton.com O L E G ' S O R N A M E N T S Thanks to National Housing Strategy continued from p.6 people living with disabilities, refugees, veter ans, and those grappling with homelessness. It will promote diverse communities and en courage construction of homes that are sustain able, accessible, mixed-income, mixed-use, and located near transit, work, and public services. The Strategy will ensure that at least 25 per cent of funds go to projects for women, girls and their families, something I heard during testimony at the Status of Women Committee that is critical to womens' economic security In 2016, there were over 13,500 children liv ing in low income households in the Halton region. Over one in 10 children lived in poverty with Oakville having the highest percentage at 12.4 per cent. In 2016, the average rent in Burlington was $1,329 and $1,523 in Oakville, while rent in Toronto on average for the same year was $1,242. And 7.5 per cent of tenant households in Oakville North-Burlington live in subsidized housing. All Canadians should be able to live, grow and work in an inclusive, accessible neighbour hood that meets their needs, with access to public transit to go to work, to child care and education for their kids and to healthcare for their family. I am proud of our government' s commitment to this vision. { t"'-/aJ I « , $ Jr $ bnofriUS 2& T-TZ-20 w il It $3,800/ TOO DOLLARS Oleg's No Frills supermarket in Oakville, donated $3,800 to Oakville's Fare Share Food Bank on Wednes day, Dec. 20. Although this isn't the first time the store has donated to the local food bank, storeowner Oleg Myslyvchuk said staff did something different this year, as a way of showing the community they take pride in what they do. The store purchased Canadian-made ornaments, which it gave away to customers who made a donation to the food bank in December. | submitted photo Proud Nominee of the 2015 Oakville Awards for Business Excellence COMMUNITY PRODUCT THURSDAY A ARRIVING AT YOUR HOME EVERY Custom made Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinetry | Closet Systems Entertainment Units | Basement Renovations | Full Renos and More! OAKVILLE Create Your Dream Look 100% Canadian M ade C abinetry Q uality C raftsm anship 20+ Years Experience Visit our 6000 sqft Design Centre Call us for a FREE in Hom e C onsultation Units 2-3 333 Wyecroft Rd, Oakville T 905.844.3332 F 905.844.3334 www.aromakitchens.ca | info@aromakitchens.ca The Beaver T hursday an d Friday editions are consolidating as of D ecem ber 22, 2017 UBS dftcnifa 3 MMUNfTY|