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Oakville Beaver | Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 36 insidehalton.com AN Halto Bavarton Ko) i el Se) fey. SURE - DATE CHANGES Dundas Street (Reg. Rd. 5) Improvements, Appleby Line (Reg. Rd. 20) to Tremaine Road (Reg. Rd. 22), in the City of Burlington vw ‘ Pg BURLINGTON Project number: PR-2672B To support improvements to the Tansley Bridge, Dundas Street will be temporarily closed from Sutton Drive to Tremaine Road on weeknights starting November 21, 2022 (previously November 7, 2022). Closures will take place Monday to Friday (including Friday night) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. These closures are scheduled to end by December 23, 2022 (previously December 10, 2022). Transit users can expect delays and longer than usual travel t times ‘through the affected area. Please visit for more information. Access for local residents and emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times. For fe i Regional i rojects: _ Proj Building + visit halton.ca; a + sign up to receive email notice and updates; or Halton + email accesshalton@halton.ca or call 311 Tell us what you think of a potential vacant homes tax in Halton For many residents, high prices and demand have made it difficult to rent or buy a home in our growing community. One way Halton is addressing this issue is considering a potential tax on vacant homes, which could help increase housing supply by encouraging owners to rent or sell. If you currently rent or own a home in Halton, or if you hope to do so one day, | encourage you to complete our short online survey or attend one of our virtual public meetings this November. To learn more, please visit the vacant homes tax webpage on halton.ca. Gary Regional Chair eae at Halton Region Regional Council meetings are ela place through web conferencing until further notice. eos will be posted to halton. b,, Please contact us as soon as possible, ifyou have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meeting HB OPINION TIME TO HONOUR THEIR SACRIFICE ON NOV. 11, LET'S REFLECT ON THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, WRITES PAM DAMOFF PAM DAMOFF Column Each year on Nov. 11, we honour those who have served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace. Veterans want Canadi- ans to understand the price of freedom. They are pass- ing the torch to the people of Canada, so the memory of their sacrifices will con- tinue and the values they fought for will live on in all * Generations of First Na- tions, Métis, Inuit, Black, women and other people of all backgrounds in Canada have a long and proud tra- dition of military service in wars and conflicts to our On Remembrance Day, we honour every Canadian who has worn the Canadi- an flag on a uniform to pro- tect and serve our nation. Young Canadian: armed forces and honour them through Remem- brance Day ceremonies in schools across Canada. Our local Legions play an important role in ensuring that our veterans and their courage and service are re- membered and respected by new y generations of Ca- I invite you to visit a Le- gion in our community and thank Canadian veterans for their service. Linvite you to join me at the Trafalgar Memorial in Oakville for a Remem- brance Day service at 11 a.m., organized os Region- Royal Canadian Legion photo Residents are invited to attend a Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11. ing film about Canada's one and only all-Black mil- itary battalion that was formed during the First World War, in partnership with MP Anita Anand, Knoll and Film.ca. on Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Film.ca in Oakvill Director Sherwood will session following eI ile there is no cost to attend, y space is limited. rve your free cket. visit 1 my social media sites at @PamDa- moff to find the Eventbrite link. On the 1th hour of the 1th day of the 11th month, when the guns fell silent, ‘we will remember. Lest we forget. Pam Damoff is the MP for Oakville North—Bur- country, including during al Coun. Jeff Knoll. lington, and the parlia- the Cold War, between the I will also host a free mentary secretary to the end of the Second World screening of "Honour Be- minister of public safety. War and the fallofthe Ber- fore Glory" — directed by She can be reached at lin Wall. Anthony Sherwood,amov- pam.damoff@parl.gc.ca. OPINION SEND US YOUR LETTERS 10 The Oakville Beaver values the opinions of its readers, and the communi- ty at large. With that said, we wel- come your letters to the oa itor on all mat pact area residents. Weask that letters be no more than 275 words, and include the full name and to the writer. Your address and tele- phone number must also be included for verification. purposes only. THE EDITOR We do not publish anon- ymous letters. Letters will be edited or rejected for of- fensive content, factual er- rors, legal issues or space restrictions. Send your letters to insi- dehalton@metroland.com.