November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month. One out of every four women will be abused at some point in her life. Halton Womens Place needs your help to close the door on abuse. This coming holiday season, not every child will wish for the same things. For more information, please call 905-332-1200 ext.221 or visit www.haltonwomensplace.com Crisis Line: 905-878-8970 or 905-332-7892 Halton Womens Place C H I R O P O D I S T J. Richard Werkman Rick Werkman, D.Ch., B.Sc. Podiatric Medicine~Registered Chiropodist Exceptional footcare for all ages. Evenings and Saturday appointments available Sore Feet? Sports Injury, Painful Ingrown Toenails? Plantar Warts? We can help! 1495 Cornwall Rd., Unit 33, Oakville Located on northwest corner of Maple Grove Dr. & Cornwall Rd. T: 905.845.4817 info@werkman.ca www.werkman.ca 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e rs . c a MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS Warm savings of up to 30% R Q D O O ' L P S O H [ ? U H V Receive an extra $50.00 off your fireplace purchase with this coupon. Offer ends Nov. 20/2010 15 Friday , N ovem ber 12, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Halton is a richlydiverse region whereone in four residents are born outside of Canada. But newcomers to Oakville face many obsta- cles in their settlement into our community, including language and cultural barriers, employment discrimina- tion, lack of access to affordable housing and transportation, and a lack of information relat- ed to their rights, health- care, and education. Newcomers arrive with a variety of skills and credentials, and they should have the opportu- nity to work and partici- pate fully in our society. According to 2001 cen- sus data, the majority of newcomers to Canada do not work in the same occu- pational field as they did before coming to Canada. In 2006, almost 30 per cent of recent immigrants to Oakville lived below the poverty line. United Way of Oakville works to create a healthy, caring, and inclusive community. We fund agencies that support and assist newcomers, such as the Halton Multicultural Council (HMC), which facilitates the settlement and integration of immi- grants and refugees into our community. The Halton Multicultural Council was founded in 1979 and has four offices in Halton, two of which are located in Oakville. One office is on Speers Road and the other is on Dundas Street East. HMC is a community agency that works to enable every person, regardless of race or eth- nic origin, to participate as full and active mem- bers of our community by fostering mutual respect and understand- ing of one another. The HMC offers settle- ment services, employment and language training, interpretation and translation services, and con- versation circles. When you donate to United Way of Oakville youre investing in your community. Your donation will support agencies that are working Newcomers get boost to jump obstacles of settling in to create a more inclu- sive community. These programs are making a real differ- ence in our community and you can be part of the impact. United Way urges you to live united this year by donating at www.uwoakville.org, or call us at 905-845-5571. Submitted by the United Way of Oakville