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Oakville Beaver, 19 Apr 2013, p. 10

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, April 19, 2013 | 10 For more news, visit oakvillebeaver.com The Regional Municipality of Halton NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION Regional Road 25 Widening to 4 Lanes from Highway 407 to Lower Base Line Town of Oakville and the Town of Milton Picking up where Terry left off by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff Scheduled Start Date: Scheduled Completion Date: Project Manager: April 2013 Spring 2014 Dave Collum 905-825-6000 x 7620 Halton Region a "business hotspot" According to Halton Region's 2012 Economic Review, more and more businesses, such as Target, Siemens, Lowes Canada and UPS are choosing to call Halton home. Presented to Halton Regional Council on March 27, Halton Region's 2012 Economic Review provides an overview of business investment in Halton Region and highlights the accomplishments made in delivering on the Region's 10 year Gary Carr Economic Development Strategic Implementation Plan. To learn more about the Regional Chair plan and about Economic Development in Halton Region, dial 311 or visit www.halton.ca/business Halton Regional Meeting Schedule April 9 April 10 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Meetings can be viewed at www.halton.ca/meetings In honour of Sheyanne. In memory of Terry; of Darrell Atherley; of Rod Jerred. Signs honouring those battling cancer and remembering those who have lost that battle painted the entrance walkway to Town Hall for the second annual Team Up for Terry Fox kickoff breakfast Wednesday. The kickoff officially launched the 33rd anniversary of the Terry Fox Run in Oakville, which is set for Sunday, Sept. 15 at Coronation Park. "When we think of Terry we often think of the end of his journey... but on this day in 1980, it was Terry and his friend Doug who embarked on a cross-country journey to change the world for people living with cancer," said Pam Damoff, Ward 2 councillor and chair of the Oakville Terry Fox Run. "Today, I look around the room and I see the beginning of something special right now because here we will kick off our 2013 run and the teams that will be a part of it. I see the faces of all the `Terry Foxers,' who will continue where Terry left off." The theme of this year's kickoff was motivation -- to encourage new teams to join and old teams to expand. And several speakers did just that, such as Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn, who is registering a team for his 10th year; Bruna Raimondo of the Terry Fox Foundation, who spoke of the importance of team involvement as the future of the run and the sharing of personal stories to continue to inspire people; Town Councillor Ralph Robinson, a two-time cancer survivor and former chair of the local run for 25 years who spoke of the emotional and worldwide impact of the photo of Fox entering Oakville at 5 a.m. on July 13, 1980 (taken by the Oakville Beaver); and Raylan Atherly, son of Darrell Atherly, who died from cancer and is the inspiration behind Team Darrell, one of the largest teams and fundraisers for the Oakville run. "There's one thing we'll never forget, it's when he (Darrell) said to celebrate his life and at no point mourn his death," said Atherly, noting Team Darrell does just that with more than 100 members and by raising $80,000 for cancer research since 2010. The Terry Fox Run kick-off breakfast was held at Town Hall Wednesday featuring guest speaker Dr. John Bell. Here, Raylan Atherly from Team Darrell, and who lost his father Darrell to cancer, speaks. photo by Riziero Vertolli ­ Oakville Beaver But perhaps the most motivation to keep the Terry Fox Run going and growing came from Dr. John Bell, a member of the Center for Cancer Therapeutics at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center, a senior scientist with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and professor of medicine at the University of Ottawa. Bell spoke of how funds from the annual run are changing the face of cancer research and helping create new innovated treatments for battling the devastating disease. "We use one encompassing word to describe cancer, but in reality its not one disease, it's many see Only on p.13 n see s A on V HT C H C g Clean Up! n i r p S RE-CONDITION, RECYCLE, AND RE-USE: As see n o n City Lin e Celebrating Our 4th Anniversary! · All Outdoor Furniture · Trellises & Urns · Cottage Furniture · Garage Sale Finds · Stored Furniture · All Types Of Doors ALL O OFF U FURN TDOOR APRILITURE. ON LY April 17 April 30 9:30 a.m. Regional Council 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Cttee. 190413 10% #1A-1254 Plains Road E., Burlington Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm CLIP & SAVE Please contact us, as soon as possible, if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. www.paintitlikenew.com 905-631-REDO (7336)

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