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Letters to the editor 7 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 16, 2009 There are better locations Continued from page 6 finally found its legs through businesses like La Casa Del Gelato Divino, Stoney's and Boffo's, the Town sticks us with a methadone clinic. I recognize that the neighbourhood is basing their opinions on stereotypes, but that doesn't change the fact that we don't want addicts, former addicts or recovering addicts here, plain and simple. Our preconceived notions may very well be misconceptions, but the reality is that most people share those same notions so, therefore, the value of our homes will suffer. There are numerous locations that would be better suited as a location for the clinic, Cross Avenue and Speers Road immediately come to mind. Both locations include great access to public transit and have basically no private residences nearby. Perhaps The Oakville Beaver should take its anti-NIMBY, pro-methadone clinic stance to heart and recommend a space for lease near its office at 467 Speers Rd. C. ROWE Sunday November 1, 2009 6:30pm ­ 10:00pm Tickets $75.00 per person Islands look like safety hazards · Win a $2500 shopping spree with a personal shopper · Mystery Gift Bags can be purchased for $50 with a guaranteed value of $125 in product, or more! · Featuring the exclusive Man Zone · Food and cocktail stations and more! · Exciting retail discounts & gift with purchase offers Entertainment by Food stations by Continued from page 6 I asked the Town for the cost and was told it was $14,200 (with probably not all Town costs included). That equates to the total Oakville municipal portion of taxes to be paid by 10 townhouses like mine. Unbelievable waste of money. I would bet a lot of money that were the mayor, his councillors and any Town staff asked for personal contributions, the island would never have been built. They have to think of Town expenditures as coming from their own pockets. I promised the mayor that a photo of the newly-built traffic `safety' island will be on the cover of my book on government inefficiency and wastage. JOHN SCHEEL Net proceeds from Affair of the Heart will be directed towards the purchase of essential new equipment for OTMH including the Cardio Respiratory Department The Oakville Hearing Centre Is Growing! The Oakville Hearing C t is growing to b Th O k ill H i Centre i i better serve the h Oakville community. Margaret K bl h 10 years of experience O k ill community M i Korble has f i and will be working alongside Nicole Clark, Audiologist g g Audiologist. g Margaret Korble, Audiologist In the Trafalgar Professional Centre 1235Trafalgar Road, Suite 207 Oakville, ON L6H 3P1 www.oakvillehearing.com 905.849.5894