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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 26, 2012 · 6 Opinion & Letters The Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 905-845-3824 Fax: 337-5566 Classified Advertising: 632-4440 Circulation: 905-631-6095 -- 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington Editorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: Canadian Circulation Audit Board Member THE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR: Recognized for Excellence by Ontario Community Newspapers Association Suburban Newspapers of America Canadian Community Newspapers Association ATHENA Award Neil Oliver Vice ­ President and Group Publisher of Metroland West The OakvilleBeaver is a division of David Harvey Regional General Manager JILL DAVIS Editor in Chief Daniel Baird Advertising Director ANGELA BLACKBURN Managing Editor Riziero Vertolli Photography Director Sandy Pare Business Manager MARK DILLS Director of Production Manuel garcia Production Manager CHARLENE HALL Director of Distribution KIM MOSSMAN Circulation Manager It's time to make a Junior Citizen of the Year nomination. Extraordinary young leaders are all around us -- in schools, at church and on sports teams. Sometimes it's easy to pick someone special from a crowd, while other times it may not be quite as obvious. The truth is, there are young people everywhere who are working hard at bettering their communities. Many may not even realize they're making a difference. It's time to recognize their dedication and nominate them for the 2012 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards. The Oakville Beaver strongly supports the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards. The Beaver is proud to provide recognition for such outstanding young people who continue to be fine examples of leaders in our community. The awards program is co-ordinated by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA), of which we're a member, and sponsored by TD Bank Group and Direct Energy. Any Ontario resident aged six to 17 (must be at least six years of age, but no older than 17 by Nov. 30, 2012) is eligible to be chosen as an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year. Please help us by nominating an individual in one of four areas: · A person involved in worthwhile community service · A special young person contributing to their community while living with a physical or psychological limitation · An individual who has performed an act of heroism in the past year · Good kids who show a commitment to make life better for others and do more than is normally expected of someone their age Up to 12 nominees will be chosen as the final recipients of the provincial award and will be invited to a special ceremony held in the spring of 2013. Nominate a deserving young person today, and we will personally present them with a certificate of recognition and showcase their contributions in this newspaper. Help us pay tribute to our leaders of today and tomorrow. The nomination deadline for the 2012 Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards is Friday, Nov 30. Nomination forms are available online at www.ocna. org/juniorcitizen or by calling the OCNA at 905-639-8720, ext. 239. The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Honouring our youths Don't gut the salmon Letter to the editor Letters to the editor The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerations and grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. Letters should be addressed to The Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. The Beaver reserves the right to refuse to publish a letter. Early this morning me and my friend were walking in Bronte Creek Provincial Park when we ran across a fisherman down at Bronte Creek that was killing the salmon and leaving them lying all over the place. Sadly, there were several of them. There were quiet a few of dead salmon floating in the water as well. The fisherman's response to why he was killing them as they swam upstream to lay their eggs, was that he was killing them to eat and... they were going to die anyway. He obviously was killing them for `caviar.' It seems to be a common practice in the park that I have witnessed for a few years now and seems to be getting worse every year. I know that this cruel slaughtering is my opinion, however, opinion or not, it is an illegal practice that needs to be dealt with. My telephone conversation this morning with the Ministry of Natural Resources confirms it is an illegal practice. If anyone witnesses this illegal killing of salmon, they can call the Ministry of Resources Violation Report Line at 1-877-847-7667. Rose Day, Oakville Friends of Moe event to help patients I thought your paper might be interested in an event coming up at Royal Ontario Golf Course on Saturday. Thanks to your support of many people, we are about to embark on our fourth Friends of Moe Tournament. The past three years, we have been able to make a huge difference in the day to day living experiences of both patients and families at Toronto General Hospital. Our first year, we furnished the ninth Floor of Toronto General with sleeping chairs that would allow a patient's family to sleep in the room with them. This helped family members remain comfortable while staying with their loved ones. Year two saw The Friends of Moe raise enough money to overhaul the Quiet Room on the ninth floor. The Quiet Room is where doctors would take patient's families to have unpleasant conversations. The room was rundown, with stained rugs, poor lighting and uncomfortable seating -- hardly the environment for receiving devastating news. The new room is brighter, cleaner and much more user friendly. Last year's efforts were geared towards purchasing blanket warmers for the floor. One of the symptoms of chemotherapy for patients is always feeling cold. The blanket warmers provided caregivers an easier way to ensure their patients comfort. Our fourth year will again focus on patients and their families -- making their lives as comfortable as possible. Moe Fallow was a larger-than-life man, with a huge circle of friends of family. Sadly, cancer took his life too soon and he died within six months of being diagnosed with a form of pancreatic cancer. Moe lived in Oakville until his death in 2007. This is our way of remembering his name, his spirit, and giving back. Visit http:// friendsofmoe.ca. Thanks. Kirsty Bulloch, Oakville