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Pulling -- a bus -- for JDRF Page 13 Pursuing life with No Regrets Page 19 www.insidehalton.com The Deck Store TM deckstore.ca 905.337.7707 The family business that service built. CHECK OUR AD ON THE BACK PAGE 905.845.1681 410 South Service Rd. W. Oakville Stay Connected! Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |64 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat 23° 8° 22° 10° 18° 8° 19° 9° West GTA getting vocal on its needs by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Local Muslims speak up to separate Islam from terrorism by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville's Mayor Rob Burton will join his counterparts from Burlington, Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon in a Western GTA Summit next Tuesday (May 21). It will be held at the Mississauga Convention Centre from 1-9 p.m. and will tackle the question, `Are we facing economic gridlock and what can we do see May on p.3 photozone Check out a photo gallery of Police Day 2013 online at www.insidehalton.com/photozone. The Halton Regional Police Service held its annual Police Day activities Saturday, at the Halton Regional Centre. Here, Esteban Switzer enjoys his hotdog. For more photos, see p.5 or go online at www.oakvillebeaver.com. photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (@halton_photog) In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the alleged VIA Rail plot, members of Oakville's AlFalah Islamic Centre want to make it clear that terrorism has nothing to do with the religion of Islam or its community. More than 100 Al-Falah community members met with local politicians, Halton police and RCMP Friday night to discuss recent alleged terrorist plots and backlash some Muslims in North America faced as a result. A.Q. Mufti, the meeting's organizer and chair of the centre, noted an incident late last month where a Muslim woman in Boston, MA was allegedly punched by a man as she pushed her child in a stroller. The individual said he was angry at Muslims for the Boston Marathon bombing. Mufti also referenced a recent occurrence in Toronto where a man allegedly spit on a woman wearing a hijab. Muslims do not deserve hate being directed against them, said Mufti, as the horrible actions of terrorists are their own and not sanctioned by Islam. Community member Dr. Aliya Khan agreed. "Islam denounces violence and hatred and terrorism of all sorts. We know God tells us that whoever kills a soul, it is as if he has killed all of mankind and see Positive on p.8 ceramics porcelain travertine marble glass natural stone mosaics slate granite quartz FACTORY TILE DEPOT 1360 Speers Road (East of 3rd line) Oakville We shop the world so you don't have to! Open 7 days/wk! 905-465-1650 Follow us on www.factorytiledepot.ca book Call and esign d e e fr r u o y on consultati BACKSPLASH · BATHROOM · KITCHEN · FIREPLACE · FEATURE WALLS