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Crime Stoppers says `Feed the Beast' on Halloween by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 25 | Friday, October 16, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Crime Stoppers of Halton is inviting residents to `Feed the Beast' on Halloween and protect their identity. The crime-fighting organization said personal documents lying around a house or small business are an identity thief's treasure and called on residents to eliminate that risk by feeding those documents into a mobile document shredding van (the Beast) at the Halton Region Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., lot A, in Oakville on Saturday, Oct. 31. Residents can safely and securely dispose of their documents containing sensitive personal information between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The `Beast' will destroy a large box of identity documents for $15; a banker's box worth of personal data for $10; and a grocery bag worth of documents for $5. Cash only. The `Beast' is courtesy of the document shredding company FileBank. All proceeds support Crime Stoppers of Halton and allow them to continue to do things like offer cash rewards for tips on criminal activity. "At Crime Stoppers of Halton, we're very grateful for our partnership with FileBank that lets us bring this popular and important event to the community," said Norm Bellefontaine, chair of Crime Stoppers of Halton. "The Beast is awesome and FileBank's highlytrained employees always provide first-class service." To find out more, visit haltoncrimestoppers. com or call Crime Stoppers at 905-825-5139. Dog Guide open house Saturday The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides is hosting its autumn open house Saturday (Oct. 17). The event is meant to give visitors to the 152 Wilson St. facility a behind-the-scenes look at the process of training a service dog. Running from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., the day will feature training demonstrations, client talks and plenty of future dog guide puppies to cuddle. A silent auction will help raise funds for dog guides' programming. The Lions Foundation of Canada is a national charitable organization with a mission to assist Canadians with medical and physical disabilities by providing them specially trained dog guides at no cost to them. Its founding program, Canine Vision Canada, was established in 1985 to assist Canadians with visual impairment. Since then, the foundation has added dog guide programs, including: Hearing Ear, Service, Seizure Response, Autism Assistance, and Diabetic Alert. For more information, visit www.dogguides. com/events. NOW OPEN! Breakfast Lunch Dinner Gourmet Vegan Grub 2460 Neyagawa Blvd, Oakville, Unit 9 905-844-4888 Vegan · gluten Free · eatery Follow us: @vegebitez In Support of the Canadian Diabetes Association