Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 17° 1° 12° 2° 15° 3° 11° 2° Page 7 Belcher a winning volunteer Penning poem to veterans Page 10, 12, 13 www.insidehalton.com · Personal, Business, Corporation & Estate Taxes · HST, WSIB & Payroll · Instant Refunds Bronte Village Mall, 2441 Lakeshore Rd. W. #4 Tel: 905-847-6200 www.sigmatax.ca dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, April 22, 2016 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Doctors prepare for Toronto rally Saturday by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Hardcopy Glen Abbey youth centre gets pumped for Youth Week Oakville youths will have a new place to celebrate National Youth Week (May 1-7) with the recent opening of Nottinghill Youth Centre in Glen Abbey. The 1131 Nottinghill Gate centre is a fully-accessible, supervised and safe environment that welcomes Oakville youths 13-18 years, Tuesday-Thursday from 3-8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 3-10 p.m. One of three Townyouth centres, it offers free activities and services, including: computers and iPads with WiFi, video games, library, pool and foosball tables, movie nights, homework help, resume writing and job search resources, and opportunities to earn volunteer hours. The Nottinghill, Bronte and Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC) youth centres are among local facilities hosting free Youth Week activities for ages 12-18. Highlights include: a skateboarding competition, art, camp re and career nights, Gad y Dance Battle, and the annual talent show. Visit active.oakville.ca or follow Oakville Youth on Facebook and Twitter for daily activities and locations. During Youth Week, youths can also enjoy free access to all Town of Oakville drop-in swimming, skating, sports and tness (ages 14+), open gym times, and tness centres (ages 14+), as well as the YMCA of Oakville. Youths, who need transportation to Youth Week events, can pick up free Oakville Transit tickets at any youth centre. For more information, visit oakville.ca. Oakville and Burlington Dr. James Kovacs will be among a number of local doctors joining others in a rally at Queen's Park Saturday (April 23) to voice concern about Ontario's healthcare system. Kovacs is a member of Concerned Ontario Doctors, a 11,000-member strong group that formed last September to advocate for themselves and patients, after they were informed the government was cutting doctors' fees by 1.3 per cent beginning October 2015 -- on top of a 3.15 per cent cut earlier in February 2015. Organizers say 500-1,000 people are expected to attend the Toronto event, with people being bused in from Ottawa, Sudbury, Barry, North Bay and other areas to peacefully protest against the cuts and recent policy changes. It will begin at noon on the south lawn of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, with a protest march to follow along on College Street in Toronto, south on Bay Street, west on Dundas Street and north on University Avenue. see Doctors on p.3 Teacher Samantha Buchan-Hill selects novels for her students during the Friends of the Library's Spring Book Sale held last weekend in the Central Library Branch Auditorium. A variety of gently-used books, spanning all genres, were available for purchase at $1.50/lb. All books were half-price on Sunday. The next sale will be in the fall. | photo by Nikki Wesley Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) SUPER SACS AVAILABLE! us Calllace p o t your r! orde · TRIPLE MIX · TOP DRESSING MIX · BARK MULCHES · SAND · DECORATIVE STONE · GRAVEL Like us on Facebook We Specialize in Organic Compost Mixes For Better Lawns & Gardens BULK PICK-UP 4321 6TH LINE · www.petrie.ca OR DELIVERY 905-842-SOIL(7645)