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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, J an ua ry 2 5, 2 01 8 |16 M ore Fresh Food fo r a H ea lth ier C om m unity. T h re e ye a rs ago Kerr S treet M ission (K S M ) and Halton Fresh Food B o x (H F F B ) decided to partner to increase the am ount o f fresh produce ava ilab le to fam ilies in need across O akville . T h e initial launch required the se t-up o f KSM as a packing site, the recruitm ent o f a vo lunteer packing team and the com m itm ent o f distribution sites across O akville . Last year, the R eg ion o f Halton approved funding o f $119,480 o ve r three yea rs to expand the program so that m ore fam ilies w ould have fresh produce throughout the entire month. Thankfu lly, the Halton R e g io n 's C om m un ity Investm ent Fund sa w the benefits o f the collaboration and has aw arded us the funding to expand this program . T h is funding has m ade it possib le for us to start a second packing d a y last Septem ber. A n d in the fall o f 2018, w e will begin w ork ing to launch tw o additional packing d a ys so that 400 m ore fam ilies will have healthy food all month. Did you know... • M ore than 400 b oxes full o f fresh food are packed at KSM tw ice a month. • From these 400 boxes, 75 are fo r KSM fam ilies, and the other 325 are fo r other fam ilies in need across O akville . • K S M 's food m arket is the lucky recipient o f a n y extra fresh vege tab les that are not used in the food boxes, m aking m ore produce ava ilab le to o ther KSM M arket fam ilies. W e need yo u r support. P lea se g ive generously, so that together w e can continue to provide help and hope fo r individuals and fam ilies in need in O akville . To learn m ore about Kerr S treet M ission call us at our phone below o r go to w w w .kerrstree t.com . Kerr Street Mission 485 Kerr Street, O akville P: 905.845.7485 Charitab le R eg. 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Daiene Vernile (Kitche­ ner-Centre MPP) will suc­ ceed McMahon as minister of tourism, culture and sport, while Harinder Mal- hi (Brampton-Springdale) Metroland file photos Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon and Halton MPP Indira Naidoo-Harris received promotions during Premier Kathleen Wynne's cabinet shuffle on Jan. 17. McMahon becomes new president of the treasury board, while Naidoo-Harris takes on education portfolio. becomes the minister of the status of women and Nathalie Des Rosiers (Otta- wa-Vanier) takes on the minister of natural re­ sources and forestry port­ folio. Wynne said in a state­ ment she was "thrilled" to shake up her cabinet and add some new blood. According to the Toron­ to Star, Liberal insiders noted the changes mean cabinet is getting younger, a little more diverse and closing in on gender bal­ ance - there will now be 13 women, including the pre­ mier, and 16 men in the ex- CANADIAN RESIDENTS... ROLL INTO ALL 4 PARKS W ITH THIS TICKET OLLER. 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"Premier Wynne's cabi­ net remains bloated de­ spite the fact that her key ministers don't want to run again," said Ontario PC deputy leader Steve Clark in the release. "Wynne has made this cabinet the largest in the country, has the privilege of overseeing a record of scandal, mismanagement and waste, and the largest debt of any province or state in the world." Public opinion polls suggest Wynne faces a close election against PC Leader Patrick Brown, with NDP Leader Andrea Horwath poised to hold the balance of power in a mi­ nority legislature. - with, files from Robert Benzie, Toronto Star. http://www.kerrstreet.com http://www.mglessons.com More Fresh Food for a Healthier Community. Did you know... Kerr Street Mission ONTARIO