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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, S ep te m be r 13 ,2 01 8 | 10 Experienced Professional Services for Individual, Business & Corporation 647-989-1276 Ying (Kimberley)Yang 11-1155 North Service Rd.W, Oakville 18th Flr, 2 St. ClairAve.W, Toronto 289-291-3924 647-255-8049 YY@YangAccounting.ca YangAccounting.ca CRA Tax Disputes Individual Tax, Payroll, HST Disputes Business & Corporation Tax Disputes Tax Planning & Estate Planning Business Planning & Advisory Services TAX diSpuTeS? GOLDGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOLDGOGOGOGOLDGOGOLDGOLDGOLDLDGOLDLDLDLDLDLDGOLDLDGOLDLDGOLDLDGOLDLDLD September is back to school, and back to routines for many. This time of year marks the end of summer, but also the beginning of new adventures, new friends and new opportunities. Kerr Street Mission is proud to partner with Halton District School Board and the Oakwood School community to offer high quality, safe inclusive, and affordable school-age care for children in our community. The Kerr Street School Age Program (KSAP) is licensed by the Ministry of Education and is governed by The Child Care Early Years Act. We are committed to providing positive experiences that allow children to guide play and discovery, build skills, learn, grow and develop healthy relationships. "The after school program is like a second home for our kids. My husband and I work long hours and it is comforting to know that both my kids are picked up after school and brought to a safe, friendly and loving environment. They are given a healthy snack, and are engaged in arts and crafts, free time and gym time. They never want to leave - they love it so much" To learn more about KSM, or how you can help - please reach out to us @ 905.845.7485 or visit www.kerrstreet.com Kerr Street Mission 485 Kerr Street, Oakville P: 905.845.7485 Charitable Reg. No. 897106845RR0001 I want to talk about two special Canadians who had a massively positive impact on many people during their lives and continue to loom large in death - one long gone, the other very re- cently.The passing of Mon- signor Peter Coughlin on Aug. 25 - he was bestowed the honorific title of monsi- gnor in March of this year at a large ceremony at Christ the King cathedral in Ham- ilton - leaves a huge hole in my heart and that of my wife Kathleen, as well as for countless other Catholics across Canada. A priest for more than five decades, Father/Monsi-five decades, Father/Monsi-f gnor Pete was a seven-time book author. He was a dy- namic public speaker, had a commanding singing voice and penetrating but soulful eyes. He could be direct, blunt, which probably bothered some people, but in all my years of talking to him he exhibited what I can only describe as a firm gentle- ness. Such was the level of love and respect for Father Peter that his Aug. 31 funeral at stately Christ the King ba- silica in Hamilton drew a large crowd including an as- tounding number of cur- rent and former priests and deacons. I counted 51 clergy walking down the centre aisle of the church, which included current Hamilton Diocese Bishop Douglas Crosby and three former bishops. Fifty-one hap- pened to be the number of years since Father Peter was ordained. I may have counted wrong but I prefer to think of it as the appropri- ate number for a send-off. Father Pete married Kathleen and I at St. Mi- chael's Church in Oakville in 1988. He baptized and con- firmed me, and gave me myfirmed me, and gave me myf first communion, all on thefirst communion, all on thef same day, when I became a Catholic in 2006, while he was the pastor at St. An- drew's in Oakville. He was, no pun intended, like a father figure to me, someone you trusted un- equivocally and didn't want to disappoint ever. Rev. Peter was a man,Rev. Peter was a man,R with human frailties and flaws - he could get visiblyflaws - he could get visiblyf frustrated with certain peo-frustrated with certain peo-f ple or situations, and he ac- knowledged that, but that made him all the more re- lateable as a person. His greatest gift, I believe, was the Holy Spirit that worked through him to per- form many healings. I knowform many healings. I knowf my wife experienced the power of God's healing through Father Peter on a couple of occasions, as have other family members and many more people we've heard about - some of those instances are mentioned in his 2016 autobiography Walking with the Spirit,Walking with the Spirit,W which I had the privilege of copy editing. I regret that the last time I saw Father. Peter was too long ago, on that day in early March of this year when he was made a monsignor. My wife and I each had quiet thoughts recently about calling him and hopefully visiting him at the St. Jo- seph's convent in Dundas, which we had done several times, but we never verbal- ized that desire to each other and now lament it. However, I'm comforted knowing he was happy to re- ceive the title monsignor 2 INFLUENTIAL MEN THAT SHOULD NEVER BE FORGOTTEN OPINION MSGR. PETER COUGHLIN, TERRY FOX HELPED MANY PEOPLE, SAYS WHITNELL TIM WHITNELL Column