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9 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,M ay 26,2022 insidehalton.com Local care for your air An 18-point precision AC tune-up from A1 can help you avoid emergencies, save on energy bills, and increase the lifespan of your air conditioner. We service all makes and models. Our triple-certified A1 Technicians will help keep your equipment in tip-top shape! Peter Messenger, President A1 For a limited time, save $50 off our precision AC tune-up and cleaning* *Regular price $199. Offer expires June 30, 2022. Conditions apply. Thank you for shopping local! A1air.ca | 647-955-1849 1420 Cornwall Road, Unit 3, Oakville ON, L6J 7W5 " " John Anderson of Alderbrook Farm and Apiary, holds a basket of Canadian 'Salish' apples from B.C. at the opening day of the Oakville Civitan Farmers Market, which runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. until November in the Dorval Crossing plaza. Anderson was one of the original vendors at the market with his father in the early 1980s, and the family has continued the tradition ever since. Graham Paine/Metroland FARMERS' MARKET OPENS An Oakville-based not- for-profit organization is calling on the Muslim com- munity in the Halton Re- gion and across Ontario to "get our voices heard" in the 2022 provincial election. The Canadian Muslim Vote, a non-partisan orga- nization established in 2015, launched its Get Out The Vote campaign earlier this month to engage and educate voters on the dem- ocratic process -- with the hope of increasing voter turnout. "It's all about education, explaining to people that their voice really does mat- ter," said Umair Ashraf, the director of the organization. The organization esti- mated there are about 500,000 Muslim voters in Ontario. He said their votes could be decisive in deter- mining the winners in about 50 provincial ridings, including in Milton. Working with local part- ners, including mosques and community centres, the group will continue can- vassing, making phone calls and knocking on doors. "We have a team that's based in Milton, Burling- ton and Oakville that have been doing some incredible work," said Ashraf, adding that they have received great response from the community. Ashraf said some topics that often come up are Isla- mophobia, health care cri- sis, and housing and af- fordability. "The community really wants to see what each par- ty is going to do about that. And they're very keen on learning more about it, but more importantly, what re- ally works for them. We re- ally want to see some sort of concrete steps being tak- en," he said. He encourages people to "just get out there." "Go out and vote. And that's when you're going to be heard," he said. GROUP AIMS TO MOBILIZE MUSLIM VOTERS BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com PROVINCIAL ELECTION