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www.oakvillebeaver.com BASIC Law nm ow er Service C f ^ s g g Keeping Terry s Fall into the latest fashion styles dream alive Focus Vol. 39 No. 112 12052* 1661 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga 8 2 2 -4 2 1 1 Special feature WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,2001 Mercedes-Benz 56 Pages 75 Cents (plus GST) A Metroland Publication R e m e m b e r in g th e fa lle n Blood donors had to be turned away from Mon. clinic By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Many O akvillians are still com ing to term s with last w eek's terrorist attacks and grappling to find some way - any way - they can help. Some found an outlet by donating relief money or flying the Stars and Stripes, yet others, for w hom life was already a frightening and forsaken place, called the local distress hotline to talk, to vent and to cry. `T h ere is a lot o f shock and disbe lief and the feeling o f helplessness," said Distress Centre Oakville execu tive director Sandy Beveridge. "This takes away any idea o f control you may have." On Monday, during O akville's first blood donor clinic since the attacks, people had to be turned away from Calvary Baptist Church because they did not have an appointment. Don Jarrett, however, who gave blood for the 149th tim e that day, w as not deterred by the lineup and sim ply rescheduled for later that afternoon. (See `Distress' page A2) Local religious leaders urge tolerance of racial groups By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER L eaders of various faith groups in Oakville used a memorial service last Saturday evening to urge people to remain tolerant and loving, following last week's terrorist suicide attacks in the United States. Glen Abbey Golf Club staging charity tourney to aid U.S. relief C a n ad a's prem ier public golf course, the Jack N icklaus-designed Glen Abbey G olf Club, is holding a quickly arranged charity golf tourna ment this Friday in support o f the Red Cross U.S.A. Appeal to help the rescue effort and victim s o f last w eek's tragedy. Golfers are invited to bring family members, friends and business associ ates to play Glen A bbey at the regular rate this Friday, and 50 per cent o f the green fee will be donated to support the Red Cross U.S.A. Appeal. The goal is to raise up to $30,000. Donations will support A m erican Red Cross relief program s in the affect ed areas such as New York, W ashington and Pennsylvania. The American Red Cross has pro fessionally trained em ergency team s at sites affected by the Septem ber 11 tragedy, providing food, water, shelter and psychological support to victims and their families, as well as to rescuers and firefighters in the disaster zones. More than $20,000 in prizes and gifts have been donated for Friday's event at Glen Abbey by The FAN-590 Radio, The Toronto Sun, Ed and David M irvish, A ir C anada, Panasonic, N ew ell R ubberm aid, Shoeless Joe's Restaurants, Coca-C ola, Ben H ogan g o lf clubs, S trata g o lf balls and ClubLink More Golf. "In the afterm ath o f last w eek's trag ic events, m em bers o f G reater Toronto's golf and corporate com m uni ty are looking for ways to make a dif ference and help people devastated by the Septem ber 11 attack on the United States," said B ruce Sim m onds, President and CEO o f ClubLink which owns and operates G len Abbey. "We hope golfers will accept this invitation to help raise funds for the Red C ross U .S.A . A ppeal at G len Abbey this Friday. We'd also like to thank the many friends o f ClubLink for their support for this event." Golfers may play their own ball. There will be a gift for golfers upon their arrival, specialty hole com peti tions and draw prizes. To support this cause by playing golf on Friday, please call G len Abbey directly at (905) 844-1811. W ith racial ten sio n s b u ilding across both the U nited States and C anada, O akville's religious leaders delivered a jo in t m essage to about 300 people gathered at W hite O aks Secondary School. The m essage, developed in a p ri vate m eeting earlier in the day, is that people o f all faiths and cultures in O akville are opposed to terrorism , p reju d ice and racism , and d esire peace, respect, love and justice. D espite the outrage o f the attacks, w hich killed thousands in N ew York and W ashington, people w ere urged to seek justice, not vengeance. "Justice does not punish the crim i n al's children, or his or her neighbour, or his or her country or hom eland," said A lex H ew itt, o f St. Ju d e 's Anglican Church. "It is vengeance that does som ething like that." Several speakers also spoke o f the opportunity to build relationships as a result o f the tragedy. "L e t's use th is o p p o rtu n ity to strengthen the ties in this com m unity betw een all groups, faiths and ethnic com m unities," urged M iriam Bhaba, o f the Federation o f M uslim W omen. A nd W hite O aks student Adam Fieldhouse, a form er C anadian repre sentative at the W orld L eadership C ongress, added, " Som ew here the hate, the intolerance, the pain and the fear m ust stop. If we separate now, if w e divide now, the terrorists win. "We m ust replace the intolerance w ith responsibility and understand ing," Fieldhouse said. "We d o n 't need to go to N ew York and sort through the rubble to m ake a difference." M ayor Ann M ulvale rem inded the audience that none o f the w orld reli gions cond o n e terro rism , despite speculation that som e o f the terrorists responsible for last T uesday's attack may be linked to Islam ic fundam en talist organizations. "W e're here tonight because we need to be here together," she said. "We have m uch that unites us in hum ankind." In addition to readings from lead ers o f all the m ajor religious groups, the sundow n cerem ony also featured prayers for firefighters and police officers killed or injured in the inci dents. B oth C an ad ian and A m erican national anthem s were sung, and vis itors w ere able to sign a condolence book that will be delivered to the U nited States. Photo by Glen Thiessen G raem e Scott. 10. got into the spirit o f things Saturday at the Inter-Faith G athering honouring those w ho perished in U.S. terrorist attacks last week. Photo by Glen Thiessen Jasbir Singh Sandhu signing book o f condolences at S atu rd ay's InterFaith G athering. Residents c a n sign Region's Book of Condolences For those wishing to record their feelings about the terrorist attackss in New York and W ashington last week, Halton Region has set up a Book of Condolences in the foyer o f the Halton Regional Centre. 1151 Bronte Rd. The building will be open from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. through Fri. Sept. 21. Following the closure o f the book, it will be sent directly to the President of the United States. The Region is also offering an online Book o f Condolences on their website www.region.halton.on.ca All messages recorded on-line will be added to the book. "I know that the people o f Halton Region will jo in m e in offering our prayers and assistance to our U.S. neighbours," said Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline. "W hen our friends are hurt, we are hurt too." Residents ` s ick' over theft o f U.S. flag In the midst of all the good deeds transpiring locally in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, one Lakeshore Road family had its American flag stolen from their front yard. "I'm just disgusted someone would steal it," said Melody Howard. "It makes me wonder about the mentality o f some one who would do this. It makes me feel sick." The flag originally belonged to the late grandmother o f Howard's husband Tanner, who flew it proudly at her home in Ohio for years. Last week, the family attached the three-by-two foot flag to the street address signpost in the front yard. "We wanted to show our support," said Howard, who explained that the heirloom nature o f the flag only magni fies the theft. "Everyone is pulling together, now this." The flag was last seen on Saturday and was taken sometime between then and M onday morning. "We ju st can 't believe som eone would do this," said Howard. "It makes you think about what kind o f people are out there." Man suffers head injuries in crash An O akville man rem ains in a Hamilton hospital with serious head injuries following an autom obile colli sion on Dundas Street M onday after noon. A ccording to H alton R egional Police, the accident occurred around 3 p.m. when a C hevrolet pickup truck which had been traveling eastbound on Dundas west o f Ninth Line stopped to m ake a left turn across traffic. The truck was then struck from behind by a Ford Taurus w hich was also m oving eastbound. A fter the impact, the Taurus veered into the ditch on the north side o f the highway. 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