https://freerepublic.com/tag/oakville/ en-us Mon, 11 Jan 2016 03:06:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3382113/posts 'Our freedom was threatened by a madman. Somebody had to stand up and why not me?' A Second World War veteran, who now calls Oakville home, is receiving the Legion of Honour for his part in liberating France and the rest of Western Europe from the Nazis. Edward (Ted) James Kersey, 92, joined the Canadian Army in 1943 at the age of 19 and served as a dispatch motorcycle rider with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corp. During fierce fighting in France, Belgium and Holland Kersey relayed vital messages from the front lines to various military headquarters in the rear thereby... Inside Halton https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3382113/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jan 2016 03:06:59 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1120839/posts By Sharon Stevens Education Reporter (KSDK) — Grief counselors will return to Oakville Senior High School Tuesday, where students and staff are remembering three friends who died over a three-day period. Chad McCord, Ed Raterman and Corinne Foster were all killed in separate traffic mishaps that occurred last Thursday, Friday and early Saturday morning. Oakville students began the day with an extended moment of silence for the three teenagers. Counselors were on hand to help console the grieving. The tragedy was compounded by the fact that six students or recent grads have been killed in traffic accidents in less than... KSDK https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1120839/posts#comment Tue, 20 Apr 2004 04:24:07 GMT