Man sues police for $2.7â€"m over GO assault charges Today‘s Paper INSIDE 976â€"4321 Looking for love High tech for matchâ€"making PE Sn in ceee2,,00seee en rrvninnecnes EDITORIAL............................. FOCUS........... CLASSIFIED Automotive, Sears, Woolco, Pharma Plus, Weall & Cullen, Ashbrooks, National Sports 184 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville 845â€"5582 389 Pearl St., Burlington 639â€"1372 A Metroland Community Newspaper CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS MA PRODUCT AGREEMENT #435â€"2 BURNS FRY SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS The weather was great, the crowds were both large and enthusiastic for the 9th annual Glen Abbey Summerfest held over the weekend. One of the activities was a dog show and here Ryan Cheesman and his golden retriever ‘Kyna‘ smooch it up for the judges. (Photo by Riziero Vertoili) 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2003 8.56% Mark Slipp 416) 359â€"4633 Pg. 13 Pg. 17 LMITED ertstostocecec h1 ooo e e e e vnmmmesoo n 20â€"24 17â€"19 Beaver charity tourney‘s proceeds go to OTMH Oakville Beaver Publisher Ian Oliver said the awards reflect the dedication and service the paper provides to its advertising cusâ€" tomers. Newspaper takes â€" advertising awards The Oakville Beaver has won first place in the top circulation class in the 1993 OCNA (Ontario Community Newspaper Association) Advertising Awards. The Oakville Beaver won the General Excellence Award in the 20,001 and over circulation class â€" the largest circulation class in the OCNA Awards. In addition to the General Excellence Award, the Oakville Beaver picked up three third place award in the Premier Awards comâ€" petition. The Oakville Beaver finished third in the Original Tab/Broadsheet category for the Oakville Waterfront Festival adverâ€" tising supplement; third in the Original Advertising Demi/Pony Tab category for the first Pud Book; and third in the Inâ€"House Promotion category for its subâ€" scription promotion. The award is the second major community newspaper award the Oakville Beaver has won this vear. ‘"We‘re happy to know we‘re giving our advertisers the best advertising ideas in Ontario. Preparations are well underway for the 14th Annual Oakville Beaver Charity Golf Tournament to be held Wednesday, Sept. 1 5th at the Wyldewood Golf and Country Club, Homby. All proceeds go to the Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. There are still openings for golfers in "this year‘s tournament. Entrance fees are $200 each, with receipts issued for tax purposes. Hole sponsors and pirzes for the prize table are always welcome. For more information contact Tournament Chairman Geoff Hill at 845â€" 9742 or §45â€"9743. The following is a list of major sponsors and those who have conâ€" tributed prizes to date, to the 1993 Oakville Beaver Charity Golf Tournament: MAJOR SPONSORS AND HOLE SPONSORS Ariana Appraisals, Bank of Montreal, Becton Dickinson Canada Inc., Drs. Ron Be# & Kevin Wardle (Family Dentistry), Canadian Airlines International, Carberry Davis insurance Brokers Ltd., Corporation of the Town of Oskvilie, Daemar inc., Deloitte Touche, Doane Raymond Chartered Accountants, Flippance & Car, Ab & Ruth Folland, The Ford Motor SSOciation m B n Vol. 31 No. 1( the 14th Annual Oakville Id Wednesday, Sept. 1 5th at Homby. All proceeds go to _E BEAVER Ae/Max Aboutowne Realty Corporation (Doug Williams), The Royal Bank of Canada, The Toronto Dominion Bank, Royal Trust.Silliker Laboratories of Canada, The Sleep Factory, SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc., St. Lawrence Cement, Union Gas Limited, WyIdewood Goif & Country Club, Wayne Van Exan, Andrew Yager Holdings Ltd. la If 0Q lennâ€"Graydonâ€"Wright Mail, Kelsey‘s Rosta Men McCutchaon‘s RBC C%?\;IJL FOR Y0U11§ _E pominion COmrermiENrary SECURITIES TO ESTATE PLANNING >ee ‘Supporters‘ page ? 0p$ motik e Globe & Ma Stab As a runnerâ€"up, Elisha won jewelry, flowers and came away with a trophy and free entry into the Cities of America Pageant to be held Jan. 21stâ€"26th in Orlando, Florida. "There will be a lot more competition...and there‘ll be extensive interviews with the "I‘ve done public speaking for many years. I used to represent my class, but now that I‘m in high school, I represent my school," she says, adding that her topics are issues that are imporâ€" tant to teenagers. Elisha says she entered for the experience and to hone her public speaking ability. "I was happy to just place in the top 10." "I was shocked," said the 15â€" yearâ€"old T.A. Blakelock High School student who finished as third runnerâ€"up in the recent conâ€" test, . sponsored by the Pennsylvaniaâ€"based East Coast Pageants Inc. and held at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Theatre. By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff The last thing Elisha Van Harte expected was to hear her name called at the Miss Junior Teen Toronto pageant. Teen shocked at pageant success 3, Andres Wines Ltd., Bank of es, Brimiey Investments (Dr. F.P CHWO Radio Ltd.. Canada Trust Elisha Van Harte off to Florida competition rolgers Named as defendants are the Halton Regional Police Service Board, Chief James Harding and investigating officer in the assault, Sgt. Joseph Martin. Martin is currently the service‘s media relations officer. Martin said yesterday that neiâ€" ther he nor Harding had comâ€" ments to make as the matter awaits hearing. The claims include: $2â€"million for slander, $100,000 for mental distress, $100,000 for aggravated damages, $500,000 for punitive damages, legal costs and "further and other relief as...may (be deemed) just, is a claim for a decâ€" laration under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that "the rights and freedoms guaranteed to the plaintiff...were infringed and for a remedy thereâ€" under." Acquitted in violent assault, man spent close to year in jail (@ Oakville Beaver Staff On Aug. 13, 1993, lawyers for the Halton Regional Police Service filed a notice of their intent to defend. By ANGELA BLACKBURN he man acquitted of charges in connection with the brutal attack on a 17â€"yearâ€"old Oakville girl aboard a Torontoâ€" bound GO train has filed a $2.7â€"million lawsuit against the Halton Regional Police. Terry Michael Ekins, now a â€" was stopped while riding a GO Burlington resident, had lawyers â€" train by two GO police officers file a Statement of Claim at Milton‘s courthouse July 20, 1993. On Oct. 28, 1991, the plaintiff E Jakvill® ikâ€"Land Lincoin Mercury Sales Ltd. leal Estate Board. Precision Platers aft avel, Hanna Henderson tts Ontario Breweries, 1 it Markets, O‘Connor Motroland Printina. Pu 54 Pages mplete Rentâ€"A Daky Brad Weake Montreal se Rocca Barristers vidiata), anadian Corbett Pageants produced by East Coast are aimed at giving all conâ€" testants ""an excellent opportunity to learn a little modelling, gain Elisha says she was always wary of beauty pageants, but when she discovered the philosoâ€" phy behind East Coast Pageants, she decided to go through the audition/interview process which included "800 girls in my age group alone." * In addition, she‘ll be busy with her Grade 11 studies, track and field and the school‘s Peer Help group. And if that wasn‘t enough on her plate, Elisha is considering university where she "thinks" she‘ll specialize in psyâ€" chology. judges," she says Before she boards a southâ€" bound plane this winter, however, Elisha must come up with more sponsorship money to pay the way for her and mom Ellen to attend the pageant. (her sponsors for the Toronto Miss Junior Teen pageant were Bruno‘s Fine Foods, Aggregate Dispatch and family and friends) She must also come up with a sportswear outfit and a new evening gown as well as prepare herself for questions the judges may ask. s13 \ The suspect is a black male, 17 to 18, 6‘1" tall, with a thin build. He had black hair, shaved at the sides with a thin face and full eyebrows. He had been growing hair on his chin and wore a gold chain and charm bearing the iniâ€" tials "ALH". Police said he wore a multiâ€"colored white Tâ€"shirt with long green shorts and carried a knapsack. He also had a black mountain bike with purple stripes and neon green or yellow writing on the cross bar was stopped while riding a GO train by two GO police officers who had a composite sketch of a suspect in the Oct. 22, 1991 brutal assault on a 17â€"yearâ€"old Oakville girl aboard a GO train out of Oakville. Police are looking for the susâ€" pect and working with a detailed description provided by the vicâ€" tim. The officers detained Ekins who voluntarily provided stateâ€" ments, clothing, shoes, blood, urine, hair and saliva samples while proclaiming his innocence. Det. Sgt. Graham Barnes said the girl told police she managed to talk her assailant out of a furâ€" ther assault and he fled. j Halton Regional Police said the girl reported being accosted by a man who grabbed her chest and then attempted to take her behind a nearby building. Girl assaulted but unhurt after attack A 16â€"yearâ€"old Oakville girl reported being sexually assaulted as she walked home along Sixth Line shortly after midnight Sunday. The assault is alleged to have happened at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 22 in the 1500 block of Sixth Line. a k vill 75 Cents (GST included) IB} (See ‘Teen‘ page 2) (See ‘Police‘ page 2) Mall bevill