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The Oakville Beaver www.oakvillebeaver.com FLYER DELIVERY Quantities as low as 1000 at Call Marie 905-845-9742 A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 64 Raccoon's plight had everyone shaking their heads By Krissie Rutherford OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A baby raccoon trying to polish off what was left in a Chef Boyardee can probably won't ever try mini ravioli again. The two or three-month-old raccoon spent more than eight hours -- from 3 a.m. until his "He's been rescue at 11:30 making a lot of a.m. yesterday noise." -- with his entire head Homeowner stuck in the Judith Powell can, sitting on the roof and banging it against the eavestrough of a Hedgerow Lane home. "He's been making a lot of noise," said homeowner, Judith Powell, who watched the raccoon struggle with the can up to his ears while the Oakville Humane Society and Humane Wildlife Control prepared for his rescue. "It almost sounded like a person was in our attic. We heard footsteps and a lot of banging around. We're interested in whether this little guy could make as much noise as we were hearing." The Powells ­ who don't eat Chef Boyardee mini ravioli ­ realized the racket was coming from the roof when a neighbour came out and spotted the culprit. After seeing his predicament, the raccoon was appropriately named Chef by curious onlookers. Chef managed to escape the incident · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices Oakville's best Real Estate section inside! Sisters cook up new OTHS Relay For kitchen with HGTV Life earns $60K ARTSCENE `Using Communication to Build Better Communities' TRY OUR NEW MENU New appetizers, ´ entrees & smoothies AMC Theatres ext 273 OAKVILLE LIVING WEDNESDAY EDITION · MAY 31, 2006 (QEW & Winston Churchill) 905-829-3233 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Ho ho ho Kerr Street gets early Christmas present with Santa's return By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville doesn't want to step into the Grinch's shoes this Christmas, so it has put the Santa Claus Parade back on Kerr Street. In a quick about face, Council has apparently solved the safety and liability issues which prompted the Santa Claus Parade Committee to remove the 60-year-old parade from kerr Street. Two weeks ago, council listened for nearly three hours, but took no action as it heard public outcry -- particularly from the Kerr Village community -- as the parade Committee announced the route would be moved from Kerr onto Lakeshore Road. The decision was reluctantly made due to safety concerns and personal liability risks the volunteer committee members were not willing to accept. Council did nothing, despite attempts by Ward 2 Councillors Fred Oliver and Cathy Duddeck to get the parade back on Kerr and despite residents showing up at council wearing badges that read "Keep Santa on Kerr." That's because council Inside Living...............................16 Artscene..........................19 Automotive ....................24 Sports..............................28 Business..........................32 Classified ........................35 Full Delivery: Sport Chek, Sick Kids, Home Outfitter Partial Delivery: Sport mart, XS Cargo, Rona, Putting Edge, City Parent, Guardian Drugs, Sheridan Nurseries, Staples Business Depot, Part Source, The Bay DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For new subscriptions, call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com RIZERIO VERTOLLI / OAKVILLE BEAVER STUCK ON CHEF BOYARDEE: Chef, the raccoon, who spent more than eight hours atop a Hedgerow Lane home with a Chef Boyardee can stuck on his head Tuesday morning, is carried down the ladder to safety by a Bill Dowd, of Humane Wildlife Control. 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 See Raccoon page 3 See Santa page 5 · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service Authorized Vinylbilt Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE Buy, Sell, Trade www.shuttersetc.ca www.beatgoeson.com