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The Oakville Beaver www.oakvillebeaver.com 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 67 SURVIVORS: The Lasso Lassies consisted of a team of cancer survivors: (l-r) Annette Cyr, Diane Harty, Tanya Harvey, Marie MacDonald, Yvonne Colletti, Karen Anderson, Carol D. Bon. Relay for Life inspires hope Fifth annual fundraiser surpasses $500,000 mark By Wilma Blokhuis Victory Lap to kick-off this year's event. "I look out here tonight at the luminaries glowing in the dark," said Paul Taylor, Relay for Life Survivor Chair ­ and a prostate cancer survivor ­ at the Luminary Ceremony. "They spell hope (in capital letters), but its struggled to remain alight despite wet weather. pronounced `love,'" he said. "Love for those Hope was on the minds of 2,000 people, par- Paul Taylor. members of our families and friends whose ticipants and volunteers, at last Friday's 12-hour Relay for Life spirit is with us tonight as well as these beauti5th annual Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Survivor Chair ful tough old birds standing in our midst wearLife at Appleby College. ing blue T-shirts. Hope was the theme of this year's (near) "What is hope? In my experience, hope is a record-setting event, hope that a cure for cancer can be warm, soft cocoon that envelopes you. Your inner circle of found soon, hope that a loved one currently battling the dis- family and friends, your neighbours and colleagues at work, See Relay page 12 ease will recover ­ just like those who walked the Survivors' "What is hope? In my experience, Hope. It was written on the faces of the sur- hope is a warm, vivors, across the front of T-shirts and by the soft cocoon that glowing lights of luminaries ­ candles that envelopes you." OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Buy, Sell, Trade www.beatgoeson.com Oakville's best Real Estate section inside! Fighting an ocean of red tape NEWS `Using Communication to Build Better Communities' Double gold track star SPORTS WEDNESDAY EDITION · JUNE 7, 2006 SEE OUR NEW SUMMER MENU AMC Theatres (QEW & Winston Churchill) 905-829-3233 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Town may avoid north Oakville OMB hearing Mayor hints settlement near By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville is very near a settlement over the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) challenge on north Oakville. "We're close," said Mayor Ann Mulvale yesterday. "We're making progress." Mulvale said a special Town of Oakville council meeting has been called for Wednesday, June 14 at 8 p.m. to update councillors on the status of the North Oakville Secondary Plan (NOSP). Negotiations have been heavy on a possible settlement that could stave off an estimated nine-month, $13 million OMB hearing set to begin this summer. A settlement would follow on the heels of a recentlyachieved piecemeal settlement of a similar challenge of Halton Region's updated Official Plan. The regional challenge involved approximately 40 lawyers representing various parties challenging the Region's plan. In Oakville, the Town has been challenged over its secondary plan for north of Dundas Street by a group of developers/landowners that have banded together in North Oakville Management Inside Seniors ............................10 Living...............................12 Automotive ....................17 Artscene..........................25 Sports..............................30 Classified ........................35 Full Delivery: Stoney Creek Furniture Partial Delivery: Cosmetic Warehouse, Dr. Jay Burness, Rona, Angelwings, Mark's Work Warehouse, Topper's Pizza, Bouclair, The Bay, Henry's Camera, JYSK Bed and Bath, Personal Edge, Black's Photo KEVIN HILL / OAKVILLE BEAVER 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 SYLC (Support Your Local Carrier) See Provincial page 8 · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service Authorized Vinylbilt Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE www.shuttersetc.ca