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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 11, 2006 - 9 Suds polls sliding around Continued from page 8 as mayor. Trafalgar started brewing True Burton Ale in 2003 and it was a popular beer, but narrowly missed out on becoming the number one, just as Burton lost the last mayoral race by a handful of votes. The Wright Stuff has been in Oakville many years, referring to Wright's long-time involvement with municipal politics, and is ready to step up. So too is Stoate's Grand Lager, advertised as "getting down to business," referring to Stoate's reputation as a businessman. Trafalgar Brewery is also holding Vote with Your Throat elections in London and Toronto ­ the incumbents are leading the way in both ­ but what's unique about Oakville's race is the way the numbers have changed since the beer election started last month, Arnold says. The Wright Stuff was leading early on, but things changed. "I thought the numbers would be fairly consistent. There were no big issues coming down the pipe that would change the vote," said Arnold. "In Oakville, it started off favouring The Wright stuff and slowly and slowly it started favouring Mulv-Ale." Beer drinkers have recently widened the gap. Just last week, Mulv-Ale was leading by just one per cent, and now has a more comfortable six per cent lead. The beer polls close the same time `real' polls close Monday night. "There have been rumours of some candidates buying some of the beers to influence the votes. I don't have a problem with that," said Arnold, laughing. Some of the proceeds will go to the Oakville Public Library's charitable fund as part of the LCBO's recently-launched Discover our Community Initiative. The beers are available at the local brewery, 1156 Speers Rd., and at LCBO stores in Oakville, where results and voting trends are posted. -- Krissie Rutherford can be reached at krutherford@oakvillebeaver.com. "Ron, Don, Dale, Shelagh, Sharon, Jenny, Kim, Patti, Nancy, Hayley, Rose, James, Mike, Suzanne, Laura, Pam, Dominic, Sue, Kiera, Tony, Liz, Nancy and Frank, and all you great folks who joined the team since the picture was taken, thanks for helping, believing, now let's get out the vote on Monday!" Find out who you're voting for Monday is Voting Day. Voting locations will open at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. To find out where you should vote, visit the Town of Oakville's website oakville.on.ca On Monday, residents will be asked to vote for a mayor. They'll also vote for a chair of Halton Region. And they will select a Town councillor for the ward in which they live, as well as a Town/Region of Halton councillor for the same ward. While both serve on Town of Oakville council, the Town/Regional councillor also sits on Halton Region council. The Town deals with responsibilities like local planning, parks and recreation, libraries, fire services, snow removal and local roads. The Region deals with responsibilities like garbage and blue box service, policing, water and wastewater, public health and social services. Residents will also be asked to elect school board trustees for whichever school board they support with their property taxes -- Catholic or public. To vote residents must live in the municipality; be a Canadian citizen; and be at least 18 years old. For information on candidates, visit the Town's website or candidate websites, which can be accessed usually by doing a web search under the candidate's name. On Monday vote for change you can trust. Vote Stoate for Mayor www.votestoate.ca Anatomy of the Ideal Candidate! HEAD: Doesn't lean left and doesn't lean right when it comes to municipal politics ­ won't favour Liberal or Tory but works with all! Able to understand and deal with the most complex issues. Extreme creative problem-solving and intellectual abilities! EARS: A born communicator with ears that really listen to you and hear what you're saying. EYES: What you see is what you get! No hidden agendas! Can clearly see the butterflies but can't see the butterfly park despite looking closely! NOSE: Can anticipate trouble! If something doesn't "smell" right in this town ­ from lake water to development deals -- I want to know and I want you to know too ­ particularly before it's too late! MOUTH: Speaks straightforward not out of both sides! Able and willing to voice concerns on your behalf. Honest and sincere and most willing to question processes, people, systems. No nonsense, no lies, no double talk! No partisan political interests ­ I work for you only! HEART: A heart that cares about you, cares about the community, cares about honesty and dialogue, and is passionate about Bronte! · 11 Years experience in provincial government · 2 years with Town of Oakville and experience working with Halton Region · President and Board Member of Oakville Senior Citizens Residence for almost six years · Member Halton Housing Advisory Committee · A Bachelor of Arts degree · Master of Business Administration degree · Certified as a fitness trainer · A consultant and business person in this community Choosing The Best Candidate And Voting Was Never This Easy!