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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 52 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Hard times for Appelbe heritage home Vandals prey on vacated building By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF As Oakville marks its 150th anniversary, a piece of the town's celebrated history is almost unrecognizable after enduring months of vandalism and misuse. The Squire James Appelbe House, located at 257 Dundas St., now lies in ruins with grotesque damage on the inside and outside of the designated heritage building. The shattered windows and obscene graffiti distract observers from the fact that the home, built in 1850, once belonged to one of the Trafalgar area's most famous residents. James Appelbe arrived in Canada in 1808 and spent the rest of his life making a mark on his community serving as a postmaster, storeowner, Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of Trafalgar Township and one of the first directors of the Bank of Toronto. This rich history appears to have been unknown to the young vandals, who have virtually destroyed the house, using it as a kind of clubhouse since residents vacated last January. "The windows were all original that the kids have Squire James Appelbe House "We are trying to keep it secure and safe and every time we put a board up a kid goes and takes it down. I don't know if the police are circling the building or not, but it would be real nice if somebody was watching it." Katy Schofield, Vice-president, Great Gulf Homes · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices www.oakvillebeaver.com A great day for animation AVAILABLE Real Estate & Business Brokerage Broker of Record John M. Vail B.A., CMA Certified Management Accountant 905-842-8690 JohnVail.com See today's ARTSCENE WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2007 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) High flying Wolfpack Gore's film donated to school boards By Tim Whitnell SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER An Academy Award-winning documentary that suggests global warming is a man-made crisis and on the rise -- a declaration that has its vocal proponents and detractors -- is being shown to students in Halton and is available as resource material for in-class instruction. Last Thursday about 900 Grades 712 students from eight public and one Catholic school in Halton attended a screening of portions of former U.S. vice-president Al Gore's well-known film An Inconvenient Truth. The Halton District School Board See School page 10 Inside Living...............................12 Automotive ....................23 Artscene...........................24 Sports...............................31 Full Delivery: The Bay, Partial Delivery: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, FM Windows, Aden Footwear, XS Cargo, Rona, Henry's Camera, Home Outfitters, HBC, Home Depot, Stoney Creek Furniture, Forever Young, Peoples Jewellers, National Sports, Part Source, Bouclair Deliver by May 15 BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER BASKET TOSS: Members of the Cheerforce Wolfpack Junior team compete at the Ontario Cheerleading Federation's Provincial Championships Saturday in Mississauga. The local Cheerforce club entered eight teams in provincials and picked up four first place finishes, three seconds and a ninth. ONTARIO SOD SAVE $10. justsodit.com WIN Bag: Enter Code TE257 905 See Former page 3 849-1915 The new · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service Authorized Vinylbilt Dealer Shop at Home Service Summer 2007 Now Hiring \ Sales Consultants and Office Staff FREE www.shuttersetc.ca