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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver 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. 46 No. 56 THE OAKVILLE Deliver by May 15 SAVE $10. justsodit.com WIN Bag: Enter Code TE1157 Images of Opening Day SPORTS FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007 ONTARIO SOD 905 849-1915 Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic BOTOX 20% OFF Expires June 30/07 905-273-3045 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Inside Opinion.......................................6 Artscene....................................39 Worship.....................................48 Sports........................................49 Real Estate................................52 Classified ..................................55 Full Delivery: Petcetera, Mr. Lube, Buffalo Getaways, Canadian Tire, Inspired Magazine, Food Basics, No Frills, Insiders Report, Real Canadian Superstore, Sobeys, Wal-Mart, Zellers, Future Shop, Shoppers Drug Mart Partial Delivery: Dominion, Mississauga News, Bad Boy Furniture, Pharmassist, Home Hardware, Price Chopper, Kaboom, Halton Region, Holland Park, Lilianne's, Longo's M&M's Meat Shops, Mark's Work Wear House, Pharma Plus, Fortinos, Hooper's Pharmacy, Goeman's Best Buy Canada, The Barn, The Brick, Mercedes Benz, Golf Town, Toys R Us, 2001 Audio, Just Add Heat, Rogers Wireless Oakville soldier returns from Iraq By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF (Support Your Local Carrier) SYLC DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE DODGE We're Moving to Trafalgar Rd. Summer 2007 646 4th Line at Speers Rd. The New WELCOME TO CAMP: Lieutenant Colonel Eric Palm, of the United States Army, stands beside a sign at the front entrance of Camp Speicher in Iraq where he recently finished a six-month tour of duty. The Oakville resident, who works for Direct Energy, is a reservist and 23-year military veteran, who previously served in the first Gulf War. An Oakville man is enjoying some much needed rest and relaxation with his family after returning from a land torn apart by war, not Afghanistan...Iraq. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Palm, a resident of Oakville for seven years, is also a Reserve Officer in the U.S. Army. The Minnesota native, who had been living in Northern Virginia with his wife, Carla, and their three children Allie, 12, Kyle, 11 and Emily, 9, came to Canada to work with the consulting firm Direct Energy, settling in Oakville when a permanent position within the company emerged. A 23-year veteran of the American military Palm first joined up in 1984 receiving his commission right after graduating university through the Reserve Officer Training Corps Program. Retiring from active service in 1990 Palm continued to serve his country in the reserves making the trip to his unit in Buffalo, New York about twice a month. As a military officer Palm has seen his fair share of deployments being stationed in Germany, Panama and Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War. However, none of these compared to the orders he received late last year informing him that he was to be deployed to Iraq for a six-month tour of duty. "It didn't come out of the blue completely in that we had talked about this happening over the last couple of years," said Palm. 905.845.4211 sales@oakvilledodge.com See Soldier page 3 DORVAL DR. VAL 905.845.1646 w OAKVILLE QEW R RV E IC WYECROFT