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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 23, 2008 - 13 Sunningdale sings GOOD NEWS OAKVILLE! Budget 2007 Operating and Capital s gar Road Monday, March Savings 7 Oakville Hydro Customers to see Cost 26, 200 on Total Bill 7:30 p.m. - C ouncil C hambers, Town Hall - 1225 Trafal Effective May 1, 2008, Oakville Hydro residential customers will seeas Council will consider the 2007 Operating and Capital Budgets their total electricity bill reduced by 7 per cent, or C ommittee on Monday, March 26 to $8.74 per month when compared recommended by the 2007 Budget last year's bill. Commercial customers will also see a decrease in their in C ouncil C hambers. electricity bill. Anyone wishin g to appear as a dele gation must re gister with the Clerk's Offi ce at 905.338.4235 by 12 noon on Monday, March 26, 2007. The Ontario Energy Board announced that the electricity portion of the bill, Delegations the price maximum of 10 minutes to address C ouncil. which refers towill have a of electricity, remains unchanged for residential, small commercial and designated consumers (municipalities, universities, schools, and C opiesoftheBudgetdiscussiondocumentareavailableontheTown's hospitals). at www.oakville.ca and in the Finance at 5.0 cents per kWh for the first website After May 1, these prices will remain De partment located on consumption tier (600 kWh for residential and 750 kWh for commercial the secon d floor at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar R oad between 8:30 a.m. consumers) and 5.9 cents per kWh for the remaining monthly consumption. and 4:30 p.m. Written submissions set C ouncil's the cost of delivering electricity Distribution rates are for to recover consideration may be sent, prior toto the the meetin g, are based on the of Oakville, 1225 Trafal gar service. consumer and to the Town Clerk, Town cost of providing electricity Road, Oakville, L6J 5A6 are email to in the "Delivery" line on . consumer bills. @oakville.ca Distribution rates or byreflected townclerk Oakville Hydro's distribution charges represent less than 25 per cent of the total electricity bill. Oakville Hydro's distribution rates are regulated by Ontario Energy Board guidelines, which provide standard rate adjustments that account for inflation and productivity improvements. Other factors taken into consideration in determining rates are capital structure and recent federal and provincial tax changes. Oakville Hydro is committed to customer satisfaction and community benefit by ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of the Town's electricity. For more information regarding the electricity rate changes please visit the Ontario Energy Board website at: www.oeb.gov.ca. DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER HI MOM, HI DAD: Sunningdale Public School students sang the national anthem at the Rogers Centre before the Toronto Blue Jays home game versus the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Pictured here are (l-r) Dianna Berry, Evan Harley, Sheila Mehrvar, Jocelyn Lee, and Tori Goodwin waving to their parents in the seats above. To hear the students sing and view a slideshow of their day with the Blue Jays, visit oakvillebeaver.com and go to the Photo Slideshow section under Features.