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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 70 Power out around town Mother Nature's fury robbed sections of Oakville of power Tuesday as severe winds, falling branches and lightning brought down hydro lines. A morning lightning strike on the Bronte Transformer Station resulted in power outages throughout Bronte starting shortly after 8 a.m., as well as Speers Road where many employees sat in dark offices with blank computer screens and dead phones. Oakville Hydro said the blackout impacted 3,895 customers with power to the area restored by noon. Not all blackouts were unintentional however as Oakville Hydro shut off power along portions of Trafalgar Road for several hours for an emergency tree removal. "There was a tree about to come down on our lines so we had to block it off and work with the Town to get a crane to lift the tree," said Alex Bystrin, Oakville Hydro president and CEO. "That necessitated cutting some customers off for a while," he said. Inside Artscene.......................................29 Automotive..................................34 Sports...........................................40 Classified.....................................44 Full Delivery: The Bay, Good Year, The Shoe Company, Mark's Work Warehouse, Sears DON'T MISS OUR FATHER'S DAY SALE Saturday June 14, 2008 905-842-8400 Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. www.oakvillebeaver.com Must-reading for Father's Day! SPECIAL FEATURE INSIDE DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your mortgage rate 3-4 months before your current term ends. No Broker Fees on Mortgages. 5 YRS 5.25% 7 YRS 5.75% 5 Year Variable -.60% PAUL FOLEY A.M.P. MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 84 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Survivors keep fighting back You can't do it alone By Hiba Kesebi SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER CHRIS KORNACKI / OAKVILLE BEAVER DETERMINED: Above, Stephen Boyle holds his wife Megan's hand during the Survivors' Victory Lap that kicked off the 12th annual all-night Relay for Life Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser at Appleby College Friday night. Below, left, cancer survivor Debbie Kenwood lights one of the hundreds of luminaries that lined the relay track, in memory of her mother. At right, Emma Thompson, 3, whose cancer is in remission, was a team captain. For more photos, see page 16. They walked the first lap of Relay for Life at Appleby College Friday, with their heads held high. Some had tears in their eyes, others bore a smile -- full of hope, strength and courage. They were infants, adults, children, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, grandparents and friends. They all wore yellow. They all battled cancer -- and all 183 of them are survivors. Each stride they took at this year's Victory Lap -- the lap that marks the opening of the annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, Oakville Unit -- brought an overwhelming sense of hope to those who were watching. It is hoped the disease, which takes the lives of 1,419 Canadians a week, will be defeated. Last year, the event raised more than $533,000. Today, the number stands at $454,000, but pledges will continue to come in well into July. "Relay brings everyone together. Everyone is here for the same goal, to try to fight cancer," said Rosalia Caramonete from Canadian Dream Walkers, a team that had raised $8,000 for the relay Friday. The team was one of a handful of dream teams invited to the event's private patio party for the Late Night See Young page 3 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! www.lockwoodchrysler.com