www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 74 BOOKKEEPING TAXATION 905-845-2484 rickman.ca Rickman since 1992 For the Love of the Arts ARTSCENE FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008 340 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.338.0388 / www.mformen.com "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) United Way Survival fun board survives turmoil By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Former Nortel execs charged Two Oakville residents are among three former top Nortel Networks executives facing criminal charges following a Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation spanning several years. Frank Dunn, 54, former CEO of Nortel, Michael, Gollogly, 49, former Nortel corporate controller, both of Oakville and Douglas Beatty, 53, of Toronto, are accused of fraudulently misstating the telecom equipment maker's results. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Greater Toronto Area Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) said the three were also accused of making false entries and omitting materials in Nortel's books. Police said the charges pertain to the period between the start of 2002 and June 30, 2003. An attempt by the Oakville & District Labour Council to remove the board of directors of the Oakville United Way (UWO) has failed. However, Labour Council President Willie Lambert says a raucous and heated meeting held Tuesday night will make the fundraising agency stronger into the future. Lambert spearheaded an attempt to fire all 19 directors of the UWO during the organization's Annual See Dissidents page 2 Inside Artscene......................................40 Worship ....................................48 Sports ........................................49 Real Estate ................................52 Classified ..................................57 Full Delivery: Dominion, Canadian Tire, Food Basics, Smart Source, Leon's, Super Store, Longo's, No Frills, Zellers Partial Delivery: M&M's, Rogers, Sobeys, Marineland, Arrow Furniture, BBQ Experts, The Brick, City Parent, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Hakim Optical, Ho lee Chow, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortino's, Sleep Factory, Stoney Creek Furniture, May Tag, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sears, Toys R Us, Future Shop, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, The Barn, 2001 Audio, Bick's Pickles, Sam's Club, Michael's For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com See inside today's paper for special subscription offer. See RCMP page 5 C H RYSL E R J E E P D OD G E OAKVILLE Drive Through Service Complimentry Wireless Internet Access and Refresehment Bar New & Pre-Owned Vehicles Available 905.845.4211 MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL: River Oaks Public School student Madeline Boast jumps from a rope into the White Oaks pool during The Swim to Survive program on Tuesday. Swim to Survive is a Lifesaving Society survival training program developed to teach the minimum skills needed to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. The Town of Oakville, in partnership with the Halton District School Board and the Halton Catholic District School Board, provided the program to 10 Oakville elementary schools. 270 Oak Park Blvd., Oakville (Trafalgar & Dundas) 905.845.4211 Sales@oakvilledodge.com Grand Opening Wednesday, June 25 Grand Re-Opening Wednesday, June 25 905-849-5483 905-338-1288 THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH @ 2 4 3 S P E E R S R OA D, OA K V I L L E