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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 91 Dumped Ford recruits air plight at Queen's Park By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF On the day they should have been starting orientation at Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant three unemployed workers journeyed to Queen's Park on Monday to put a face on the auto sector's latest announcement. Only a few short months ago, Phil Maddalena, Brenda Austin and Ben Stanley answered Ford's call for 500 new workers to staff a third shift at the Oakville plant. They aced the aptitude test and the physical and were given a start date of Monday, July 28. Inside Living ..........................................12 Automotive.................................16 Artscene......................................23 Sports .........................................25 Classified ...................................28 Full Delivery: Zellers, JYSK, The Bay Partial Delivery: Rona, Coast Mountain, James Boyd, Staples, Part Source, Home Depot 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. DON'T PAY FOR 2 SUMMERS DON'T MISS OUT! This is in Addition to some of the most generous Government Rebates Ever offered! And we take care of the paper work! 905-844-2949 www.oakvillebeaver.com The passion of Tyler Cowan ARTSCENE 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 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 5.45% 5 Year Variable -.65% PAUL FOLEY A.M.P. MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2008 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) See Town page 9 RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER NEW CHAMP: Chez Reavie holds up his trophy after winning the 2008 RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on Sunday. For complete story see Sports and for more pictures see page 3. Town used Open to promote Oakville By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF While dozens of reporters enjoyed the sights and sounds of Glen Abbey Golf Club during the first morning of the RBC Canadian Open on Thursday, a handful of journalists were taking in the sights and sounds in another part of town. This special group was part of Tourism Day, an initiative by the Town, where travel writers and photographers were taken on a tour to "Tourism Day is an opportunity for us to showcase Oakville to travel writers and convention planners. We want to take the opportunity to give these people a snapshot of tourism sights around Oakville and then give them a nice day at the Open." Dorothy St. George director of economic development, Town of Oakville promote Oakville as a tourist destination. "Tourism Day is an opportunity for us to showcase Oakville to travel writers and convention planners," explained Dorothy St. George, director of economic development with the Town of Oakville. "We want to take the opportunity to give these people a snapshot of tourism sights around Oakville and then give them a nice day at the Open. Tourism is a great economic engine and we've got some beautiful places in Oakville and we See Would-be page 4 CALIFORNIA & PLANTATION SHUTTERS A Authorized Eclipse Shutters Dealer FREE SHUTTERS ETC.