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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! www.oakvillebeaver.com Mortgages G R E AT R AT E S Purchases Renewals Refinances Rental Properties Over 40 Lenders Credit Lines Vacation Properties MORTGAGE CONSULTANT M08005472 1500 Upper Middle Rd. Abbey Plaza at Third Line PAUL FOLEY AMP HO: 104 ­ 5770 Hurontario St. Mississauga, ON L5R 3G5 Powered by 905.827.8009 All that jazz Artscene A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 97 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2009 60 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Light show Russell's coaching ban upheld By Randy Starkman Torstar News Service Woman in hospital after spider bite Black widow spider believed to be culprit By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF On the day that banned swim coach Cecil Russell's reinstatement bid was quashed here, Austrian officials were convening a crisis meeting to figure out how to stop him from coaching their young swimmers. Russell, 56, who acts as a personal trainer for the Oakvillebased Dolphins Swim Club, is barred for life from coaching because he was twice convicted Cecil Russell for being involved in major drug rings. He has also testified to helping an associate in a steroid ring burn a murder victim's body in a silo beside his home. Ottawa adjudicator Graeme Mew Monday rejected Russell's appeal for reinstatement and said in his decision he doesn't consider him a good prospect for rehabilitation. But Russell coached swimmers from the USC Graz club last weekend at the Austrian championships. Tiroler Tageszeitung reported he also caused a stir at the recent world championships in Rome when he was found staying at the same hotel as the Austrian team. He has been working with one of its coaches, Ingrid Floeck. MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER See Swimming page 5 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE: Multiple lightning bolts lit up the skies over the Third Line and West Oak Trails area as a spectacular thunderstorm ripped through Oakville on Sunday night. Local gardening enthusiasts may want to tread with care following a possible black widow spider bite on a senior in Glen Abbey. Joan Brunet is "I walked into the kitchen currently occupying a bed at and all I wanted to do Oakville-Trafalgar was walk a few feet to Memorial Hospital get some Benadryl. I (OTMH), where she couldn't even get there." has been since the bite occurred on Joan Brunet, victim Tuesday, July 28. of spider bite She has yet to regain full use of her legs and is not expected to for at least another week. Brunet said the bite happened just as she was preparing for lunch, when at the last minute she decided to do some gardening. "I was pulling this big weed out and that's when the spider bit me," she said. "The spider stuck on my finger and I couldn't get it off. Finally I was able to brush it off and it just went down where that weed was." The effects of the bite were almost immediate with Brunet suddenly beginning to sweat profusely. Worse was to come as Brunet went inside her home. "I walked into the kitchen and all I wanted to do was walk a few feet to get some Benadryl. I couldn't See ROM page 3 SERVING OAKVILLE FOR 25 YEARS! 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. www.lockwoodchrysler.com Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com