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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 CELEBRATING 26 YEARS! www.brantflorist.com/ob 905.639.7001 www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. Between Kerr & Dorval YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com www. oakvillebeaver .com 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 155 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2009 OMB power plant ruling appealed By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Energy giant TransCanada took this simple strategy to heart Tuesday, announcing that it will appeal a recent decision by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to uphold a special interim control bylaw. The action is being taken because the bylaw restricts TransCanada's ability to build a 900-megawatt gasfired power plant on the Ford-owned lands of 1500 Royal Windsor Dr. Passed by the Town of Oakville in March, the interim control bylaw drew attention from both TransCanada and Ford of Canada because it restricts the construction or expansion of power plants with a capacity greater than 10megawatts until the Town is able to complete a detailed study determining what Oakville lands can best accommodate such power plants. Facing the possibility construction of the 900-megawatt gas-fired power plant could not begin until the bylaw expires on March 30, 2010, Ford of Canada and TransCanada appealed the bylaw to the OMB. A weeklong hearing in October MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER HOT TUB WARM UP: Friends and family members gathered for the annual Breakfast Television pre-dip warm up in the hot tub at Coronation Park Monday morning for the Courage Brothers' Annual Polar Bear Dip for World Vision on Jan. 1. Enjoying themselves in the hot tub are (clockwise from the left) Todd Courage, Michael Messenger, World Vision, Derek Wisniewski, Trent Courage, Brittani Jarvis, Jennifer Valentyne ,Breakfast Television, Neil Heatherington and Jenna Courage. Come on in and take the plunge By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF See TransCanada page 3 If, in the last 25 years, you haven't taken the plunge -- ponder it for Jan. 1, 2010. Canada's largest polar bear dip -- the Courage Brothers Polar Bear Dip -- will mark its 25th anniversary Jan. 1 at Coronation Park. "I feel 25 years old when I come out of the water," said Todd Courage, who co-founded Canada's largest Polar Bear Dip with his brother Trent Courage 25 years ago. "This is our fountain of youth," agreed Trent. Both grimace, just a little, when they admit they are somewhat older than 25 these days. Both also avoided shivering as they stood in Coronation Park clad in bathrobes, boxers and tshirts after taking a pre-dip in Lake Ontario on Monday, Dec. 21 -- the first day of winter. It was what has become an annual preview for the Jan. 1 Courage Brothers Polar Bear Dip on CITY-TV with Jennifer Valentyne. In fact, so impressed has Valentyne been with See Dip page 4 DORVAL DRIVE I 175 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville Between Between Kerr & Dorva Dorval Chrysler Canada 905.845.6653 Make a fresh start and help the environment WYECROFT RD. SPEERS RD. In partnership with the Retire Your Ride Program CASH FOR CLUNKERS GET UP TO $1,800 IN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! · www.lockwoodchrysler.com Celebrating 26 years in Oakville KERR ST. TRAFALGAR QEW