1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722www.oakvilleshops.comCA$H FOR GOLDCAC$AH$HFOFROGROGLODLD& JEWELLERY&&JEWJEELWELLERLEYRY905-337-0051LONDON GOLDUpper OakvilleCA$CHA$FHORFOGROGSNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008LGDOLlee on stage at SheridanArtsceneDShopping Centre&&JEWJEEWLELELRLYERY60 Pages $1.00(plus tax)A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 46USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNISDAY, APRIL 20, 2011TIESWEDNEYoungpointsfinger at wrongtargetBy David LeaOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFIf Oakville Conservative MP Terence Young has a quarrel with the postpone-ment of the new Oakville Transit Facilitys opening ceremony, it looks like he should take it up with his boss.On Friday, Young issued a terse press release accusing Oakville Mayor Rob Burton of cancelling the official opening that day, because he didnt want to acknowledge the federal governments contribution to the project during the election.Burton, however, said he was only fol-lowing federal government guidelines.MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER A representative from Infrastructure SPRING CLEANING:Regardless of the wet cold weather Saturday, volunteers bundled up to lend a hand cleaning up the community of Joshua Canada has backed up the mayor.Creek, which was part of Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights' contribution to Earth Week Clean Up. On Tuesday, Jen Powroz of Infrastructure Canada said that what Burton did was in keeping with the fed-Clean-up day was anything but spring-likeeral governments wishes.During a federal election, the Many Oakville residents braved rain, sleet,Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights had gone.Government of Canada is not able to par-snow and cold to clean up at the 20th annual(OCCPEHR), which has organized this event We want to heartily congratulate the 14ticipate in media announcements. As a Earth Week Clean Up Saturday.since 1992.co-ordinators who ventured out on April 16courtesy, we ask funding partners if it is Two hundred and fifty dedicated environ-There was a total of 2,020 kilograms of and continued with the clean up despite thepossible to delay announcements until mentalists participated in our 20th annualwaste and 450 kilograms of scrap collected by rain, wind and cold temperatures that neverafter the election, she said.Earth Week Clean Up despite miserablethe volunteers at the community-wide clean exceeded four degrees Celsius, said During provincial elections, events weather on Saturday, April 16, said Mervynup on Saturday, said Russell in a release Russell.are also postponed where possible. Events Russell, chair of the Oakville Communityissued Monday to outline how the clean up See Ceremony page 7See Postponed page 3CARRIER A/CS FROM $45 PER MONTHIBCallA1 for Honest Pricing andQuality Products GUARANTEED.WorldExcellent Financing andGreat Terms.SchoolMaintenanceN ow accepting applications for September 2011.Specials on NOW!905-844-2949For further information contact Nancy Norcross, Director of Admissions.337 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville, ON / 905.844.0372 ext. 235 | admissions@maclachlan.ca / www.maclachlan.ca+ A co-educational university prep school Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12CAIS