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9 · Wednesday, January 4, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com PHOTOS BY ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER diligent worker: This is the result of a busy adult beaver who has been spotted hard at work in its appointed task in the Sixteen-Mile Creek valley. Evidence of the work is seen throughout the valley. By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Busy beaver at work on Sixteen-Mile Creek An Oakville Beaver reader first spotted the beaver more than a month ago and later noticed the felled trees and teeth marks on tree trunks in the area of Speers Road and Cross Avenue. When our photographer went to the beaver's habitat, the animal was out. However, evidence of the beaver's work is clearly visible throughout the area. Beavers are known to cut down trees and build dams on rivers and streams using timber, mud and stones. The dams protect them An adult beaver has been spotted on Sixteen-Mile Creek and the large rodent has been busy at work felling trees. against predators. Beavers also build lodges in the ponds created by their dams. The lodges are made of similar materials as the dams, are sturdy enough that predators cannot penetrate them and have underwater entrances. The shortest route to apprenticeship ­ and a career in tool making The Mechanical Technician ­ Tool Making Program consists of four semesters of handson training in our state-of-the art facility, plus one year of on-the-job experience, where you'll develop in-depth tool making skills while accumulating up to 2,000 hours toward your apprenticeship. You'll graduate with both an Ontario College Mechanical Technician Diploma and an In-school Apprenticeship Certification as a tool maker. You'll also have a year's worth of workplace experience and a well-rounded skill set that employers are looking for! CREATE YOUR FUTURE Join us at an Information Session to find out more: January 5, 2012 at 5 - 7 p.m. 407 Iroquois Shore Road, Oakville, ON L6H 1M3 Room location will be posted. sheridancollege.ca