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Educating 21st Century Leaders · Preschool to Grade 8 · www.glenburnieschool.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.carstaroakville.com SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Page 8 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 142 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 40 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Swimming... Mayor making himself at home in China By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville Mayor Rob Burton announced Tuesday -- from China -- that the Town has signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Huai'an formalizing a commitment to promote and explore economic co-operation between the two communities. Burton, accompanied by the Town's Director of Economic Development Dorothy St. George, left for China Friday as part of a GTA trade mission. "Huai'an represents a very promising opportunity for the Town of Oakville," said Burton in a news release issued Tuesday. "We are establishing an economic tie, which will benefit Oakville's economy as we build overseas bridges that assist our businesses in achieving even greater economic success." The signed `Letter of Intent' speaks to promoting friendship and exploring co-operation for both communities in the fields of economy, trade, science, technology, culture, education and tourism service. The Mayor's Chief of Staff David Brennan said at this time there is no specific project the two municipalities have agreed to work on with the letter simply being a pledge to work together in the future. Oakville has received multiple delegations from China in the last year including a delegation from Huai'an, which visited the town earlier this month. "Huai'an represents a very promising opportunity for the Town of Oakville." Oakville Mayor Rob Burton NIKKI WESLEY / oakville BEAVER / @halton_photog for mental health: Swim team member Ben McKenna, 17, participates during the fourth annual Swim for Mental Health held at Appleby College last week. The swim was founded by Oakville resident Frank Zamuner, who raised more than $30,000 himself toward local mental health programs. For more photos, see page 32. During that visit, Burton and the Huai'an delegation had extensive discussions about their respective business districts and exchanged presentations about their local economies. At that time, Burton said it was important for the Town to explore and reach out to emerging economies like China. While in China, Burton and St. George are also scheduled to visit the cities of Chengdu and Tieling where similar talks will take place with local officials. Chengdu, which has a significant animation industry, is curSee Delegation page 5