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Wednesdays 9am Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com OPEN HOUSE dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.carstaroakville.com SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 905-8457579 547 Trafalgar Rd. Rapid Response Health 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 51 No. 22 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 32 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Bonspiel A Titan sweep Saturday for BBBSH By John Bkila OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Saturday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its bonspiel at the Oakville Curling Club -- the organization's longest-running fundraiser. "It's pretty exciting," said Susan Coyne, BBBSH resource development manager. "I'm a lifetime resident of Oakville and I can't think of many events that have be running as long as ours, so the fact that we've had such a successful event for 25 years, it's quite amazing." The annual bonspiel initially began as a Big Brothers fundraiser, but when the organization amalgamated with Big Sisters in 2005, the event came along. The RBC Curl for Kids Sake is put on to help fund BBBSH programming -- traditionally raising approximately $20,000-$25,000 annually, said Coyne. To date, the bonspiel has raised $500,000 for the organization. "This year, everything is sponsored so that means every pledge raised will go directly towards BBBSH programming and our 1,010 kids," she said. "We're just so grateful to our sponsors." Part of the success of the bonspiel is due to the support of the Oakville Curling Club, said Coyne. "They have never charged us (for renting out the club), which is huge See Bonspiel page 5 Downtown Oakville BIA gets help from Town By Nathan Howes SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA) is in a state of transition and the Town of Oakville is lending it a helping hand until it gets on its feet. Last week, Town councillors were updated on recent changes to the Downtown Oakville BIA board, including numerous recent resignations. Council also heard "The (Town) wants to Town staff will assist the BIA with finances, have a thriving human resources and downtown core and purchasing until a new recognizes that the board is in place -- an BIA is instrumental to AGM is set for early help make that March. Nicholas Bourikas, happen." chair of the Downtown Oakville BIA, says the Nicholas Bourikas, chair organization is working Downtown Oakville BIA with the Town to help put together a highperformance team. "The (Town) wants to have a thriving downtown core and recognizes that the BIA is instrumental to help make that happen," said Bourikas, president and founder of Canadian Sound on Navy Street. "(It's) not sparing any resources to help us put together a high-performance team in place." The report to council stated 10 Downtown Oakville BIA board members had submitted their resignations in the last year. See Not page 5 MICHAEL IVANIN / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER TRINITY TRIFECTA: Nolan MacKenzie of the Holy Trinity Titans senior boys' basketball team dribbles past Loyola defender Sean Stewart Tuesday night at Sheridan College. Trinity won all three Halton boys' basketball titles up for grabs For coverage of the three games, see Sports. Reg. $59.99 Road Ready $ .99 Package Includes: lube, oil and filter with up to 5 litres of conventional 5w20, 5w30 or 10w30 oil. Tire rotation, brake, steering and suspension inspection, battery test and fluid top up. Prices in effect Feb. 22 - Feb. 28, 2013. 49 Save $ SPECIAL On the purchase and installation of Monroe Quick-Strut suspension · 1-year warranty on labour · Lifetime warranty on Monroe parts Did You Know? Just one 50% degraded shock on your vehicle can comprimise your stopping distance by up to 10 feet. 10 Monroe Quick-Strut Installation Save DUNDAS & TRAFALGAR ROAD 400 Dundas St. East · 257-TIRE STORE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8:30am-8:30pm Sat. 8:30am-6:00pm Sun. 9:00am-6:00pm 1100 Kerr Street (Kerr & QEW) · 905-844-0202 25% STORE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-9:00pm Sat. 8:00am-6:00pm Sun. 9:00am-6:00pm