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Battling childhood cancer Spotlight Taking his spot at the Open Sports www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. www.carstaroakville.com t k ill New EAST location OPENING August 1st 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, July 25, 2013 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun O N C E I N A L I F E T I M E Mosquitoes test positive for WNV 24° 13° 25° 14° 25° 16° 24° 14° Emerald ash borer digs into wallets by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Residents are being advised to coverup and reduce mosquito breeding sites after a group of the blood sucking insects tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in Oakville last week. Of cials reported this is the rst batch of WNV-positive mosquitoes discovered in Halton this year. "Halton Region has been testing mosquitoes for 12 years now. This relatively early positive batch could indicate a busy year in terms of WNV activity," said Dr. Monir Taha, Halton Region Associate Medical Of cer of Health, in a news release. "The recent very hot weather was perfect for mosquito and WNV reproduction. Halton residents need to protect themselves against mosquito bites and get rid of mosquito breeding sites now and until the WNV season winds down in the fall." Taha said the types of mosquitoes, which transmit WNV to humans most commonly breed in urban areas where man-made items that hold water insee People on p.5 U.S. golfer Matt Every shares a laugh with caddie Amanda Hynds of CN Future Links. Children with CN Future Links were helping out as caddies for the golfers at the seventh hole during the RBC Canadian Open Championship Pro-Am at Glen Abbey Golf Club Wednesday. photo by Hannah Yoon ­ Oakville Beaver (@halton_photog) The emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation has already cost the Town of Oakville a lot and is now hitting individual residents in the pocketbook. Jamesway Boulevard resident Lucy James said Town employees recently came to her door to discuss a dead ash tree on her property. Many of her neighbours had a similar experience, she said. "Anybody right now who has a dead ash tree on their property is getting a knock at the door by the Town telling them they have to cut the tree down within 30 days," said James. "I was told that if I don't cut it down the cost would be added to my tax bill." The Town's Manager of Forestry Services John McNeil said as the EAB populations grows, it is taking a toll on untreated private ash trees. When the trees die and are not taken down by the property owner, he said, the Town will step in, but only when they receive a complaint from a neighbour or when Town employees notice the dead tree and believe it is a danger to the public. "We're not targeting private ash tree owners by any means, but we have staff out all the time driving the roads... We know from the mapping work we did where the EAB hot spots are in town and we try to be vigilant when we are up in those neighbourhoods," said McNeil. see Residents on p.3