Police patrol Millstone Park after gazebo set ablaze by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 11 | Friday, July 26, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Halton police said they would add Millstone Park to their list of properties receiving extra attention this summer after late-night partiers recently set the park's gazebo on fire. Uniform and plainclothes officers have been conducting increased patrols at a number of Oakville parks as part of an initiative dubbed Project Nightwatch. Nightwatch is intended to curb illegal drug and alcohol use, which often increases in town parks as the weather gets warmer. Millstone initially was not singled out for additional patrols, however, in recent weeks residents have made a number of complaints about loud, late-night parties taking place there. On Friday, July 5, police said, a gazebo in Millstone was set on fire. It was extinguished before any significant damage was done. An area resident said a number of youths set fire to a garbage can in the park over the week- end, but police could not confirm this. While Millstone is now part of Project Nightwatch, Halton police Sergeant Paul Craig said he could not guarantee officers would be in the park each and every night. Residents who witness incidents in Millstone are asked to contact police at 905-825-4747, ext. 5155. Bike lane put in, bike lane torn up by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff eLementArY Learn about HSC's A White Oaks Boulevard resident and his neighbours are fuming after a bike lane -- painted along White Oaks Boulevard Sunday night -- was torn up by construction the following day. Ray Corrigan watched the bike lane come and go from his home and called the exercise a ridiculous waste of taxpayers' money, which could easily have been avoided. "We knew this road construction was going to happen because they've put all this fencing up to protect the trees," said Corrigan. "Why spend this money putting lines down when they are going to cut the road up?" Enrico Scalera, director of the Town's Roads and Works Operations said the Town was responsible for painting the bike lane, but Halton Region was the party undertaking the road construction to replace a water main in the area. He said the Town repaints its pavement markings annually and noted staff usually coordinate with the Region to avoid situations like this one. In this case, Scalera said the water main construction was not taking place along all of White Oaks Boulevard, although much of it is from Trafalgar Road to Eton Place. He also said the Town was not only painting a bike lane, but all of the pavement markings along the street. "The pavement markings were not in good condition," said Scalera. "So from a safety perspective it made sense to do the road even though it was going to be under construction. The construction is going to last until the end of October. That's a long time to go without having noticeable pavement markings on the road." From a cost perspective, Scalera said repainting a bike lane is not excessively expensive costing approximately 30 cents per metre. proGrAmS www.hsc.on.ca at At HSC, Student tudent SuCCeSS iS importAnt impor to me. Learning is fun. Students tudents need only be convinced. We believe e the wonderment and creativity eativity contained in the minds of children are the most untapped apped resources in our world today. - Adam Carswell, Carsw hool Principal Junior School Hillfield Strathallan College is an independent day school for Montessori Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten students to Grade 12. Visit us at www.hsc.on.ca. Learn about our neW Toddler Program. Call Scott Barton 905-389-1367 NO W OP EN Auto Body Repair Auto Body Repair Headlight Rejuvenation Quick Service Quick Service Low Prices Low Prices ® PREMIU UM SPOT T REPA AIR R EE FR ates im Est 300 yard Range Pro shop 1 acre grass tee deck Golf Academy 35 True Strike mats Club Re-gripping 80 yard short game area Canadian PGA Pros Bent grass pracce green Club Fing Centre Open 6 am Daily PAY NO TAX for the month of July!* A Fra action of the cos st of a bo ody sho op! ! Come see us before your car lease ends! ® 4105 Hwy 25 Oakville, ON 905-864-9660 informaon@teezonegolf.com Teezonegolf.com h Fourt Line QEW MP Sic M i cpa ro o inCanad t Canad L td d MPS M c ro o apai int t dd aaL td d 46 7pS p e R 1 467 Sp ee e rers ss Rd dd ## 11 11 OaO kvil lk le e , L6K 3S4 ak ville in n fo@ @ m ps mic cr op po ap in n t.c c m info o @ m psm m ic cr ain nom t. com w w w .m m psm mm ic cro o nt t.co o m w w w .m psm ic cp rai oip ain n t.c com VAL DOR Lifetime Warranty Unit #11 Speers RD (905) 842-4MPS (4677) (4677) (905) 842-4MPS *Not to be combined with any other promotion