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Town plans to be in clean-up mode for weeks continued from p.5 damaged," said Mark. "I'd say we are definitely going to be in clean-up mode for the next couple of weeks." The Oakville Fire Department was also kept busy during the storm responding to calls connected to falling trees and downed power lines. Oakville Fire Prevention Officer Michael Harrison was representing the Oakville Fire Department at the Midnight Madness event (which was ultimately cancelled) when the storm hit. "There was a lot of sand being whipped up by the wind and a lot of people had sand in their hair and their eyes. "One eavestrough from a building got blown off and was like two storeys up flying over our heads," said Harrison. "Chairs from Midnight Madness went flying." Harrison said the group from the Oakville Fire Department had to struggle to take their tent down so it would not be carried away by the wind. The fire truck, initially intended as a display for the event, had to be moved to keep the pubcalls from individual customers who were reporting trees on either the high voltage lines near their homes or on low voltage wires going into their homes," said Cassandra Umbriaco, Oakville Hydro. "The trees on the high voltage lines had yet to do enough damage to cause an interruption. They were safely removed by the Town of Oakville Forestry department crew after an Oakville Hydro crew isolated the lines and turned the power off. "The power was only off for enough time to allow the foresters to remove the trees. This only happened twice and affected no more than 60 customers each time." According to Halton police and the Oakville Fire Department there were no serious injuries resulting from the blast from Mother Na| photo courtesy Mike Beauchamp ture. CONCRETE 5 | Wednesday, July 24, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Bulk brush collection for storm debris Halton Region has arranged for enhanced bulk brush collection to assist residents with clean-up from last week's storm. Until Aug. 10, residents in areas of Halton where yard waste is regularly collected can set out one pile of unbundled bulk brush on their regular yard waste collection day. The Region's yard waste collection trucks will be working extended hours into the evening to facilitate bulk brush pick up. "Halton Region works hard to ensure we are prepared to respond in the event of an emergency," said Regional Chair Gary Carr. Golden Meadow Trail resident Mike Beauchamap sent this photo to the Oakville Beaver showing storm damage at his house. The scene was repeated across town. In the southeast, Terry Dennis had a similar experience and was thankful when a rogue tree branch just missed hitting one of his children. lic away from a nearby fallen Due to the recent storm, power line. Harrison said calls for residents in Oakville may downed power lines started place bulk brush out on coming in at 6 p.m. that night their regular yard waste collection day. They do not need to call in to schedule a collection. Tree trunks are not accepted as bulk brush. However, it does include loose twigs and branches. Regular Yard Waste materials including yard and garden trimmings, loose leaves, sticks and twigs, tree trimmings and fallen fruit from trees can also be set out. For more information about waste collection, access Halton Region by dialing 311 or visiting www. halton.ca/waste. and didn't stop until nearly 9 p.m. Oakville Hydro said 4,352 households in southeast Oakville lost power at around 6:20 p.m., on Friday. Power was restored to all these residents by around 7:15 p.m. "From then on, we received Let's Play Bingo! EXPOSED AGGREGATE (Pebble) · DRIVEWAYS · STEPS · FRENCH CURBS · WALKWAYS · PATIOS · GARAGE FLOORS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 483 Speers Rd. Oakville,(905) uality At Its Best! Call Fernando www.deltabingo.com 842-0876 905-844-5518 1-888-944-5518 www.concretetrimmings.com FREE ESTIMATES O A K VI LL E H O N D A 30 th SALE Anniversary JULY 29TH NOW UNTIL OAKVILLE HONDA 10" TOSHIBA TABLET OR MASTER CHEF PROPANE BBQ WITH EVERY PURCHAS OF A NEW OR PRE-OWNED VEHICLE YOUR CHOICE BETWEEN A FREE SERVICE IS GIVING AWAY MENTION THIS AD TO GET A FREE BRAKE AND MULTIPOINT INSPECTION 500 Iroquois Shore Rd., Oakville 905-844-9831 www.oakvillehonda.com