Oakville Beaver, 20 Sep 2013, p. 1

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He's running for the cats Page 4 Fanelli is team captain Sports AUTOPRO OAKVILLE dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 2212 Wyecroft Road, Oakville autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com MECH MECHANICAL AL SERVI S SERVICES ERVICES ERVICES 905-469-2442 www.insidehalton.com Stay Connected! Friday, September 20, 2013 | 36 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 23° 16° 19° 13° 16° 9° 14° 7° Residents ring alarms on EMS plan by Abigail Cukier Special to the Beaver Ford invests in its future with $700M by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Right idea, wrong location. That's the sentiment expressed by more than 70 southwest Oakville residents Wednesday night at a public meeting regarding Halton Region's plan to build an ambulance station and safe haven at the site of the former St. Hilda's Anglican Church. The Region recently purchased the two-acre site at 1258 Rebecca St. While the meeting at T.A. Blakelock High School was set up as a drop-in information centre, after about 30 minutes, Regional representatives bowed to demand from residents and switched to a town hall format. In 2005, the Region's 10-Year Emergency Services Master Plan identi ed the need for a paramedic station to respond more quickly to emergency medical calls in southwest Oakville. "We agree with this, but there are more suitable locations within less than see Residents on p.15 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was at Ford of Canada's Oakville Assembly Plant Thursday to announce increased investment at Ford. The Ontario government will put nearly $71 million to a $700-million Ford investment to expand the plant's capabilities. It means 2,800 jobs are secure and the plant is positioned for a future global economy. Pictured in the inset is Ford of Canada President Dianne Craig. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne helped deliver good news to the Oakville Ford Assembly Plant Thursday during a presentation that saw Ford and the federal and provincial governments announce investments of more than $700 million in the plant. During a ceremony at the Oakville Assembly This is not a cost to Plant, which was government, this is an attended by hundreds of Ford eminvestment in the future. ployees, dignitaries This is an investment and media, Ford in innovation that will Motor Company make production more stated it would inef cient and allow Ford vest $700 million to modernize the to quickly respond to plant and keep it changing consumer competitive in the demand. global market. This investment Premier Kathleen Wynne includes a $71.6 Ontario million contribution from the federal government's Auto Innovation Fund and a $70.9 million contribution from the Province. see Global on p.3

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