Page 3 When there is no money for milk Appleby looks to the past and future Page 8 www.insidehalton.com MECHANICAL SERVICES dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 Stay Connected! Friday, November 1, 2013 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon R O A R I N G G O O D T I M E 14° 9° 9° 2° 4° -1° 6° -2° Check alarms when turning clocks back by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Aquinas grad is living his own Disney fairytale By Abigail Cukier Special to the Beaver The Oakville Fire Department reminds residents to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when turning the clocks back on Sunday. The emergency service points out nearly half of all fatal res in Ontario occur because there are no working smoke alarms in the home. "The majority of re deaths happen at night when everyone is sleeping," said Oakville Fire Chief Lee Grant. "In most cases, you have as little as one minute to escape a re so timing is critical. Use your extra hour this weekend to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and develop a home re escape plan." It is the law in Ontario to have working smoke detectors on every storey of a home and outside each sleeping area. see Most on p.4 Tiger Kaitlyn Latchman keeps dry under the umbrella during the annual Tiny Tots on Parade Halloween morning downtown Oakville. Tots roared into the downtown for some seasonal fun before collecting treats from local businesses in what has become an annual Halloween day tradition. For more photos, see p.5 or visit www.oakvillebeaver.com. | photo by Nikki Wesley Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Evan Bonifacio grew up believing he would be an animator one day, but the fact that he is now working at Pixar is like a Disney fairytale come true. Bonifacio, 28, grew up in Oakville with two brothers Jordan and Nathan and his sister Kiera. He graduated from St. Thomas Catholic Secondary School. As far back as he can remember, he was always drawing. His dad, Charlie Bonifacio is an animator who worked on such movies as Land Before Time and All Evan Bonifacio Dogs go to Heaven, as well as TV shows like Inspector Gadget and The Care Bears. He was also an animation professor at Sheridan College. Bonifacio says his dad and his mom, Judy, were always supportive of his artwork and encouraging him to follow his dream. Yet, he didn't really start getting serious about practising until Grade 11. He worked hard enough to get see Oakville on p.16 · HOME · AUTO · LIFE · BUSINESS · AV I AT I O N T H E M A G N E S G RO U P I N C . 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 www.magnesgroup.com END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us!