Page 4 Options unveiled for Oakville Arena Abbey Park, Loyola, reign the ice Sports www.insidehalton.com Erin Park Lexus NORMAN KARKADA 905.828.7727x.333 norman@erinparklexus.com Wednesdays 9am Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com OPEN HOUSE Stay Connected! Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | 52 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat C U L T U R A L E X C H A N G E -5° -12° -4° -12° 2° -5° -1° -6° Drop in hate crime rate last year: police by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Intolerance towards others -- whether graf ti-related, expressed through mischief or direct threats -- was on the downward spiral in 2013, according to a Halton police report. The signi cant drop in the number of hate crimes in Halton last year was noted by Chief Stephen Tanner in a report to the police services board last week. see No on p.4 W.H. Morden Public School, which is home to students representing 40 nationalities, held a Multicultural Fair Thursday evening that was organized by the school's Change Club. Grade 8 students Michelle Zhang, 13, left, and Angel Gao, 13, stand in front of their display on China. Zhang holds a traditional Chinese girl's out t while Gao holds paper that shows her name spelled in Chinese. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) photozone See photos and video related to a Trillium grant for Oakville Children's Choir by visiting www. insidehalton.com. Town pairs inZone with Livable Oakville by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Some say it's red carpet wrapped in red tape, others that it will move Livable Oakville -- the Town's Ofcial Plan -- forward. The inZone project -- regulations on what, where and how buildings can be constructed in Oakville -- were unanimously passed by Town council at a special Planning and Development council meeting last week. The inZone, the updated zoning bylaw, carries forward growth and development policies outlined in Livable Oakville. It sets out rules for property owners on where development can take place, how land and buildings are used and requirements for lot size, building height and more. see `Made on p.3 SHUTTERS · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Hom ome om e Service Se · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High High g Quality Quality Quali ty ya at t Affordab Affordable able Pri Pric Prices c CALIFORNIA & PLANTATION ceramics porcelain travertine marble glass natural stone mosaics slate granite quartz FACTORY TILE DEPOT We shop the world so you don't have to! 1360 Speers Road (East of 3rd line) Oakville SHUTTERS ETC. 905.691.4455 www.shuttersetc.ca Authorized Eclipse Shutters Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE Open 7 days/wk! 905-465-1650 Follow us on www.factorytiledepot.ca book Call and esign d e e fr r u o y on consultati BACKSPLASH · BATHROOM · KITCHEN · FIREPLACE · FEATURE WALLS