What's new at Joseph Brant Hospital Spotlight Kessler backed by Furies Sports www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 t k ill www.carstaroakville.com Collision & Glass Service 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, March 27, 2014 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun 5° -8° 8° 1° 2° -1° 7° -3° Storm clean up continues Residents whose property endured tree damage in December's ice storm will be glad to hear yard waste and enhanced storm-related bulk brush collection begins Monday, March 31. Halton Region's annual yard waste collection will continue to mid-December in Oakville collection areas 1-8. Residents must place yard waste material in compostable paper bags or reusable rigid containers or bundle and tie brush for collection on their scheduled yard waste collection day. Halton Region also has a special bulk brush collection program to run on the same day in the same designated service areas from March 31-May 30. Bulk brush must be placed in one pile no larger than 10 feet long by six feet wide and be no more than four feet high, with branches a maximum of three inches in diameter. Anything larger in diameter must be privately collected and disposed of. Storm-related brush debris and chipped materials can be dropped off at the Halton Waste Management Site by residents and contractors for free until May 31. For more information, visit www. halton.ca/waste. Flynn nally gets a post in cabinet by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn gives two thumbs up at an event Tuesday night at Town Hall. Flynn was named Ontario Minister of Labour in a cabinet shuf e Tuesday by Premier Kathleen Wynne. | photo by Inger MacKenzie - special to the Beaver Oakville MPP and newly-appointed Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn said he's thrilled about the role and stressed it will not be a short-term placement. The veteran Town, regional and provincial politician spoke to the Oakville Beaver on Tuesday, shortly afIt's a really happy day ter his promotion at for me, personally. Queen's Park. I've been in politics now Flynn's advancement follows the departure for almost 30 years, of Municipal Affairs continuously elected, and Housing Minister and days like this Linda Jeffrey who reare few and far signed her position to between, so you enjoy run for the job of mayor of Brampton. them. The empty seat resulted in a cabinet Kevin Flynn Ontario Minister of Labour shuf e by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne with Flynn, 59, taking over the Minister of Labour position from Yasir Naqvi, who was moved to the Community Safety and Correctional Services portfolio. Thunder BayAttikokan MPP Bill Mauro replaced Jeffrey. see Flynn on p.4 sothebysrealtyoakville.ca 905.845.8908 We Sell Homes Just Like Yours Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage. Not intended to solicit propeties already under contract. 132 Allan Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3N5