Page 5 Oakvillians powered down Businesses honoured with OABEs Page 7 www.insidehalton.com Wednesdays 9am Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com OPEN HOUSE Erin Park Lexus NORMAN KARKADA 905.828.7727x.333 norman@erinparklexus.com Stay Connected! Wednesday, April 2, 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 S A L U T E T O H E R O E S 8° 1° 4° 0° 6° 1° 3° 2° Oliver highest paid in Halton: Sunshine List by David Lea and Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Flynn says his computer not among those seized by OPP by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Halton Healthcare Service's (HHS) President and CEO John Oliver was the highest-paid public sector of cial in Halton in 2013. According to the Province of Ontario's `Sunshine List,' which discloses public sector salaries for individuals making more than $100,000 a year, Oliver received $477,689.76 in salary and taxable bene ts. This is slightly higher than the $477,520.48 he was paid in 2012, but slightly less than the $477,838.62 he received in 2011. The Sunshine List shows HHS also employs the second-highest paid public sector employee in Halton with HHS Chief of Staff Dr. Lorne Martin receiving $427,992.59 in salary and taxable bene ts in 2013. HHS had 111 employees on the 2013 list, up from 89 in 2012 and 80 in 2011. see CAO on p.10 Oakville's Lt. Col. Guy A. Smith and his daughter, Capt. Stephanie Smith, were among the Canadian Forces members, who served in Afghanistan in 2007/2008. Oakville Town Council honoured local Afghanistan veterans with a moment-of-silence ceremony at Monday night's council meeting. Joining the Smiths to receive the honour on behalf of their returning and fallen comrades, were Gene Reed, president of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 486 Bronte and Brian L. Ray, Legion president Branch 114 Oakville. Canadian Forces withdrew from Afghanistan earlier this year. For story, see p.9. | photo by Inger MacKenzie - special to the Beaver As Ontario's Premier and Opposition leader ing allegations and threats, Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn -- the province's new Minister of The Premier has just been Labour -- said as open as she could his Queen's Park possibly be on things computer was not among the surrounding the power 24 seized as part plant. What siting decisions of an Ontario were used, should there Provincial Police be setbacks, how was (OPP) investigathe decision made by the tion. Ontario Power Authority. The OPP is investigating the Kevin Flynn allegation that Ontario Minister of Labour and Oakville MPP key information -- pertaining to the $1.1-billion power plant scandal -- was erased from computers at Queen's Park. None of the allegations have been proven in court. see Flynn on p.4 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