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Page 8 Celebrating our cultures Wilson ready for the next chapter Sports 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, April 18, 2014 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon H O P I N T O S P R I N G Oakville doctor new Halton MOH by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 11° 4° 10° 3° 13° 2° 15° 8° Free parking downtown -- vows mayor by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Halton Region's new Commissioner and Medical Of cer of Health (MOH) is looking forward to beginning what she characterized as a `dream job' in a community she already knows. The Region announced the appointment of Oakville resident Dr. Hamidah Meghani to the position Wednesday. Meghani, who has served as Associate Medical Of cer of Health for the City of Hamilton since 2012, will take over leadership of Halton's Health Department on July 14. "I am extremely excited. This is basically like a dream job for me," she said. "I am really hoping to do some great work with the current public health staff and paramedic services as well." Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr, who was part of the selection committee that chose Meghani, said people from across the province applied for the MOH position. see Halton on p.5 London Salamon, 5, has her photo taken with the Easter bunny during Spring Photo Day, a fundraiser hosted by Oakville-based Your Dog Rescue (yourdogrescue.ca) at Pet Valu last weekend. photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Parking relief could come to downtown Oakville and Kerr Village if Mayor Rob Burton has his way. In an effort to revive businesses in the areas after a dif cult winter, Burton plans to bring forward what he calls a "stimulus initiative" at the Town of Oakville's Community Services Standing Committee April 22 and then to Town council April 28. The mayor said he is proposing to have staff create a free parking policy in the downtown Mayor Rob Burton Business Improvement Area (BIA) that could be ready for implementation by June. If passed, the policy would be in effect until the completion of Lakeshore Road reconstruction, which is scheduled for 2016 and 2017. Burton, who is a Downtown Oakville BIA board member, said while parking has always been an issee Damoff on p.4