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Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat 21° 18° 24° 18° 24° 16° 25° 15° Melanie Hawtin is on the courts See Sports www.insidehalton.com ys Alwa B UYIN NG BUYING D IAMONDS DIAMONDS Erin Park YOURSELF INTO NORMAN KARKADA Upper Oakville Shopping Centre Upper Middle Road & 8th Line 905.337.0051 905-828-7727 EXT.333 norman@erinparklexus.com Stay Connected! Wednesday, June 25, 2014 | 44 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax OMHS issues warning as raccoons killed in deadly traps by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff S T I C K Y , G O O E Y G O O D After three raccoons were recently discovered caught in deadly traps in town, the Oakville & Milton Humane Society (OMHS) is reminding residents there are humane ways of addressing problem wildlife on their properties. Brenda Dushko, OMHS spokesperson, said the disturbing trend began May 20 when a humane wildlife control company contacted the OMHS about a mother raccoon its employees had discovered in what is known as a conibear trap in the Westmount community. "A conibear trap is a squeeze trap. It's used to kill animals rather than relocate them," she said. "The homeowner in this case paid cash to (someone) they found on (the internet)... The homeowner really had no idea what was going on. The (ad) just said (the company) would get rid of their raccoon problem. The homeowner didn't realize what would happen and they were very upset." The mother raccoon did not survive -- and Dushko said photos taken at the scene by OMHS staff were far too graphic to be shared. see Fine on p.3 Kevin Flynn returns as Minister of Labour by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff MacLachlan College SIZZLING SOCCER SALE! WORLD CUP Offering a world-class education for students from Pre-school to Grade 12. FREE JERSEY Contact us about registration WITH PURCHASE The Co-operators Oakville Family Ribfest, hosted by the Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar, was another huge success. In its third year, the event attracted thousands over its three-day run, featuring nine of the best ribbers in North America and 13 other assorted food vendors as well as a children's midway, fun zone and musical entertainment. Thomas Hardcastle, 7, not only enjoyed his barbecued ribs, but also found the sticky sauce nger-licking good. For story and more photos, see Artscene. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn has held onto his role as Minister of Labour. He was one of numerous cabinet members staying put in the role they had before the June 12 provincial election as returning Premier Kathleen Wynne's new cabinet was sworn in Tuesday afternoon at Queen's Park. Flynn, who served as parliamentary assistant for several ministries over the past eight years, but never as a minister, was rst Kevin Flynn appointed Ontario's Minister of Labour in Minister of Labour March following the departure of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Linda Jeffrey, who resigned the position to run for the job of mayor of Brampton. see Flynn on p.5 for September 2014. SUNDAYS! OPEN www.maclachlan.ca 905-844-0372 ext. 235 | 337 Trafalgar Road 270 Oak Park Blvd, Oakville, ON L6H 0G3 (905) 845-4211 OAKVILLECHRYSLER.COM