Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat 25° 18° 22° 15° 23° 14° 25° 14° ArtHouse celebrates anniversary Artscene www.insidehalton.com Erin Park Wednesdays 9am Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com OPEN HOUSE YOURSELF INTO NORMAN KARKADA 905-828-7727 EXT.333 norman@erinparklexus.com Stay Connected! Wednesday, July 2, 2014 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Police seize 150 lb. of marijuana in drug raids by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff C A N A D A D A Y H O N O U R S Two men are facing numerous drug-related charges after Halton police seized 150 lbs., of marijuana, valued at nearly $700,000, following raids in Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Mississauga last week. At a press conference Monday, Det. Paul Foley of the Halton Regional Police Service Integrated Guns and Gangs Unit said police had been gathering information about the alleged traf cking of large amounts of marijuana in and around Halton and Peel since 2012. However, the of ce said the investigation kicked into high gear last spring. Foley would not specify what brought about the turnaround, but admitted Halton police received information from informants, through Crime Stoppers and other anonymous tips. The investigation culminated with search warrants executed at ve locations on June 25 and 26, including an Ulric Crescent residence in Oakville, see Big on p.3 At St. Jude's Cemetery, Oakview Funeral Home marked the 20th year of its Flag Day program in which Canadian ags are placed on the graves of Canada's veterans. From left are: Oakview staff members Alyssa Komar, Christine Richard and director Steve Reynolds and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 Oakville President Brian Ray at the grave of Second World War Canadian Army Regimental Sgt. Major Duncan McArthur who died in 1983. Veteran and immediate past president Oakville Legion Bill Shields, Legion Padre Rev. Canon Dr. Darcey Lazerte and Nestor Yakimik, Legion executive member. As a result of early holiday press deadlines, see our full Canada Day coverage in Thursday's edition and online at www.oakvillebeaver. com.| photo by Chantal Ayotte Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) 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