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4 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday December 6, 2003 · · B u y one, 3grr> g e t o n e F R E E ! Council needs another meeting to respond to election allegations Staff presentation followed by 90-minute closed-door meeting BY KIM ARNOTT SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER G e t a h e a d s ta rt o n y o u r h o lid a y s h o p p in g ! M O TO R O LA T720 BONUS! 1 S13 9 ' 1 Motorola C256 to ta lp h o n e PACKAGES STARTING FROM ONLY S30/MTH R e ceive a p a ir o f v o -w a y ra d io s FRE (w ith activation) Town council is not requesting a recount o f votes cast in Oakville's hotly-con tested race for mayor. Instead, after a 90-minute closed-door meeting, coun cillors voted unanimously to adopt a recommendation from town manager Joann Chechalk. The motion instructs staff to recommend a response to the application filed in court by failed candidate Rob Burton, at the council meet ing scheduled for Dec. 15. Burton, who challenged incumbent Mayor Ann Mulvale for the town's high est elected post, lost by 15 votes in the Nov. 10 election. He has applied to have the results overturned because of alleged impropri eties in vote counting. (See related story page 8). Chechalk noted that it will be "business as usual" at the town, and that any deci sions made by council with Mulvale at the helm will be legally binding. Mulvale took the mayor's chair to begin Friday's meet ing, but immediately declared a conflict o f interest and turned the chair over to Ward 6 C ouncillor Tom Adams. She stayed to hear town solicitor Doug Gates briefly outline the rules under the Municipal Act regarding election recounts, but left the meeting for the evening when council went into closed session. After Mulvale turned the chair over to Adams. Ward 3 Councillor Keith Bird questioned whether it was appropriate for Adams to lead the meet ing. Burton's statement of claim, filed in court, indicates that Adams will provide an affidavit in his case. Adams chose to remain in the chair, saying he had consulted legal advice and had been advised he has no pecu niary interest in the decision. Region adopts cold weather alert BY JASON MISNER SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ($ 7 9 v a lu e ) V is it a C o m p le te C o m m u n ic a tio n s S y s te m s Inc. lo c a tio n t o d a y ! Square One U pper level: (90S) 272-9899 L o w e r level: (905) 279-1909 310S Dundas St. W Mississauga (90S) 820-0000 1027 Speers Rd. O akville (90S) 842-4280 Watch for your MEPHISTO · OORNDORF · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · FIN COMFORT · SALAM AN DER · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · REIKR · BIRKENSTOCK 7allSavings af... INGEB0RG SHOES Largest S election of PICKOF THE CR O P T O T S B O O K S » DORNDORF Famous European Brand Names All Birkenstock & Mephisto on Sale now! 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The objective is to let the public know this winter when it's dangerously cold and what they can do to protect themselves. Other municipalities have adopted extreme cold weather response plans including Toronto, Hamilton, Waterloo, and Niagara. The mild weather of late may not have many thinking about cold temperatures, but they must be taken seriously when they do arrive. Prolonged exposure to the cold can cause frostbite or hypothermia and become life threatening. The most vulnerable tend to be the elderly, children, outdoor workers and sports enthusiasts. More than 80 people die in Canada each year from over-exposure to the cold, according to Health Canada. "The purpose of bringing this to fruition this winter is to ensure homeless people and others who are vulnerable are protected," said Beckie Jas, an environmental health specialist with the Region. Halton Chair Joyce Savoline said there "isn't a huge outlay of time or money" to conduct the program. "Our responsibility is to disseminate information and to do some coordination in the community to make sure the entire community is appaipriately looked after." The benchmarks to alerting the public to extreme temperatures will be when the air hits a base reading of -15 C. or when the wind-chill reaches or exceeds -35 C. Regional health staff will monitor the Environment Canada Web site, and consult the local weather office to discuss the Halton-specific forecast with a trained meteorologist. If the criteria is met. Halton's medical officer of health would issue a cold alert Child care centres, long term care facil ities/hospitals, and local shelter sites are among the agencies that would be contact ed if a cold weather has been issued. In addition to the Region educating the public about the dangers of cold weather, it will urge residents to check in any vulnera ble neighbours. · MEPHISTO · OORNDORF · BIRKENSTOCK · SALAMANDER · ROHDE · MEPHISTO