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C h is h o lm SCHOOL SUCCESS w w w .c h is h o lm c e n tr e .c o m (9 0 5 ) 8 4 4 -3 2 4 0 Holy Trinity off Taking back to running start the night Sports Focus _______ w w w .o a k v ille b ea v er.co m M M U N ITY BEAM N E W S P A P E R CAW puts Ford on notice Union says fate o f truck plant key to contract negotiations M ore th an 4,400 unionized employees at O akville's two F ord of C anada assembly line plants could go on strike Oct. 1. And the main issue may not be wages, but the fate of the Ontario Truck Plant, which Ford has scheduled to close by early 2004. Fresh from ratifying a deal with General M otors Canada Ltd, the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union picked Ford of Canada as its next negotiating target and set a strike dead line of Oct. 1 at 11:59 p.m. CAW president Buzz Hargrove has warned a strike will be called unless the auto maker agrees to replace jobs to be lost in Oakville when the pickup truck (S e e `U n io n ' p a g e A 7) Town likes $24-M plan to realign Bronte Road ByKim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Linbrook choir will sing for the Queen By Paula Henriques OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Linbrook Public School choir will have the performance of a lifetime when they showcase their talent Oct.9 to Q u e e n Elizabeth II. The Grade 4 and 5 stu dents will sing a reper toire of songs during the Festival of Ontario at the National Trade Centre in Toronto. QueenElizabeth II There will be three stages setup and our choir will have 15 minutes on one of those stages," said Linbrook school principal Gail Grant, who will attend the event. The 54 Linbrook School choir mem bers will also congregate with the other invited choirs to line Heritage Court and sing "Ontario-give us a place to stand" in both English and French. (S e e 'L in b ro o k ' p a g e A 5) Barrie Erskine Th e happy newlywed Yorkie couple -- Booker T . and B . Dazzled. Oakville Beaver I t m u s t b e p u p p y lo v e By: Mary Collett SPECIAL T O THE BEAVER When it comes to wedding planning, Oakville resident Loreta Serafini is a doggedly determined, dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist. And so it is appropriate that her latest effort held on Saturday, and billed as "the last wedding of the summer," featured a bride radiant in a white peau de soie gown attended by two pink-frocked and bow-bedecked bridesmaids promenading majestically down a garlanded aisle with the faint strains of the Wedding March wafting in the background. Beneath a leafy arch sparkling with twinkling white miniature lights awaited the stereotypically anxious groom brack eted by his two handsome ushers all attired in black tuxedos and top hats, as befitting formal afternoon nuptials. From the richly engraved wedding invitations to the requisite romantic hon eymoon getaway planned for the happy couple, every detail was meticulously observed to ensure traditional matrimoni al protocol. There was only one slight aberration. The entire wedding party and many of the guests consisted of canines, specifi cally Yorkshire Terriers. Serafini, proud owner and proprietor of Wag-a-Way Kennels at 2136 Trafalgar Rd., hosted the event to attract attention (S e e 'D o g s ' p a g e A 2 ) T he town has given its blessing to a $24-million regional plan that calls for a realignm ent of Bronte Road in 2004. The plan, which still needs final approval from Halton Region, would see the road shifted about 130 metres westward in an attempt to ease traffic pressures on the historic village of Palermo. H o w e v e r, "When I'm trying the proposed r e a lig n m e n t to turn into my would see the driveway, I'm so busy road run right through afraid I'm going to get rear-ended." the middle of the existing · Palermo/Bronte Palermo Park. Road resident As a result Jean Wettlaufer of its Bronte Road Environmental Assessment, the Region is suggesting changes to the sixkilometre stretch o f Bronte Road between the QEW and Hwy. 407. The proposal includes: relocating the intersection o f Bronte and Upper Middle northward, adding a grassy median to divide north and southbound lanes, making provisions for sidewalks and bike lanes, and shifting the road westward from just north of West Oak Trail to midway between Dundas Street and Hwy. 401. On Monday mght. res'uienxs YiVmg, near the intersection of Bronte Road and Dundas Street told town councillors that shifting the road is necessary to improve safety and maintain a sense o f commu nity in the village o f Palermo. "When I'm trying to turn into my driveway, I'm so afraid I'm going to get rear-ended," said Jean Wettlaufer, who lives on Bronte Road in the village of Palermo. In just one 10-minute period during rush hour on Monday, Wettlaufer said she counted 170 vehicles going north bound past her house. "I couldn't count it going north and south at the same time because it was going too fast," she explained. She says traffic on Bronte Road has continued to worsen over the years, and has had an impact on the sense of com munity in the neighborhood. "You don't walk to the store any(S e e 'B ro n te ' p a g e A 4) H arley, a w edding guest, takes a pic tu re of the bride and groom. Appleby College has the fastest tub in town United Way announces $3.3-M goal Appleby College has a fast bathtub and a kind heart. The private school defeated last year's champion Oakville Trafalgar High School at the 39th annual United Way of Oakville Bathtub Race on Sunday. Appleby's victory marks its fifth win on the tub circuit. The school also deserves special recognition for loaning its bathtub to St. Mildred's Lightboum, whose snazzy BMW tub suffered devastating wheel loss only seconds into the first qual ifying race. Eleven high schools competed in Sunday's event, including Appleby, Blakelock, Chisholm Academy, Iroquois Ridge, St. Ignatius of Loyola, MacLachlan College, Oakville Trafalgar, Queen Elizabeth Park, St. Mildred's Lightboum, St. Thomas Aquinas, and White Oaks. White Oaks won the Spirit Award for its ongoing enthusiasm and support for all the competing high schools. The yearly race, which launches the United Way of Oakville's annual fundraising campaign, followed this year's $3.3 million goal announcement. This goal represents a 5.7 per cent increase over last year's campaign achievement of $3.12 million. Ward 6 Councillor Janice Wright and United Way of Oakville Board Chair Don Pangman provided colourful com(S ee 'U n ite d ' page A8) toT^ZZZZ.Bi Business.................... B6 Update........................C8 Classified.................... C4 Artscene.................... Cl Sports.........................D1 Best Wheels...............D6 P artial D elivery: Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver T he A ppleby College team shows its winning form in the annual United Way B athtub Race in dow ntow n Oakville on Sunday. 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