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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 10° 2° 4° -2° 2° -3° 4° -2° Skate Oakville dazzles on the ice Sports www.insidehalton.com 6 viSitS - 12 treAtMentS Book now for only SAve dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 *Average Oakville Property Other plans from $199 www.KensingtonLawns.com $350 tAx included $100 Spring Special AerAtion Kensington Lawns For a thick, green & healthy lawn 905.802.0158 $59 Stay Connected! Friday, April 3, 2015 | 52 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Town tax hike adds $14.88 to every $100K of assessment by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff G O L D E N G L O V E S Improved roads and new buses are just a couple of the things Oakville residents will be getting in exchange for an in ationary hike to their 2015 property tax bill. Town council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a 2.79 per cent increase to the town's portion of the tax bill. When married with a proposed 1.6 per cent increase to Halton Region's tax rate and no increase in education rates, Oakville property owners will be looking at a 1.7 per cent hike in property taxes. This means that residential property taxes would increase by $14.88 per $100,000 of assessment, so a home assessed at $400,000 would pay an additional $59.52 per year or $1.14 per week. "Council has once again honoured its commitment to its residents to provide the programs, services and infrastructure support expected by our community," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "By using performance-based budgeting, otherwise known as PB2, we're controlling costs to drive the ef cient delivery of our programs and services." see Town on p.10 Petruskavich will carry the Pan Am torch in Oakville by Jon Kuiperij Oakville Beaver Staff Undefeated Oakville middleweight boxer Ryan Young faced Argentina's Bruno Leonardo Romay March 28 at Mississauga's Hershey Centre. Young, 30, who trains in Oakville, won by unanimous decision. For photos, see p.11 | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog An Oakville woman known for her commitment to healthy living has been named the town's community torchbearer for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay. Lynn Petruskavich, who recently started a Healthy Schools initiative that showcases vegetables and fruits at school events and also organized `Walk & Wheel Wednesday' campaigns to encourage students and families to walk or bicycle to school, will carry the torch for Oakville when the reLynn Petruskavich lay passes through town June 23. "It's such an honour to represent a town that I love so much," said Petruskavich. "As a mom and enthusiastic volunteer, it's incredibly validating to be recognized in a way that reinforces what I teach my kids -- that some of the most rewarding and meaningful contributions see Torchbearer on p.4 · HOME · AUTO · LIFE · BUSINESS · AV I AT I O N T H E M A G N E S G RO U P I N C . 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 www.magnesgroup.com END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us!