Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs Fri Sat Sun -7° -11° -3° -21° -15° -21° -8° -12° Spotlight Stand up, speak up: Chintoh Art show at Loyola Artscene www.insidehalton.com MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, February 11, 2016 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Town takes actions to curb conflict with coyotes by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Salute to black heritage Five charges of arson laid against man in Oakville by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff In the wake of last month's community open house about coyotes, the Town of Oakville is working to help minimize human-coyote con icts. The new measures are in response to residents' concerns raised at the forum hosted by the Town on Jan. 20. "There is an understandable concern when coyotes become habituated. There are a number of things we can all do that, if embraced by the entire community, can ensure a more peaceful co-existence with not just coyotes, but all wildlife," stated Cindy Toth, Oakville's director of environmental policy in a statement released late last week. Coyotes are typically not considered see Town on p.9 The Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH) recently kicked off Black History Month with a celebration at Oakville Town Hall. Master drummer Thomas Muhtadi performed a rhythmic drum solo. For a related story on Black History Month, see Spotlight on p.6. | photo by James Hoggett - special to the Beaver An Oakville man is facing ve charges of arson in connection to a series of res, which rocked the north Oakville community last September and October. Halton police announced Tuesday, they laid two charges of arson against a suspect in connection to a Sept. 27 blaze, which destroyed an abandoned heritage home -- the Oakhurst Inglehart House, a century home at 1470 Bronte Rd. -- and 1470 Bronte Rd. an Oct. 10 re that reduced a large shed in the same vicinity to ashes. Halton police charged a man with three counts of arson following an arrest in November 2015. see Charges on p.3 SAUNDERS, SAXTON & WINTER ~ A Legacy of Excellence ~ Wendy Saunders Kim Saxton Ruth Anne Winter Sales Representative Sales Representative Broker Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage 136 Church Street, Suite 1A - Oakville, ON | 905.845.1223 JOHNSTON & DANIEL DIVISION sswteam.ca | sswteam @ johnstonanddaniel.com 54 Birch Hill Lane - $2,898,000