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LAW NM OW ER TU N 1EO PS -Jrom *44i/«rts ( C p m j ) Kdmmi ^ 5 = ^ O ehterykailiUe Stan proves cancer \ can be beaten FOCUS WEDNESDAY; A PR IL19,2000 C h o c o la t e (c a s h ) C o w fo r E a s t e r S e a ls ww§? m m m wa 2 H o c *0 * s » dS o M lt liJ n w n H t* d nC h ita u m i Arts &entertainment 64 Pages Mercedes-Benz 7 5 C ents (piusGST) AMetroland Publkation VoL 38 No. 47 Regional Chair now able to vote The chair of Halton Region could soon have the right to vote on all issues, rather than just to break a tie. Introduced by Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing M inister Tony Clement, the new legislation affecting Halton is part of a larger bill called The Direct Democracy Through Municipal Referendums Act 2000. "It's approved," said Clement. "Halton's chair will have a vote on all matters, and that will make the chair more accountable to the public." Halton chair Joyce Savoline said the change should actually have been part of last year's bill that brought about the direct election by voters of the Halton Region Chair in November's upcom ing municipal election. With Halton's chair having a say on all issues, beyond merely breaking ties, voters will have more incentive to take an interest in selecting who becomes the chair of Halton Region. "I think it's the appropriate thing to do and I'm glad they're recognizing the oversight," said Savoline. The chair has, until now, been cho sen by regional council. Schools overreacting to hunting manual says lobby group Section on guns said necessary By Scott MacArthur SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER School officials are fueling public hysteria by removing a hunting manual from Ontario high schools, according to Oakville resident Jim Etherington, a direc tor of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH). The manual, created by the OFAH with the co-operation of the Minister of Natural Resources, was sent to Ontario high school libraries to give students reading material on the various aspects of hunting. While one chapter of the manual contains labelled diagram s and descriptions o f various firearms, Etherington believes that the chapter is a necessity when it comes to education about hunting. "In the chapter it describes the difference between a shotgun and rifle and shows diagrams o f a revolver and what is generally regarded as an automatic," said Etherington, who is also the incoming president o f the (See `Manual' page A8) Ryerson Pres, at Cdn. Club The President of Toronto's Ryerson University will be the guest speaker at the Canadian Club of Oakville tonight. Dr. Claude Lajeunnesse will discuss the important role universities play in developing Canada's most important natural resource -- brainpower. The meeting is at the Ramada Inn Oakville. A cash bar opens at 6 p.m. with din ner at 7 p.m. Cost is $27.50 for members and $37.50 for non-members. For reservations call 845-2862 or fax 339-0469. Province gives 0TMH $1.1 m for dialysis expansion Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital should be able to double its dialysis patient caseload by the end of the year thanks to a $1.19-million grant from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The funding for the Dialysis Unit expansion allows the hospital to add another 12 dialysis stations and enhance the existing facilities. Architectural drawings for the expansion, known as Phase II, are complete, and if all goes well the renova tions should be complete by this November. "With a projected growth rate o f End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) at 15%, the expansion will enable us to better serve an aging population in which diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease is dramatical ly increasing the incidence of kidney disease. Phase II will virtually double the number of patients that can be accommodated and it will enhance our ability to follow our many predialysis patients," explained Dr. Danny Sapir, a nephrologist at OTMH. Due to a shortage of dialysis services locally, many patients from Oakville and Halton have to travel to Mississauga and Toronto for their treatments. Running six days a week, three shifts a day, the expanded centre will be able to treat 72 new patients (for a total o f 144 (See `Project' page A8) Pickup truck driver charged in mishap A 36-year-old Brampton man faces charges following an accident on the QEW Sunday that closed the highway for more than four hours. According to the OPP's Burlington Detachment, the collision occurred around 8:20 p.m. on the eastbound QEW east of Royal Windsor Drive. A pickup truck driven by the Brampton man was travelling east in the middle lane when he moved into the right lane and was struck by a Freightliner tractor trailer driven by a 34-year-old Brantford man. The transport then struck the left steel guardrail, rupturing the fuel tank and spilling approximately 100 gallons of fuel on the roadway. Although neither driver was injured, the left and centre lanes were closed until around midnight for clean-up. The pickup truck driver is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making an unsafe lane change. Photo by Peter J. Thompson READY TO WALK: O akville really got behind this y e a r's W alk fo r M ultiple Sclerosis on S unday by raising $115,384, although organizers were hoping to raise $50,000 fo r the event. M any people m ade the w alk a fam ily a ffair like B renda Pasieka who took along son S p encer an d h e r two dogs, `C hivas' (left) an d `R egal'. F o r m ore on the w alk, see page A2. B e a v e r o ffic e s c l o s e d G o o d F r id a y The offices of the Oakville Beaver will be closed for Good Friday, April 21st. Our regular office hours will resume on Monday April 24th at 8:30 a.m. Two injured in QEW accident Sunday Two people were seriously injured when a BMW collided with a tractor-trailer on the QEW in Oakville, Sunday afternoon. According to the OPP's Burlington Detachment, the mishap occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the west bound lanes east of Kerr Street. A BMW driven by Chadwick McComb, 25, of Paris, Ontario was moving west in the right lane when his car collided with a Volvo tractortrailer driven by Ernest Chang, 43, of Wasaga Beach. McComb lost control of his car and col lided with the left and right cement barriers before coming to rest in the QEW's centre lane. The BMW's passenger, Sarah Hay, 22, of Brantford, received serious injuries and was air lifted to Sunnybrook Hospital. McComb, the BMW driver, was transported to OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital in stable condi tion. The truck driver was not injured. The westbound QEW was closed for about four hours for the police investigation and clean-up. Any witnesses to the collision are encouraged to contact Const. Peter Cianciolo at 681-2511. Photo by Peter J. Thompson today's paper Worship ....__________...A5 Editorials__________.....-- ...~A6 Focus _______ B1 Entertainment....__...____ .......B8 Homes & Gardens.....________ C1 Classified..................... C4 Golf____________________ C8 Sports........................ - ......D1 Business.......................................06 Spfciai Soppkflwcrts; Hom e delivery. R evy, The B ay, N ational Sports Partial delivery: Holland Park, White Rose, Sheridan Nurseries, Cashway, Anderson Carpet, CIMS Guardian, BiW ay, Energy Fitness, Ennisclare Canadian Publications M ail Product Agreement #436-201 ARRINCIDNS 209 L a k e sh o re R d. 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