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The Oakville Beaver W eekend, S a tu rd a y J a n u a ry 7, 2006 - 5 Thursday night, a 24-year-old Toronto man was shot at close range in the leg in the parking lot of Oakville Place. With the second shooting in three "Toronto's gun violence appears to be weeks occurring after hours at Oakville here," said Bird, noting however with Place Thursday night, the town's top offi Thursday's incident still under investiga tion, initial reports cials say Toronto's gun violence is spilling over. "We still beleive that appeared to indicate Oakville was simply a "We've had no mur we're the safest convenient location for a der yet, but it's certainly community in Canada "business transaction." of a concern and it's for our size, but we're "We still believe that telling us the nature of certainly not immune to we're the safest commu things is changing," said what's transpiring very nity in Canada for our Acting Mayor Keith Bird, close on our border size, but we're certainly who is also chair of not immune to what's Halton's Police Services · Keith Bird, Acting Oakville transpiring very close on Board. mayor and Chair of the our border," said Bird. "Obviously it's a con Halton Regional Police "It has the attention cern," stated Mayor Ann : of senior levels of gov Mulvale who was in Services Board ernment," said the head England last week. Bird, who was on deck to elaborate on of Halton's police commission. ^ Earlier in the week, in response to the mayor's behalf, said in the wake of Thursday's shooting there was a confer reports of escalating gun violence in ence call that involved himself, Oakville Toronto -- brought to a head by the District Superintendent Dan Okuloski and Boxing Day shooting of a 15-year-old girl Police Chief Ean Algar. who was out shopping near Toronto's That's a protocol followed in connec Eaton Centre -- Ontario Premier McGuinty met with Toronto Mayor David tion to any major occurrence. Just weeks before, on Dec. 15, an Miller and officials from the Toronto Oakville man was shot in the chest, while police and OPP. McGuinty then announced $51 million sitting in a vehicle in Westoak Trails, by See Shooting page 11 someone who drove by and shot the man. ________ H i H By A ngela Blackburn Gun violence spreading to Oakville says Police Services Board Chair OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF ! Cosmetic NORTH AME cement Never before have so many live procedures and such an interactive cosmetic been presented all undir one roof. Metro Toronto Convention Centre January 13,14 & 15, :/ a r t e 255 Front Street West, Toronto ON Hall "C", North building. M c o ll fmWy Schwarzkopf 416-777- www.newyou.ca cA sincere tftank& t& all mu' valued aistamer<s we liave tewed over tlie Im l 20 yeans Lease Expired G et the beautiful smile you've always wanted, fefe. without braces. ALL OUR MERCHANDISE MUST GO ALL MERCHANDISE UPPER OAKVILLE S he's w e a rin g A lig n e rs , Upper Middle Rd. & Eighth Line SHOP Oakville Oakville. OntarioJ (90S) 849-1028 (905) 849-1028 UPPER OAKVILLE CARD SHOP Upper Oakville Shopping Centre Gfet the beautiful smile you've always wanted, without braces. Now it may be possible to straighten your teeth invisibly using a series of custom-made Aligners by Invisalign®. W hether your teeth are crowded, too far apart, or have shifted requiring realignment, Dr. Stephen Phelan may be able to give you a new reason to smile using Aligners. Call today to schedule a free consultation: D r . S t e p h e n P h e la n Dental Surgeon Practice Limited to Esthetic & Implant Dentistry 1500 Heritage Way Oakville, O ntario L6M 3H4 (905)827-1619 Start smiling m ore1 discove r w h a t's possible! Visit our new FLASH WEBSITE: w w w .s m ile to re m e m b e r.c o m