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L e a f B lo w e r & S n ow B lo w e r R epairs AKVn Best friends w alk to aid guide school $pA / parts ( C p m Snowblower Pickup *15 to Oct. 15th C U R R E N T P O W E R M A C H IN E R Y IN C . 1661 Lakeshore R d. W . Mississauga Focus W EDNESDAY, O C TO BER 4,2 0 0 0 _____ www.oalcvillebeover.com 52 Pages 75 Cents (plus GST) A M etroland Publication Vol. 38 No. 116 Teen attacked at Burlington high school O akv ille g ir l a s s a u lte d a fte r lea v in g g y m An Oakville teenager told Halton police she fought back when attacked by a couple of males outside Lord Elgin High School in the early evening hours Sept. 26th. In an interview at her home later that night, the 18-year-old told an Oakville constable that she had been set upon by two teenaged boys when she tried to get into her car. The victim, who didn't want to be identified, told police she left a Workout session at the high school's gym at 5:50 p.m. and attempted to leave die parking lot facing New Street. She said six male teens were stand ing around, near her car, and that two of them were drinking beer. She said she was sworn at as she tried to get around them. The teenager said she managed to unlock the driver's door, but was then grabbed from behind, spun around and punched in the face one time each by the two beer-drinking teens. The victim said she lashed out at one of the attackers and hit him on the mouth. She jumped into the car and drove away. The victim said she suf fered swelling and bruises about the face but did not go to a hospital. She did not recognize anyone in the group. The principal at Lord Elgin was sur prised by the assault. "I'm not only concerned for her. b u t* for other women. We'll pursue it a » much as we can and work with police it," said Jackie Stem. Stem said she asked teachers to keep their ears open for possible gossip about the incident. Stem said she and the vice-principal were at the school at the time of the assault. She noted a group of technical teachers were also meeting in the shop area, with the doors open, close to where the woman's car was parked. Stem said no one inside heard or saw anything. Oakville officers have turned the case over to Burlington's Criminal Investigations Division. R o u n d S q u a r e m e e tin g h a d d e c id e d ly r o y a l fe e lin g P r in c e a n d A n d r e w b r o u g h t o u t c r o w d s C o lle g e s e c u r ity p e o p le a t A p p le b y international organization of independent schools. The aim is to help students experi ence and understand their own potential and A visit by Prince Andrew to Appleby to develop this potential into the foundation College Saturday, to kick off the 33rd annu for an effective, empowered and generous al Round Square conference, transformed life. Appleby has been a member of the the serene lakeside campus into a paramili Round Square since 1992 and this tary zone. R e la te d is the first time it has hosted the Am idst Royal Canadian conference. s to r ie s on Mounted Police in scarlet tunics, The prince was introduced by " students in a multitude of school p a g e A 5 a n d Terry Guest, executive director of uniforms, and marching bands page A8 the Round Square and former were scores of security men lurk headmaster at Lakefield College ing in doorways and hidden behind trees. A snarling black German shepherd, its (where Prince Andrew was a student), as the handler dressed in a black T-shirt, black man who "tried to drown him" during a fatigues and combat boots and looking like canoeing expedition down the Nahanni som ething out of a Hollywood movie, River in 1983. A laughing Andrew rejoined that as patrolled the grounds. Still, for the 400 student and adult dele Guest was in the stem and therefore "in Photos by Riziero Vertolli gates from 52 schools around the world command" he was the one to blame. Prince Andrew brought his own experiences with him to The prince went on to discuss the theme attending the event, it was a low-key affair the Round Square conference held at Appleby College this with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, of the conference - The Power of One: week. The opening ceremonies were full of pageantry and Building Community through Individual appearing casual and at ease as he addressed Initiative by pointing out that while it takes have been followed by a series of speakers and seminars. the audience. The conference ends tomorrow. (See `No' page A5) The Round Square, formed in 1966, is an By Sandra Omand SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER V E S T I G E S O F O U R P A S T : Sometimes history does repeat itself, proving that our for bears may have had som e foresight that it's taken a long time for us to appreciate. Case in point is this seem ingly innocuous photo. It was taken from the east side o f 12 Mile Creek (Bronte Creek) at Rebecca Street, looking across to the western side. This is where the Rebecca Street bridge is being built to ease the east-west traffic between Burlington and Oakville. The decision about where to cross the creek was long and tedious, but it shouldn't have taken much brain power to see that this was a `natural' crossing. The abutm ents seen here aren't new-they're the only remaining part o f an earlier bridge con structed by the H am ilton E lectric Railway, whose streetcars carried people from that city through B urlington and into O akville. The Oakville station appears today much as it did when it was fully operational-it sits on the south east corner o f Rebecca and Thomas Streets. The old rail lines travelled along Rebecca, crossed the creek and continued along what is now New Street. Now a new generation will be following in the footsteps o f an earlier generation. One won ders how Burlington and Oakville might have evolved had the rail lines rem ained intact. Anyone interested in the network o f rail lines that connected much o f southern Ontario in the early days o f the 20th century might check out a recently-released book `G host R ailw ays of Ontario-Voiume 2' by Ron Brown and published by Polar Bear Press. Photo by Peter C. McCusker Still time to honour Trudeau Oakville residents wishing to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau may sign a book of condolence at two locations in town. Two books are available for signing at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., and at the Oakville Central Library, 120 Navy Street. Residents are invited to write their personal reflections about Trudeau who died of cancer last Thursday and was buried in Montreal, yesterday. Both books will be available for signing until Oct. 11th. The books, containing the personal messages, will be sent to his family on behalf of the people of Oakville. Residents may sign their con dolences at Town Hall during the following hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9 am . to noon. Residents may sign their con dolences at the Central Library from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. F ooddrive begins Fareshare Food bank's annual Thanksgiving food drive kicks off today and continues through Oct. 11th. The public is beiilg asked to save the brown paper bag con tained in the Oct. 1st, edition of the Oakville Beaver, fill it with non-perishable food items and drop it off at Fareshare Foodbank, located at 1240 Speers Rd., Unit 6. Its doors will be open between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. during the food drive. Donations can also be dropped off at all of Oakville's seven fire stations and the two local Loblaws stores. (Loblaws sponsors the bags.) 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