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vua: OAKVILLE-CENTRE T he P erfect Se l e c t io n o f C om fort and C o n v e n ie n c e (9 0 5 ) 8 4 2 -5 0 0 0 A Metroland Publication Vol. 37 No. 136 W f e e k e n d Oakville's Award-Winning Community Newspaper The OakvilleBeaver Prudential Tiro n C e ilin ' Realty 338.6550 B PUNKRIS L_J SALES REP 48 Pages SUNDAY, NOVEM BER 1 4 ,1 9 9 9 75 C ents Plus GST Fire inquest Toxic smoke filled main floor while fire victims slept By Kim Amott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A smouldering fire, that started in a chesterfield in the family room of an Oakville home, may have filled the main floor of a two-storey home with smoke and toxic gases before sleeping residents even heard an upper floor smoke alarm, a coroner's inquest heard Friday. The inquest is investigating the August 1998 deaths of Lynn Fedora, 44, her children Adam, 15, and Amanda, 12, and Bonnie Lettuce, 45. The four died after being pulled from a house fire at 2007 Salvador Boulevard. On the fourth day o f the inquest, jurors heard testimony from an expert witness with the Ontario Fire Marshal's office. Arman Kassabian, a fire protection engineer, testified that the combination o f a smoldering fire, two non-working smoke alarms and a convoluted path for smoke to reach the one working alarm on the second floor, reduced the likelihood that the four victims would have received early warning that could have saved their lives. (See `Smouldering' page 5) Early bird gets the BM WZ3 Helen Tulloch, o f Oakville, is the lucky new owner of a 2000 BMW Z3 "James Bond" convertible, as the Early Bird Draw Winner of this year's Oakville Great Dream Home Lottery. Tulloch's ticket was picked during the Dream Home Early Bird Draw on Friday at Budds' BMW, 2400 South Service Road. Tulloch's ticket is still eligible for the final Dream Home Lottery draw on Dec. 3rd. The Grand Prize is a Mattamy WideLot Dream home at 2337 Oakhaven Drive in Upper Glen Abbey. The 3,025 (See `G re a t page 8) INSIDE Update...... .............. 7 Focus....... ............11 Health ............13 Family........ ............15 Travel......... ...........3 5 Sports........ ......3 7 -3 9 Business.... ............4 0 Classified........ 4 2 -4 7 Special Supplements: For Home Delivery: Wal-Mart, H ie Bay (2), Toys R Us, Moore's The Suit People, Sears, Loogo's Samko Toy Warehouse Partied Delivery: M&M Meats, Shop & Save, Fortino % Rabba Fine Foods Rexall Drugs Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435-201 Photo by Peter McCusker Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean gives a thumbs up approval after an inspection of the Oakville Santa Claus Parade float (sponsored by SmithKline Beecham) prior to next Saturday's annual parade. Joining the Coach's Corner co-host for the inspection were: (left to right) Mayor Ann Mulvale, Santa Claus, Suzy Godefroy, of the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area, and parade committee members, Carleen Finch and Neil Leavitt. R E A D Y FOR SANTA: OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA Y o u r C h o ic e B e tty C ro c k e r 3 -S p e e d M ix e r 99-4332 1 3 " B e tty C ro c k e r 2 S lic e T o a s te r 99-4330 // / 5 5 0 K err S treet O pen Sunday 9 a .m .-5 p.m . 844-0202 UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line O pen Sunday 9 a .m .-5 p.m . Sale price in effect Saturday. Nov. 13 to Friday, Nov. 1 9,1999. While quantities last. 849-8473