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Run has widespread support (Continued from page 1) These included Oakville Fire Department vehicles, a RIDE van, an Oakville Transit bus and a van from the Ministry of Corrections. Still, no one was more pleased than Dorothy Wright, who watched from the sidewalk as her son Warren, a special athlete, took part in the pro­ cession. "It makes me so proud," said Wright, whose son plays floor hock­ ey, baseball, golf and bowling. "Warren really enjoys this." Warren participated in the 1998 Ontario Special Olympics Spring Games, which were held last May in Oakville and Burlington and has taken part in the torch run for the last five years. Halton Regional Police fitness co-ordinator Krista Black, who joined in on in-line skates, was sim­ ilarly happy with the way the day worked out. "We've a great turnout," she said. "Everyone is having a great time." The run's final leg was along Lakeshore Road from Allan Street to Winston Churchill Boulevard, where Peel Regional Police were waiting to accept the torch from Halton Deputy Chief Gary Crowell. The Torch Run is supported by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. More than 8,000 law enforcement runners take part across Ontario. The Special Olympics were founded by Dr. Frank Hayden, a Burlington resident and McMaster University professor. Hayden origi­ nally conceived of an Olympic Games for those with mental dis­ abilities in 1965. The first games were held in Chicago in 1968 and since then over one million athletes have taken part. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday June 9, 1999 q Photos by Peter C. McCusker R E M E M B E R IN G T H E FA L L E N : Ted Kay (right) of the Burl-Oak Naval Yets pauses to reflect during Bronte Cenotaph services on the week­ end, marking the 55 anniversary of D-Day. MP Bonnie Brown (left) laid a wreath while Ray Waters and Ray Jones played The Last Post. Tolls could fluctuate depending on highway usage (Continued from page 1) Serjeantson inquired if the toll would remain unchanged under the new ownership. The short answer, said Lopez de Fuentes, is maybe. "We can change the tolls according to a long set of rules but there are 1,000 limitations on how we can do it," he said. "We're not free to squeeze the users." 1' Lopez de Fuentes also assured Serjeantson that his firm would have no control over -- or revenue share in -- the policing of the road. "We have the responsibility of making it a nice road for customers to drive bn, but the safe­ ty surveillance, the police patrol, they do the work as on any other road," he said. "We don't get any revenue from it." Noting that she has received bills for as little as 25 cents for using Hwy. 407 in the past, Serjeantson wondered if billing procedures would change under the new ownership. Lopez de Fuentes appeared amused at the question. "It would cost more for the postage than we would be asking from you," he said. "We hope to behave commercially. A public company doesn't necessarily have to behave that way." Oakville Councillor Kevin Flynn questioned the company's assertion that toll fees could rise if the traffic volume is significantly increased on the road. "In any other business I've been involved with, if the unit quantity goes up, the unit price goes down," he noted. "But if you increase your volume, your fees will go up." Chief financial officer of SNC-Lavalin Ken Walker responded that the 407-ETR firm would be penalized by the government if tolls were raised without a corresponding increase in vol­ ume. The rationale is that increased traffic on Hwy. 407 would lessen gridlock on the Queen Elizabeth Way. Though all major approvals for Hwy. 407 expansion are in place, some technical details have yet to be established, said Sweetnam. The company is also awaiting approvals from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA). Regional Chair Joyce Savoline suggested that council write the CEAA to show their endorse­ ment of the approval. That won the support of Sweetnam. "Definitely we'd be ecstatic if the Region would send letters of support," he responded. "Without the approvals, we can't start working." W ednesday, June 9th: The Oakville Parks and Recreation Department is holding an Open House for its Strategic Plan at 7 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville M u n i c i p a l Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. A Public I n f o r m a t i o n Meeting regard­ ing 1469 Nottinghill Gate is at 7 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville M u n i c i p a l Building. T h u r s d a y , June 10th: The Halton Small B u s i n e s s Advisory Group meets at 9 a.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the O a k v i l l e M u n i c i p a l Building. 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