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SPORTS......... F 0CUS........... BUSINESS..... LASSIFIED, l5USlNESS...................................l3 CLASSIFIED.........................25-27 ’ SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Automotive, Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus, White Rose, Jaime Edwards Real Estate None of the victims were eported to have received serious injuries. Facing six counts of assault, one count of assaulting police and mischief under $1,000 is Robert Craig Det. Sgt. Graham Barnes said approximately half a dozen peo- ple at the party, both men and women, had been punched or slapped. One victim was punched in the eye, another was slapped across the face several times. The responding police officer was also assaulted, said Barnes. Todav's 84 Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville 845-5582 389 Pearl St., Burlington 639-1372 Save those envelopes Do the environment a favor The call was to remove an intoxicated person who had become belligerent, said police. Paper Bank puts on new face CIBC branch expands facility in renovation Halton Regional Police said they responded to a call from a Bethnall Green Road home in southeast Oakville's Eastlake community. INSIDE mummy: gsN% M11NNN'.tihutmtttp . , [mailman iiii'iiii' t?i {KNEW A 20-year-old Oakville man is facing a half dozen assault charges after several people were slapped or punched at a house party in southeast Oakville Saturday night. The police officer who t sponded to the address was also ssaulted. Assault charges laid after party gets out of hand A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 41 r--..-.................. .3 " I.....-......-............., Pg. " Pg. 22 Pg. " Latest in medical facla rejuvenation. Would mu like a more youthful complexion? 581 Argws Road Suite 201, Oahu} Call842-VEIN _ 7 (8346) Hockey season ends MOHA crowns its champions MSHOELS' ilk 22-24 15-21 er to fight the legislation. The Ottawa-based S.C.O.P.E. (Support and Custody Orders for Priority Enforcements) has linked up with other interested groups to push the government for change. About 5,000 other single mothers apparently share her frus- tration and anger. Across the country, they have banded togeth- "lt's totally unfair," she said. "My ex-husband is getting a refund on what I feel is my money to raise my son. If we were still together, he couldn't claim for a pair of shoes for my son and now he's able to." The 42-year-old Oakville sin- gle mother of two, who has been working for two years after work- ing part-time while taking upgrading courses at General Wolfe High School, received $2,700 in support payments from her ex-husband last year. This year, she paid $900 of it back in income taxes which she claims is going back to her ex-husband in the form of a deduction on his income tax. Esther Pacione-Nowotny is so angry about the government's policy of taxing support payments that she has set up a Mississauga/Oakville group to try to change the legislation. By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Members of the public can enter the draw just "diiiiii"z1i's"i'iiii"v'e The apannership between by dialing a touch-tone phone. (To enter, dial 845- local cultural groups and the waterfront festival is if 5585, ext. 5410.) a logical one in light of the goal of this year's :7 Festival organizers outlined details of the draw event to promote the Oakville's "harbors and her- (r Monday night at Town Hall with music from some itage." ii' . " Policy that taxes support payments _,i; . (; unfair to ex-spouses says woman ", D.. D A nn In!) _ Afterwards, the winner and a guest will board a luxury boat for a one-hour cruise. The winner will also get free limousine service, floral spray or tuxedo rental and free passes to the festival. The draw winner will conduct the 50-piece orchestra at a special open-air concert on Sun. June 27th, the last day of the three-day festival. will have the opportu- r nity to conduct the Oakville Symphony Orchestra as part of a Fantasy Draw during the Oakville Waterfront Festival in June. Waterfront Festival Fantasy Draw could ___.',,,; see you cona’aettng the Oakville Symphony __,'; '1Wo-year old Bradley Kroese was among the happy participants in the first annual River Oaks Association of Residents (ROAR) Easter Egg Hunt. The day of activities took place on the weekend at the River Oaks Recreation Centre. (Photo by Fliziero Venom) Two-year old Bradley Kroese was "Your Award-Winning Community Newspaper” AKVILLE BEAVER "A lot of men quit their jobs to avoid paying child support," she She explained that the federal government brought in tax deduc- tions in 1942 as an incentive to men who had reneged on paying court-ordered child support payments. "But the deadline for "rais, this appeal is April 30th of this year," she said. They are urging single parent mothers who are receiving sup- port payments to appeal the taxes they paid on their 1991 tax returns, said Pacione-Nowotny, who is distributing S.C.O.P.E. appeal packages for this purpose. Esther Pacione-Nowotny: policy unfair to ex-wives '37 é}: g festival, see pg Classics available WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1993 Mens & Ladies "It's a whole new element of the waterfront fes- tival," said festival spokesperson Wendy Perkins. "The pay-off for the symphony is they get to expand their audience," she said. i “a, ,seepg. I orchestra members as a " "P, _ ' . ‘ " ‘ rr backdrop. The musical performance was appropriate since this year's festival will feature a new artistic com- ponent, including arts and crafts displays. A spe- cial outdoor Oakville Symphony Orchestra concert is also planned with Canadian pianist-composer Hagood Hardy. Police said the woman was grabbed from behind by a man, forced behind a bridge pillar and raped. The suspect then tled on foot. A 33-year-old Oakville man has been charged with raping a 20-year-old Oakville woman who was walking home from the video store in February, report the Halton Regional Police. Police arrested the suspect Friday night. The attack occurred around 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7th when the 20-year-old Oakville woman was walking on a paved pathway under the QEW near Sixth Line. In 1977, the Advisory Council on the Status of Women tried to have the issue addressed in the House of Commons. It questioned whether maintenace payments should be part of the wife's tax picture at all and recommended that at least there should be a dis- tinction made between support paid for wives and support paid (See 'Policy' page 3) And many of them still aren't paying. As of March of last year, about 75% of people ordered to make child support payments (97% of them men) were in arrears. That's a total of about $460 million owing to children and spouses, many of whom are forced on to social assistance, according to S.C.O.P.E. said SUHI‘ISQ " WHERE HOT WA TER FUN BEGINS? SPAS DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER DROP BY OUR SHOWROOM 461 NORTH SERVICE RD. W. COMMERCIAL POINT PLAZA Local Metroland division to operate Today's Seniors Effective immediately, the Oakville/Milton division of Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing, will be operating the oakvflle/qurlington/Ha/niiton/Niagara editions of Today's Seniors. This division also publishes the Oakville Beaver and the Milton Canadian Champion newspapers. But Ward 2 councillor Kathy Graham argued the town has no choice but to go ahead with the road reconstruction because it is facing "a backlog of road repairs." She said the town will have to snend $70 million nn its mm:o mm. "lt's an example of downloading by the province on the taxpayers," Bird said. "The reason we proceeded with Belyea was to save $30,000 (in construction costs). But it's going to cost taxpayers $l30,000 because of the (MTO) funding shortfall," he said. Monday night, Bird failed in his bid to have (lllchlllllllllll council reject a recommendation from the commu- KEITH BIRD nity services committee that the shortfall be funded from the town's capital reserve. Bird urged council to postpone part of the reconstruction of Belyea Street - a project approved by this year's budget committee - for one year to make up for the funding shortfall. He said by going ahead with the project in spite of the provincial funding shortfall, Oakville taxpay- ers would be forced to incur the full cost of the $440,000 project. ard 3 regional councillor Keith Bird M) doesn't feel it's fair for Oakville tax- payers to pick up the tab for a $161,000 shortfall in the Ministry of Transportation’s annual road subsidy to the town. Transportation ministry won't contribute By SAL BOMMARITO F'"UTiriiiL-'n Oakville Beaver Staff sis"":,,. Town to pick up $161,000 bill for roads y' said the town will have to spend $70 million on its roads over custody pending a bail hearing Facing a charge of sexual assault, choking and threatening death is Joseph Bernard Hanley, 33, of Lakeshore Road West. Hanley was held in police Criminal Investigation Buredu. Police said the woman didn't know her attacker. Investigation into the attack was conducted by Sgt. Carey Smith, Det. Constable Ivan L'Ortye and Det. Constable Jennifer Knight of the Oakville The woman went out to the North Service Road and flagged down a passing motorist who drove her to the Oakville district police station. 70 Pages (See 'Road' page 2) 827-3716 O EAST 01012 South Service Rd. 842-7644 WEST . 636Fourth Line 842-1610 IFHamilton 3% a”; 75 Cents (GST included) |Umt B28, 461 Sunrise Spas Q.E.W, 'ti' 'R s