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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 13 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" EXTENSIVE DAMAGE: Tenants of the 17-storey apartment building at 1360 White Oaks Blvd. Ryan Parfitt (left) and Joseph Lague assess the damage after a major flood Saturday. The flood started after a water pipe burst on the top floor, where both Parfitt and Lague live. They had upwards of five inches of water in their respective apartments. Burst pipe floods high rise Angry apartment residents till trying to mop up mess By Krissie Rutherford water in the event of a fire and "gushes a lot," said Oakville Fire Department public education officer Michael Harrison. As resident Ryan Parfitt described it, carpets aired out and dehumidifiers and "Water was running out of the elevators fans are running full blast at 1360 Ryan Parfitt, 17th-floor like Niagara Falls." White Oaks Blvd. after a major flood at resident at 1360 White Oaks Blvd. The water was running full tilt for 90 the apartment building Saturday afterminutes Saturday starting from approxinoon. mately 3 p.m., Harrison said, until the fire department was It started when a pipe burst in the hallway on the top called on scene to turn it off. See Residents page 12 floor of the 17-storey building. The standpipe supplies "Water was running out OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF of the elevators like Soggy floor tiling is being torn up, Niagara Falls." Oakville Town Centre (Future Shop, Chapters Plaza) North Service Rd 905.337.1919 www.oakvillebeaver.com Blakelock student connecting Canadian youths OAKVILLE LIVING 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 60 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Council approves $25,000 to top up save-the-tree fund Twenty-three delegations split over whether money is well spent By Kim Arnott OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By the time the vote was taken ­ after more than three hours of debate ­ it was almost anticlimactic. With little fanfare or dis"This is not the year cussion, Oakville councilto cut down the lors voted in favour of grand-daddy of spending $25,000 to ensure the future of the towering them all." white oak tree beside the Halton Regional building on Bronte Road. Only Ward 2 Councillor Fred Oliver voted against it. However, the vote came at the end of an evening that saw 23 delegations speak passionately, both for and against, spending tax dollars to reroute a planned road widening around the 250year-old tree. Since last June, the tree has been at the centre of a community fundraising drive. Various efforts, along with one large anonymous donation, raised about $270,000 toward the $343,000 needed to pay for changes to the road design to preserve the oak tree. Shortly before Christmas, a three-way deal was proposed that would see the Town, Region and Province each contribute $25,000 to make up the Joyce Burnell, 86-year-old retired teacher who spearheaded drive to save the tree DEREK WOOLLAM / OAKVILLE BEAVER Inside Opinion......................................6 Living.......................................13 Automotive ............................19 Artscene..................................20 Sports......................................25 Classified ...............................28 Full Delivery: The Bay Partial Delivery: FM Industries, XS Cargo, Part Source, Rona Cashway, Home Depot, Staples Business Depot, Peoples Jewellers DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com See Fred page 3 Voted Oakville's Best Used CD & DVD Store CDs DVDs www.beatgoeson.com Games · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service Authorized Vinylbilt Dealer Shop at Home Service Buy, Sell, Trade FREE www.shuttersetc.ca