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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 64 Good things Jack gives back don't come in threes Especially when it's a towering condo plan By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A condominium sporting a trio of towers reaching 28, 30 and 33 storeys high -- proposed for the site of the now boarded up and abandoned Park Plaza Hotel at Trafalgar Road and Oakville Place Drive -- was unanimously opposed by residents at a public hearing at Town Hall Monday night. About 60 people were at the Planning and Development Council where council heard from five residents as delegations -- all against the development. Developer, Creekbank Properties, Inside Living...........................................15 Artscene.......................................20 Automotive..................................28 Sports...........................................32 Classified.....................................36 Full Delivery: The Bay, JYSK, Ashley Furniture, Rona, Good Year Partial Delivery: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, FM Windows, Sears Flooring, Coast Mountain, Cudmore's, Part Source, Sheridan Nurseries, Payless Shoes, Henry's Camera, Home Depot For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com See inside today's paper for special subscription offer. HUGE PRE-SEASON REBATES! DON'T MISS OUT! These are some of the largest Government and Manufacturer Rebates ever offered! For Deadlines and Complete Details call 905-844-2949 www.oakvillebeaver.com Morning man enjoying sleeping in ARTSCENE DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your mortgage rate 3-4 months before your current term ends. No Broker Fees on Mortgages. 5 YRS 5.25% 7 YRS 5.75% 5 Year Variable -.60% PAUL FOLEY A.M.P. MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008 80 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Hospital holdups keep EMS off streets Patient offloading delays affecting Halton paramedics By Melanie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER See Residents page 12 CHRIS KORNACKI / OAKVILLE BEAVER FUN WITH JACK: Five-year-old Jack Yeilding (above) held his second annual Jack's Lemonade Stand for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on Saturday, which raised more than $45,000 and attracted about 1,000 people including (below, l-r) his mother, Jodi Yeilding, Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley and Michael "Pinball" Clemons, of the Toronto Argonauts. For story see page 13. High call volumes and hospital offloading delays continue to tie up Halton paramedics, resulting in several occasions last year when no ambulances were available to respond to local calls. The startling fact has Halton Region calling on the Province for help. At its meeting Thursday, the Health and Social Services Committee endorsed a motion that directs Regional Chair Gary Carr to write to the minister of health and long-term care regarding the urgent need for a province-wide approach to the issues contributing to offloading delays. "We're saying in a community this size we need to ensure the safety of our citizens, and also that our ambulances are needed on an emergency basis," said Carr. Offloading delays occur when a hospital's at capacity and can't provide a bed for a patient brought in by ambulance. Paramedics must therefore continue providing care to the patient at the hospital, usually in the emergency department hallway, preventing the ambulance from leaving and being used for another emergency. Late last year, the Region started See Emergency page 7 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! www.lockwoodchrysler.com