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28 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday December 12, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oakville businessman likes to lead the way By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF There's a plasma TV hung on the wall of his 10th floor Toronto office tuned in to the latest financial news, a number of computer screens are set up on his desk listing various stocks and his bags are on the ground packed for a trip to China. This is the world of Oakville native Wayne Isaacs, the chairman and CEO of Delta Uranium Inc. Isaacs co-founded the uranium exploration company in May of 2007, which in its first six months secured a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange main board and is today heavily engaged in projects in the Kenora and Timmins areas. "We've been doing a lot of drilling and what we're trying to do is unlock the mineral value in the properties that we have. We have a significant amount of properties, we've got more than 1,000 square kilometers of property," said Isaacs. "Kenora is a hugely overlooked area for uranium exploration because the majority of the uranium exploration in Canada is done out in Saskatchewan. " The emergence of countries like Brazil, India and China into the nuclear energy market has created a heightened demand for uranium, which Isaacs is striving to satisfy. Isaacs has a long history of success in this area, which was recognized recently when he was invited to chair a conference on mining commodities that took place in Beijing. Christmas Piano Sale ALL TAXES IN ON OUR GRAND & UPRIGHT PIANOS DAVID LEA / OAKVILLE BEAVER WWW.PIANOS.CA 10 Year Warranty · FREE Bench · FREE Delivery · 1 FREE Tuning Financing OAC Available FROM THE GROUND UP: Oakville native Wayne Isaacs is chair and CEO of the Delta Uranium Inc. The invite represented a huge opportunity for Isaacs to gain considerable exposure for his company and as such he was eager to accept. "One of the guys that's participating on the panel is the general manager of the Chinese nuclear uranium corporation. Generally speaking junior uranium companies like us don't get to speak to people like that," said Isaacs. "We've had many discussions with some of the Asian utilities regarding us developing our assets and I think that is definitely a strategic angle that we're looking at and that's a likely direction we would take." This wheeling and dealing of a Bay Street CEO in China represents a considerable shift from Isaacs' humble beginnings. Born in Jamaica, Isaacs immigrated to Canada at the age of 11, initially living in the Hyde Park area of Toronto with his mother and brother. The ability to adapt to changing situations, which would serve Isaacs so well as a CEO, could be seen early on as he experienced his first Canadian winter. "I had no idea human beings could actually survive when it's that cold," he said. "I still remember walking outside and seeing my breath for the first time and thinking, `Oh My God.'" A new Canadian public school would also take some getting used to and as two of only four black students at his school, Isaacs and his brother experienced a lot of racist name calling from their classmates. "That took a bit of getting used to. There were racial slurs I had never before heard in my life and had no idea what they meant," he said. "The one thing that changed people's opinion quickly was if you were good at sports and my brother and I happened to be a couple of pretty athletic guys. That sort of eased things I guess." Fancying himself a better leader than a follower and possessing a love for building things, Isaacs' path eventually turned towards Piano House Burlington 5205 Unit #2 Harvester Rd. Burlington 905-631-9259 Store Hours Monday ­ Wednesday 10am-6pm, Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am- 6pm,Saturday 10am- 5pm See Business page 29