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Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 www.oakvilleshops.com Celebrating Canada Day Artscene www. oakvillebeaver .com 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 76 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010 Stay cool MICHELE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER BEAT THE HEAT: Matthew Marentic, 8, stays cool at the splash pad at Nautical Park in southwest Oakville Sunday. To help keep cool during the heat wave, the Town of Oakville is recommending people visit air-conditioned community centres, library branches or get wet at one of the many community pools or splash pads, some of which have extended hours. For more information, see page 12. Mayor's race down to two as Kay withdraws in protest By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville's three-legged mayoral race is down to two. Mayoral candidate and former Town bylaw enforcement officer John Kay formally withdrew his candidacy Monday to protest what he sees as a lack of transparency within Town council. Kay said he is completely dissatisfied with the policy in place that candidates must use to gain information about Town of Oakville services and operations. He contends the policy bars the way to the answers he is seeking. "If I have questions about anything, I have to either fax it in or write up a piece of paper and submit that question and then they give me an answer in seven days or they say, `Well we can't answer that question,'" said Kay. "I couldn't talk to my councillors. Mary Chapin sent me an e-mail back stating that I had to go through this procedure to ask any questions. So, I'm better off as a resident and so that's what I am now. I'm back to resident status and I'm using that to ask the questions that I think I should be able to ask even as a registered candidate." An advisory on the section of the Town's See Kay page 3 DON'T GET HOOKED ON GIMMICKS! Call A1 for Honest Pricing and Quality Products - GUARANTEED. Excellent Financing and Great Terms. F r T Maintenance Specials on NOW! · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service SHUTTERS C ALIFORNIA & PLANTATION · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices 905-844-2949 SHUTTERS ETC. 905.691.4455 www.shuttersetc.ca Authorized Eclipse Shutters Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE