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72 Pages $1.00 (plus tax)A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 106 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 Voted Ontarios Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Dog in the house Artscene Oakvilles list of candi- dates for the positions of Mayor and Town and Regional councillors was finalized Friday as the deadline was reached for filing candidacy papers. In total, 41 people are hoping to make up the Oakville council for the next four years, but the reality is only 13 will. This election brings no shortage of interest- ing challengers to the table and as the days slip away to the Monday, Oct. 25 election date there is also no shortage of inter- esting races to watch. First and foremost in many peoples minds is the race for mayor, which will see the incumbent Rob Burton square off against former mayor and current challenger Ann Mulvale as well as newcomers Raymond Ray and John McLaughlin. Mulvale beat Burton by 28 votes in the 2003 Oakville election, but lost to him by 2,000 votes in the 2006 Oakville elec- tion. What will happen this time is anyones guess. Will it come down to Burton and Mulvale again or will Oakville decide to make a huge change and go with Ray, a local businessman and engineer, or McLaughlin, a federal lawyer. The mayoral race is not the only one to watch with a battle royale set to take place for the Ward 2 Town Councillors seat. Despite the sudden withdrawal of Councillor Fred Oliver from the race due to health problems, the Ward 2 Councillor position still has six can- didates making it the most sought-after title of the election. The contestants in DAVID RITCHIE / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER BOAT OWNER MISSING: Police divers were preparing to search a partially-submerged boat tied to the Port Dalhousie pier Friday morn- ing for any sign of its missing Oakville owner. By John Burman METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Police do not suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 74- year-old Oakville boater whose partially submerged yacht was recovered in Lake Ontario Thursday. The 42-foot motorized cruiser was towed into Port Dalhousie harbour Thursday night after Halton, Hamilton and Niagara police units and the Canadian Coast Guard found it wallowing in the waves in the middle of Lake Ontario mid-afternoon. On Tuesday, Halton Regional Police spokesperson Sgt. Brian Carr said foul play is not suspected. Police spent most of Friday searching the partially submerged yacht for the body of its missing owner, but came up empty. It is now a missing person case, said Halton Regional Police Detective Dale Stanton. Despite that, the family has insisted that the mans name not be released, he said. Boat owner still missing See Cat page 4 Field set for municipal election By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The competitors have come forward and the race is now underway. See Forty-one page 3 24 Hr. Commercial Truck Service Thank you to all Oakville Beaver readers for selecting us as Diamond Winners for BEST TIRE STORE We appreciate your confidence and support! 928 Winston Churchill Blvd., Oakville 337 Trafalgar Rd., , N / 905.844.0372 ext. 235 | admissions@maclachlan.ca / www.maclachlan.ca ational university prep school Kindergarten to Grade 12 Limited space available for September 2010. For further information contact Nancy Norcross, Director of Admissions. IB World SchoolMacLachlan College A co-educational university prep school Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 www.oakvilleshops.com 1011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722 Crime Prevention Starts in the Neighbourhood www.oakvilleneighbourhoodwatch.ca