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A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 119 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 Beaver Trails Travel 40 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 Come on Grandma MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER TURKEY RUN: Grandson Jack Yeilding better known for his Jacks Lemonade Stand encourages grandma Marg Frers to cross the finish line during the fifth annual 5KSM Turkey Run in support of Kerr Street Ministries on Monday morning. They were among the many participants who walk or ran the five kilometre-route in Oakville, which started and finished in Heritage Square. For more photos, see page 8. By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF He hasnt withdrawn from the mayoral race, but his campaign is essentially over. Oakville mayoral candidate Raymond Ray said he will no longer attend all-candidates meetings or promote his candi- dacy in any other way following a disastrous reception to some of his comments at the Ward 3 all-candidates meeting, which was held at St. Mildreds Lightbourn School, last week. During that meeting Ray, an engineer, said he opposed the 900-megawatt power plant, proposed for Oakville, but then said he had pre- viously worked for TransCanada and believed Oakvilles efforts to prevent the power plant would ultimately fail. The problem is we cannot stop it, said Ray. Believe me under the national rules that power plant is going to be there. These statements did not sit well with the audi- ence, many of whom booed Ray who continued to say stopping the power plant is impossible because of the governments improper environmental regulations. Later in the meeting Ray seemed to distance him- self from these statements calling on residents to support the residents association Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA) and for the fight against the power plant to continue. Ray said this experience had a considerable impact on him. The Halton Regional Police Service has become one of the first police services in Canada to allow residents to report certain crimes online. Police announced last week that now, rather than having to attend a Halton district police sta- tion or call the police non-emer- gency line of 905-825-4777, resi- dents can use a new online police reporting system to report lost property, theft of property valued at less than $5,000, theft from a vehicle and damage or vandalism to their home or vehicle. To use the system the offence must have occurred within Halton, there must be no known suspects and it must not be a crime in progress. To report a crime in progress the public is advised to call 9-1-1. People today lead incredibly busy lives, and this is one way we can help them get back to their day as quickly as possible after their vehicle has been broken into or their property has been lost, stolen or vandalized, said Halton Police Chief Gary Crowell. It also is a tremendous con- venience for people who may live Crimes can be reported online in Halton Discouraged Ray no longer campaigning for mayor See Police page 5 See Ray page 12 Raymond Ray HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905) 842-0725 www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.brantfl orist.com/ob 905.639.7001547 Trafalgar Rd.905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 www.carstaroakville.com