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For coverage of the 29th annual Courage Polar Bear Dip, see Friday's edition of the Beaver and go online to oakvillebeaver.com www.insidehalton.com www. oakvillebeaver .com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, January 2, 2014 | 24 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun -12° -16° -13° -18° -2° -13° 1° -5° Lights are on but cleanup continues by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Despite its best efforts, Oakville Hydro says more than two dozen homes were in the dark for Christmas -- and while the lights should soon be on for everyone in town, the cleanup has just begun. Parks and trails remained closed throughout town as of Monday (Dec. 30). Oakville Hydro president Rob Lister said approximately 30 homes were without electricity Christmas morning in the wake of the ice storm that struck Dec. 21-22. The local utility succeeded in getting that number down to a dozen customers over the course of Christmas Day. By Monday, just three customers needed power reconnected. Lister said in these cases, damage had been done to private property, which customers had to get repaired by a certi ed contractor before Oakville Hydro see Town on p.3 Wayne Berger and his dog, Marty, pass downed tree branches and limbs lining a section of Kerr Street south of Speers as the storm cleanup continues in Oakville. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog. For all of your Keurig, Tassimo & loose leaf tea needs! IF EVERYONE COMPLIMENTS YOU ON THE COFFEE YOU SERVE... 4th Line (Between 4th Line and Dorval) Opposite Oakville Transit 355 Wyecroft Rd., Unit B, Oakville www w.personalserv vicecoffee.ca Wyecroft Rd Dorval 905-847-1800 ... IT'S PERSONAL QEW WEEKDAYS 8:00AM ­ 6:00PM SATURDAY 9:00AM ­ 5:00PM SUNDAY 10:00AM ­ 4:00PM