Spotlight Just another day at the office Premier writes on ice storm response Page 7 www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. www.carstaroakville.com t k ill Collision & Glass Service dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, January 16, 2014 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun -2° -8° 1° -4° -4° -7° -3° -9° Oakville Chamber hosts Economic Outlook breakfast The Oakville Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual RBC Economic Outlook Breakfast Thursday, Jan. 30. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Oakville Centre, 590 Argus Rd. It will feature RBC Senior VicePresident and Chief Economist Craig Wright sharing his economic insights and forecasts. C.D. Howe Institute's Vice-President of Research Finn Poschmann will provide special focus on Canada's housing market. A moderated question-and-answer period will follow. "We are thrilled to be hosting these two experts," said Orla Johnston, chamber chair. "Our members are very interested in what the economic forecast is and especially in our local housing market." Tickets cost $25 for members, $35 for non-members, and are available at www.oakvillechamber.com or carina@oakvillechamber.com. Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m. with keynote speech at 8 a.m. Resident tackles windrow issue with the Town by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Genesee Drive resident Bob Shaw wants the municipality to improve its windrow removal program. | photo by Nikki Wesley Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) As residents enjoy a brief break from the snow, an Oakville senior is calling on the Town of Oakville to improve its windrow removal. Genesee Drive resident Bob Shaw, 71, signed up Where young minds become ignited and adolescents set foot on the path to becoming the decision makers of the future. MacLachlan College for the program a few years ago as removing the windrow (heavy snow left at the foot of the driveway by a snowplow) became too dif cult. The service is available to seniors and those with disabilities. Registration is closed for this season. "I am halfway to my 72nd birthday and although I am in excellent health, it is back-breaking work to remove the windrow." Shaw paid $96 for the Town's windrow removal service this year, so a plow is dispatched to remove the snow barriers at his home, but the senior takes issue with the cost and timeliness of the service. The fee, he said has gone up -- he paid $70 just a few years ago. see Windrow on p.4