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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 25° 13° 24° 15° 22° 14° 22° 12° Page 4 Mayor speaks to Chamber Page 8 United Ways to join together dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 www.insidehalton.com Stay Connected! Friday, June 3, 2016 | 28 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Woman nds acid in food after online dating sours by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff A F I X T U R E D O W N T O W N A 34-year-old Toronto man is facing multiple charges after an alleged attempt to poison an Oakville woman's food in May. Police said the man and woman met online and dated for some time. Of cers allege when the relationship soured, the woman's computer was illegally accessed and her property was damaged. Police report in mid-May, the woman said she discovered a strange substance in her food and contacted them. Police said testing on the substance revealed it to be an acid, which police believe was intended to harm the woman. The woman sought medical treatment and of cers said there have been no lasting effects. Police made an arrest in connection with this incident on May 12. Maty Charles Marten, 34, of Toronto has been charged with using a computer system to commit an see Tests on p.7 Oakville's Vandermeulen embodies spirit of the community by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville resident John Vandermeulen received a nice birthday surprise in downtown Oakville Wednesday as he walked through the downtown and saw balloons lining the sidewalks and posters in storefronts wishing him a Happy 90th Birthday. He is pictured above in Towne Square. | photo by Julia Le ­ Oakville Beaver You may not know his name, but you'd probably recognize him if you're a regular in downtown Oakville. For more than 20 years, John Vandermeulen has been a familiar face greeting passersby while on his daily walk to and from Lake Ontario. "He is the lovely gentleman, who walks He's just downtown every day a nice, helping out in any way good soul. he can; by picking up litter, chatting with store owners and being an allaround amazing part of Ellie Lewis store employee our downtown Oakville community," said Brittany Goettler, the marketing co-ordinator of Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA). The senior was described by Goettler as the heart see John on p.3 for 6-months Unlimited Classes! spring/summer special is $99 M O R N I N G S T A R 1410 SPEERS RD. #5, OAKVILLE TAEKWON-DO (just east of 3rd line) free uniform for the first 20 people (new members only). www.mstartkd.com 905-847-8955