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The criteria will also be posted at the town‘s human resources department, so all new recruits are aware of the requirements, the chief said. More than 700 applicants vie fJor 21 firefighters‘ positions "The career day will provide an opportunity for all interested applicants to meet with fire offiâ€" cials and become acquainted with the criteria for becoming an Oakville firefighter," fire chief Wayne Gould said. On Jan. 25th, the town‘s budget committee approved staffing for the fire station, but town council must approve the committee‘s recâ€" ommendation on Feb. 25th. The $730,000 fire station and training facility is currently under construction on Postmaster Drive. The career day is the first stage of a recruitment drive for the hirâ€" ing of 21 firefighters for Fire Station No. 6 in Glen Abbey, slatâ€" ed to open in July. The Oakville fire department will invite more than 700 prospecâ€" tive firefighters to a career day tentatively scheduled for March 6th at Sheridan College. Company emergency crews, with backâ€"up from the Town of Oakville fire department, applied a foam blanket on the spill that prevented the escape of vapors which could have possibly ignited, he said. Lewis said refinery personnel discovered the alkylate had discharged from a storage tank to a "diked" container area built specifically to handle such leaks or tank ruptures. Officials at Oakville‘s Petro Canada refinery are trying to determine how thousands of litres of highâ€"octane "alkylate" leaked from a storage tank to a holding area within the refinery last Friday morning. "The actual cause is still under investigation," said company spokesperâ€" son Bill Lewis. "Certainly we‘re concerned (it happened). It‘s not something we would have like to have happened." Alkylate is a "highâ€"octane" substance produced at the refinery and used to manufacture gasoline. Fire crews were able to contain the spill and prevent a potentially dangerâ€" ous situation, Lewis said. No one was injured in the spill, which occurred during a company holiday for office staff. The spill was discovered by refinery personnel during a routine inspecâ€" tion of the tank area just north of the refinery, which is manned on an aroundâ€"theâ€"clock basis. Lewis said. Cause of refinery chemical spill being investigated by officials Gould said the town human bruary #ffuncral Bome A PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY Pakbiect following the death of a loved one. And we‘re available afterwards, too, to assist you in any way we can in coping with your grief. As we continue to serve the community of Oakville, we would like to take this opportunity to renew our commitment to providing comfort, understanding and professional service %or many years to come. It takes a special kind of professionalism to serve a community well, And it takes a special effort to do a good job so that people are willing to refer others to you. Thats why our services are not limited just to the funeral itself For example, we are available for preâ€" arrangement services so you can plan the details of a funeral in advance and eliminate some of the stress )9 "It is hoped the schedule will permit unqualified applicants to update their credentials in suffiâ€" cient time to permit them to parâ€" ticipate in the written examinaâ€" tion. We also believe that the notice of criteria and schedule will ensure that serious applicants receive serious consideration," Gould said. The career day will be followed in April by a written test. Successful candidates will then be required to participate in physical testing at York University. Applicants will be responsible for the cost of the testing â€" approxiâ€" mately $175. Final selection will take place some time in May. New recruits will begin training in July. 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Other offices will be in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Amsterdam. The company currently has offices in Oakville and Mill Valley, Calif. "Our corporate plan is to be part of the repositioning of Sri Lanka as an entrepot similar to Hong Kong and Singapore and as a trade and shipping hub linking the Middle East, Europe and Asia just as it was 100 years ago," said Walker. Video gear stolen from school Approximately $13,000 worth of video equipment was stolen during a weekend breakâ€"in at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. Halton Regional Police said someone pried open an exterior window to get inside the school sometime between Friday, Feb. 12th and Monday, Feb. 15th. Once inside t;e Margaret Drive Catholic high school, the thieves headed to the media arts area where they stole a cassette recorder, editing equipment and connectors. SIDEWALK SALE MADNESS NATURALIZER ontract won by local company (C ontinued from page FEB. 15â€"20 1)