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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 26 THE OAKVILLE Mom's Healthy Secrets on TV ARTSCENE New Free Class Helps Beginning Investors Profit From Investing In Nice Homes www.CanadianRealEstateTraining.com Courtesy of Nick Karadza, Sales Representative Keller Williams Our Town Realty "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008 56 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Heat wave Mayor earning $100,000 By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Inside Opinion..............................................6 Worship.............................................8 Artscene...........................................38 Sports...............................................44 Real Estate.......................................46 Classified ........................................50 Full Delivery: Petcetera, Canadian Tire, Food Basics, Leon's, Superstore, Longo's, Zellers, Gold Book Partial Delivery:: M&Ms, Dominion, Covers, Linens N Things, Price Chopper, Sobeys, Food Basics, Hakim Optical, Home Hardware, Pharma Plus, Fortinos, 2-4-1 Pizza, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shop & Save, Michael's, Future Shop, The Brick, The Barn, Toys R Us, 2001 Audio Video, Bass Pro Shops, Best Buy Oakville's mayor cracked the $100,000 mark when it came to pay cheques last year, while most Town of Oakville councillors took home just over $50,000. Anyone interested in running for public office should keep in mind that the public gets to know exactly what you make. The salaries of Oakville's mayor and councillors became public knowledge during a meeting of the Town's Administrative Services Committee on Tuesday at which the committee voted to receive council's annual remuneration and expenses statement. For 2007 Oakville Mayor Rob Burton received a salary and benefits DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvil ebeaver.com See Lots page 2 Carr earns $175,000 A little more than $1.2 million was spent on Halton regional council members' salaries, benefits and expenses last year. The figure was recently presented to the Region's Administration and Finance Committee. A staff report on the topic showed that Regional Chair Gary Carr was the top earner on council, with $175,500 in wages and benefits. Councillors' salaries and benefits ranged from $41,600 to $45,500. Almost $30,000 was spent on send SYLC (Support Your Local Carrier) OAKVILLE DODGE CHRYSLER State-Of-The-Art Dealership Drive Through Service Wireless Internet Access New & Pre-Owned Vehicles Available NOW OPEN LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER See Committee page 2 HOT CAREER CHOICE: The Professional Engineers of Ontario, Oakville Chapter held an information night at Abbey Park High School Wednesday. Ryan Marciniak and Steve Fotheringham, McMaster University students in the engineering program, spoke to those attending about McMaster's program.They added spark to their presentation with a demonstration of McMaster's solar car, wind turbines and here, Fotheringham gives a solar fire demonstration. 270 Oak Park Blvd., Oakville (Trafalgar & Dundas) 905.845.4211 · Sales@oakvilledodge.com Oakville's largest selection of Natural Limestone and Hardwood · Custom Quality Workmanship 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TILE INSTALLATION LARGEST SELECTION OF WOOD FLOORING OVER 500 SAMPLES ON DISPLAY GRANITE COUNTERTOPS BUY DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER LARGE SELECTION OF NATURAL LIMESTONE & PORCELAIN TILE Monday to Friday 7:30am-6:00pm · Saturday 7:30am-5:00pm · Closed Sunday 243 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE · 905.338.1288