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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE 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. 43 Feds won't release Ortona Barracks By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Halton Region's effort to cut through bureaucratic red tape and bring emergency shelter to many needy residents has suffered a major setback courtesy of the Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay. Inside Living...........................................19 Automotive..................................29 Artscene.......................................37 Sports...........................................38 Classified.....................................43 Full Delivery: The Bay, Jenkins Agency, Rona, Sears, Mark's Work Warehouse Partial Delivery: Sports Mart, JYSK, Jameson Pool & Spa, TD Canada Trust, Live It Magazine, Travel Show, James Boyd, Burl Oak Screens, Living Lighting, Party Packagers, Stoney Creek Furniture, Toppers Pizza, Sheridan Nurseries, Sears, Staples, Henrys, Town Shoes, The Shoe Company OAKVILLE THE `09 COROLLAS ARE HERE starting from 905-842-8400 Optimize Performance (Adults and Children) · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's · also Psycho-educational testing ADD Centre Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. $ www.oakvillebeaver.com RE/MAX Aboutowne Celebrates Spring! SPECIAL SECTION 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your YRS mortgage rate 3-4 months YRS before your current term ends. Variable No Broker Fees on Rate Mortgage Mortgages. 3 5 5.49% 5.39% 1.00% PRIME PAUL FOLEY A.M.P. MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008 104 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) It's a three-peat! See Region page 5 The Beaver is top Ontario community newspaper third year in a row It's a three-peat. For the third year in a row, The Oakville Beaver has won the prestigious General Excellence Award in the top circulation Class (40,000 and over) in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association's (OCNA) Better Newspapers competition. It marks the first time a community newspaper has won the OCNA's top General Excellence category three years in a row, since the Mississauga News won the award four consecutive times from 1978-81. ILLUSTRATION BY STEVE NEASE / OAKVILLE BEAVER 14,565.00 The award was presented at the OCNA's annual awards night in Toronto on Saturday. Since the OCNA started keeping records in 1974, the Oakville Beaver has won the General Excellence Award seven times. In a close competition, The Beaver edged out two other Metroland Media community newspapers for the award -- The Mississauga News (second) and The Burlington Post (third). See Oakville page 3 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! www.lockwoodchrysler.com