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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 22 THE OAKVILLE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! Between Kerr & Dorval YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com Inspirational speed skater SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 Realty Executives First Ltd. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated 905 - 4 67- 4745 www.ltzylik.com Linda Tino-Zylik Broker 40 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Inside Artscene..............................................22 Worship...............................................27 Sports..................................................28 Real Estate..........................................33 Classified.............................................36 Full Delivery: Superstore, Longo's No Frills, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sears, Sleep Country, Partial Delivery: Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortino's, Zellers, Goemans, Future Shop, Buy Canada, Staples Business, Wal-Mart, Michael's of Canada, 2001 Audio, Henry's Camera, M&M Meats, Bad Boy Furniture, Rogers Wireless, Remington, Sears Real Estate, Wintex, Metro Canada, Portfolio of New Homes, The Eastern Japanese, Smart Source, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Guardian Drugs For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com See inside today's paper for special subscription offer. LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER IT'S A DEAL: Oakville MP Terence Young shakes hands with Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn during a joint federal-provincial government announcement of $30.5-M funding for a new multi-level parking facility at the Oakville GO Station. Big bucks promised for GO parking relief Federal and provincial governments team up to build $30.5-M parking facility By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF www.carstaroakville.com 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 · Full Mechanical Repairs · Emissions Testing & Repairs (Only at Wyecroft location) 547 Trafalgar Rd. 2212 Wyecroft Rd. * GO Train commuters may soon have an easier time finding a parking spot at the Oakville GO Station thanks to the federal and provincial levels of government, which are joining forces to fund a $30.5 million parking structure. Oakville's Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn and Conservative MP Terence Young made the announcement on Thursday from the appro- "This is long overdue. I took the GO Train for many years, and in the 90s I remember if you arrived here in the morning later than 10 minutes to 8 a.m. you would drive up and down and not be able to get a parking space, and then there would be a train of cars and they would all end up on the QEW." Oakville MP Terence Young priate setting of the Oakville GO Station, which at 10:30 a.m. was choked with cars filling every visible parking space. The Oakville GO Station currently has 2,813 parking spaces with GO Train officials noting it is on the verge of overcapacity. The addition of a new parking structure is expected to change that. "This is long overdue. I took the GO Train for many years, and in the 90s I remember if you arrived here in the morning later than 10 See New page 3 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