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12 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 30, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Donations to save tree came from across the ocean Continued from page 9 and a benefit concert last year by Sarah Harmer were just some of the ways people contributed to the save-the-tree fund "I could go on for hours about all the people who need to be thanked," said Young. "We thank you and the tree thanks you." It was "far from easy," he added, and a lengthy process. While fundraising took 10 months, plans that would see the white oak fall victim to development were first proposed in January 2006, Elgar said. Last June, Regional Council approved a motion to allow a committee to raise the required $343,000 to re-route the road. The deadline to come up with the funding was December, 2006. By that date, fundraising efforts fell $75,000 short. That's when MPP Kevin Flynn approached Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Mayor Rob Burton and proposed the town, region and province split the final amount to celebrate both the tree and Oakville's 150th anniversary. Flynn's proposal went through. "They couldn't ignore the fact that we had raised that amount of money in six months," said Young, standing beneath the white oak after the ceremony. "This was obviously a cause people cared deeply about." Extra fundraising after the deadline date left the outstanding amount at $68,263.51 to be divided amongst the town, region and province, Elgar said. That meant in the end, each level of government had to ante up $22,754.50. Carr says the Bronte Road widening will happen in the next few years. "We have the money we need, the tree is saved, and we'll now proceed," he said. Some arborists have estimated the great white oak has a 90 per cent chance of survival with the new road built around it. "They'll certainly do everything they can to make sure it survives," said Elgar. 2FCÏ0CEGML?J -.3("$Ð.%Ð".-2314"3(.6 3$1, (-Ð -#Ð2$6$1Ð1$/+ "$,$-3 +.-&Ð3'$Ð04$$-Ð$+(9 !$3'Ð6 8Ð.-Ð3'$Ð-.13'Ð -#Ð2.43'Ð2$15("$Ð1. #2Ð %1., 2(-"+ (1Ð1. #Ð3.Ð$ 23Ð.%Ð 31 % +& 1Ð1. #Ð1$&(.- +Ð1. #Ð 3.6-Ð.%Ð. *5(++$ +SLGAGN?JGRWÏMDÏ&?JRML /4!+("Ð-.3("$ !1.-3$Ð1. #Ð1$&(.- +Ð1. #Ð /' 2$ÐÐ1$".-2314"3(.-Ð%1., 4//$1Ð,(##+$Ð1. #Ð1$&(.- +Ð1. #Ð 3.Ð3'$Ð-.13'Ð2$15("$Ð1. #Ð1$ +(&-$# 3.6-Ð.%Ð. *5(++$ .0-(#!2Ï$'*#Ï.0Ì" &?JRMLÏ0CEGMLÏGQÏASPPCLRJWÏSLBCPR?IGLEÏBCR?GJCBÏBCQGELÏDMPÏRFCÏNF?QCÏÏ PCAMLQRPSARGMLÏ?LBÏUGBCLGLEÏMDÏ PMLRCÏ0M?BÏ@CRUCCLÏ3NNCPÏ+GBBJCÏ0M?BÏ?LBÏ,MPRFÏ 1CPTGACÏ0M?BÏPC?JGELKCLRÏGLÏRFCÏ2MULÏMDÏ-?ITGJJC 0CEGML?JÏ!MSLAGJÏ?RÏ?ÏKCCRGLEÏMLÏ"CACK@CPÏÏÏ?BMNRCBÏ?ÏPCQMJSRGMLÏ CLBMPQGLEÏRFCÏi+MBGÍ ÏCBÏPMSLBÏRFCÏ2PCCÏ-NRGMLjÏDMPÏRFCÏNPMNMQCBÏUGBCLGLEÏMDÏ PMLRCÏ0M?BÏGLÏDPMLRÏMDÏ&?JRMLÏ0CEGML?JÏ!CLRPCÏ?LBÏBGPCARCBÏQR?DDÏRMÏNJ?ACÏRFGQÏ MNRGMLÏMLÏRFCÏNS@JGAÏPCAMPBÏDMPÏ?ÏÏB?WÏPCTGCUÏNCPGMB 2FCÏKMBGÍ ÏCBÏNJ?LÏF?QÏ@CCLÏAMKNJCRCBÏ?LBÏGQÏLMUÏ?T?GJ?@JCÏDMPÏTGCUGLEÏ?RÏRFCÏ DMJJMUGLEÏJMA?RGMLÏDPMKÏNPGJÏÏÏRMÏ+?WÏÏ !-,20!2Ï,3+ #0Ï 1!&#"3*#"Ï1202Ï"2#Ï 1!&#"3*#"Ï!-+.*#2'-,Ï"2#Ï !-,1203!2'-,Ï13.#04'1-0Ï Ï 51Ì!Ì .0'*Ï "#!#+ #0Ï *#-,0"Ï4#05#7 #62 ÏÏ Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï .J?LLGLEÏÏ.S@JGAÏ5MPIQÏ"CN?PRKCLR &?JRMLÏ0CEGML?JÏ!CLRPC Ï PMLRCÏ0M?B -?ITGJJCÏ-LR?PGM +MLB?WÏÌÏ$PGB?W Ï? K ÏÌÏÏN K -.3("$Ð.%Ð".-2314"3(.6(#$-(-&Ð.% #.15 +Ð#1(5$Ð1$&(.- +Ð1. #Ð Ð%1.,Ð68$"1.%3Ð1. #Ð3.Ð3'$ -.13'Ð2$15("$Ð1. #*$11Ð231$$3 3.6-Ð.%Ð. *5(++$ 2MÏPCOSCQRÏDSPRFCPÏGLDMPK?RGMLÏMPÏNPMTGBCÏAMKKCLRQÏNJC?QCÏAMLR?AR Ï Ï Ï Ï +P Ï(MQCNFÏ!FMGÏ. #LE +?L?ECPÏMDÏ"CQGELÏ1CPTGACQ ÌÌÏCVR Ï CK?GJÏ(MQCNF !FMGF?JRML A? .CRCPÏ+ Ï!PMAICRRÏ. Ï#LE !MKKGQQGMLCPÏMDÏ.J?LLGLEÏ?LBÏ.S@JGAÏ5MPIQ 6DÐV@MSÐSNÐGD@QÐEQNLÐXNT &?JRMLÏ0CEGML?JÏ!MSLAGJÏUMSJBÏJGICÏWMSPÏDCCB@?AIÏMLÏRFCÏBP?DRÏTGQGMLÏQR?RCKCLRÏ RFCKCQÏ?LBÏEM?JQÏUFGAFÏUGJJÏK?ICÏSNÏRFCÏÌÏ&?JRMLÏ0CEGMLÏ1RP?RCEGAÏ .J?L Ï2FCÏ1RP?RCEGAÏ.J?LÏUGJJÏPCÎ ÏCARÏ!MSLAGJhQÏTGQGMLÏ?LBÏNPGMPGRGCQÏDMPÏRFCÏLCVRÏDMSPÏ WC?PQ Ï*?QRÏUCCIÏDMSPÏAMKKSLGRWÏMNCLÏFMSQCQÏUCPCÏFCJBÏRMÏFC?PÏNS@JGAÏDCCB@?AI ÏÏ 5CÏ?PCÏ?JQMÏAMLRGLSGLEÏRMÏK?ICÏMSPÏMLJGLCÏAMLQSJR?RGMLÏDMPKÏ?T?GJ?@JCÏRMÏEGTCÏ PCQGBCLRQÏ?LÏMNNMPRSLGRWÏRMÏC?QGJWÏNPMTGBCÏGLNSR ÏÏ7MSPÏDCCB@?AIÏ?LBÏAMKKCLRQÏ UGJJÏ@CÏNPMTGBCBÏRMÏ0CEGML?JÏ!MSLAGJÏDMPÏRFCGPÏAMLQGBCP?RGMLÏ?QÏRFCWÏÍ ÏL?JGXCÏRFC 1RP?RCEGAÏ.J?LÏMTCPÏRFCÏAMKGLEÏKMLRFQ Ï2FCÏAMLQSJR?RGMLÏDMPKÏ?RÏ UUU F?JRML A?QRP?RNJ?LAMLQSJRÏUGJJÏ@CÏ?T?GJ?@JCÏSLRGJÏNPGJÏ BBGRGML?JÏGLDMPK?RGMLÏ?@MSRÏ&?JRMLÏ0CEGMLhQÏ1RP?RCEGAÏ.J?LÏA?LÏ@CÏDMSLBÏ?RÏÏ UUU F?JRML A?QRP?RCEGANJ?L Ï '@KSNMÐ1DFHNM@KÐ,DDSHMFÐ2BGDCTKD NPGJÏÏ -DÍ ÏACQÏAJMQCBÏDMPÏ%MMBÏ$PGB?W NPGJÏÏ Ï? K ÏÌÏ&C?JRFÏÏ1MAG?JÏ1CPTGACQÏ!MKKGRRCC NPGJÏÏ Ï? K ÏÌÏ.J?LLGLEÏÏ.S@JGAÏ5MPIQÏ!MKKGRRCC NPGJÏÏ ÏN K ÏÌÏBKGLGQRP?RGMLÏÏ$GL?LACÏ!MKKGRRCC !-,20!2Ï,3+ #0Ï 1!&#"3*#"Ï1202Ï"2#Ï 1!&#"3*#"Ï!-+.*#2'-,Ï"2#Ï !-,1203!2'-,Ï13.#04'1-0Ï Ï 0Ì Ì .0'*Ï 1#.2#+ #0Ï 0'!)Ï0,**' #62 ÏÏ %?PWÏ!?PP 0CEGML?JÏ!F?GP Ï PMLRCÏ0M?BÏ-?ITGJJCÏ-LR?PGMÏÏ*+Ï*ÏkÏ2CJÏÌÌÏkÏ2MJJÏ$PCCÏÌÌ&*2-,ÏkÏ227ÏÌÌÏkÏUUU F?JRML A?