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TM MAINTENANCE · TIRES · BRAKES OIL & FILTER · BATTERIES · ALIGNMENT Life is better in the Quick Lane.TM oak-land.com 905-844-3273 SELLING YOUR JEWELLERY? LONDON GOLD Fine Jewellery Co. Ltd. SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Trinity sweep Sports WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2012 905.337.0051 68 pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 64 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" Fundraising 80 per cent complete for hospital By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The new Oakville hospital's $60-million fundraising goal to equip the facility has reached 80 per cent of its target, announced the Oakville Hospital Foundation (OHF) Monday. The news came during a ceremony at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Heritage Centre before approximately 200 guests, all of whom contributed to the $48 million raised to date. "I still remember the foundation board meeting -- I've forgotten how many years ago it was -- when this John Oliver audacious goal of $60 million was put in front of them and the jaws dropping and exclamations of doubt around the table," said John Oliver, president and CEO of Halton Healthcare Services (HHS). "I think tonight is going to be living proof of just how a group of great, determined, skilled people can make miracles happen." Oliver said HHS has been working on developing the new hospital for about 10 years and now it is finally becoming a physical reality. "It's no longer a concept. Right now, the property is a full-fledged construction site with five and a half See New page 7 eric riehl / oakville beaver / @halton_photog EMERGENCY landing: Oakville firefighters at the scene of an emergency small aircraft landing in northwest Oakville. The pilot walked away without injury after the small-prop plane's engine failed. Pilot walks away without injuries A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field Saturday morning, after experiencing engine failure. At approximately 9:19 a.m., Halton Regional Police received a call that a plane landed in a field located in the area of Dundas Street West and Colonel William Parkway in west Oakville. The plane's engine had failed, forcing its pilot to land in the field. Two cyclists were biking past the field, when they watched the plane go down. They immediately called 9-1-1. The plane was described as a small prop plane. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft and he was not injured. The cause of the engine failure is unknown. There was some damage to the front of the aircraft. Nav Canada, Canada's civil air navigation service, was contacted, but there will be no further investigation. Halton police are not conducting an investigation. MacLachlan College Oakville's only IB World School, proudly offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Pre-school to grade 12 · Call to inquire about applying for Sept. 2012 www.maclachlan.ca · 905-844-0372 · 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville 203-627 Lyons Lane Oakville Other Locations: Burlington · Hwy. 5 · Mississauga · Waterdown · Welland 905.339.1397 www.senseofhearing.ca