Artscene Burloak Theatre takes the stage Eagles soar high at Bur Bear Sports www.insidehalton.com Erin Park Lexus NORMAN KARKADA 905.828.7727x.333 norman@erinparklexus.com Wednesdays 9am Preschool to Grade 8 www.GlenburnieSchool.com OPEN HOUSE Stay Connected! Wednesday, February 5, 2014 | 52 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat C E L E B R A T I N G B L A C K H I S T O R Y Transit, Town officials ink deal by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff -4° -11° -6° -12° -9° -13° -6° -14° A four-year collective agreement put forward by the Town and signed by the Oakville Transit union, Unifor Local 1256, will see employees receive a more than 9.5 per cent wage increase over the life of the contract. The agreement was reached tentatively on Friday and rati ed Sunday, see Oakville on p.7 Ballet Creole will be among the performances in the spotlight at the Black History Month kickoff celebrations tonight at Oakville Town Hall. For story, see p. 4.| photo courtesy Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH). Clouds lifting on economic outlook: experts photozone See photos of the re-opening of Bronte Creek Provincial Park by visiting www.insidehalton.com. by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff The future looks bright for Canada's economy, according to high-ranking Canadian economists. The sunny forecast was delivered at the Oakville Chamber of Commerce's RBC Economic Outlook Breakfast Thursday. Held at the Holiday Inn Oakville Centre, the event attracted more than 200 people to hear Craig Wright, Royal Bank of Canada senior vice-president and chief economist, along with C.D. Howe Institute Vice-President Finn Poschmann. Wright noted the spectres threatening global economies last year, like the Eurozone crisis, cooling of the Chinese economy and the U.S. ` scal cliff', have become less worrisome. The news was not all rosy though. "The big uncertainty is with respect to monetary policy. We've gone through this great experiment and have never seen monetary policy so accommodated by so many central banks for such a long period of time. Going forward, we are going to have see Canadians on p.3 SHUTTERS · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Hom ome om e Service Se · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High High g Quality Quality Quali ty ya at t Affordab Affordable able Pri Pric Prices c CALIFORNIA & PLANTATION ceramics porcelain travertine marble glass natural stone mosaics slate granite quartz FACTORY TILE DEPOT We shop the world so you don't have to! 1360 Speers Road (East of 3rd line) Oakville SHUTTERS ETC. 905.691.4455 www.shuttersetc.ca Authorized Eclipse Shutters Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE Open 7 days/wk! 905-465-1650 Follow us on www.factorytiledepot.ca book Call and esign d e e fr r u o y on consultati BACKSPLASH · BATHROOM · KITCHEN · FIREPLACE · FEATURE WALLS