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H e id e e k e r In t e r io r s Euroetyfa Fum itura 4 A c c e s s o r y Tis the Season for tree lightings! SECTION C Drum band a new twist on heavy metal ARTSCENE (SfOWBLOWHl REPAIRS SPARJi Pick up & delivery 570 CURRENT POWER MACHINERY INC. 1 6 6 1 L i k « h o n ' R d . W . M is u \ v h k ) .i ( \ l l i i p toptitv ol j; B 3 ) A 3 1 1 V M M m w Ra.Ml n <L o k tm l i * 0 ` ` ** * · 1 2575 Dundas Si W Mississauga 905-828-6570 www.heideckerinteriors.com www.o6ikvillebeaver.com V I L L E B E A V E R OST A Metroland Publication Vol. 41 No. 143 AWARDED C O M M U N ITY NEWSPAPER 52 Pages $1.00 (plus G ST ) "U S I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O N T O B U I L D B E T T E R C O M M U N I T I E S ' WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2004 Help us make Christmas wishes brighter The Metroland West Bright Wishes Fund, a new joint initiative between the family of publications that includes the Oakville Beaver , kicks off today in an effort to make Christmas a happier time for those in need. This will be accomplished by sup porting three worthwhile area agencies - The Salvation Army Oakville Community Church Jingle Bell Fund, Halton W omen's Place and the Burlington-based Miriam Child Family Support Group. The way our readers can help is by visiting the Beaver offices at 467 Speers Rd. and dropping off canned goods and financial donations as well as new. unwrapped gifts for children, teens and women under the lobby Christmas tree. The effort runs until Dec. 15. Suggested gifts include bath items, toiletries, cosmetics, CDs. gift certifi cates. sports items and unworn clothing for teens. In addition to the Oak\ille Beaver , Metroland West includes Formula Media Group, West o f the City. Metroland West Printing Group. City Parent and Forever Young. According to Oakville Beaver Advertising Director Kelly Montague, the Bright Wishes Fund came about this year as a way for the growing division to better support the community in which it does business by expanding the potential for giving both externally and internally. For example, every department will host some kind of fundraising activity, be it City Parent's Kids Auction or Advertising's pot luck lunch. "I'm thrilled that all our staff is so supportive of the community in which we work," said Oakville Beaver pub lisher Ian Oliver. (S e e `D o n a tio n s ' p a g e A 7 ) S h a r k e y 's a t th e O M B W itn e s s d e fe n d s T o w n 's o p p o s itio n to D a n ie ls ' h ig h ris e p la n By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A D anie ls O a k v ille C o rp o ra tio n proposal to build a 14-storey condo on the site o f S h a r k e y 's Dockside C a fe has split planning, pu b lic and political opinion in O a k v ille -- and that co u ld n 't be m ore clear than at the O n ta rio M u n ic ip a l B o a rd ( O M B ) . Popeye's coming to town? Popeye look-alike Denne K ornechu (above), a 75-yearold tra n s p o rt tru c k d riv e r from St. C atharines was a hit w ith the fans of the Oakville S a n ta C lau s P a ra d e on S aturday, as was S anta Claus, who greeted p arad e w atchers at the end. A m ong the m any spectators happy to see both Popeye and S anta was fouryear-old red-nosed C aitlyn Kovaicik. This week witnesses for the Town of Oakville defended the Town's refusal to allow the condo. Today, Oakville lawyer Blair Taylor is expected to kick off the case for four residents' groups, which are also participating in the hearing and have raised substantial funds to fight the Daniels' pro posal. Those groups A rtist's ren d erin g D aniels' include the Oakville- S harkey's proposal. Lakeside Residents' Association, Trafalgar-Chartwell Residents' Group Incorporated, the West River Residents' Association and West Harbour Residents' Association. Bob Doumani, representing the Town said he expects clos ing statements will be made next Monday. This past Monday, urban design expert and architect Alex Temporale withstood a day of grueling cross examination by Daniels' lawyer Lyn Townsend Renaud. refusing to backtrack on his professional opinion that the 14-storey condo wouldn't be a good fit for the site or the downtown. Temporale testified four storeys is high enough, but six, as the Town recommended, while "least preferable" could be acceptable. In fact, Friday when he first took the witness stand, Temporale outlined why townhouses or stacked townhouses would be the best fit and drew the ire of hearing office Susan Rogers, who complained she didn't even have a townhouse option before her. B y M o n d a y ' s e n d . T o w n s e n d R e n a u d w h o , e a r lie r th a t d a y (S e e 'T o w n ' p a g e A 5 ) ________________ INSIDE Editorials A6 Focus....................... B1 Us the Season.......... Cl Artscene................... C5 Business.................... B6 Sports....................... D1 Classified................... 04 huifailDigvtr): Sport Chek. Sport M art, Best Buy, Staples Business, M ark's Work Warehouse. Partial IMiu-rv Dot Patio, The Bay. Mississauga Boaster, A rctic Spas, On Site M agaarv, Josephine llenriques. Rona Cashuuy. Coast Mountain, E ntsdare, tittle Caesars, H arm O utfitters, I'u rty Packagers, P tcpiesjeuvtfers, Sm itty's , Toppers P izu . Boudair. English Butler. Blade Photo, S tar Choice, Henry's Camera Police Sgt. receives posthumous award By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Halton Regional Police SewAce fHRPS) Sgt. Ray Hendry passed away in July, yet his presence was felt strong as ever at Thursday's Police Services Board meet ing. It was there that Sgt. Hendry - the HRPS' firstever Com m unity Policing Co-ordinator - posthumous ly received an Ontario Crime Commission o f Fxrpllpnrp for Fighting Crime. On hand to receive the honour was Sgt. Hendry's wife Diane, a HRPS sergeant and the ser vice's first Diversity Officer. "I'm just so proud of Ray," she said following the em otional ceremony. " I know he'd want this dedicat ed to the community he served." Since 1997, the O*»«fio GriniL Conuu! Commission has been the sponsor of the Award o f Excellence For Fighting Crime, given annu ally to those who have made outstanding contributions to crime control and communi ty safety. Sgt. Hendry was recom mended for the award by Milton Town councillor Jan Photos by Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver Halton Regional Police Sgt. Ray Hendry Mowbray, but it was Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh, who presented the award, reading extensively from the nomi nation form that outlined why the officer was amply deserving of recognition. Chudleigh - who lost his daughter to cancer around the same time as Sgt. Hendry died - was visibly moved as he spoke and eventually could not continue. It was then that Police Chief Ean Algar stepped in and finished for him. "Sgt. Ray Hendry epito mizes the spirit of leadership and personal commitment in the area of community polic ing." wrote Mowbray, who (S e e 'H e n d ry ' p a g e A 3) F o rh o m ed e liv e ryAc u sto m e rier\icec a ll (9 0 5 1 S 4 5 -V 7 4 2M o n .T u e s.. AJ h u rs. V a*i -6 p .m .. W n i AF ri. 9am . ·K p .m .o rS a tu rd a y1 0am . -4p .m . 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