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The Oakville Beaver N O R T H A M E R I C A ' S M O S T A W A R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R w w w .o a k v ille b e a v e r.c o m Find out what's going on Downtown This Week! FEATURE INSIDE A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 32 Wrinkle m m B FRIDAY MARCH 1 7 ,2 0 0 6 S S "U S IN G C O M M U N IC A T IO N TO B U IL D B E T T E R C O M M U N IT IE S " 40 Pages $1.00 BUSTED N Camouflage Bandit suspect arrested A 41-year-old Mississauga man -- suspected of being the so-called Camouflage Bandit -- has been arrested and faces dozens of charges following a three-month spree of bank robberies in southern Ontario, including two in Oakville. Peel Regional Police made the arrest Tuesday at around 9:30 p.m. at a home in Malton after iden tifying and matching fin gerprints the suspect left behind at a heist at a Mississauga bank oyer the weekend. In most of the robberies the suspect told tellers he had a weapon, although none was ever seen. There were no injuries. The num ber of rob beries sparked the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) to issue a $10,000 reward for infor mation leading to an arrest and conviction. Halton police are satis fied an arrest has been made and are particularly relieved no one got hurt during the heists. "Thankfully none of the incidents (resulted in) any violence whatsoever," said Halton Regional Police Sgt. Jeff Corey, noting the arrest will hopefully put bank tellers more at ease. He commended Peel See Fingerprint page 7 Inside Worship....................................13 .................... 24 Artscene...; Sports........................................ 27 Classified...................................32 Full Delivery: Superstore, Food Basics, Dell, Smart Source Partial Delivery: Office Depot, Ashley Furniture, Phannassist, Heaven Sent, price Chopper, Ho-Lee-Chow Restaurant, Loblaws, Longo' s, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortino' s, Pacific Carpet, MDG, Canadian Tire, Home Depot, The Bam, Dominion, Future Shop, Best Buy, ToysR Us, Michaels, Sears, Zellers, Shopper' s Drug Mart, Rogers Plus, Popeye' s The Source by Circuit City LI ESA KORTMANN I OAKVILLE BEAVER YOUNG AT HEART: sary, today, St. Patrick's Day. Lorraine and Harold Hall, she's 91 and he's 90 years old, share a kiss in celebration of their 70th wedding anniver Married on St Patrick' s Day -- 70 years ago "My father gave us free tickets to a dance," remembered Lorraine. "We had a good time." TV vo years later they were married. "I had to work there just to get her," joked It's hard to believe Harold and Lorraine Hall "We chose Harold, who had started working at the bakery have been married for 70 years - they don't St. Patrick's Day as a summer job. even look their age. so we wouldn't TV vo years after they, got married, the couple They are living proof that a long happy mar forget our moved to Long Branch where Harold volun riage keeps you looking young. Harold is 90 teered for the fire department from 1938 until and Lorraine is 91. Their memories are sharp anniversary." he was hired on staff in 1956. and their eyes sparkle with life. Harold Hall "My badge number was No. 1," said Harold, They were married on March 17, 1936, in who retired as district chief in 1976. Port Perry. "We chose St. Patrick's Day so we Harold and Lorraine owned and operated the first selfwouldn't forget our anniversary," joked Harold. serve grocery store, Selmore Groceries, in Long Branch for Neither one is Irish. He met Lorraine on the job. Harold worked for her 20 years. They bought the business about a year after it father, a baker, driving a truck making deliveries. See Couple page 4 OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Wilma Blokhuis (S upportY o u rL o c a l carrier) DELIVERY For lldme delivery &customerservice call (905) 845-9742 Mon, Tues., 4 Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., W ed. &Fri 9 a.m. -8 p.m. or Saturday 10a.m. - 4 p.m. For new subscriptions, call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com SY LC TA RG ETED FLYER D ELIVERY · BY POSTAL AREA · BY DEMOGRAPHICS 905-845-9742 d ext 273 i