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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 18, 2016 | 8 K a r a s t a n A r e a R u g s · M i r a g e H a r d w o o d Peerless Carpeting · Buyers Edge Guarantee · 200 Store Buying Power Town gets new ward, two councillors by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Persian ServiciNg tHe OaKville cOmmuNity fOr Over 20 yearS! DIAMOND BeSt Quality. BeSt Service. BeSt PriceS! THIS WEEK'S SUPER DEAL! 1/2 Price any carpet Style $ · Berber · Twist /sq.ft. · Plush · Shag · Textured Berber Installed with Underpad 1500 sq.ft. limit 2.99 AREA $ RUGS M i r a g e H a rd w o o d 5' X 8' StARtinG At 99 opeN SuNDAYS SuperStore Following locations only: 228 KiNg St. e. Hamilton 905-546-1921 · P e r s i a n R u g s trafalgar village, (across from Oakville Go Station) Oakville 905.849.4472 · K a r a s t a n C a r p e t i n g The Town of Oakville is getting one more ward and two more councillors. Town council voted during Monday night's (Nov. 14) council meeting to pass a bylaw that will increase the number of wards from six to seven. The bylaw also authorizes the election of one new councillor and one new regional councillor to serve this seventh ward moving the total number of councillors from 13 to 15. None of these changes will come into effect until the 2018 municipal election. In May 2015, Town staff were directed to revisit the ward boundaries to address the current inequities in representation within Oakville. The new Ward 7 would be made up of neighbourhoods north of Dundas Street with Burlington as the boundary to the west, and Eighth Line as the boundary to the east. "I've been fortunate enough during my brief time on council to have a few conversations with residents and they are awestruck over what our responsibilities are and how we manage those on a day-to-day basis," said Ward 1 Councillor Sean O'Meara. "Everybody recognizes the growth of the region and the town and understands those dimensions. I am very happy to support this. I think it is the right thing to do, to support all of our residents better and give them the service they are rightly asking for." We need to be appreciative and thankful for the neighbourly, cooperative and collaborative relationship we enjoy across the Region of Halton without which this would not have happened. This required the co-operation of at least three municipalities and I want to note, in the end, all four municipalities supported it. Mayor Rob Burton Oakville Don't let the pain of shingles slow you down. Protect yourself with the free shingles vaccine. If you're between 65 and 70 years old (or turn 71 in 2016* ), you can protect yourself with a free vaccine, saving you approximately $170. Visit ontario.ca/shingles today. *Individuals born in 1945 are eligible to get vaccinated until December 31, 2016. Rugs · Peerless Carpeting · 200 Store Buying Power As increased representation on Regional council required the approval of at least three of Halton's four municipalities, Oakville Mayor Rob Burton included them in expressing his gratitude to those who made that moment possible. "We need to be appreciative and thankful for the neighbourly, co-operative and collaborative relationship we enjoy across the Region of Halton without which this would not have happened," said Burton. "This required the co-operation of at least three municipalities and I want to note, in the end, all four municipalities supported it. So, there is a wonderful spirit of co-operation and feeling that we are all in it together across the Region of Halton that can't help but be good for the future for all our residents." Paid for by the Government of Ontario