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NEWS E v e n t t o f o c u s o n f i r e w o r k s d i s p l a y l C ontinued from page 8 cally, not because I want to spend $90,000, but because I think the citizens of Oak­ ville vote with their feet and their attendance at these events," said Ward 5 Coun. Jeff Knoll. "The kids of Oakville want this fireworks exhibi­ tion. They want to cele­ brate Canada Day and fam­ ilies want to do this togeth­ er." He characterized the event as being thrust on the town this year and not­ ed moving forward some kind of long-term strategy would need to be developed concerning how and where this event would be held in the future. Not everyone was eager for the town to take on the Canada Day event. Ward 2 Coun. Cathy Duddeck voiced concerns the town was rushing into the situation and spending large amounts of money before arriving at an un­ derstanding of how these events will be dealt with going forward. "I would rather see something in the north if there is an opportunity that way or something sim­ ilar to what my colleague (Ward 2 Coun. Ray Chis­ holm) has referenced sev­ eral times - having a desig­ nated area that is for spe­ cial events," said Duddeck. "I don't see hosting it down there yet again, feel­ ing we are under a dead­ line. We have already got our staff stretched to the limit in terms of various other special events." Chisholm voiced con­ cerns about the amount of money coming out of the tax stabilization fund not­ ing that in addition to the $90,000 for the Canada Day event, $500,000 will be tak­ en out to offset rising mini­ mum wage costs while an­ other $90,000 was be re­ moved to pay for the Rog­ ers Hometown Hockey event. Ward 4 Coun. Allan El­ gar suggested some kind of family friendly Canada Day event be held in the af- ternoon. Burton disputed the idea the evening fireworks display wouldn't be family friendly. "I have attended this ev­ ery year and it is parents and their children that come in the thousands and thousands," he said. "So let's not let the idea take root that children aren't there for the fire­ works. It is for the chil­ dren." Ultimately the majority of council voted to hold the event with Duddeck, Elgar, Chisholm and Ward 4 Coun. Roger Lapworth vot­ ing against it. Of the $90,200 requested by town staff for the event, $13,000 would be spent on event support, $7,500 would be spent on advertis­ ing, $34,200 would be spent on logistics (road closures, transit, permits, equip­ ment, fire safety, etc.) and $35,500 spent on fireworks. Burton said town staff is looking at additional op­ tions for the Canada Day festival after 2018. AMANDA • EUROTOP $ SINGLE MATTRESSReg. $400 DOUBLE MATTRESS..........$239 QUEEN MATTRESS.............$279 KING MATTRESS.................$399 CUSTOM SIZE AVAILABLE TRANQUILITY • EURO TOP $229 SINGLE MATTRESS DOUBLE MATTRESS..................$289 QUEEN MATTRESS....................$369 KING MATTRESS.........................$499 ASHLEY • EURO TOP $ SINGLE MATTRESS Reg.$700 DOUBLE MATTRESS..................$399 QUEEN MATTRESS....................$469 KING MATTRESS.........................$599 ESPRESSO • MATTRESS IN A $ QUEENMATTRESS Reg. $650 TWIN MATTRESS.........................$299 TWIN XL MATTRESS...................$319 KING MATTRESS.........................$549 A Sleep Fa cto ry ] E w w w . s l e e p f a c t o r y . c o m ^ l 8 MILTON 238 Main Street, East • 905.878.4606 MISSISSAUGA 2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd • 905.542.0481 HOURS: Monday - Wednesday 10am - 6pm • Thursday - Friday 10am - 8pm • Saturday 9am - 6pm • Sunday 11am - 5pm Since 1999 ON SALE NOW BRONTE & DUNDAS. OAKVILLE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED Made for SeniorsiWiCAJK^we^..com Ivica Jukica SALES REPRESENTATIVE 9 0 5 . 5 9 2 . 7 1 1 2 TRUSTED IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1999 Prcv&VL D F /M A Y ESCARPMENT / I R EALTY INC., BRO KER AG E Over 2 0 0 convenient frozen meals, soups, and desserts delivered directly to your home. Simple. Free delivery.* No obligation. R e q u e st y o u r FREE Menu 1-855-494-0003 H e a rtT o H o m e M e a ls.ca H E A R T T O H O M E M E A L S DELICIOUS MEALS MADE FOR SENIORS™ *some conditions may apply. Not Intended to solicit persons or properties currently under contract. C o n v e n ie n t a n d re a d y . fa s a c h WINDOWS & DOORS SHUTTERS & BLINDS S H U T T E R S FMM byshadeOmatic ^ v in y lb ilt B I L T B E T T E R fasada.ca 905.827.3331 co | O akville Beaver | Thursday, M arch 8, 2018 insidehalton.com Made for Seniors iWiCAJK^we^. Ivica Jukica DF/M A Y ESCARPMENT Over 200 convenient frozen meals, soups, and desserts delivered directly to your home. Request your FREE Menu HeartToHomeMeals.ca HEARTTO HOME MEALS Convenient and ready. fasach vinylbilt fasada.ca 905.827.3331