The Oakville Beaver www.oakvillebeaver.com 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 73 FATHER AND SON: Halton Regional Police Chief Gary Crowell (left) was all smiles during his swearing-in ceremony Monday, especially after receiving his Chief's Badge from son Mark, a detective constable with Waterloo Regional Police. Chief Crowell gave Mark his badge when he was sworn in five years ago. Hail to the new chief By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The swearing-in of a new police chief is so full of formal pomp and ceremony it might be easy to lose sight of the person behind the badge. At Monday's transfer of command of Halton Regional Police to Chief Gary Crowell, however, the human element was as obvious as all the gold braids, bagpipes and military precision. A case in point involved the presentation of the Chief's Badge by Crowell's son Mark, a detective constable with Waterloo Regional Police a reciprocal gesture, since Mark received his badge from his father when he was sworn in as 2006 Jeep COMMANDER THE LOCKWOOD REWARDS CARD INCLUDED WITH EVERY PURCHASE CERTIFIED Oakville's 2000 -2006 Five Star Certified Dealership 175 WYECROFT ROAD, OAKVILLE 905.845.6653 (between Kerr & Dorval) Wyecroft Rd. Speers Rd. Kerr St. FINANCING PROVIDED BY Dorval Drive Trafalgar Rd. Oakville's best Real Estate section inside! Oakville Waterfront Festival `Using Communication to Build Better Communities' 5 une 23, 24, 2 J 1/2 Price Appetizers on the Patio! 4-6pm & 9pm-close AMC Theatres (QEW & Winston Churchill) 4 PAGES OF FESTIVAL INFORMATION INSIDE! WEDNESDAY EDITION · JUNE 21, 2006 905-829-3233 80 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) New bylaw would make cutting trees expensive Costs start at $250 for a permit By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF KEVIN HILL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER a police officer five years ago. "It was very emotional," said Crowell after the ceremony concluded. The human factor also got its due when guest speakers like Regional Chair Joyce Savoline stressed not only Crowell's track record of leadership, but also his many other qualities from his decisiveness to political acumen that will serve him well in his new role. "It's such a special day today," said Savoline, who made a point of mentioning Crowell's "special love" for his community. The ceremony, held in the Halton Regional Council Trees are green -- any which way you look at them. Trees clean and cool the air and are valuable to the environment. Trees will bring you, or cost you, extra cash when buying or selling a home. And if you have trees on your property that you want to cut down, it could cost you $250 cash for a permit, more for an Living...............................15 arborist's report, replaceBusiness...........................19 ment trees, posting notices Automotive ....................25 -- or you may find that the Artscene..........................30 Town of Oakville won't let Sports..............................38 you cut them at all. Classified ........................42 Under a proposed new draft Town of Oakville priPartial Delivery: vate tree bylaw that's going Dai Ichi Sushi, out for public consultation Rona, Home Hardware, this summer, doing anyParty Packagers, thing to a tree larger than Stoney Creek Furniture, 30 cm in diameter would Bouclair, always trigger the need for The Bay, a permit. Black's Photo. However, permit fees JYSK Bed and Bath, would be waived to remove Ethan Allen dead or dying trees -- DELIVERY though it would require a For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., property owner to submit a Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. report from a certified For new subscriptions, call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com arborist verifying the tree's ill-health. SYLC A permit wouldn't be Inside (Support Your Local Carrier) See Chief's page 9 See Private page 5 2007 Dodge CALIBER TEST DRIVE YOURS TODA Y QEW Buy, Sell, Trade www.beatgoeson.com