OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 46 No. 109 Busy month ahead for candidates By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The writ has dropped and Oakville's politicians and political hopefuls are off and running. The official start of this year's provincial election campaign season, which was announced Monday, means local residents can expect to start seeing small forests of campaign signs on every street corner and friendly visits from strangers begging to be placed in positions of power. For existing politicians it's a time to trumpet the great achievements they've made over the last four years, while Inside Living ..................................17 Automotive..........................20 Artscene...............................25 Sports...................................30 Classified ............................33 Full Delivery: The Bay, Rona, Mark's Work Warehouse, Sheridan Nurseries Partial Delivery: Sport Chek, Sport Mart, Northern Reflections, David Papple, Miracle Bathroom, Anderson Carpet, Natural Factors, National Bank, Topper's Pizza, Golf Town, Abbott Labs, Home Depot, Staples, Ethan Allen, Sears ADD Optimize Performance · Attention span is short · Difficulty organizing & completing work · also helpful for Asperger's Neurofeedback and learning strategies can provide a lasting improvement. DORVAL DRIVE Co-author with Pediatrician William Sears of The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, 905-803-8066 www.addcentre.com WYECROFT SPEERS RD. New Approaches to Parenting Your Child. KERR ST. TRAFALGAR www.oakvillebeaver.com DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your mortgage rate 3-4 months before your current term ends. No Broker Fees on Mortgages. 3 YRS 5.70% 5 YRS 5.74% 5 YEAR Variable Rate Mortgage Ontario Cup for Hurricane SPORTS -0.95% PRIME PAUL FOLEY MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2007 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Tory comes out swinging By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF aspiring politicians point out that those achievements weren't so great and that they could do much better if elected. For Oakville Liberal MPP Kevin Flynn it is a time to start knocking on doors. "I'm excited. It really is an exciting time for people in Oakville and in Ontario. I think it's been an exciting four years and people are going to have some very clear choices to make on Oct. 10," said Flynn. "The campaign is going really, really well. We had the campaign opening the other night, which was really well attended, had the place RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER See Candidates page 3 TORY VISIT: Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory listens as Oakville Conservative Candidate Rick Byers speaks at the podium during a luncheon at the Oakville Conference Centre Tuesday. While the provincial elections campaign season may only be a few days old, the mud is already flying. Progressive Conservative Leader, John Tory pulled no punches during his first official campaign speech, held at the Oakville Conference Centre yesterday, blasting the Dalton McGuinty Liberal government over a laundry list of promises, Tory says, the premier failed to keep to the people of Ontario. "Exactly four years ago today Dalton McGuinty signed the Canadian Taxpayers Federation promise not to raise taxes, in fact I brought it with me because the CTF gave it to me this morning," said Tory producing a large framed document. "This is the original signed pledge in Mr. McGuinty's own handwriting where he pledged not to raise taxes. This was a promise he was very quick to make, but failed to keep." Tory noted that McGuinty would continue to make this pledge even two weeks before his introduction of the Ontario Health Premium, something Tory calls `the largest tax increase in Ontario's history.' "It's impossible to conclude that Dalton McGuinty didn't know what he was going to do when he said on Global Television, `we are not going to raise your taxes,'" said Tory. See Tory page 4 Centre THE BIG 2007 COUNTDOWN IS ON! Director: Lynda M. Thompson, Ph.D., 175 Wyecroft Rd., Oakville Between Kerr & Dorval 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com QEW