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. 47 No. 16 By Melanie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Get ready New set of stripes for referee for the GreenCart A plan to implement Halton's new waste collection program has been given the preliminary thumbs up. A staff report on the topic was endorsed by the Region's planning and public works committee last week. It is expected to be approved by Regional Council today. Inside Opinion.............................6 Living................................9 Artscene..........................31 Sports..............................33 Classified.........................36 Full Delivery: The Bay, Rona, Dell Partial Delivery: Living Arts Centre, JYSK, Beverly Hills Windows, Linen Warehouse, Party Packagers, Topper's Pizza, 2-4-1 Pizza, Staples, Danier Leather, Peoples Jewellers, Home Depot DENTURES Region wants to stop GO funding COMPLETE DENTURE By Melanie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER www.oakvillebeaver.com Perfect gift ideas for your perfect Valentine FEATURE INSIDE 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your mortgage rate 3-4 months before your current term ends. No Broker Fees on Mortgages. 3 YRS 5.99% 5 YRS 5.89% 5 YEAR Variable Rate Mortgage -0.6% PRIME PAUL FOLEY MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 72 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) See Bi-weekly page 2 LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER BUSTED: Chuck MacGregor, referee in chief for Oakville's minor hockey clubs, and trainer for the Glen Oaks Memorial Gators atom division, was arrested by his team -- with a little inside help from Chuck's wife Lois.The team members have rallied together to throw their trainer/referee in jail this Friday at the Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit's Jail-N-Bail event. Jailbirds like Chuck and a host of other prominent personalities will be raising funds to bail themselves out and appearing before judges and juries in Centre Court at Oakville Place -- all to raise money for the Cancer Society. For details see page 10. 349 905-842-8209 ea. $ LIMITED TIME OFFER Halton Region is calling on the Province to assume full funding responsibility for GO Transit's system expansions -- something that the GTA municipalities, including Halton, all help pay for. Halton's administration and finance committee endorsed a motion to that effect last week in support of a similar resolution recently approved by Peel regional council. Both motions ask for Halton, Durham, Peel and York regions and the cities of Hamilton and Toronto to be relieved by March 31 of any further obligation to provide funding for GO's growth capital plan, which covers everything from adding new railway tracks to expanding its parking facilities. The committee learned that while GO's original 10-year growth capital budget created in 2001 has doubled from $1 billion to $2 billion, the Province still expects municipal See Region page 5 OAKVILLE DODGE CHRYSLER NEW FACILITY! NEW OWNERSHIP! NEW ATTITUDE! New and Pre-Owned Vehicles 270 Oak Park Blvd, Oakville Trafalgar & Dundas 905.845.4211 · sales@oakvilledodge.com · Wood & Vinyl Shutters, Supplied & Installed · High Quality at Affordable Prices · Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed · Serving Oakville with Shop at Home Service Authorized Vinylbilt Dealer Shop at Home Service FREE www.shuttersetc.ca