OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 9 www.oakvillebeaver.com Oh happy day WILD ABOUT OBAMA: Kaminda Musumbulwa Akash Virk,(left) could not contain her excitement as she watched the inauguration ceremony of United States President Barack Obama with fellow White Oaks Secondary School students (l-r) Akash Virk, Jonida Rexha and Alexia Edwards in the school cafeteria on Tuesday afternoon. Beaver editor-in-chief best in North America By Tim Whitnell METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP Jill Davis, editor-in-chief of The Oakville Beaver and three other area newspapers -- The Burlington Post, Milton Canadian Champion and Flamborough Review -- has received the 2008 Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) Editor of the Year Award for non-daily newspapers. SNA, which has a membership of planning a VIEW AT florida vacation myholidayhomerental.com The best place to start planning your Florida Get-Away! L L THE OAKVILLE 321 Cornwall Rd. 321 Cornwall Rd. 321 CornwallRd. Old O k ill M k Olde Oakville Market Olde OakvilleMarket 905.815.8777 905.815.8777 PAUL FOLEY AMP MORTGAGE AGENT WOSS principal Outstanding PAGE 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009 Purchases Renewals Refinances Rental Properties Credit Lines 40+ Lenders HO: 100-480 University Ave. Toronto, ON M5G 1V2 *OAC, E&OE M08005472 905-827-8009 1 YR 3.99% 4 YR 4.69% 5 YR 4.49% "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" 60 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Father accused of assaulting daughter Toddler hit by telephone An Oakville man has been charged with assault after his twoyear-old daughter was seriously hurt during an apparent domestic dispute on Friday. Halton police said the child needed 20 stitches to close a severe cut to her upper lip. Police said she was struck by a telephone allegedly thrown by the accused at his wife. Police were contacted by con See Toddler page 5 LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Inside Living................................................13 Artscene...........................................21 Sports...............................................25 Classified.........................................28 Partial Delivery: Boston Pizza, Home Depot, Bank of Montreal, Rona Cashway, Mario's Pizza, Funky Thai, National Sports, Salvation Army, Henry's Camera, Staples Business Depot, Readers Digest more than 2,400 community and daily newspapers across North America, will be honouring the Journalist of the Year and Editor of the Year award winners at its Spring Publishers' Conference in Tampa, Fla. from Feb. 4-6. Davis, 48, has been at The Post since 1992, arriving from The Brampton Guardian to be Burlington's managing editor. In 2002, she was promoted to editorin-chief of Metroland's Halton Division newspapers in Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Flamborough. In nominating her for the SNA award, peers and community members within Halton forwarded letters of recommendation praising her contribution to community journalism. Her efforts didn't go unnoticed said Al Cupo, SNA's vice-president of operations, referring to a remark made by one SNA judge about Davis. See Community page 3 Jill Davis MANY vacation homes to choose from! Book Now! Choose from Condos, Villas, Pool homes and from 3 to 8 Bedroom homes SERVING OAKVILLE FOR 25 YEARS! rates as low as 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval $ 85/night Deal directly with the owners VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! www.lockwoodchrysler.com