Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 www.carstaroakville.com www.dentistoakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-842-6030 www.brantflorist.com/ob Beaver Trails around the world Travel 905.639.7001 HALTON TRANSMISSION (905) 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 842-0725 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 89 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) Residents are asked to power down By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville is asking residents to power down next Wednesday, Aug. 11, as Oakville participates in the 2010 Power Pledge Challenge. The challenge, which has been accepted by 85 other municipalities across Ontario, including Burlington and Milton, will see residents engage in a kind of enhanced See Oakvillians page 8 Family sails away, again By Nathan Howes OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Clinics coming up By Nathan Howes OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Since last week's In Honour Blood Donor/OneMatch Clinic for David Smyth, there has been an outpouring of support and requests for additional clinics from people across Ontario, from Windsor to David Smyth Ottawa. Approximately 310 buccal swabs See Clinics page 8 A year ago last month, the Brouse family put up their house for rent and set sail for a once-in-alifetime journey aboard their sailboat, Discovery, along with their friend Peter Hager... `and the Skipper, too' (their family dog). The six-member crew returned to the shores of Oakville recently for a short break from their adventures and spoke with The Oakville Beaver. Elizabeth, Kirk, Wesley, Claire, Peter and Skipper came back to shore July 16 for 10 days so they could take some time to fix any repairs that was needed to be made to the boat and around their house, as well as visit some family and friends. The family seems to be just as busy back on land as they've been at sea. "We rented our house when we left (and) right now the house is between renters, so we've been doing some work for the gardens, SUBMITTED PHOTO painting here and there, doing a few HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE: Claire Brouse is pictured on her family's sailboat, Discovery, as a volcano begins to erupt maintenance things at the house See Whales page 4 at Montserrat -- a spot through which Discovery and her Oakville crew passed through just an hour before. The family business that service built. All our GM Sales, Service and Parts are under one roof. 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt LS Just add taxes and licence NOW ONLY $13,590 410 South Service Road West 905.845.1681 buddschev.com