547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 www.carstaroakville.com www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905) 842-0725 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 131 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010 Beaver Trails Travel 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF He didnt drive a tank or fight with the infantry, but the Allied advance in Europe would have gone nowhere had he and those like him not done their duty. Oakville resident William Holbrook served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps dur- ing the Second World War, driving trucks loaded with vital supplies such as food and fuel to those on the front lines. An Oakville resident since 1929, Holbrooks name along with the names of every Oakville man and woman who served in the First and Second World War is inscribed in the bronze plaques that line the walls of the Veterans Memorial in the Cenotaph at Georges Square. Holbrook signed up to fight the war in 1940 at the age of 22, joining many of his friends in the Lorne Scots. After boarding a troop ship in Halifax and setting sail for England, Holbrook got a frightening intro- duction to the war when a German radio station someone was listen- ing to, suddenly began speaking directly to those making the crossing in Holbrooks con- voy. Lord Haw-Haw, this German fellow on the radio, said he knew the Canadians were sailing across the ocean and he said he knew that this big troop ship, which was actually sail- ing in front of us, was with us, said Holbrook. He said, We know where that ship is and were going to bomb it tonight. With German sub- marines operating in the Atlantic the threat was not necessarily an idle one. Holbrook said he stayed awake for most of the night waiting for something to happen. The next morning it was a bit foggy and we couldnt see anything for a while, but then the fog cleared and we could see it was still there, he said. That was a big relief. ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER WALL OF HONOUR: Second World War veteran William Holbrook in front of the Veterans Memorial in Georges Square where his name is listed with the names of every Oakville man and woman who served in the First and Second World War. War story William Holbrook supplied the troops liberating Europe See Veteran page 4 By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Tyne Engineering Inc., of Oakville, will receive a govern- ment grant of up to $1.2 million to help make Canadas nuclear reactors safer and more ecologi- cally-friendly. Oakville MP Terence Young announced Tuesday that Tyne will receive this grant through the National Research Council of Canadas Industrial Research Assistance Program, so it can design a device that can better remove tritium a potentially harmful radioactive isotope-from CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) reactors. Tyne Engineering will be designing a new type of electrol- yser for nuclear reactors. An elec- trolyser is a critical component of the system used in the removal of tritium from water, said Young, during a ceremony at Tynes Wyecroft Road location. As you know, Canadian- Firm gets $1.2-M grant to clean up CANDU reactors See Grant page 3 www.brantfl orist.com/ob 905.639.7001