www.brantfl orist.com/ob905.639.7001www.dentistoakville.com905-842-6030HALTONTRANSMISSIONwww.carstaroakville.com547 Trafalgar Rd.905-845-7579559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 2212 Wyecroft Rd.SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010ONTTravelARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008Beaver Trails(905)842-0725905-847-2595A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 44USINGUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES48 Pages $1.00(plus tax) COMMUNICATION TO BTHURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011New hospital gets $5-MdonationMoney will enhancediagnostic imaging servicesBy David LeaOAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFThe Oakville Hospital Foundation is one-third of the way towards reaching its $60-million fundraising goal for the new Oakville hospital.The $20-million mark was reached, Tuesday, fol-lowing a $5-million donation by the private Canadian charity, the WB Family Foundation.During a presentation at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH), Halton Healthcare President and CEO John Oliver said the donation would go towards enhancing diagnostic imaging ser-vices at the new hospital and also at the current OTMH.Enhancing these services, he said, is essential to continuing to provide quality health care.We have right now one MRI (Magnetic Resonance ANDREW COLLINS / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Imaging) and we are the slowest access point in our FIGHTING FLAMES:Oakville firefighters battle an early morning fire that caused an estimated $2.5 million in damage to a newly built LHIN (Local Health Integration Network). Compared home at Ennisclare Drive in southeast Oakville. to Credit Valley and Trillium that have multiple MRIs, we have the one. So we really are looking forward to the new hospital. Right now there are 64,000 exams Fire guts new southeast Oakville homegoing through the one MRI we have. Were running it 16 hours a day and 9 hours on weekends, said By David LeaE. and Morrison Road, just after 6 a.m.Deputy Fire Chief Andy Glynn at the fireOliver. OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFSmoke and flames could still be seen scene. The majority of the Towns fireWe really are extremely grateful and the invest-coming from the gutted roof of the struc-apparatus has been on scene at one timements we are going to be able to make in our diagnos-A multi-million dollar Oakville home,ture at 10 a.m.or another today.tic imaging in the new hospital are unbelievable which was in the final stages of construc-The fire was brought under control At 10 a.m., fire crews could still be seenthanks to you guys.tion, will probably have to be rebuilt fromaround 11 a.m.spraying water into the gapping roof of The new Oakville hospital is expected to have three scratch after suffering an estimated $2.5When we first arrived on scene, fire the blackened home.MRI and two CT (Computed Tomography) machines.million worth of damage in an intensecrews could see the fire on the main floor. Burnt shingles fell to the ground as theEve Willis, Campaign Co-Chair of the Oakville Wednesday morning fire.They did attempt to knock the fire down, high-pressured water struck them.Hospital Foundation, said in recognition of the dona-Officials said the fire broke out at 24but the fire had extended into the attic Glynn said the fact that the home wasSee Donation page 3See Fire page 3Ennisclare Dr. W., near Lakeshore Road.and thats where we are right now, said