MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 Ask us about bleaching for new patients FREE SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Old school Artscene FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 905-842-6030 90 48 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) dentistoakville.com den A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 48 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" Recipe for fun Oakville pays $12.8 M for school lands By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville announced Wednesday, it has purchased the former Brantwood, Chisholm and Linbrook public school sites for a total cost of $12.8 million. The three public schools, located at 221 Allan St., 165 Charnwood Ave., and 1079 Linbrook Rd., have been closed since the end of the school year in 2010. "These school sites have played an important role within their neighbourhoods and council is very pleased that the Town will have control over the Mayor Rob Burton future possible uses of these lands," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "The Town looks forward to working with the community to complete a comprehensive land use study to help identify public needs and potential opportunities for these lands that will support council's vision to be the most livable town in Canada." The three former school sites are part of the Town's recently announced South Central Public Lands Study. The study will also include the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital lands, Oakville Arena and Trafalgar Park. The Town's draft Parks, Recreation and Libraries Facilities Master Plan has identified the need for a See Public page 7 nikki wesley / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog in cooking class: Alissa Garisto, 8, waits for the next instruction during the ActiveChefs lunchtime cooking session for Grades 1-5 at Pope John Paul II Catholic School Wednesday. More than 160 students took part in the multicultural cooking classes that ranged from making Greek pasta salad to chili and falafel. For more photos, see page 10. Town gets Edgemere lakefront By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville now owns 5,404 square metres of waterfront land and trails at Edgemere Estates. The acquisition comes after the Town and Edgemere reached a settlement that saw final site plan approval given to Edgemere Estates Limited for the condominium development it is constructing at 1502 Lakeshore Rd. E. In return, the Town gets a publicly-accessible waterfront and trails, which will run south along Maple Grove Drive from Lakeshore Road to the waterfront, along the shore of Lake Ontario and then north connecting back to Lakeshore Road by way of a trail through Wedgewood Creek. "Council and I are proud of the agreement See Builder page 4 UP TO LIMITED 50% OFF TIME OFFER! ALL FRAMES ALL FRAMES * *With Purchase of Prescription Lenses 125 Cross Avenue, Oakville (Across from Home Depot) 905-842-2821