Ask us about 40 Years of Helping Kids www.chisholmcentre.com www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 547 Trafalgar Rd. bleaching for new patients FREE 90 905-842-6030 dentistoakville.com den SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Beaver Trails 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 59 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) Lighting memories Oakvillians want 200, not 20m, setback By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Industry Canada may not want any firm separation distances between cell towers and sensitive land uses, but many Oakville residents do. Council heard from 10 delegations Tuesday night, during the second day of a special Planning and Development Council meeting intended to examine the Town's proposed Radiocommunications "Before three years Facilities Protocol. Residents spoke about ago, I was healthy. I potential health impacts of slept like a baby and living next to cell towers didn't wake up with and called on council to keep them away from numb hands and feet, homes and other sensitive my body feeling prickly land areas. all night long, and tinMany of the delegations gling and vibrating specifically endorsed the almost all day." previously contemplated 200-metre setback from all sensitive land uses (includ- Veronica Ciandre, ing homes) and objected to Oakville resident an option recommended by Town staff, which called for a 20-metre setback from schools and daycares and offers no separation distances from residential areas. So many people registered to speak on this issue that council did not have time to make a decision and will reconvene the meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. Town staff has previously stated the 20-metre setback is preferable because Industry Canada, the federal authority responsible for approving cell towers, will support it. During Monday's meeting, however, Industry Canada Operations Director Jack Holt offered no guarantee Industry See Signal page 5 eric riehl / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog sending out love: Ben Ide Cinanni prepares to release an illuminated paper lantern at the inaugural Remember Our Love Memorial Night at Gairloch Gardens last week. In collaboration with Remember our Love, The Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children hosted the memorial hour in Oakville, to remember loved ones lost through the release of the lanterns into the darkening evening sky. The event was initiated by Nikki Ide, Ben's mom, a Lighthouse parent and mother of Gabrielle, who died at age five of complications related to congenital heart disease. Thursday would have been Gabrielle's seventh birthday. GARDEN CENTRE OPEN Victoria Day 9am 4pm Both Oakville Locations STORE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-9:00pm Sat. 7:30am-6:00pm Sun. 9:00am-5:00pm $ CABIN AIR FILTER Most vehicles. See store for details. 10 OFF INSTALLATION OF Friday, May 18 to Thursday, May 24, 2012 ! The air inside your vehicle can be up to 6x dirtier than the air outside* *Car Care Council 2011 IT'S A FACT DUNDAS & TRAFALGAR ROAD 400 Dundas St. East · 257-TIRE STORE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 8:00am-9:00pm Sat. 8:00am-6:00pm Sun. 9:00am-6:00pm 1100 Kerr Street (Kerr & QEW) · 905-844-0202