Oak-land Ford Lincoln 905.844.3273 www.oak-land.com North Country Realty Inc., Brokerage Muskoka on your mind? SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Independently Owned and Operated Tackling bullying Page 14 Buying or Selling in Muskoka? 705-783-9066 Sales Representative frank@frankvanderstaay.com www.frankvanderstaay.com Call Frank van der Staay A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 126 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012 64 pages $1.00 (plus tax) By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Bill 115 has to go: teachers RIZIERO VERTOLLI / oakville BEAVER / @halton_photog Bank robber armed with a rifle By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A 17-year-old boy faces a string of charges after a man armed with a longbarrelled rifle robbed the Royal Bank of Canada, at 1005 Speers Rd., near Fourth Line, Monday morning. Halton police said it was approximately 10:40 a.m. when a masked man entered the bank, allegedly brandishing a firearm as he approached the tellers. Police allege the suspect demanded cash from the staff with the firearm pointed at them. The tellers complied and provided the robber with an undisclosed amount of money. He then fled on foot. Police said witnesses reported seeing the individual running towards the railway tracks north of the Royal Bank. He was then seen running westbound directly on the tracks. Police established a perimeter, closing TENSE MOMENTs: Halton police are thanking members of the public that assisted them in apprehending a suspect considered armed and dangerous after a Speers Road bank at Fourth Line was held up by a man wielding a rifle. Police set up a perimeter in the area that closed it to traffic and trains before officers, a police dog and finally a Taser brought down the suspect. A youth now faces various charges. off the railway tracks for safety reasons. Witnesses then told police they saw the suspect changing his clothes in a bush near the railway line. The police manhunt caused a massive traffic tie-up and delayed trains for more than an hour. Reports of a man with a gun in the area also prompted a lockdown of The Oakville Beaver, which is located in an office building just a few hundred metres east of See Tactical page 8 Teachers and education support workers are not going away any time soon -- and say they will fight the Liberal government until the next election. With chants of `We will not forget' and `Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, 115 Has Got to Go,' a lively crowd "You know why we're of several hundred here. Because Dalton educators rallied out- McGuinty has struck side Oakville MPP a blow against Kevin Flynn's office after school on democracy and a Monday to protest blow against the passing of Bill- education in one bill, 115 (Putting Bill 115." Students First Act). The bill removes Peter Tabuns, teachers' and supMPP Toronto-Danforth, port workers' rights NDP education critic to bargain contracts locally, freezes wages for two years and cuts into benefits. It was the second time local members of Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO), Ontario Secondary Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) rallied outside Flynn's Bronte office in a few weeks. This time, however, they were joined by their local Catholic counterparts, the Ontario Catholic English Teachers' Association Halton members. The Liberal government has been proud of its negotiated and signed agreement with OECTA, saying a deal has been reached with approximately one-third of all teachers in the province. However, locally, See Teachers page 3 ANY ONE ROOM PRICE $ up to 5' x 8' area rug* 499 AREA RUGS BEAUTIFUL, DURABLE SHAW FLOORING FOR YOUR HOME. LTD SPEERS ROAD BROADLOOM "We Take The Time To Do It Right" shawliving.com 400 Speers Road, Oakville www.speersroadbroadloom.com CARPET · WOOD · LAMINATE · AREA RUGS · VINYL · CERAMIC 905-844-0712