Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 20° 14° 20° 14° 22° 16° 23° 16° Davis' story changing direction Page 4 www.insidehalton.com SAVE TAX THE *Details on page 7 . dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, September 25, 2015 | 52 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Council rejects integrity complaint against Mayor by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff A former mayoral candidate's request to have the Town's integrity commissioner look into Oakville Mayor Rob Burton's tweets last month, which critics say compared Canadian veterans, working as private security on the Conservatives election campaign, to the paramilitary forces used by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, has been denied. Town council voted Monday' to quash the request, citing high costs of such an inquiry, among other reasons. Only Ward 3 Town and Regional Councillor Dave Gittings voted for the request for an inquiry to be passed on to the integrity commissioner. Gordon Brennan, who ran against Burton unsuccessfully in the 2014 municipal elecMayor Rob Burton tion, led a complaint with the Town Clerk's of ce last week, arguing the mayor violated Town policies -- its Social Media Guidelines and the Town's Code of Conduct for Members of Council -- with Burton's August tweets. see Challenge on p.8 Matteo Esposito, 18, has a passion for the theatre and dreams of being a producer. Pictured, Esposito, who also has autism, holds the model of a set he designed with odds and ends from Community Living Oakville (CLO), which he took to show David Mirvish when visiting the Royal Alexandra Theatre Monday -- at Mirvish's invitation. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Oakville student visits Royal Alex to chat with Mirvish by Nathan Howes Special to the Beaver Matteo Esposito waited 18 years to meet one of Canada's top theatre producers Monday. David Mirvish, also a renowned art collector, invited the 18-year-old St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School student to spend the afternoon with him at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Esposito, who has autism and is supported by Community Living Oakville (CLO), said it was "beyond everything I was expecting." "It's just a surreal experience. A lot of people don't usually get that experience. It's like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I feel very blessed, very lucky to be a part of it," he said. It was a full house at the theatre as Mirvish's theatre management and production company, Mirvish Productions, hosted a preview of new shows for 2015-16. Esposito and four others from CLO were given special seating and greeted by Mirvish shortly after arriving. see Trip on p.16 CaNaDIaN MaDe Solid wood Bedrooms · Tables · Desks · Entertainment Stands Now oN Sale! Furniture & Home Decor 217 Lakeshore Rd. E. Downtown Oakville 905.844.3530 www.swissinteriors.com