Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs Fri Sat Sun 3° 2° 4° -3° 6° -1° 11° 2° Spotlight Paul Farley stood up for beliefs The last skate Page 19 www.insidehalton.com 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 dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, March 24, 2016 | 48 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Earth Hour participation doubles in Oakville by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Bronte does not need a `Trump' tower -- resident by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff More Oakville residents took part in Earth Hour Saturday compared to last year. Local energy consumption information from Oakville Hydro show electricity demand dropped by 3.7 per cent -- more than double the energy savings during 2015's edition of Earth Hour. T h a t ' s equivalent to turning off about 100,000 60-watt light bulbs, according to Oakville Hydro. The 2015 energy savings was 1.7 per cent, the smallest Earth Hour contribution Oakville has made since the town began participating in 2008. In 2014, Oakville dropped its energy consumption by 5.3 per cent, the equivalent of turning off about see Oakville on p.32 As part of Earth Hour activities in Oakville, the town promoted a pedal-powered, bike-charging station. This particular bike was set-up inside the Central Branch of Oakville Library on Navy Street. The bike converts the mechanical energy of cycling into electrical energy to charge phones, iPads and other similar electronics. Janice Mak, 10, gave it a spin, and was encouraged by her friend Haeun Kim, 10, to pedal faster. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Bronte doesn't need `Trump' towers on postage stampsize lots, says Oakville resident Ken Briggs. Among several delegates speaking against a 20-storey condo proposed for the southeast corner of Lakeshore Road West and East Street, Briggs said it's a bad idea. "We're not averse to smart development, growth and intensi cation," but the application put forward is absurd, said Briggs at a public meeting Monday (March 21) at the Oakville Planning and Development Council at Town Hall. "It would seriously, negatively affect traf c and safety of its residents in the immediate area and in addition ruining and violating the sightlines of many residents, including my wife and I," he said. Briggs said, if approved, he fears other developments like it would follow and would prefer something that ts with the Town's vision as outlined in the Of cial Plan. Symgine (Lake East) Inc. is seeking approval to develop a 20-storey, mixed-use condominium at 2266 Lakeshore Rd. W. and 83 East St., featuring 144 residential units with 767 sq. m. of retail and commercial space on the main oors, according to a Town of Oakville report. Four and a half levels of underground parking is prosee Bronte on p.5 SAUNDERS, SAXTON & WINTER ~ A Legacy of Excellence ~ Wendy Saunders Kim Saxton Ruth Anne Winter Sales Representative Sales Representative Broker 136 Church Street, Suite 1A - Oakville, ON | 905.845.1223 sswteam.ca | sswteam @ johnstonanddaniel.com 8350 Appleby Line, Milton $6,250,000