Burton eyes return to office with regional and provincial reps continued from p.1 subject of much attention lately; Last week, Oakville Town Council voted unanimously to refuse property owner ClubLink's proposal to build more than 3,220 residential units on the site. In a short speech, Burton talked about how there is much work that still needs to be done in Oakville and said he would like to continue to work with Town council, Regional Chair Gary Carr and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn to see it done. "All together, we've achieved so much for this town we all love. I believe in this team. Oakville needs this team to de fend the Glen Abbey decision. Oakville needs this team to de fend our Livable Oakville Plan from attack. Oakville needs this team for our new commu nity facilities, our ongoing in frastructure and roads upgrades and tax control," said Burton. Carr, should he decide to stand for re-election, would do so in the October 2018 munici pal election. term at a time. "My doctor tells me she can't find anything wrong with me," Burton joked. "I hope Oakville's voters will have the same opinion of me and the team. In the 2018 mu nicipal election I will seek re election as your mayor." Rob Burton was first elected Oakville' s mayor in 2006. During his time in office, he has helped pass such ma jor pieces of legislation as the Health Protection Air Qual ity Bylaw, the Town Energy Management Plan, the new official plans Livable Oakville and Sustainable Halton, the Emerald Ash Borer Program, the Oakville Climate Change Adaptation Plan and the North Oakville Urban Forest Strategic Management Plan. Burton is a member of the Compact of Mayors, and chairs the Ontario Auto Mayors Cau cus, the Halton Police Services Board, and the Canadian Nucle ar Technology Mayors Associa tion. He and his wife Wendy have lived in Oakville since 1994. 3 |Thursday October 5, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER |www.insidehalton.com Rob Burton, joined by his wife Wendy and members of Oakville council including Ray Chisholm and Tom Adams, announces he will seek reelection in 2018. | David Lea/Metroland Meanwhile, provincial repre sentative, Flynn, would, should he choose to do so, be seeking re-election injune 2018. "It is a joy to be part of a win ning team like this. As a coach I always believe in keeping a win ning team together." The fourth term hopeful for the job of mayor at Town Hall said he continues to feel being mayor allows him to do the most good for Oakville. He noted his goal continues to be to protect Oakville' s future as `Canada' s most livable town.' When asked about making this announcement so close to Glen Abbey Golf Course, Bur ton noted in addition to many people calling the area "the heart of Oakville" during the recent development application hearing, it geographically is the centre of Oakville. So, making the announce ment to seek re-election from Oakville's centre, just made sense, he said. While Burton said he has about eight years worth of projects he would like to see through to completion, he de clined to say how long he would try to hold onto Oakville' s top job noting he would take it one A IR E O N E M A D N E S S S A L E ! H IG H E F F I C I E N C Y F U R N A C E & C E N T R A L A I R PACKAGE INCLUDES: 95.5 % High Efficiency Gas Furnace High Efficiency Central Air R410A Refrigerant 10 Year Factory Warranty * C a ll fo r d e ta ils D e n ie d In ju r e d ? I GAN HELP. M y te a m o f e x p e r ie n c e d la w y e r s c a n h e l p y o u w ith : - D i s a b i lity c l a i m s * `short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, c P P Limited Time Offer CENTRAL Am OR FURNACE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIAL www. JURE HEA TIN G & COOLING Ecom - c a r A ccid e n ts snow we plow ·call Call the Snow Bros today to book your seasonal - s l i p a n d F a ll s - W r o n g f u l D i s m is s a l YOU DON'T PAY UNLESS you grow* we mow CALL TODAY TO BOOK YOUR FALL PROPERTY CLEANUP I GET YOU MONEY. SLs| sam spadafora INJURY AND EMPLOYMENT LAW o f f ic e s happy 150t h Snow Removal Package Lets us do the heavy lifting! Call for a quote... · leafanddebris clean up· cuttingdow nofperennials · shrubs trim m ing andpruning · wastedisposal canada 905.467.1507 ____ _ _ _ _ _ _____ S E R V IN G O A K V IL L E & B U R L IN G T O I 905.467.1507 1 I in o A K v I L L E a n d T O R o N T O For a free consultation call: oak ville: 9 0 5 .8 4 2 .2 0 2 2 to r o n t o : 41 6 .6 4 4 .3 9 9 9 em ail: sspadafora@ slspc.ca lawnbros905@gmaM.com Ia w n b ro s9 0 5 @ gm a il.co m Oakville B e a v e r R e a d e r's Selection Diam ond A w a rd W inner 5 Y e a rs In A R ow