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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 32 THE OAKVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE Walk-In Clinic 1289 Marlborough Crt. Across from Sheridan College QUEEN'S 905-844-8878 What can you do? PAGE 5 FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008 www. oakvillebeaver .com 48 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Inside Opinion..............................................6 Artscene...........................................29 Worship............................................33 Sports...............................................34 Real Estate.......................................39 Classified .........................................42 Full Delivery: Dominion, Canadian Tire, Food Basics, Superstore,Longo's, No Frills, Zellers Partial Distribution: M&Ms, Linens-N-Things, K Lee Accounting, 2001 Audio Video, Certigard, Great Clips, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Vistek, Ho Lee Chow, Springs Linen Warehouse, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Fortino's, Wal-Mart, Hooper's, Goemans, Toys R Us, The Barn, Sears, Shoppers Drug Mart, Michaels, The Brick, Future Shop, Best Buy March Madness Winter budget melting away By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvil ebeaver.com SYLC (Support Your Local Carrier) OAKVILLE DODGE CHRYSLER State-Of-The-Art Dealership Drive Through Service Wireless Internet Access New & Pre-Owned Vehicles Available NOW OPEN LIESA KORTMANN/ OAKVILLE BEAVER 270 Oak Park Blvd., Oakville (Trafalgar & Dundas) 905.845.4211 Sales@oakvilledodge.com WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT?: Noah Schiller and Jack Graham were among the many youngsters laughing themselves silly during the March Break entertainment at Hopedale Mall on Wednesday afternoon. To see what had them in stitches, turn to page 30. With spring only a week away, Town staff are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping that this year's ferocious winter season is finally finished with Oakville. There are many reasons why a snow-free spring would be preferred, but for Oakville's Roads and Works Director, Dan Cozzi, the fact that about 70 per cent of 2008's winter control budget was spent in January and February ranks first and foremost. "We should be at around 40-45 per cent, which are our average winter budget numbers, but we're in fact at 70 per cent," said Cozzi. "That doesn't even include what we did on the weekend, which was a large operation." Cozzi noted that the proposed 2008 budget would allocate $4.18 million for winter control with $3.47 million going towards the plowing and deicing of roads while $710,000 would be used to plow and de-ice sidewalks. The harsher than usual conditions so far this year have forced the Town to go through around $2.9 million of that budget. While this winter season may almost be over, there's still November and December of 2008 to look forward to. See Potholes page 4 2008 MUSTANGS READY TO ROLL! In stock SHELBY GT 500 CALIFORNIA SPECIAL EDITION and the Legendary MUSTANG BULLET. Don't miss your opportunity to own your own DORVAL DR. VAL 905.845.1646 w OAKVILLE QEW S. SERV E IC LEGEND! WYECROFT