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Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 43 www.oakvillebeaver.com Realty Executives First Ltd. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated 905 - 4 67- 4745 www.ltzylik.com Linda Tino-Zylik Broker CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! Spring Home and Garden Pages 21-28 Between Kerr & Dorval YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009 48 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Red Cross box lunch filled with memories By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Town may allow more cabs on the street By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A box lunch from the Red Cross on Tuesday afternoon served up a lot of memories for 90-year-old Ed Eggertson ­ not all of them fond. For two years, during the Second World War, Eggertson ate a lot of food from the Red Cross food parcels as a German prisoner of war (POW). Daily rations at Stalag Luft III, "Thanks to the Red Cross, located about 100 I came home as fit as a miles south of when I was shot down. Berlin, Germany We pay tribute to the were meager by today's standards, Red Cross, as it paid and Eggertson and tribute to us veterans ." his 6,000 fellow prisoners relied on Ed Eggertson, former the Red Cross Prisoner of War (POW) parcels to suppleduring Second World War ment their diets. "The food parcels were a vital part of life in camp. They were vital to our health. We probably would have survived without them, but not without suffering serious health problems," said Eggertson. "Thanks to the Red Cross, I came home as fit as when I was shot down," said Eggertson, adding, "We pay tribute to the Red Cross, as it paid tribute to us veterans." KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER LIFE SAVER: Former Prisoner of War (POW) Ed Eggertson examines the contents of his Red Cross boxed lunch served at a luncheon to honour the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross in Canada. Eggertson credits the Red Cross food parcels with helping him survive two years of captivity in a German prison camp during the Second World War. The Town of Oakville is taking another look at the number of taxi cabs on its streets to see if more cabs will lead to better service. Council voted, Monday night, to reconsider a resolution passed in October of 2007 that set the taxi ratio at one taxi plate (licence) for every 2,000 people. As he proposed the motion, Ward 1 Councillor Alan Johnston emphasized the motion was not calling for more plates, but was rather calling on staff to look into the possibility by consulting with owners, drivers and passengers. For Ward 5 Councillor Jeff Knoll, however, looking at this issue again, so soon, made little sense. "What changed between then (2007) and now," said Knoll. "What warrants doing this study again after it was done not even two years ago?" Assistant Clerk Phil Bouillon said that while there had not been an excessive number of complaints about taxi service in Oakville, there had been complaints, which could be interpreted as evidence of room for improvement. In speaking to the motion, Knoll See Red page 9 See Councillors page 4 Now Open in Oakville authorized dealer 380 Dundas Street East 905.257.9941 savings that add up!