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www.carstaroakville.com 905-8457579 905-847 -2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-842-6030 90 dentistoakville.com den SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Sports 40 Years of Helping Kids www.chisholmcentre.com THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 24 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 29 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" New business will spawn 2,200 jobs By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Approximately 325,000 square feet of office development was launched in Oakville during 2011, which officials say will eventually deliver 2,200 jobs to the town. These were just a few of the figures Town council discussed recently during the presentation of Oakville's annual economic development report. The Town's Economic Development Department Director Dorothy St. George said the 325,000 square feet of office development took place at three Dorothy St. George sites. A 115,000-sq.-ft. office building constructed at 1565 North Service Rd. E., will house the new headquarters for Siemens Canada. Three facilities totaling 120,000 square feet are being constructed at the Joshua Creek Corporate Centre, located at the intersection of Hwy. 403 and the QEW, to house financial service companies as well as information technology (IT) and digital firms. Finally, a 90,000-sq.-ft. development will make up phase 2 of the Great Lakes Business Park at 1320 Cornwall Rd. These developments account for investments of nearly $40 million. "In Oakville, we have created exceptional condiSee More page 4 STEVE DER GARABEDIAN / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Gilgan gives $40M to SickKids Oakville resident and Mattamy Homes Founder and CEO Peter Gilgan has donated a record $40 million to the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to help build a future home for SickKids researchers. The gift, which is the single largest private donation ever made to a children's hospital in Canada, was announced yesterday (Wednesday) at a press conference at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Gilgan's $40 million will support the construction and ongoing operating costs of the SickKids Centre for Research and Learning. When complete, the facility will hold a research staff of 2,000. "I have been a friend of SickKids for many years and know first-hand the critical and innovative work they do every day," stated Gilgan in a release from the announcement. "I feel privileged to be able to play a sig- Historic gift: Man of the hour Peter Gilgan, founder, president and CEO of Mattamy Homes, dons a lab coat as an honourary researcher at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday afternoon after making a $40-million donation that will help build the future home of the SickKids researchers. The gift is the largest private donation ever made to a children's hospital in Canada. nificant role in advancing the research and learning in children's health that will not only benefit my grandchildren, it will benefit many children around the world." The $400-million, 21-storey, 750,000-sq.ft. facility is currently under construction at the corner of Bay and Elm Streets in Toronto's Discovery District. The facility is scheduled to open in August See Largest page 7