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353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Crime Stoppers Page 3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 32 pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 51 No. 14 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" Exploring Economist `a little bit more optimistic' By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF While he's not predicting anything miraculous for the economy this year, Royal Bank of Canada's chief economist doesn't expect anything disastrous to happen either. Craig Wright discussed the status of the Canadian economy last week during a presentation at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. The event attracted a crowd of more than 300 people. "My role is to give you an overview of the economic environment. I was asked by a couple of people if I was going to give some good news," said Wright. "The best I can come up with is less bad news. Craig Wright We are, relative to consensus, a little bit more optimistic. Our view on growth for Canada this year is we have growth at 2.4 per cent. Consensus is a little bit below 2 per cent." Wright said the economic world is somewhat less frightening now than it was this time last year when the Eurozone crisis and the ability of the U.S. to deal with its fiscal cliff kept many people awake at night. See Canadian page 4 Chantal Ayotte / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog `DarK ART': Grade 12 students at T.A. Blakelock High School went `dark' for the theme of their art show, titled Exploring the Psycho Circus. The art works, featuring first semester student in the Visual Arts Class, were filled with imagery of skulls and other creepy things. Here, student Jenifer Szilagyi displays her art piece called Lady in waiting. The show wrapped up this week. For more photos, see Artscene. · HOME · AUTO · LIFE · BUSINESS · AV I AT I O N THE MAGNES GROUP INC. 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 www.magnesgroup.com END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us!