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continued from p.3 bridge over the QEW , which would link Ward 6 with the rest of Oakville. Paulic, Iroquois Ridge Residents' Association president and IT specialist, said he'd like to see measures to stop people from Milton and Mississauga from spilling onto Ward 6 side streets during rush hour. These could include introduction of signs at intersections, which prohibit right turns at certain times. Antonsen, whose work experience includes time spent helping develop the Canadarm, said widening roads encourages more travel through the area. When road improvements do take place, she said, the Town of Oakville and the Region need to coordinate with the surrounding municipalities so multiple construction projects are not underway on key roads at the same time. Antonsen said continuing to develop transit is a key solution to traffic issues. All-candidates meeting discussion driven by traffic woes in the ward Nazareth, a local consultant and economist, said at the end of the day, there is no magic wand to take away traffic problems. "I think we are stuck with this for a while. I truly believe if Town council could fix this easily, it would have been fixed because nobody likes to be stuck in traffic," she said. "I am happy to see a community in transition. I am happy to see building, which needs to happen. I am happy to see streets being widened for a hospital to be built." Nazareth concluded her remarks by calling for patience as the situation in Oakville evolves. When asked about what they would do to promote employment growth in Oakville, Weerasinghe said there is plenty of land available for industrial development and noted more needs to be done to attract the companies to create those local jobs. Brennan suggested council partner with more businesses and lower taxes to make Oakville attractive to business. Singh argued the Town needs to stop interfering with local companies, stating his own food service business was ticketed for parking in a fire lane at a school as he delivered sandwiches to the students. The Oakville businessman told the gathering he had to go to court to dispute he parked where the school required him to park and he ultimately did not have to pay the ticket. Lishchyna believes council members need to be ambassadors for the town to CEOs and promote Oakville as a place where they can live and find a talented workforce. She said it is also important to preserve the remaining employment lands. Nazareth said property and business taxes in Oakville could use some examination to ensure they are low enough to attract new businesses and business leaders. Antonsen suggested council needs to encourage the local retail sector to advertise themselves better. She said she visited the downtownoakville.ca and found the site to be "pathetically out of date." Paulic suggested companies be rewarded with tax breaks for the amount of time they stay in Oakville. Companies could get a five to 10 per cent tax break for staying longer than five years, he said. Smith suggested similar tax incentives to get businesses to 15 | Thursday, July 9, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com take root, and stay, in Oakville. Khan said repairing some of the town's aging infrastructure would kill two birds with one stone by creating jobs and eliminating the need to make more expensive repairs later. The Oakville Chamber of Commerce said it received approximately 40 questions for the candidates, but was not able to ask them all. To see the questions and candidate answers, visit www.oakvillechamber.com late Friday. As a Maid Right owner you have my quality guarantee with every clean. FREE Schedule3 3cleans, cleans, Schedule get the 4th free* get the 4th free* *Receive the 4th of four cleans at no charge *Receive the 4th of four cleans at no charge up to $150 value. Not valid on prior services. up to $125 value. Not valid on prior services. Not redeemable for cash. Applies to new Not redeemable for cash. Applies to new customers only. customers only. SM SPECIAL OFFER: OFFER: SPECIAL CLEAN CLEAN 289.809.9823 (XXX) XXX-XXXX localurladdressgoeshere.com Oakville.MaidRight.com Same Reliable Owners Clean Every Visit Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products Color-Coded Cloths Reduce Cross Contamination EnviroShield® Whole Home Disinfecting Strongest Guarantee In the Industry ©2015 Maid Right Franchising LLC. Maid Right and JAN-PRO International are subsidiaries of Premium Franchise Brands LLC.