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547 Trafalgar Rd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 www.carstaroakville.com HALTON TRANSMISSION 559 SPEERS ROAD, UNIT #3 (905) 842-0725 www.brantfl orist.com/ob 905.639.7001 www.dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 / , 0 , 7 ( ' 7 , 0 ( 2 1 / < 2 $ & 6 ( ( ' ( $ / ( 5 ) 2 5 ' ( 7 $ , / 6 % ( 6 7 ' ( $ / 6 2 ) 7 + ( < ( $ 5 2 1 $ / / 0 2 ' ( / 6 : : : 4 ( : 0 $ = ' $ & 2 0 4 ( : 5 ' / , 1 ( 1 2 5 7 + 6 ( 5 9 , & ( 5 2 $ ' : ( 6 7 THE OAKVILLE 32 Pages $1.00 (plus tax)A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 48 No. 101 USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 Beaver Voted Ontarios Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Golden games Sports ERIC RIEHL/OAKVILLE BEAVER GOOD NEIGHBOURS: Susie Griffin rests behind two of the gravestone markers in the Wedgewood Cemetery adjacent to her home. She and her husband Tim are remodelling their heritage home that dates back to the 1800s and are doing their best to maintain its historical features. By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA) President Doug MacKenzie announced Wednesday that he will step down as leader of the promi- nent residents association so he may participate in Octobers munic- ipal election. MacKenzie said he will be run- ning against incumbent Tom Adams for the Ward 6 Town and Regional Councillor seat despite living in Ward 3 where C4CA is struggling to stop a 900-megawatt gas-fired power plant from taking root. With Ward 6 residential areas also in close proximity to the pro- posed power plant site at 1500 Royal Windsor Dr., MacKenzie believes his stop the power plant message will resonate with voters in Ward 6. Ward 6 must be seen to be more than an extension of the mayors office. We have serious issues which require more than the business as usual that we have been getting from Town Hall, said MacKenzie. My role with C4CA introduced Heritage house in good hands By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF At a time when many ofOakvilles historical buildingsare disappearing, one couple is going to great lengths to make sure the history in their property stays where it is. Tim and Susie Griffin are the owners of 143 Wedgewood Dr., an 1840s barn, which was converted into a house in the 1960s. Today the home is undergoing significant renovation to make it more functional with components of the buildings past being used as the foundation for its future. Were keeping as many of the original pine beams as we possibly can, actually they are really holding the house up, said Susie. Our contractor Peter Marit is really working hard to make sure this project stays as historically intact as it possibly can while still turning it into a house that works properly. Susie said that when complete nearly every room in the house will have one of the historical pine beams, apparently hand crafted from See Heritage page 3 C4CA president resigns to run in Ward 6 See Mackenzie page 3