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dentistoakville.com905-842-60301011 Upper Middle Road E. 905-849-4722night MadnessSNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010ONTARIOS TOP NEWSPAPER - 2Mid005-2008Livingwww.oakvilleshops.com40 Pages $1.00(plus tax)A member of2, 2011 Metroland Media GrouUSING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIESpFRIDAY, JULY 2 Ltd. Vol. 49 No. 87Not just hot,but dry oncreeks and farmsWater restrictions could be comingBy Christina CommissoMETROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUPWith showers not expected until Sunday, and even then, only a 30 per cent chance Julys heat is taking its toll on local creeks and crops not to mention parks and lawns.Conservation Haltons director of communication Hassaan Basit said the wet spring has helped weather the unseasonably dry summer but that will only continue for so long.Because of the good wet spring into early and late June, its allowed us to be a little more resilient than we would have been had we had an aver-age year. Now, however things are changing and theyre changing fast. Water in the creeks and wetlands, ANDREW COLLINS / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER even though they were quite full up until the end of June, the water is FIGHTING FIRE: Oakville firefighters braved not only fire, but scorching temperatures on the hottest day of the year as they battled to contain a blaze disappearing fast.that broke out yesterday afternoon at an air-conditioning business on Chartwell Road. He said fish in Haltons watershed are stressed due to the high tempera-tures and low water levels and added AC business up in flames on hottest day of yearthat parts of Oakvilles Fourteen Mile Creek are already dry.By David Leaaround 3:30 p.m. and while employees were acting Oakville Fire Chief Lee Grant said spe-Haltons historical average for rain OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFworking at the time, all got out safely.cial precautions had been taken.in July is 76.1 mm so far the region With temperatures approaching 40 degrees We have some specialized equipment,has seen six mm for the month.Oakville firefighters braved intense heat Celsius, Thursdays intense heat was said to be which are cooling chairs. You put your arms inOakville has gotten zero millime-Thursday while fighting a blaze at an Oakville a threat to civilians let alone firefighters the cold water (housed within the arms of theters of rain this July, however, which air conditioning and heating business.attacking a fire while wearing more than 50 chairs) and it helps lower your core tempera-brings the Halton average down to Fire broke out at A1 Air Conditioning and pounds of gear.ture, he said.See Cause page 13See Emerald page 9Heating, located at 557 Chartwell Rd., at To combat the danger of heat exhaustion GOVERNMENT EBATESARE BACKDon't get Hooked!LMEANNUOFXA AC/TCURS EFR ORMEB $A3T9E SP EORN M NOONWTH!If an offer seems to good to be true... it probably is! Call A1 for Honest Pricing and Quality Products - GUARANTEEDAt A1, we believe in straight forward pricing with no strings attached and our no-hassle installation Excellent Financing andGreat Terms.and quality service always makes the 905-333-1717-844-2949bottom line look better.Maintenance Specials on NOW!So before you bite - give us a call. We'll get you off the hook!