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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 21, 2012 · 10 Fire racks up $500,000 in damages One woman was taken to hospital with minor smoke inhalation after a $500,000 fire broke out within an office building at 1464 Cornwall Rd. Monday night. Oakville firefighters were called to the building around 8 p.m., after smoke and flames were spotted coming from the structure by a passerby. "When the crews arrived they had fire venting out of one of the windows on the second floor and at that point in time the fire had already burned through the roof of the unit and we did have a structural collapse," said Deputy Fire Chief Andy Glynn. "The roof did collapse into the second floor offices. It was pretty extensive fire damage on arrival." Glynn said one woman was taken to hospital from the scene with minor smoke inhalation. However, Glynn was unsure if she was MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER engulfed: The cause of a fire at 1464 Cornwall Rd. has still to be determined. an employee who had been inside the building or was simply a passerby who had gotten too close to the fire. The fire was brought under control at around 9:30 p.m. Although the fire was contained to the second floor of the building, much of the structure that was not touched by fire received smoke and water damage. Glynn estimated total damage to the building to be in the area of $500,000. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. The Ontario Fire Marshal will be conducting an investigation along with the Halton Regional Police Service Regional Arson Unit. www.facebook.com/ townofoakville @townofoakville MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER collapsed: The roof at 1464 Cornwall Rd. collapsed in on the second floor during a Monday night fire. www.oakville.ca Emerald Ash Borer Drop-in Open House Saturday, March 31 ­ 10 a.m. to Noon Pine Room ­ Oakville Arena Learn what you can do to help manage the insect and protect Oakville's tree canopy. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is an invasive pest that knows no boundaries and it is working hard to destroy Oakville's ash tree population. About the open house At this interactive open house, residents will learn how to identify ash trees and recognize signs of EAB infestation. Staff will also be onsite to educate participants about the town's proposed EAB Strategic Management Plan and demonstrate the town's current science-based approach for managing EAB. How does EAB strike? The metallic, green-coloured beetle destroys an ash tree's vascular system by tunneling its way underneath the bark and killing it within several years if left untreated. What is Oakville doing? The town is proud to be leading the municipal effort against EAB with one of the most aggressive Ash Tree Treatment Programs in Canada. The program includes treatment for nearly 6,000 street and park trees. With 180,000 private and public ash trees at risk, the town was the first municipality in Canada to complete an early warning detection project that accurately maps EAB in Oakville. What you can do Residents and business are encouraged to take action now as 80 per cent of Oakville's treatable ash trees are located on private property. For more information Please visit www.oakville.ca/residents/emerald-ash-borer.html Free Sunday, March 31, 2012 ­ 1:30-4 p.m. Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Blvd. Are you between the ages of 4-10? Are you looking to learn more about how to get involved in Hockey? Want to try it out in a safe and fun environment? Join us for RBC Play Hockey Day at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex! Trained instructors will walk participants through skills, drills and fun activities on and off the ice. The afternoon will also feature an off-ice session where parents and kids can learn more about the game and how to get involved in hockey in Oakville. Skates, helmets and sticks are required. Full equipment is not necessary. Participants will be grouped based on age. Space is limited. For more information or to register, please visit www.oakville.ca or call 905-338-4250. New cemetery by-law passed Cemeteries By-Law 2012-011 has been approved by Town Council and has been forwarded to the registrar for final approval before implementation. Copies of the by-law are available at the Town of Oakille: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 0H3. Submissions relating to the by-law can be made to: Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 0H3. Cemetery Registrar, 5775 Yonge Street, Suite 1500, Toronto, ON, M7A 2E5. Residents and businesses who find geese nests on their property and wish the eggs to be sprayed are asked to contact the Parks and Open Space department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3076 so that the town staff and contractor ­ can perform egg oiling on their property when the program begins in April. Egg oiling in Oakville is approved through a permit with the Canadian Wildlife Service. Over the past 10 years, the town's gosling population has declined, illustrating the program's effectiveness. For more information, please visit www.oakville.ca Oakville's 2012 Goose Management Program as possible along Lake Ontario's shorelines and marshes as well as Bronte and Oakville creeks. Residents and businesses are encouraged to check their properties for nests and register for oiling if eggs are found. Egg oiling involves staff spraying eggs with special oil that coats the eggs found in nests to prevent further development. To be effective, the oil must be applied twice ­ usually in April. The timing coincides with environmental conditions and when geese are nesting. Annual egg oiling program begins in April The Town of Oakville is a community severely impacted by the over population of Canadian geese. Staff from the Parks and Open Space department employ a number of goose management programs every year to deal with this over population. Egg oiling is the primary method of controlling population growth and it is critical that the town oils as many geese nests