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dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Taking a shot for Dad Sports FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 51 No. 20 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" 32 pages $1.00 (plus tax) nikki wesley / oakville BEAVER / @halton_photog on target: Checking out the view from the seventh floor of the new Oakville hospital construction site are, from left, Ellis Don Senior Project Manager Jeff McKay, Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) Officials check up on new Oakville hospital By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and The Oakville Beaver had an opportunity to take a sneak peek on construction progress during a site tour of the new Oakville hospital last week. About 17 months after the official groundbreaking, the skeleton of the facility is well underway. Six large cranes continue to tower over the eight-storey building, which at the moment, is devoid of exterior walls. The site is a beehive of activity as more than 500 construction workers install piping, deliver supplies and examine blueprints to make sure that when the hospital opens in December 2015 everything runs like clockwork. Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) President and CEO John Oliver said the project is currently on budget and about six weeks ahead of schedule. That said, there is still much to be done. "I think they're done about 25 per cent of the construction schedule," said Oliver. "The massive structure is now here. The real time is finishing it out, doing all the interiors, bringing that up to the standard we want and finishing up the rooms." Oliver said by late summer or early fall, the facility will stop looking like a construction project as walls will be built and the building's exterior will begin to take shape. See New page 3 President and CEO John Oliver and Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn during a tour at the Third Line and Dundas Street site last week. Just a few of our Featured Advertisers: Visit flyerlan all of d.ca your fo Valen last minu r tine's te Day gift id eas! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY from your source for FREE coupons View all of your local flyers, coupons, deals and more at flyerland.ca