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Lea is Reporter of the Year Page 5 Sign up for Gabrielle's Ride Page 10 www.insidehalton.com The Deck Store TM deckstore.ca 905.337.7707 Stay Connected! Wednesday, March 27, 2013 | 64 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Wed Thu Fri Sat V I C T O R Y OABE draws 500 people by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 4° 0° 6° 0° 6° 0° 7° -1° More than 500 people are expected to attend the 18th annual Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE) event tonight (March 27). The event, hosted by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Oakville West (RCOW), and sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada, is at Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd. It honours local businesses for their contribution to the community's economic development. see OABE p.3 videoonline Oakville's James Hinchcliffe celebrates after winning his rst IndyCar race Sunday at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Fla. He is the 207th driver to win an IndyCar race, and the rst Canadian to win since Paul Tracy of Toronto won in 2007 in the CART series in Cleveland. Hinchcliffe's win means his name will be added to the Wheldon Monument at Turn 10 of the St. Petersburg Street Circuit. The monument honours the late Dan Wheldon, who died in a 15-car pile-up in the 2011 IndyCar season nal in Las Vegas. For the story, see Sports. | photo by Chris Jones ­ IndyCar See the online video as Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn pays tribute to former Oakville Beaver editor Rod Jerred at Queen's Park by visiting www.insidehalton.com. A STEP BEYOND IN CARE DO YOU HAVE: MacLachlan College Oakville's only IB World School, proudly offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme · Foot/Arch Pain? · Ingrown Toenails? · Diabetes? · Swollen Ankles? · Corns, Calluses? Salima Kassam Reg. Chiropodist CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT 905-632-1414 Pre-school to grade 12 | Call to inquire about applying 905-844-0372 ext. 235 | 337 Trafalgar Road, Oakville | www.maclachlan.ca 728 Burloak Drive www.footandhealthclinic.com