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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 0° -6° -4° -8° -3° -8° -5° -11° Chinese festival kicks off new year Page 8 www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE Stay Connected! Friday, January 17, 2014 | 36 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Burton meeting with GTA mayors about ice storm relief funding by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff T I G E R S O N E X H I B I T Cell tower plan nixed in Bronte Village Bell mum on reason Oakville Mayor Rob Burton will join other Greater Toronto Area (GTA) mayors in Mississauga today to discuss a united approach to the clean up following December's ice storm. The meeting was called by Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion. B u r t o n 's attendance comes on the heels of a Monday Oakville Mayor Rob Burton council decision to ask Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to declare Oakville a disaster area so the Town can be eligible for help from the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP). Town staff estimates the cost of the ice storm for Oakville to be up to $3.5 million. The Town is hopeful Oakville will not have to bear the costs alone. A media conference is to follow the 12:30 p.m. meeting at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff T.A. Blakelock graduating art student, Stephanie Riczu, 17, holds up her self-portrait as a tiger. It, along with those of her classmates, will be permanently installed in the Rebecca Street high school's cafeteria as a lasting representation of their work at the school. The students' art show, Illuminations, opens Jan. 22 in Blakelock's studio theatre and runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The exhibit will continue Jan. 23 and 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Where young minds become ignited and adolescents set foot on the path to becoming the decision makers of the future. MacLachlan College A 14.9-metre Bell Mobility cell tower proposed for 3135 Lakeshore Rd. W., will not be built. The company abandoned the project, Bell Canada representative Jason Laszlo con rmed Monday, but declined to divulge the reason. "We no longer plan to build a site at this location, but are working with the municipality to improve wireless coverage in the area to meet growing demand," said Laszlo in an email to the Oakville Beaver . The proposed tower, which residents became aware of in July, was unpopular with the surrounding community, where residents voiced concerns about the possible health impacts of having a cell tower so close to homes. The site that was being considered for the tower currently houses Drago's Auto Body. The residents' association Canadians for Safe Technology (C4ST), raised awareness in the area about the cell tower plan by distributing yers and urging homeowners to contact Bell, Industry Canada and local of cials to voice objections. C4ST is led by Oakville's Frank Clegg, who headed Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA), a residents' group that fought plans for a gas- red power plant in the town's east end. see Cell on p.5