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Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun Into the quarters Sports www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 t k ill www.carstaroakville.com t k iill Collision & Glass Glass Service Service Collision & 18° 13° 22° 14° 24° 18° 25° 18° 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Stay Connected! Thursday, August 14, 2014 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Police will try to keep budget hike palatable by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff T O S T R I K E O U T C A N C E R Taxpayers won't pay for Town share of new hospital by Michael Gregory Oakville Beaver Staff Halton police says it will try to craft its budget in keeping with Halton Region's desire to have tax increases maintained at or below in ation -- but the service is not making any promises. The direction that regional council would like the police budget to take was the topic of discussion at a recent Halton Regional Police Service's board meeting. It was pointed out that last month, Halton council voted to have the regional budget prepared with the goal of tax increases being kept at or below in ation (1.9 per cent). Councillors also voted to direct groups funded by Halton Region, including Halton police, Royal Botanical Gardens and Conservation Halton, to follow similar guidelines. Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner said the service would keep that goal in mind, but noted there is a lot to consider in putting the budget together. see Chief on p.18 Patrick Channing is pictured with his ancée Elizabeth Hill, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 21. Hill is now 24 and Channing is organizing a fundraiser in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation. For story, see p.8. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Oakville Town councillors unanimously endorsed principles Monday to acquire the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital property from Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) once the new hospital -- which remains on schedule, and budget -- is completed. A report from Mayor Rob Burton and Chief Administrative Of cer Ray Green was presented at Town Council and sets March 2016 as the intended vacant possession date of the 14-acre Reynolds Street property. The report to council also reaf rmed the Town's $130-million portion of the local share plan, and noted residents' property taxes won't be going up as a result. The Town's commitment could be funded through its $40-million special dividend from Oakville Hydro's sale of Blink Communications. Burton told the Beaver in March that the sale of Blink netted the Town "big chunk" of the Town contribution. The balance, up to an additional $90 million, will be debentured and the associated carrying costs funded by hydro's special dividends. see New on p.4