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Check out Oakville's Best Real Estate section inside! The Oakville Beaver " i'H ® i j w 18^ w w w .o a k v ille b e a v e r.c o m R 6 * M K fi TR Y OUR « T | Showase of Homes j^MAX Spring ^ ®I « * » /...{ m m * £ *s»(N6i«» Homes Showcase · IN TODAY'S REAL ESTATE I ^ I K NEW MENU h *.**-* e^ees^sw o^es N f p WEDNESDAY ED ITIO N * A P R IL 5, 2 0 0 6 AMC Theatres m s-m S A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 40 ` Using Communication to Build Better Communities' 84 Pages $1.00 (plus gst) W e 'r e s im p ly th e b e st The Oakville Beaver has been named the best community newspaper in Ontario -- again. The Oakville Beaver won five first place awards, including the General Excellence Award in the top circulation class (40,000 and over), at this year's Ontario Community Newspapers Association's (OCNA) Better Newspapers competition. Other first place awards included Best Broadsheet Front Page, Best Sports Section, Cartoon of the year and Best In House Promotion. "I am very proud of the recognition The Oakville Beaver received from the OCNA. To be named the top communi ty newspaper in Ontario is a tes tam ent to the hard-working team at The Beaver ," said Publisher Ian Oliver who heads up the Halton Media Division and is vice president of parent company, Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing, a division of Torstar. "The wonderful input we get from community groups and organizations and the outstand ing support from local busi nesses are a great advantage we have in operating our publica tion," said Oliver. Judges Sue Hodgson and Bryan Wiltsie voted The Beaver tops in the category for largest circulation, over 40,000. "Excellent front page, strong layout, above-average writing, daily-looking publication, good photos and good colour. Very See Beaver page 4 Final fate of north Oakville rests with 0MB Barring settlement, there' s little chance ofmade-in-Oakville plan By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Town of Oakville is now in damage con trol mode over the future of north Oakville. It is preparing to argue its vision for the land north of Dundas and east of Sixteen Mile Creek against the vision of developers -- who have come up with their own secondary plan anek challenged the town's secondary planning process to the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB). Appeals were filed in late 2004 and 2005 by a group of north Oakville develop er/landowners : who are known collectively as NOMI (North Oakville- Manage ment Inc.). It effectively derailed the town's planning process and put the decision before the 0MB instead of the town. An estimated ninemonth 0MB hearing, esti mated to cost the town some $13 million, is set to begin Aug. 9. The challenge means it will now be the 0MB, not the town, that decides the face of north Oakville east of Sixteen Mile Creek. See Lawyer page 10 Inside Automotive................ 15 Living.......................... 11 Artscene......................20 Dining ................21 Spprts......................... 23 Classified................... 27 Partial Delivery: Cosmetic Warehouse, Water Depot, John Deere, Mount Royal Laundromat, Rona, BBQ Galore, The Bay, Centennial Windows, Oakville Dodge, Guardian Drugs, Wal-mart Pharmacy, , S vHy & Zel' s, Party Packagers, Henry' s Camera, Part Source, Payless Shoe, Bentley, Business Depot DELIVERY For home ieB m y < 5customer service call (905) 845-9742 M o i l , Tues., & Thurs. 9um -6p.m ., Wed. & F ri.9a.m .-8 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m.-4 pin. For new subscription, call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oahilkbeamcom SY LC (Support Your Local Carrier) SABRINA BYRNES I OAKVILLE BEAVER A s k A b o u t O ur WE'RE NUMBER ONE: Oakville Beaver staff members hold up the awards the newspaper won Saturday at the Ontario Community Newspaper Association's Better Newspapers competition and several of the editions that earned the awards. F ly e r D e liv e ry Value A d d e d P a ck a g e s 905-845-9742 ext 273 T h o u sa n d s o f U sed CDs & DVDs USED CD O U TLET OAKVILLE TOWN CENTER, Buy, Sell, frade www.beatgoeson.com N . Service Rd. (Future Shop, Chapters Plaza) 9 0 5 -3 3 7 -1 9 1 9