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A Metroland Community Newspaper â€" Vol. 32 No. 23 ___ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1994 By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff he president of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce summed up reaction to Tuesday‘s federal budget best with the old advertising sloâ€" gan, "Where‘s the beef?" Federal budget gets mixed reviews There were no veterinarians, no medical doctors in her family, but Best was certain she was going to be an animal doctor. As it turns out, her youthful vision was in focus. t the tender age of 11, Joanne Best Awas immersed in a world of newspaâ€" pers, not writing for them mind you, but replacing them in kennels. While many girls her age spun records after school, she was most content surrounded by little furry animals and cleaning kennels, "about a milâ€" lion of them." In 1978, at the age of 23 she graduated from the University of Guelph‘s Ontario Veterinary College and today her white coat is still whirling around corners and darting in By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff Meet Ontario‘s veterinarian of the year Rick Kedzior said that while the budget Joanne Best and ‘Piper‘: never a chance to get board says province‘s top vet. Always fresh F ‘Carada $ Best Conmunity M ewspsper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 ) E. OAKVILLE BEAVER contained some good ideas, there wasn‘t much meat to speak of. Particularly difficult to measure will be the impact of the announced incentives to small business, although Kedzior is pleased Martin at least recognized areas of concern to that sector. Martin pledged to reduce red tape and cumbersome regulations, reform the GST and work with banks to allow businesses This is Dr. Best‘s life â€" the animals, the ‘parents‘, the surgery, the profession. She has never married â€" her only ‘dependent‘ an extraordinarily friendly eightâ€"yearâ€"old yellow Lab. Piper is as much a fixture around the office, which is tucked in beside Red Lobster on the South Service Road, as his owner. Ten to twelve hour days are the norm for her. and out of treatment and operating rooms at the Animal Hospital of Oakville, just as it has been for 14 years. ‘"We get lovely people and people who own animals are generally really good peoâ€" ple," said Dr. Best, an attractive, amiable sparkplug with a broad grin. "The medicine aspect is always changing. One time you‘re working on an eye, then you go into the At Tim Hortons, "Always Fresh" is a promise we always keep. From our twenty minute fresh coffee to our donuts and baked goods, all made fresh every day. better access to capital. Just what tangible results will come of these promises is anyâ€" body‘s guess, says Kedzior. One short term step, however, is the 2.3% rollback in unemâ€" ployment insurance premiums. "I wish I could comment more but there‘s not much in the budget," said Kedzior, who underscored his point by explaining that a scheduled Chamberâ€"sponâ€" On top of the long hours she spends at the hospital, Dr. Best has devoted innumerable hours promoting her profession and the peoâ€" ple who comprise it â€" "it‘s a really good bunch of people." She‘s been a spokesperâ€" son, a fighter and an advocate for the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association for many years serving on the board of directors, the executive committee and when she felt stale Like any doctor, her objective is wellness and she derives tremendous satisfaction watching an ailing dog run out to greet his ‘parents‘ a few days after being brought to the hospital. And the animals are wonderul You never get bored." (See ‘Vet‘ page 9) (Photo by Christine Chew) 24 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) sored seminar on the document has been cancelled. Liberal MP Bonnie Brown said the budâ€" get signals the end of a tax and spend govâ€" ernment and takes strides to reduce the deficit while maintaining a level of objectivâ€" ity. "‘There is a general feeling of satisfaction (See ‘Budget‘ page 2) prosfzoris $69.15 prosori4 $64.15| $73.31 pzosfzori4 $67.23| pros/esR1s $68.60 1 Jet Auto Centre *P¢ESE Imss-n;m $62.50 JET AUTO CENTRE AQUAGUARD LEE TRES et Auto Centre _l"' Paper FRIDAY 10â€"13 CHURCH DIRECTORY.....12â€"13 Cancer claims politician Peter Arch remembered It‘s movie time! Town in spotlight...again Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Canadian Tire, Ashbrooks See White Pages Under Block TAX SEASON OFFICES OPEN NowW Appleby Mall, Burlm ton Tel. 333â€"1212 9 Page 10 DISTRICT OFFICE,