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Tax reform report good news says councillor No tornado but weather Friday was Wâ€"Iâ€"Lâ€"D Youth gets 15 months probation for vandalism spree A local youth who took part in a June rampage through an Oakville construction yard was sentenced Wednesday in Oakville Court. After holding the teen in custody for three hours while he deliberâ€" ated over a suitable penalty, Judge Stewart Fisher ordered him to pay $200 in restitution â€" about half of what he expects to make at a part time job over the next year. He was also sentenced to 15 months‘ probation and 30 hours of community service. He was also instructed to stay clear of his two friends who took part in the incident. A rumor that a tornado may have touched down in Glen Abbey wasn‘t confirmed by the fire department. Oakville emergency crews, especially the Oakville Fire Department, had a busy afternoon Friday when a severe thunderstorm blew through town around 4:30 p.m. "We‘ve had a lot of calls, we had a couple for a lightning strike," said one fire department disâ€" patcher between emergency calls shortly before 5 p.m. A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 103 The boy â€" who cannot be named under the Young Offenders Act â€" Entertainer Michael Danso (right) and dance band leader Maj. Gino Falconi (in uniform) took some time out from their busy schedules recently to teach a few dance steps to members of the Oakyville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital‘s Black Tie Ball Planning Committee. Members include (I to r) Ann McCulloch, Shavak Madon, Sandra Farley and Lyn O‘Reilly. The gala event is set for Fri. Sept. 24th at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre. Some tickets still remain. Danso will entertain with songs from Blues to Broadway and he‘ll be joined by the 15 piece Royal Regiment of Canada Dance Band. For tickets call 338â€" 4642. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Canadas Best mmxiy /Vw.s;aqaef CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 "We‘ve got so many trucks out and stations out with trees down and lightning hits in about three or four different places...we‘ve got three or four strikes, we‘ve got a person hit," said a secâ€" ond dispatcher. "We‘ve had a lot of calls but nothing like that," said the dispatcher. The fire department dispatchers were so busy they were unable to provide details at press deadline Friday. Oakville‘s District 2 Staff Sgt. Norm Ryall also pleaded guilty to a hashish possessnon charge lald three weeks after the spree. On June 2nd the trio broke into Royal and Carlos Paving Ltd. and used frontâ€"end loader to damage and a truck and a car. They then drove a dump truck through the compound‘s fence. After police were notified, the vandals leaped from the moving vehicle which then struck a house. f A second youth will appear in Oakville youth court Oct. 13th in connection with the breakâ€"in. An 11 year old who was also involved is too young to be charged and was left in his parents‘ custody. The Haltonâ€"Mississauga Ambulance Service confirmed they had several ambulances respondâ€" ing to emergency calls from the area of Sixth Line and Hwy 5 where a person had been injured: said police had responded to what he called "a mother load" of alarm calls as a result of "the light show". One Friday afternoon call involved a twoâ€"yearâ€"old child who‘d apparently fallen out of a second storey window at a Queen‘s Avenue residence but had escaped serious injury. here‘s really no such thing I as good news when you‘re talking taxes â€" their very existence virtually rules that out. A new report, however, by the Citizens‘ Committee on Property Tax Reform has one local councilâ€" lor who served on the panel speaking in glowing terms. . Kevin Flynn high on document to be released this week By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff "When people see the work this group has done they will be as pleased as you can be about taxes," says Ward 1‘s Kevin Flynn. Today‘s SPORTS......... CLASSIFIED Canadian Publicationsâ€"Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, A P Food City, Biâ€"way, The Bay, Aikenhead‘s, Voss enclosures, Valdi, White Oaks Montessori School Waiting game Will the Golden Bear make it to the Cdn. Open? | 24 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) BURNS Page 15 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2003 8.56% (See ‘Tax‘ page 5) * Rates subject to change Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 LIMITED