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Two Oakville firms on winning team for Hwy. 407 project By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff ing the consortium selected by the province to help build the bilâ€" lion dollar Highway 407 project. Monenco AGRA and Dufferin Construction are part of the Canadian Highways International Corporation (CHIC,) one of two consortia that were in the running to be the private sector partner in the enterprise. With the selection of CHIC Friday, the deal sets the stage for final negoâ€" tiations to begin between the two parties involved. T wo Oakville companies are among the 11 Ontario firms comprisâ€" "The start of these negotiatiéns is a milestone for the 407," said Transportation Minister Gilles Pouliot. "We‘re on schedule, making sure Today‘s A Metroland Community Newspaper witi _ Vol. 32 No. 42 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, AP, Canadian Tire, The Bay, Biway, No Frills, Aikenheads, Bradford Exchange, D.G.A. The author‘s task ‘ i| Local f| columnist | publishes first novel E’Zamz Best é’mow(/ify Me éa/‘s;agaef CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 *Rates subject to change Mark S1li (416) 359â€"4633 (See ‘Highway page 11) Pomeroy hearing resumes April 18th The preliminary hearing into breach of trust charges against Halton Regional Chairman Peter Pomeroy will continue April 18th â€" but Pomeroy won‘t be there to hear the final areuments.. The regional chairman‘s lawyer, William MacDonald, requested that his client be excused, on the advice of his doctor, due to health problems brought about by stress. Judge William Sharpe granted the request prior to remanding the case over to April 18th. A ban on publication of eviâ€" dence was imposed by the judge at the outset of the hearing. Pomeroy faces three charges of breach of trust, and two of acceptâ€" ing a secret commission. He was charged last May following an investigation by a joint forces police team set up to probe allegaâ€" tions of political corruption in the Greater Toronto Area. Also charged with breach of trust and offering a secret commisâ€" sion are Halton Hills lawyer Herbert Arnold; Pomeroy‘s wife Pat Crimmins, who is also Halton‘s deputy clerk, faces one count of offering a secret commission; and developer Albert Tennant faces one count of offerine a secret commisâ€" It is expected the judge‘s ruling will take place on another date folâ€" lowing April 18th. WEEKCNUO Besides providing an excellent evening of dining and entertainment, the Third Annual John Rizzuti Dinner/Dance at the Le Dome banquet hall on Friday, April 15th w:il{also give you a chance to bid a batâ€" teryâ€"powered miniâ€"car similar to the ones being ridden here by TSN football color analyst, and former Toronto Argonaut, Dan Ferrone (left), and Katie Rizzuti (right). Two miniâ€"cars, from Kransco, 416 North Service Rd., will be sold during a silent auction at the dinner. All proceeds from the auction go to the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, which explains why OTMH development coordinator Carole Thompson is smiling. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the Oakville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. All services and supplies for the dinner are donated by Angelo Rizzuti, owner of LeDome, and the event is held in honor of his father, the late John Rizzuti. Over the past two years the event has raised $53,000 for the Cancer Society and $28,000 for the hospital. Tickets are $75 per person and are available at the Canadian Cancer Society, 45â€"5231. (Photo by Peter McCusker) SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1994 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) PECIALISTS