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cial to the Beaver _ New school is special :K [etroland Community Newspaper \ vol. 32 No. 5t conomy blamed r increased use f Distress Centre SPORTS.......... EDITORIAL FOCUS.......... CLASSIEIED ELINDA SUTTON mm e w n BE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Pharma Plus, Overdrive, Homes, White Rose, Woolco, Holland Park, Ashbrooks, Sears, Coupon Clipper oday he sagging econ calls to Oakville says the centre‘s baier‘s custom upholstery Itd. Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 Chris Allen takes a close 100K 440th Appleby College Cadet C event that concluded Saturday 184 Lakeshore Rd. E., Pearl St., Burlmgton economy is likely responsible for an increase in ville‘s distress centre lines over the past few years, ‘s executive director. For the finest in custom upholstering call Baier‘s, makers of fine upholstered furniture. We guaranty it 2333 Wyecroft Road, Unit 7 827â€"2681 "â€"â€"â€"â€"-_" 1 Tose look at his charges during the 79th Annual Inspection of the ge Cadet Corps held last week at the college. It was part of a twoâ€"day Saturday with the annual open house. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli Calls to the centre were up by about 5% in 1993 compared to the year before, say$ Sandy Beveridge. She estimates between 10,000 and 11,000 calls were received last year. "I think in the past few years, it (increase) has been due to the economic e climate." I mean, we‘ve had a recession and that causes people to call about jobs â€" people who are home who wouldn‘t normally be during the day and people who are perâ€" haps lonely because they‘re home all day and have no job." Some unemployed callers are concerned about not being able to afford to pay for basic expenses such as food and rent, Beveridge says T resulted in an increase in callers with family and relationship probâ€" lems, she says. _ "Not having a job seems impact on family and friends." ce n o cce More than 60% of last year‘s calls to the Oakville distress lines were from people who were upset over interpersonal problems. At distress centres across the (See ‘Centre‘ page 2) Fewer claiming UIC benefits There has been an 11.6 per cent decrease in the number of people claiming regular unemâ€" ployment insurance benefits as of April 30th compared to a month earlier. ECCCE There were 4,981 people claiming UIC benefits as of April 30th which marks a 20 per cent decrease from April of last year and there was a month over month decrease in the number of claimants in all 10 major occupaâ€" tional categories. The poor economy has also Oakville * 845-5582 icton * 639â€"1372 ?_â€"â€"â€"â€"' E "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 19% hoh on hi on 3(0 Vol. 32 No. 58 Avallable in Black and Tan By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff he sound system may not have been coâ€" operative, but the weather certainly was for Saturday‘s firstâ€"ever Raise the Flag Day. While Sunday would have been a washâ€"out, the Kinsmen Club of Canada event was blessed with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine â€" ideal for celebrating the red and white which festooned Centennial Square on Navy Street. e Flag waving event a major success "It couldn‘t have gone better, â€" Club of Oakville spokesman Doug were delighted." Ac The weather was great, the crowd enthusiastic and the Canadia on Saturday as the Kinsmen Club of Oakville held its first ‘Rai: Centennial Square. Chelsea Punnett, 2, (below) did her bit too. Canucks need only true pride. Men‘s and Ladles ® 89 sls 5 better," said Kinsmen in Doug Lincoln. "We By SAL BOMMARITO Special to the Beaver The mayors of Oakville and Burlington â€" along with the regional chairman â€" today officially opened one of the most significant capital works projects undertaken by Halton Region in recent years. The successful completion and commissioning of the interconnecting watermain opens a NEew chapter in io o. un esnt hictory. with the creation of We‘re using Burlington water no _ Af Halton‘s water supply history, the South Halton Water System and the Canadian Eo 0t nvreed WifhOl All those contacted to take part agreed without hesitation, said Lincoln, including the Royal Canadian Legion‘s color guard and the the band of the 540 Squadron of the Canadian Air Cadets. After several speeches and the singing of O‘ Canada, the Canadian and Town of Oakville flags â€" run by relay by a team of. high school athletes from Town Hall to Centennial Square â€" were raised. Saturday‘s finale was a mass "waving" of the flag flag never looked better > the Flag Day‘ at (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) (See ‘Flag‘ page 2) 60 Pages ~ 01 NTaeb reaction from car dealers across North America. The Oakville Assembly plant currently has orders to produce 25,000 Windstar minivans for sale (See ‘Ford‘ page 10) It has taken two years of planning, design, and construction to successfully complete the connection between the Burlington ?nd Oakville water supply it systems. A 1,050 mm (42 inch) diameter watermain interconnecting the two systems was placed within the Rebecca Street rightâ€"ofâ€"way from Bronte Road westerly to Mississaga Street. Over 150 metres of (See ‘Water‘ page 10) “It (The Wndstar) is meermg our (safes) pectatlons and then . ome. The reaction has been . 33. outstandmg > gâ€"Mark Hutchms Eord Canada president ~ on FRY 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 Jeweller robbed at knifepoint By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Shocked and upset at being robbed at knifepoint Saturday, the owner of a downtown jewâ€" eller says life must go on regardâ€" less. "I‘ll keep doing business the same way," says Samuel Ozel of Gabriel Fine Jewellery Inc. "You have to live with it. You have to deal with it." The incident took place in broad daylight around 12:30 p.m. at the Lakeshore Road establishâ€" ment as Ozel was putting some watchbands on display. A man walked in, admired the jewellery 75 Cents (GST included) CCC O in a case and complimented Ozel on his merchandise. The owner had barely finished saying thank you when the man shoved a fiveâ€"inch kitchen knife in his side and told him not to do anything stupid. He then demanded the keys to the display U d o esn valt cases. It was then that a second man entered the store, broke the back of a display case and began scooping up a large quantity of jewellery, mainly men‘s and women‘s rings. "I was excited. I was very upset," said the Ozel, who has owned the shop for 15 months. Ozel implored them not to break anything and turned over: the keys. The first thief then pushed him into the office and asked for the video tape from the security camera. He then told his accomplice to hurry up and they fled. EOWY Fortunately, while Ozel, received several minor laceraâ€" tions to his side, he did not require medical attention. "We‘re alive. We can walk. We can still make money," he said. According to Halton Regional Police, the suspect with the knife is described as a white male in his late twenties, fiveâ€"feet nineâ€" inches to fiveâ€"feet 10â€"inches tall. He had a heavy build, was clean shaven and had light brown short hair. He was wearing a black Chicago Bulls cap with a red crest, a black long sleeve Levi shirt, white running shoes and black driving gloves. The second suspect 1S$ described as a black male in his late twenties, fiveâ€"feet nineâ€"inchâ€" es tall with a slim build, clean shaven with short black hair. He was wearing a black Chicago Bulls caps with a red crest, black sunglasses, long sleeve blue jean shirt, jeans, white running shoes and black gloves. J LIMITED / Mark | ][0 103 Mark Slipp A16) 359â€"4633 subject to change _