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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver N O RT H A M E R I C A' S M O S T AWA R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 46 No.2 THE OAKVILLE California Dreaming at Stage West Krissie Rutherford in Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic 10% OFF The missing piece of the anti-aging puzzle ELASTIDERM 905-273-3045 ARTSCENE AVAILABLE Real Estate & Business Brokerage FREE Market Evaluation · Sale · Lease · Sublease 905-842-8690 John Vail JohnVail.com Broker of Record "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2007 32 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Cops have bust back By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Trapped Halton Regional Police found the nearly 200-lb. head -- and are now in search of the body -- of the Ukrainian poet Taras H. Shevchenko statue stolen from a north Oakville park last month. Inside Opinion.......................................6 Entertainment..........................19 Sports.......................................22 Worship....................................24 Real Estate...............................25 Classified .................................27 Full Delivery: Petcetera, Smart Source, Food Basics, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Wal-mart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Zellers, MDG Partial Delivery: Ashley Furniture, Hoopers, St. Ives, Price Chopper, Home Hardware, Longo's, Appleby M&Ms, M&M Meats, Pharma Plus, Fortinos, Sears, Stoney Creek Furniture, Halton Catholic School Board, Solutions, Best Buy, The Barn, The Source, Dominion, Shoppers Drug Mart, Future Shop SYLC (Support Your Local Carrier) DELIVERY For home delivery & customer service call 905-845-9742 Mon., Tues., & Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. For new subscriptions, call 905-845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com FLYER DELIVERY Quantities as low as 1000 at Call Marie 905-845-9742 ext 273 The statue's head was turned over to Halton Regional Police Street Crimes officers Det. Veronica Payne and Det. Constable Joe Barr by Gary Thomson of Burlington-based Thomson Metals & Disposal this week. Thomson realized, after reading a newspaper report about the theft, the "conversation piece" he'd recently bought was the head of the stolen statue and called police. As officers retrieved the head and interviewed Thomson and his employees, luck would have it the same men who had sold Thomson the head in mid-December just happened to show up to do more business. It led to charges against an Oakville man late Tuesday. A second man was interviewed but released by police. While police now have the statue's head, they've launched a new investigation in search of the remainder of the statue's 15-ft. frame. "We remain cautiously optimistic that we will recover some of the other pieces. That's the priority right now," said police spokesper BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER HELPED OUT: A 17-year-old Oakville high school student was rushed to Hamilton General Hospital yesterday at approximately 4:30 p.m. after the Honda Civic he was driving tangled with a light post on North Service Road near Dorval Drive. The Grade 11 student was conscious at the time, said Halton Regional Police Acting Sgt. Nick McConnell, who was on scene. It took Oakville firefighters, police and Halton EMS nearly an hour to get the youth out of the car, after removing the doors, windshield and cutting off the roof. Nearly 50 people watched as the youth was removed and put on a stretcher. As of press time yesterday, police were continuing to investigate the accident and a traffic reconstruction team was at work on the scene. See Statue's page 3 End insurance confusion. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us! We are pleased to offer competitive insurance solutions in person, by email, or fax. Your hotline to great insurance products & services: 905-845-9793 www.magnesgroup.com THE MAGNES GROUP INC. 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: (905) 845-9793 Fax: (905) 845-9149 The Magnes Group Inc. has its roots in Syd A. Vince Insurance, Est. 1953 · Home · Auto · Life · Business · *As chosen by Oakville Beaver Readers