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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 5, 2007 - 19 Rick Byers Kevin Flynn Continued from page 14 Continued from page 14 3. Improve transportation and energy to ensure a cleaner environment. Better transit systems encourage ridership. Taxes paid at the gas pump should be used to improve roads and transit systems. We'll steward the environment by: · Installing scrubbers on coal plants. · Exploring alternative energy. · Offering incentives to invest in energy efficiency. 4. Support Oakville's schools. We'll increase funding for public education by $2.4 billion. This will allow: · Upgrading schools and opening them for community use on evenings and weekends. · Provision of adequate materials. · Restoration of the local priorities grant. 5. Ensure Oakville is treated fairly when it comes to hospital and social costs We'll provide catch-up funding for `905' communities and upload social costs. This will allow us to: · Keep doctors in Ontario. · Retain experienced doctors. · Introduce electronic health records. 6. End pooling. · Oakville shouldn't have to fund Toronto's programs. We will end this practice, returning $6 million per year to our community. On Oct. 10, choose the candidate that will put Oakville back on the radar at Queen's Park ­ Rick Byers. learn in, begun planning for a new hospital to serve our growing population, built new bridges along the QEW, and expanded GO Train operations for Oakville. Now is the time to defend this progress and build on it by furthering the good work that is already underway. Together we can continue to reduce wait times, build new medical school spaces, hire 9,000 more nurses, and provide 26 new tests for newborns. I want to see continued peace and stability in our classrooms, more teachers for individualized attention with a class size cap of 20 kids in the early grades, and free after school and online homework help. Our priority will be to enhance the environment by planting 50 million trees, reducing toxic emissions and banning the use of cosmetic pesticides. We will keep working cooperatively with municipalities to build up and protect the Greenbelt. Oakville deserves the best. I feel I have the proven community leadership experience to be your best choice. Together, let us continue to move Oakville and Ontario forward. Celebrating 30 years of laughter, music, dance and drama. MANTECA Thursday Oct.18th at 8:00 pm THAT CANADIAN GUY Saturday Oct.20th at 8:00 pm UT SOLD O BILL COSBY Thursday Nov.1st at 6:30 & 9:30 pm JOSE FELICIANO Friday Dec.7th at 8:00 pm THE NYLONS Friday Dec.14th at 8:00 pm All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS For tickets call 905-815-2021 Toll Free 1-888-489-7784 or order on line: www.oakvillecentre.ca Special 30th Anniversary Season Sponsors PRESENTING SPONSOR & GOLD SPONSORS Celebrate with Friends for an Unforgettable Evening! BARRINGTON'S and MURRON'S CABINETREE INVITE YOU TO ... Dancing to the Stars at the Candlelight Ball SILVER SPONSORS The 16th Annual OTMH CANDLELIGHT BALL Dr. Robert G. Jones & Mrs. Joan Manwaring and Family SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2007 at the Burlington Convention Centre 1120 Burloak Drive 6:30 p.m. WINE SPONSOR RECEPTION SPONSORS COCKTAIL RECEPTION 7:30 p.m. Black Tie R.S.V.P. before October 26, 2007 GOURMET DINNER AV SPONSOR For tickets call Aleta Mayer at 905-845-2571 ext. 4351 Tickets Now Available Online: www.otmhcandlelightball.com