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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. 122 THE OAKVILLE The 2007 Provincial Election Coverage Inside Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic Microdermabrasion $50Expi res Oct. 31/07 905-273-3045 LIAISON COLLEGE Largest trainer of Chefs & Cooks in Ontario OTELLO'S BANQUET CENTRE 2nd Floor 2273 ROYAL WINDSOR DRIVE (at Ford Drive) 905-842-4336 www.chefcollege.ca FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2007 56 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Inside Artscene................................37 Sports....................................43 Real Estate............................45 Classified .............................49 Full Delivery: Petcetera, Canadian Tire, Food Basics, Superstore, No Frills, Revlon, Zellers, Partial Delivery: Ashley Furniture, Dominion, Pharmassist, Giant Carpet, Canadian Sound, Panasonic, Sears Flooring, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Ho lee Chow, Decorum Furniture, Home Hardware, Regency Fireplaces, Longo's, M&M's, Mazda, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortino's, Shoppers Drug Mart, Stoney Creek Furniture, Wal-Mart, Maytag, Futureshop, Best Buy, Longo's, Toys R Us, The Barn, The Brick, Michaels, The Source, Desi Magazine, 2001 Audio Video, Sears Chudleigh wins a nail-biter See-saw battle goes down to the final poll By Melanie Hennessey SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER SABRINA BYRNES / OAKVILLE BEAVER FRIENDLY OPPONENTS: Conservative candidate Rick Byers, left, concedes to Liberal incumbent Kevin Flynn at the Liberal election night headquarters on Wednesday. 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 Flynn breezes to victory Incumbent jumped to early lead and never trailed By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF OAKVILLE DODGE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION The New 646 4th Line at Speers Rd. 905.845.4211 careers@oakvilledodge.com sales@oakvilledodge.com Oakville voted for four more years of MPP Kevin Flynn, Wednesday night, returning the Liberal incumbent to power in an election that saw the Liberal Party of Ontario steamroll its way to a majority government. Flynn's campaign party, which was held at the International Union of Operating Engineers Banquet Hall, enjoyed a relatively stress-free night as Flynn took an early lead in the polls and refused to give it up. The election (unofficially) finished with Flynn receiving 23,757 votes, Progressive Conservative candidate Rick Byers with 16,666 votes, Green Party candidate Marion Frances Schaffer at 3,912 votes, NDP candidate Tony Crawford receiving 3,178 votes and Family Coalition Party candidate Michael James Toteda with 281 votes. Incumbent Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh has secured his seat at Queen's Park for another four-year term after winning one of the most closely-contested races Halton riding has ever seen Wednesday evening. The nail-biting night that went into the wee hours of Thursday morning saw the Prog r e s s i v e "It was very Conservative close. It's obvious (PC) and Liberal candi- we have a lot date Gary of new voters, Zemlak go so we have some neck-in-neck work to do to for the local welcome these spot, with only two votes sep- people." arating the pair at one Returning Halton MPP point. At the end Ted Chudleigh of it all, Chudleigh won by 164 votes. So how does it feel to emerge victorious with such a narrow margin? "I'm relieved," Chudleigh simply stated in an interview yesterday. "It was very close. It's obvious we have a lot of new voters, so we have some work to do to welcome these people." Chudleigh and his supporters gathered at The Post Office pub in downtown Milton -- which was decorated with `No Dalton in Halton' signs -- to See Race page 4 See Chudleigh page 3 PRE-WINTER SPECIAL PRE-WINTER SPECIAL · · · · Tire inspection & Rotation Multi-Point Inspection Lubricate Chassis/ Hinges/Latches/locks · Battery Test · Oil Change & Filter · Coolant System test · Top Up All Fluid Levels Plus Environmental Charges & Applicable Taxes Up To 5 Liters of Oil/most Cars & Light Trucks service@kennedyford.ca QEW $ 38 .95 DORVAL DR. VAL 905.845.1646 w OAKVILLE R RV WYECROFT E IC