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16 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 13, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Living Oakville Beaver LIVING EDITOR: ANGELA BLACKBURN Phone: 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: angela@oakvillebeaver.com PHOTOS BY RON KUZYK / OAKVILLE BEAVER THEIR DAY IN COURT: Clockwise from top left, former mayor Ann Mulvale as one of the volunteer judges at Friday's Jail-N-Bail fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit at Oakville Place; Halton Regional Police Constable Rob Partridge was a tough emcee to convince; veteran Town Councillor Ralph `The Tormentor' Robinson was mistaken for a Soprano as he was guarded by Constable Mike Dinsmore; Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and David Harvey of The Oakville Beaver, general manager of Metroland Media Group West., were unrepentant; Cathy Jackson of the Halton police fingerprints Ward 2 Councillor Cathy `The Designer' Duddeck, Ward 5 Councillor Jeff `The Producer' Knoll and Robinson; and, Constables Sue Biggs and Wendy Clayton arrest the councillors at Town Hall. Big time pay off for Jail-N-Bail in Oakville By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF B y the time all jailbirds had made their bail Friday, the Canadian Cancer Society, Oakville Unit had raised $26,000. "Our total to date is $26,000," said Joan Gibb, Unit president, who was herself a jailbird who faced charges "too numerous to mention." Friday's Jail-N-Bail event, which set out with a modest $12,000 fundraising target, marked the first time in a decade that the local unit had staged the popular fundraiser. "The co-operation of the Halton Regional Police has been just phenomenal," said Unit fundraising coordinator Lisa Moffatt, noting the police gave the event "authenticity." Officers visited venues throughout town "arresting" jailbirds and hauling them down to Centre Court at Oakville Place to stand trial before a trio of volunteer judges -- former mayor Ann Mulvale, businessman Glen Herring and Oakville federal Conservative can- didate Terence Young. Halton Police Constable Rob Partridge acted as emcee and was an absolute riot, so to speak, at the podium goading jailbirds on their way into the "lockup" or "tank" as he called it, and acted as liaison with onlookers in the mall stopping by to see what all the hoopla was about. A roster of jailbirds, also volunteers from the community and a veritable Who's Who of Oakville residents, arrived, ready, willing and able to raise their bail and act their part. Each was presented with a list of charges -- provided by those, often friends or family, who had volunteered them for arrest. They also arrived with bail -- pledges they'd collected in advance -- and then used cell phones provided by Telus at Oakville Place, to raise more from the makeshift jail cell. Black's Photography loaned staff and talent to the job of taking fingerprints and mug shots of the jailbirds. Each jailbird was given a criminal moniker, which was displayed on the sign hung around their neck. They were clad in black-and-white stripes, befitting their predicament. Among those arrested was Oakville MPP Kevin `The Green Machine' Flynn who raised a whopping $2,500. He came armed with $1,000, while another $1,000 was delivered from First Canadian Title and another $500 came in from local sheet metal workers. David "The Scoop" Harvey of The Oakville Beaver, general manager for the Halton Division of Metroland Media Group West Ltd., was arrested on the charge of overuse of adjectives. Veteran Town Councillor Ralph `The Tormentor' Robinson, arrived clad head to toe in jailbird stripes to answer for annoying Town of Oakville staff for more than a quarter century. Constable Carla Draper accompanied jailbirds before the judges and Constable Mike Dinsmore guarded the jail cell. Robinson, Ward 5 Councillor Jeff `The Producer' Knoll and Ward 2 Councillor Cathy `The Designer' Duddeck were arrested at Town Hall. Knoll, who owns Encore Cinemas, was accused of scalping theatre tickets. Lynne `The Accessorizer' Calabrese, manager of the CLEO store downtown, was arrested for wearing white after Labour Day. Kerr Village BIA chief Richard `The Improver' Messer was charged with bribing Santa. Hockey referee Chuck `The Exterminator' MacGregor was accused of officiating without seeing. American Women's Club president Sue `The Stitch' Kemmerer was said to have worn red, white and blue on Canada Day. Lawyer Jarvis `The Procrastinator' Sheridan was accused of extreme knowledge of the law, lawyer Brian Hanna of double booking and Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh of buying a police car and painting it a different colour. Oakville Deputy Fire chief Bob `The Extinguisher' Sumak was charged with illegal exposure in the firefighters' calendar and unlawfully wielding a fire hose in public. Sgt. Jackie `The Designer' Gordon was accused of accessorizing her uniform with Prada. Appleby College teacher Steve `Funny Man' Poplar was arrested in Appleby's dining hall and accused of taking the Mediterranean diet overboard, loitering in Appleby's new dining hall and of overindulgence in souvlaki and tsatsiki sauce. Steve `The Miner' Ciccone, vice president of operations at AMEC was arrested at his company on Winston Park Drive on a charge of embezzling to fund his skiing and golf obsessions. Satnam `The Investor' Singh, executive assistant at AMEC was picked up for intimidation for cash. Pravin `Never Home' Sharma, volunteer extraordinaire, was busted for an addiction to community work. Ann `Numbers' McGirr of The Naylor Groups accounts receivable was hauled in for her penchant for collecting pigs. "Money continues to come in. Our jailbirds were outstanding," said Moffatt.