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OAKVILLE'S BEST REAL ESTATE SECTION INSIDE! Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 88 Checking Oakville's vital signs By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Poverty, homelessness and abuse all exist here in Oakville. Much of it is hidden. At the same time, 90 per cent of the graduates from Sheridan College Institute for Technology and Advanced Learning get a job within six months of graduation. Both good news and bad news stories need to be discovered, told and then addressed by the community -- and will be when Oakville's Vital Signs is published Oct. 7. That's when the Community Foundation of Oakville (CFO) will Inside Living ..........................................14 Artscene......................................27 Automotive................................22 Sports ........................................31 Classified ..................................35 Full Delivery: Dell, JYSK, Sureloc Partial Delivery: Sport Chek, Dell, Suburban Life Sport Mart, Hockey Experts, Home Depot, Henry's Camera, Bouclair, For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. and Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com See inside today's paper for special subscription offer. HUGE GOVERNMENT REBATES! DON'T MISS OUT! These are some of the largest Government and Manufacturer Rebates ever offered! For Deadlines and Complete Details call 905-844-2949 www.oakvillebeaver.com Knox team cycles for Home Suite Hope PAGE 8 321 Cornwall Rd. Old Oakville Market 905.815.8777 DUNDEE MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Renew your mortgage rate 3-4 months before your current term ends. No Broker Fees on Mortgages. 5 YRS 5.45% 7 YRS 5.70% 5 Year Variable -.65% PAUL FOLEY A.M.P. MORTGAGE CONSULTANT 905-827-8009 ABBEY PLAZA, OAKVILLE · Third Line at Upper Middle "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008 76 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Mother Nature dumps wet blanket on Canadian Open By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF See Report page 2 CHRIS KORNACKI/ OAKVILLE BEAVER WATER HAZARD: Workers were busy building a new golfers' walkway bridge across the Sixteen Mile Creek at the 13th hole at the Glen Abbey Golf Club on Monday after the high water levels washed away the existing bridge. There was a flurry of activity at Glen Abbey Golf Club on Monday, but it wasn't the type of excitement that RBC Canadian Open organizers were banking on. The first practice rounds and Monday Pro-Am were slated for the day, but the torrential downpours on the weekend left a soggy mess for the grounds crew to clean up. Late Sunday evening, tournament officials declared the golf course to be unplayable. The grounds were closed on Monday to spectators and golfers as about 70 staff and volunteers worked to prep the course for Tuesday. Their hard work paid off, as golfers took to the greens yesterday morning as scheduled. "The key priority for us is to have the golf course ready for the championship on Thursday morning," said Bill Paul, tournament director for the RBC Canadian Open. "The forecast was calling for more rain last night (Sunday) and this morning and we didn't get that, but the course was still pretty soggy." The saying "It never rains, but pours" seemed adequate for the See Course page 3 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 Between Kerr & Dorval VISIT OUR ALL NEW WEBSITE YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS! www.lockwoodchrysler.com