Beaver THE OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 34 www.oakvillebeaver.com Realty Executives First Ltd. Brokerage Independently Owned & Operated 905 - 467- 4745 www.ltzylik.com Linda Tino-Zylik Broker Spring Home and Garden Pages 20-21 FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! Between Kerr & Dorval YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" 40 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Blades advance Victim never told doctors he was in a fight By Bob Mitchell TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE LES KAPUSCINSKI / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER PLAYOFF WIN: Oakville Blades players (in blue, left to right) Lindsay Sparks, Tyler Leimbrock and Ryan Murphy celebrate a goal during Wednesday's Ontario Junior Hockey League game against the Georgetown Raiders. Oakville defeated Georgetown 3-2 to win its fourth division title in six years. See Sports for more coverage. GO riders cry foul over fare increase By Tim Foran METROLAND WEST MEDIA GROUP A Halton commuter's online petition for GO Transit to retract both the fare hike it enacted this past weekend and one last year could set up an interesting political showdown in the Ontario legislature next week. Milton resident Andrew Salmons, who quit taking the GO train to work in Toronto last June due to rising fares and what he deemed poor performance, started the petition last Friday after GO's board of directors passed its 2009-10 operating budget, which included a 25-cent fare hike for adult A 16-year-old Oakville teen, who died 10 days after hitting his head on a paved driveway, never told medical officials he'd been in a fight, hospital records reveal. The records, submitted yesterday in a Milton courtroom as part of the agreed statement of facts at a manslaughter trial, revealed that Drew Hildebrand told the first doctors examining him that he fell while "messing around" with some friends. He said he tripped over somebody's foot and fell backwards on concrete. Justice John Murray told jurors that they should view the information from Hildebrand as being something "he told" doctors and emergency room officials and "not for its truth" when they begin their deliberations next week. They should base their findings on the facts revealed as evidence during the trial, he said. Hildebrand died April 8, 2008, 10 days after he struck the back of his head during a scuffle with a 15-yearold boy outside a house party. See GO page 2 See Lawyers page 3 Oakville's largest selection of Natural Limestone and Hardwood · Custom Quality Workmanship 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TILE INSTALLATION LARGEST SELECTION OF WOOD FLOORING OVER 500 SAMPLES ON DISPLAY GRANITE COUNTERTOPS BUY DIRECT FROM THE IMPORTER LARGE SELECTION OF NATURAL LIMESTONE & PORCELAIN TILE Monday to Friday 7:30am-6:00pm · Saturday 7:30am-5:00pm · Closed Sunday 243 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE · 905.338.1288