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The Oakville BeaverLetter to the Editor467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5566Classified Advertising: 905-632-4440 Circulation: 845-9742The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite 206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone (416) 340-1981. Advertising is accepted on theThird Line flagstaff a wireless towercondition that, in the event of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be chargedfor, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. Editorial and advertising content of theOakville Beaver is protected by copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.I have just returned to my homeNEIL OLIVERVice-President and Group Publisher,MARK DILLSDirector of Productionin Oakville and found out fromTheMetroland WestMANUEL GARCIAProduction ManagerBeaverthat the citizens who liveDAVID HARVEY Regional General ManagerCHARLENE HALLDirector of Distributionnear Third Line and Rebecca StreetJILL DAVISEditor in ChiefSARAH MCSWEENEYCirc. Managerare upset about a radio tower beingROD JERREDManaging EditorWEBSITE oakvillebeaver.comnear their properties and fear expo-DANIEL BAIRDAdvertising DirectorThe Oakville Beaver is a division ofsure to radiation.RIZIERO VERTOLLIPhotography DirectorJust drive up Third Line to theSANDY PAREBusiness Managerlong-term care home right in theRECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BY:middle of the road between UpperOntario CommunityCanadian Community Suburban NewspapersNewspapers AssociationNewspapers Associationof AmericaMiddle Road and Dundas Street.That's right, the one with theTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:giant, out-of-proportion flag andflagstaff. That's not a flagstaff; that'sUnited Wayof Oakvillea radio tower. I found this out by calling theATHENAAwardTown when it was first raised. I said it was ugly and not propor-tionate. I was told it is really a radio towerdisguised. I then asked if there wasno danger to the sick people insideand was told that it met all govern-ment standards.Indulge my cynicism for amoment. I'm sure most of thepatients in the home don't knowwhat the monstrosity is, thinking itis perhaps a sign of patriotism. I believe the citizens, near theproposed new site, are quite correctin their worries and fears. There must be many uninhabitedareas the tower could be erected. The whole story on radiationfrom these towers is not finishedyet. SHJAANE GLOVER / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERAlthough it's a different kind of radiation, the nuclear plants inFLAGSTAFF TOWER:A 25m highDANIEL HO / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVERJapan were surely built within gov-Rogers wireless tower located outside aSHRED-IT FOR GOOD:From left, Avery Backus, Craig Sander, Mike Hayward, Ryan McClelland and Kevin ernment guidelines also. As was theseniors residence at 2370 Third Line, justMcClelland at the recent Halton Down Syndrome Association and Shred-it's Community Shred Event at theTitanic.south of Dundas Street, is located closer thanMargaret A. Kennedy, OakvilleRioCan Centre Burloak shopping centre. The event raised $3,500 last year for the association. 250m to residential dwellings. They had a great getaway and as a bonus the world didn't endn the very weekend the world was supposed to end, breakfast-time to bedtime, they are exe-Institute of Chicago. I spent half the afternoon in utter awe, andmy wife and I decided to shirk all earthly obligations cuted in short bursts. As she hikes from the other half wondering what I was viewing. Kindergarten art-Oand responsibilities, as considerable and pressing as one store to another. Perhaps I should class castoffs?they were, and sneak off to Chicago for five fabulous days. Talk mention, as much as she likes walking, Whenever we vacation, we like to find rad restaurants and coolabout The Rapture.she loves shopping. The famed Chicago cuisine. In previous trips, we had offspring in tow, which makesAnd while we could not really afford this sortie fiscally or shopping strip is known as The Magnificent fine dining less desirable, and affordable. This time around, armedtime-wise we thought the whole end-of-the-world justified a Mile. We covered it about 50 times a day. with recommendations from a guy who called Chicago home forlittle imprudence and extravagance. No?My achy knees were doing the math.15 years, we went out in search of what was, for us, the odd and theWe learned a lot on this trip, not the least of which was never And while she shopped, I people exotic.Andy Junipertrust weather reports. Going into the holiday, meteorological prog-watched. Living in the country, you dont Highlights included breakfast in a Mexican restaurant wherenosticators were calling for calamity: relentless rain, thunder-get an opportunity to do this whereas, in we ordered with a point (at the menu) and a prayer, not having astorms, and cool temperatures. Fitting weather for the end of the Chicago, the streets are always packed. One Chicagoan, apparently clue what any of the items were. Oh, and incredible dinners at Theworld, but unfit for tourists who like to explore a city on foot, and noticing we were tourists, kindly took us under his wing. He Publican (Belgian-style beer hall) and The Purple Pig (named onewhod planned outdoor activities like catching a White Sox game.scrounged in his pocket for a pen, fished in his wallet for a scrap of of Americas 10 best restaurants, featuring Cheese, Wine &Temperature at game time at Cellular Field: 86 glorious paper, and then got down on his knees on the sidewalk and wrote Swine), where the lineup to get in starts to build around 4:30 indegrees. Under an azure sky, which was pretty much the weather a list of essential eateries and jazz clubs. Then, in return for his the afternoon.story for the entire trip sunny and unseasonably warm. Lucky chicken-scratchings, he hit us up for money. I know, I know, we All in all, we had a great getaway. And, as an added bonus, theI listened to the forecasters and packed a parka and rain gear.should have seen it coming. Weve been to Chicago four times. world did not end. At least, not until we receive our Visa bill.Now, in case anyone is planning on holidaying with my wife, be Still, were total rubes, fresh off the old turnip truck.Andy Juniper can be contacted at ajjuniper@gmail.com, found onforewarned: she likes to walk. Until exhaustion overtakes and the Rubes, yes. But cultured rubes. After all, we spent an afternoon Facebook http://www.facebook.com, or followed at www.twitter.com/dogs bark for mercy. And while these walks tend to last from in the museum Ferris Bueller toured on his day off, the Art thesportjesters.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, June 2, 2011 6