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dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 MECHANICAL SERVICES AUTO AUTO AU TOPR PRO PR O OA OAKV OAKV KVIL ILLE E SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Top athlete Sports 2 2 Wyecroft Road, Oakv 221 kvill ille e autoprooakville.mechanicnet.com 905-469-2442 2 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 125 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 40 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Gas plant On the Sixteen code-named as Project Vapour: PCs By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF It was called Project Vapour. It was the Oakville gas plant. Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn said he wasn't aware of the code name, but it isn't unusual. Flynn said there is nothing unusual about using a code name when dealing with sensitive matters to protect the public's interests. The MPP's comments come after the Progressive Conservative Party made public Wednesday the Liberals' use of the code words Vapour and Project Vapour in connection to the controversial scrapping of the Oakville gas-fired power plant in confidential e-mails. "Because it was with a Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn publicly-traded company (TransCanada) and because the OPA (Ontario Power Authority) and Ministry of Energy wanted to protect the interests of taxpayers, it made sense that our side of the story -- the taxpayer side of the story -- be kept confidential, kept away from TransCanada during the period of arbitration or negotiations," Flynn said. The PCs are accusing the Liberals of using the code words as a means to hide communications and to avoid releasing all documents related to the plant's cancellation. "In my opinion, that's absolute lies. When they did the search, they used this word," Flynn said. See Code page 7 NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog SAFe CROSSING: Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr cycles on the new Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge on Dundas Street. Carr was joined Saturday by Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, Halton MP Lisa Raiit and Ward 4 Councillor Roger Lapworth to celebrate widening the road from four to six lanes between Proudfoot Trail and Neyagawa Boulevard, and a new bicycle path and sidewalk on both sides of the bridge. Halton Region put in $9.5 million of federal Gas Tax Funds, the province kicked in $3.5 million with the balance of the $58.8-million project provided by the Region. WOSS out of Santa parade By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) marching band made its public debut at the Oakville Santa Claus Parade in 2005. It has been in the parade every year since -- until now. The north Oakville high school has withdrawn both its marching band and float from this year's Santa parade, which will wind its way through downtown Oakville and Kerr Village Saturday, Nov. 17. White Oaks teachers have informed students and their parents they are withdrawing from this year's parade due to the current political climate. Teacher participation in the parade is voluntary. "As part of the current labour situation, some teachers are choosing not to do some extra-curricular activities. The teachers involved in the marching band have chosen not to participate," said Debra McFadden, Halton District School Board executive officer of human resources. In September, the Province passed a new law (Bill-115) that strips teachers and education support workers of their rights to collectively bargain contracts. See Taken page 3