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Police return black-and-whites to the road Page 4 Inspiring interest in science Page 7 www.insidehalton.com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE Stay Connected! Friday, March 28, 2014 | 28 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon M A K I N G A N I M P A C T 11° 1° 2° -2° 6° -2° 9° 0° Flynn goes on defensive over gas plant allegations by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff People urged to join Earth Hour Saturday by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Lights out! The Town of Oakville, Halton Region, Halton District School Board and Halton Regional Police will all join the global Earth Hour tomorrow night (Saturday, March 29). Stunning allegations that former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's last chief of staff got a deputy's IT-savvy boyfriend "unrestricted" access to 24 employees' computers in the premier's of ce, has Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn on the defensive. Newly-appointed Minister of Labour Flynn told the Oakville Beaver the allegations are very serious, but at this time, they are just that -- allegations. "I think the Premier (Kathleen Wynne) has been really transparent throughout this process, that she wants to continue to be co-operative, she wants this to be a transparent process, she wants to help those who are investigating and she wants it to be independent," said Flynn yesterday. His comments came shortly after Wynne gave a statement on the issue. see Flynn on p.5 St. Ignatius of Loyola student Joel Louzado, 16, won the poster competition at the Halton Catholic District School board's Bullying Prevention Gala held at Burlington's Corpus Christi high school Wednesday. Each year, Halton students in Grades 6-12 are invited to develop creative arts-based public service messages that communicate the theme, Give Respect, Get Respect. See story on p.9.| photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) From 8:30-9:30 p.m., all non-essential lighting and electrical equipment that do not compromise public safety or interfere with essential services, will be shut off at Town, Regional and police facilities. The municipal agencies are also encouraging local residents and businesses to follow suit. see Local on p.3 STORE CLOSING SALE 905-829-0556 2501 Hampshire Gate, Unit 7B, Oakville · Mon to Wed 10:30-6:30 · Thurs to Fri 10:30-8:00 · Sat 10:30-6:00 · Sun 12:00-5:00 INTERIORS INC. Exotic Wood Furniture w w w. w o o d s e n s e i n t e r i o r s . c o m