Stay Connected! Growing Georgetown Hospital Spotlight www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 t k ill www.carstaroakville.com Collision & Glass Service 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. Thursday, April 10, 2014 | 32 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Weather for Oakville, ON Thu Fri Sat Sun G U I D I N G T H E W A Y 14° 4° 11° 3° 13° 4° 13° 7° Relay for Life kicks off this Saturday by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Serial robber sought in bank heists Police link eight robberies by David Lea and John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Relay for Life is more than just an event in support of the Canadian Cancer Society's (CCS) efforts in raising funds for cancer research. It symbolizes and honours a patient's journey, CCS' Halton Unit fundraising co-ordinator Shelley Frank tells the Oakville Beaver. "As dif cult as it is for anybody to stay up overnight, it's so insigni cant when you compare it to what someone has gone through on a cancer journey," she said. "Cancer doesn't sleep, so neither should we," reads the Relay for Life tagline. The signature event is hosted by more than 20 countries worldwide, including more than 500 communities across Canada. It is meant to be an inspirational, non-competitive, 12-hour overnight fundraising event that brings the community together to celebrate life and ght cancer. see Relay on p.5 The Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides held a spring open house Saturday at its Wilson Street training facility. Rylie Fagan, 10, daughter of staffer Alissa Mendelson, volunteered to demonstrate the variety of service dogs available and their skills. Fagan snuggles with Icarus, an Autism assistance dog guide. Dog guides are trained and provided free of charge to Canadians, who face hearing, vision and other challenges. | photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Halton police believe a serial robber is behind a Tuesday morning Oakville bank robbery and a string of similar heists in town, Burlington and Kitchener. At 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, a man entered the Scotiabank at 320 Speers Rd., approached an employee and demanded cash, police said. The employee handed over an undisclosed amount of money, at which point the man left the bank and ed on foot in a southern direction. No one was harmed and no weapon was seen or indicated. Bank robbery suspect The other incidents, believed related, occurred on the following dates: · April 2 -- BMO at 239 Lakeshore Rd. E. in Oakville · March 25 -- CIBC at 575 Brant St. in Burlington · March 5 -- CIBC at 197 Lakeshore Rd. E. in Oakville see Suspect on p.3 sothebysrealtyoakville.ca 905.845.8908 We Sell Homes Just Like Yours Sotheby's International Realty Canada, Brokerage. Not intended to solicit propeties already under contract. 132 Allan Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3N5