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6 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday, March 12, 2004 467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 (905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5567 Classified Advertising: 845-3824, ext. 224 Circulation: 845-9742 The Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. T he council is located at 80 Gould S t , Suite 206, Toronto, O n t, M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition 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 charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. Th e publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline. 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Orillia Today, Oshawa/Whltby/Clarington Port Perry This Week, Owen Sound Tribune, Palmerston Observer, Petertorough This Week, Picton County Guide, Richmond Hill/Thomhill'Vaughan Liberal, Scarborough Mirror, Stouffville/Uxbridge Tribune, Forever Young, City of York Guardian Jingo Bet! Fund W e l c o m e LVa o o n . OAKV1UJ. Suburban Newspapers o f America TV AUCTION United Way of Oakville ATHENA Award O a k v u tfl R E A LE S T A T EB O A R D i'uB i.u: MBRA.RY Time to move on It's over...finally...really. Four months and thousands of taxpayers' dollars later, one of the biggest black eyes in Oakville's municipal election history is finally over. According to the final recount, the voters have returned Ann Mulvale to office for another three-year term (actually it's now about two-years and eightmonths long). No matter how narrow the margin, she still did poll more votes than her main opponent Rob Burton. And while Burton testily pointed out in a press release that Mulvale won with 49 per cent of the vote, we're sure he would have been quite pleased to have assumed office with that percentage if the final tallies were reversed. While many people have been critical of the Town for taking so long to complete a recount, we must point out that all this might have been avoided if Burton had simply requested one after the Nov. 10 election In his press release, Burton states he filed a court challenge 24 days after the election when it became apparent Council was not going to order one. But who was the onus on to seek a recount -- Council or Burton? At no time did Burton or his supporters ever approach Council, either the outgoing, which met shortly after the election, or the new Council and request a recount. Instead, he pursued the matter through his lawyers and launched what evolved into an expensive challenge through the court system. His chal lenge was based upon allegations, which tarnished the reputations of several municipal employees responsible for overseeing the election process. These allegations, which have never been proven, forced the Town to respond with a legal defense to protect its reputation and credibility. While many people were quick to believe Burton's original allegations, the the Town responded, with credible explanations, which we believe took the wind out of his arguments. Why didn't Burton ask council for a recount before launching his challenge through the courts? Why did he immediately spark a confrontation when a sim ple request could have saved everyone involved a lot of money and aggrava tion? We believe the answer may lie in his inexperience as a municipal politician. Burton says he will continue to prepare for the next municipal election. We still believe he should first seek office as a councillor to gain experience before try ing to take command as the mayor. At that level he might learn the advantages of seeking results through diplomacy rather than confrontation. In the end, we believe the voters made the right choice. As Oakville heads into an important stage of its development, we believe it needs a leader with experience at the helm. Mulvale is one of the most respected and experienced municipal politicians in Ontario. Since the Nov. 10 municipal election she has also assumed the helm as the President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and has advised both Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Prime Minister Paul Martin on municipal government reforms. With the recount finally over, it is definitely time to move on to more impor tant concerns. If anything, the past four months have definitely reinforced our belief in the importance of a single vote. HEY BLUE! X GOTTA BEAUTY HIGHLIGHT n FER' ROCK'EM 40 years ago A multi-million dollar deal involving the sale of the Cities Service refinery here was announced at noon today. Cities Service Oil Company, in a statement released in Toronto, said it had signed a letter of intent clearing the way for British Petroleum Limited to acquire all its marketing and refining properties in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The prize of the package is the Cities Service ultra-modern Oakville refinery, which went on snease@haltonsearch.com stream here in May 1959. No price has been disclosed, although a Cities Service official said a purchase price of $30 mil lion "is pretty conservative when you consider the Oakville refinery was worth $27 million when it was first constructed." Several expansion programs have been com pleted at the refinery, located north of Bronte, since it went on stream. -- Daily Journal-Record, March 12,1964 30 years ago CAPTAIN, Y UMDERfWTS I MEETS W H ER th e fa rTM & hs I At 9:15 Friday morning, the 10,000th truck built in Canada by Mack Trucks rolled off the assembly line at the company's Oakville plant. The occasion was a proud moment for compa ny officials and workmen. Men who had been with the company 10 years ago, when the first truck was built in Canada, were given special pins. Then the brief pause to mark the milestone was over. Perhaps even more significant than the 10,000th truck was the short time it took for the 10,001st truck to come off the line. Twenty minutes later it rolled out. -- Daily Journal Record, March 11,1974 QQ Taken from the archives of the Oakville Beaver including stories from The Oakville Record-Star, The OakvilleTrafalgar Journal, the Oakville Journal Record and the Oakville Beaver.