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l / CCN A BETTER NEWSPAPERS COMPETTTION 2000 www.oakvillebeaver.com B u lk F o o d s N o w A v a ila b le Oa k v ille Fp p h F e rrn rro n ne ba a rk ck w w ith it h th e D o u b le B lu e t h a t c o u ld Th#* little ra T he l it tle c ar M tia food&drug Upper Middle/8th Line SPORTS BEST WHEELS FRIDAY, MARCH 23,2001 ;es 75 Cents (Plus GST) A Metroland Publication Vol. 39 No. 35 * S t r o n g * o p p o s i t i o n t o J K p l a n B y D e n n i s S m it h SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER How much school can four and fiveyear-olds handle in a day? Junior Kindergarten proposals for Halton public schools are sparking debate over whether these youngsters should spend full or half days in school. On Wednesday the Halton District School Board will consider holding Junior and Senior Kindergarten classes on an all-day, alternate day basis. The school board has been conduct ing open houses throughout the region to -obtain public comments about the all-day, alternate day proposal. Oakville's public meeting is set for Tuesday (the day before the proposal goes to the board) at T. A. Blakelock High School, 1160 Rebecca St from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The proposal from a committee of (See `Plan' page 5) P h o t by R iziero Vertolli E V E N IN G IN P A R I S : Pat Gibbons, Wade Jenkins, Darlene Mason, Natasha MacMurter, of the Oakville Big Sisters Association, take stock of some of the items that will be up for sale at the live and silent auction portions of their Evening in Paris gala fundraiser April 7. Tickets for the Parisian-themed event at Rattlesnake Point Golf Club are $65. Besides a hot and cold Marche Menu and a glass of wine, the event features a live art auction of unframed Limited Edition lithographs, 23 original paintings and other items pictured here. For tickets call Big Sisters at 338-0238. INSIDE today' s paper Real Estate.____________14-15 Best Wheels..................... 17-24 Entertainm ent_________ .25-31 WorsWp___________ 28 Sports. _________ 32-33 Classified....................... .36-39 Special S u p p le m e n ts : Home Delivery: Canadian Hr. Dynamic Duo. Food Basics, Loblaws. Sobeys. Sears, Zellers, U ltra M art. Auto Park. The Barn AEN General Contracting Drug warning was too late for girl By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The family doctor o f Vanessa Young says he immediately stopped prescribing the controversial heart burn drug linked to her death upon learning the litany of possible sideeffects - less than two weeks before the 15-year-old Oakville girl col lapsed and died. Dr. Ron Mittler told a coroner's inquest on Thursday that a "dear doc tor" letter from Janssen-Ortho he read on March 8 , 2000 warned of so many contraindications for the drug Prepulsid that he told his staff not to refill any o f his patients' prescriptions for the medication. "I saw this and said, `This can't be prescribed safely any more,'" said Dr. Mittler, who suspected Young of bulimic tendencies. "I made the deci sion. People are coming off this." W hile the letter warned that, among other things, serious cardiac arrhythmias could result even among those without pre-existing conditions, Dr. Mittler said there was nothing to indicate that Young was in danger. Upon reading the accompanying lengthy list of contraindications, how(See `Doctor' page 2) Partial Delivery: Home Hardware, IGA, Bhiay, Color Your World, Smart Source, FoodBasks, Sears, St Cuthbert' s Co-opNursery, Superior Pizza, Lakeshore Place Retirement, Auto Park, Labour Ready, Radio Stack, Ibys R Us, Hy &Zel's, Shoppers Drug Mart Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435-201 V a n essa Young The Oakville Beaver is a recyclable product. 1TOPPING, Plus taxes W ith coupon N o w o ffe rin g day tim e d e liv e ry to Glen Abbey a nd S outh W e st O akville, Tuesday - Sunday. In c lu d in g Large o rd e r o f W in gs & 2L Pepsi O ffe r e xp ire s Apr. 8, 2001 * Offer valid at Oakville Locations only. 1 Not vaild with an^other coupons or offers. OAKVILLE TO W N CENTRE I 338-0344 TRAFALGAR RIDGE 257-5433 www.haltonhuts.on.ca