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Weather for Oakville, ON Fri Sat Sun Mon 12° -4° 10° 7° 9° 7° 12° 4° Wonders of Christmas at KSM Page 9 Chinese New Year show Artscene www.insidehalton.com www. oakvillebeaver .com dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Friday, December 11, 2015 | 52 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax Budget at council Monday Tax hike of $14.14 per $100K assessment by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville residents can expect a 1.66 per cent hike to their 2016 property tax bill -- if Council approves the Town's proposed budget on Monday (Dec. 14). The 2016 Oakville Budget Committee is actually eyeing a 2.4 per cent total increase to its portion of the overall tax bill. However, that hike will be reduced once the Town's increase is combined with a proposed 1.9 per cent increase in Regional taxes and no increase in education rates. The budget committee concluded its deliberations and presented its recommendation during a Monday meeting. The proposed hike would see residential property taxes for the growing Oakville population increase by $14.14 per $100,000 of assessment, meaning a home assessed at $400,000 would pay an additional $56.56 per year or $1.09 see Budget on p.7 Halton Region Paramedic Services will be assisted by its counterpart in Peel Region as it helps move patients from Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) on Reynolds Street to the new hospital at 3001 Hospital Gate. The move will take place throughout the day Sunday (Dec. 13). The new hospital's Emergency Department opens for business at 6 a.m. Sunday, the same time as the Reynolds Street Emergency closes. All people who need hospital services should head to 3001 Hospital Gate (Third Line and Dundas Street) as of 6 a.m. Sunday. OTMH will be on the move Sunday OTMH at 3001 Hospital Gate (Third Line at Dundas Street). Oakville Beaver Staff Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) and its staff will be assisted by Halton Region Paramedic ServicExpect to see lots of ambulances on the roads Sun- es and members of Health Care Relocations (HCR) Crowdfunding is: day. in carrying out the move of patients. That's when ambulances and buses will be movBringing my ideas "We've done a lot of pre-work and pre-planning ing patients from the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial on building move teams, transport to life. teams, lift teams, Hospital (OTMH) on Reynolds Street to the new transport Crowdfunding is: RNs (registered nurses) and the different by David Lea | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) What are you Bringing my ideas to life. crowdfunding for? now! teams required for patient move day," Greg Quinlan, HCR senior project manager, told the Oakville Beaver a few weeks ago during a mock move. Quinlan, who will orchestrate the OTMH move, said he has been with HCR for 15 years during which time he has helped relocate about 10 hospitals a year, not just in Canada, but around the fuellocal.com is an online platform to raise money t world. opportunity for a collection of individuals to make don see Move p.3 Create your fundraising campaign or on help fund loca What are you crowdfundi Crowdfunding is: Bringing my ideas Bringing my ideas to life. to life. Crowdfunding is: What are you What are you crowdfunding for? for? crowdfunding fuellocal.com is an online platform to raise money through crowdfunding: an fuellocal.com is an online platform to raise money through crowdfunding: an opportunity for a collection of individuals to make donations in support of a cause. Create your fundraising campaign or help fund local initiatives at fuellocal.com Start your campaign now! opportunity a collection of individuals make donations in support of a cause. fuellocal.com is anfor online platform to raise to money through crowdfunding: an Create your fundraising campaign or help fund local initiatives at campaign fuellocal.com Start your opportunity for a collection of individuals to make donations in support of a cause. Create your fundraising campaign or help fund local initiatives at fuellocal.com .com