Weather for Oakville, ON Thurs Fri Sat Sun 32° 18° 29° 18° 27° 16° 28° 16° Canada Day party Spotlight Fire at garden centre Page 10 www.insidehalton.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. k ill www.carstaroakville.com k i ll Collision & Glass Glass Service Service Collision & 905-845-7579 905-847-2595 2212 Wyecroft Rd. dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 Stay Connected! Thursday, July 7, 2016 | 40 pages A Publication of Metroland Media Group Connected to your community - $1.00 incl. tax by David Lea Oakville-built schooner sunk in 1868 discovered off New York Oakville Beaver Staff Devil's Brigade member `repatriated' by family by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff On June 30, 2016, the Cutmore and Daikens family remembrance ceremony at St. Jude's Cemetery in Oakville provided loved ones the opportunity to remember George Daikens and Kenneth Cutmore, as well as Sgt. William Cutmore, who was a member of the 1st Special Force known as the Devil's Brigade. He died in France in 1944, during the Second World War, and was buried just outside of Marseille, France. | photo by Catarina Muia - special to the Beaver Family members of an Oakville commando killed during the Second World War gathered at St. Jude's Cemetery last Thursday (June 30) to remember his short life and unveil a memorial. Sgt. William Cutmore, formerly of the Lorne Scots Regiment, was a member of the elite Canadian/American 1st Special Service Force known as the Devil's Brigade. He was killed in action in the south of France on Sept. 16, 1944. Cutmore was only 26. His remains were interred in 1947 at the Royal British Legion Cemetery in Marseille, France, but there was no marker displaying his name in his native Oakville, until now. see Family on p.3 An Oakville-built schooner, which sank to the bottom of Lake Ontario nearly 150 years ago, has been found. Underwater explorers Jim Kennard, The boom of the main Roger Pawlowski mast lies across and Roland Stevens the cabin roof. discovered the Royal Albert, a 104-foot, Some of the two-mast cargo vesrailroad rails can be sel, in mid-June near seen in the Fair Haven, N.Y. aft hold. According to Jim Kennard newspaper clipUnderwater explorer pings of the time, the schooner had departed Oswego, N.Y., for Toledo, Ohio, carrying 285 tonnes of railroad iron in August 1868 when it sank. see Cause on p.4 Chisholm Academy offers a structured, nurturing environment for students with learning diff iculties, or who require extra support to be successful. Both academic and applied courses are offered, in class sizes of three to twelve students, and every student has an Individual Education Plan. After school support is available for elementary and secondary students and bussing is available from Burlington, through to Toronto. Call About Our Summer Programs! Overcome Academic Difficulties 1484 Cornwall road | Oakville, On | 905.844.3240 | www.chisholmacademy.com A SpeCiAlizeD ApprOACh TO Full -Time eDuCATiOn FOr GrADeS 7-12