O a k v i ll e B e a v e r M O S T A W A R D E D C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R w w w .oakvillebeaver.com Loss of a legend SPORTS A Metroland Publication Vol. 44 No. 38 Spring Home & Garden Showcase SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE! FRIDAY,MARCH31,2006 C h u b b H o m e A lf tr n u S y s t e m s 1-8 6 6 -5 6 5 -9 3 S 1 48Pagei $1.00 frtocsp `USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES How' s the view up there? Deputy chief's past isn't all it was cracked up to be By Tim Whitnell SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A deputy chief of Halton Regional Police has pled guilty to four charges of misconduct related to repeated false claims of having a university degree when he was applying for pro motions to high-ranking positions. Mike Kingston, the junior of the region's two deputy police chiefs, has been docked most of his annual vaca tion entitlement, 25 days, and ordered to return to school. See Deputy page 13 In s id e LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER Home & Gardens....................... 21 Artscene ...........................30 Sports.,......;............................... 35 Real Estate................................37 Classified....................... SZL..AI Full Delivery: CanadiafflBre, Superstore, Petcetera, Food Basics, T£bns, Insider' s Report Partial D e liv e r Ashley Furniture, Office Depot, Halton Vacuum, Si>on Mart, Princess Margaret Lottery, Covers, K, Lee Accounting, Price Choppers, Stan West Interiors, Food Basics, Ho lee Chow, Home Hardware, Little Caesars, Loblaws, Longo's, Sobeys, Pharma Plus, Rabba Fine Foods, Fortmo' s, Super Pet, Goemans, Pacific Carpet, Solutions, Zellers, Dominion, Shop and Save, Best Buy, Future Shop, The Bam, Sears, La-Z-Boy, Shoppers Drug Mart, Home Depot, Michaels, The Source by Circuit City GENTLEMEN, START YOUR REMOTES: Steve Bortolotti drives his scaie-model race car via remote control during the Canadian Challenge at the indoor R/C racing track at FastCats, 212 Wyecroft Rd., last weekend. The two-day event attracted 106 drivers from across North America and, at times, had up to 200 spectators in the building and hundreds more watching the event live on the Internet. Town preparing north Oakville game plan By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Facing the start of a nine-month Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) hearing over north Oakville this summer, Oakville town council has called a special meeting for Monday night -- that could continue every night of next week. Reminiscent of the original hearings over north Oakville growth -- which were marathon sessions that ran from 6 p.m. until nearly midnight several nights of the week -- the special council meeting is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers of Town Hall at 1225 Trafalgar Rd. "Council has also reserved the evenings of April 4, 5, and 6 to continue the meeting, if necessary," said Town spokesperson Janine Ivings. Mayor Ann Mulvale, in calling for the meeting at Monday's town, council meeting, noted council will conduct as much of the meeting in public as it can. "Because this matter involves ongoing liti gation, council may conduct part or all of the meeting in camera," said Ivings. See OMB page 5 4 F L O O R S O F F U R N IT U R E & A C C E S S O R IE S L td . 2 1 7 L a k e s h o r e R o a d E a s t , D o w n t o w n O a k v i l le * 9 0 5 .8 4 4 .3 5 3 0 0 st o ^ e s ° ra . S in c e 1 9 5 3 · w w w .s w is s in te rio rs .c o m