'/ ^ y v jv OAKVILLE-CENTRE T h e O akville B eaver {L? Prudential f k t'itir * 338.6550 Sta y w ith So m e o n e Y ou K n o w (905) 842-5000 B IG £ O N £ S E R V IC EJ 2 4 H r. P a g er ^ § PCJNI<RIS S * L L 1? J E 9 48 P a g e s AM etroland Publication Vol. 37 No. 1 2 4 Oakville's Award-W inning Community Newspaper SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17,1999 75 Cents Plus GST S ta b b in g in c id e n t le a d s to ch arges O akville stu d e n t a t U n iversity of W aterlo o ch a rg ed a fter a tta ck By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A 20-year old Oakville man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with last Monday's stabbing of a fellow student at the University o f A ccording to W aterloo Regional Police Staff Sgt. M att Torigian, T h u rsd ay 's arrest ends an around-theclock m anhunt and the atm osphere o f fear that per m eated the campus. "E veryone is relieved," he said. The 20-year old victim , a second-year science student from S au lt Ste. M arie, rem ains in the intensive care unit at the K -W H ealth C entre in K itchener w ith w hat police describe as nonlife-threatening injuries. W aterloo Regional Police Sgt. Pete R usso said the attack, which happened just before m idnight, was "unpro v o k ed ." T origian explained that this kind o f "stranger-on-stranger" crim e had everyone on edge and investigators w orking around the clock. The victim was walking along a w inding, m etre wide, gravel path that runs from C olum bia S treet to Bearinger Road in Waterloo. H e was approached by a man about half a kilom etre from Bearinger Road, ju st north o f a cam pus em er gency phone in the m iddle of a cornfield. T he man attacked the stu d en t and a struggle took place, ending with the man stabbing the victim with a (See `Charges' page 3) INSIDE to d a y ' s paper Health..........,...14 Family Fare...__35 Sports......... ....3 9 Business_____ 42 Classified...... 43 S p ecial S u p p lem en ts: H o m ed e liv e r y :P ieB a y ,U lia r n e , M & M M e a ts ,S h o p& S a v e ,S e e r s , W a lM a r t,S oF r ilb ,b o n g o ' s P a r tia ld e liv e r y :S o \z r e x ,U n d o Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement # 4 3 5 -2 0 1 Photo by Riziero Vertolli T W IN W IS H E S : Debra and Krystal Archer are 13-year-old twins who have had their share of medical problems so they know all about wishes and dreams. Their mother is herself a cancer survivor and has been organizing The New Golden Cruise for classic cars that's held seasonally at Trafalgar Village. Proceeds for the events go to make the wishes of seriously ill children come true. Oct. 23rd is the last `cruise' of the year and it promises to be som ething special. See page 2 for story. L ig h tin g ,G u a r d ia nD r u g s ,C o v e r s , T o y sR U s ,P u f f s ,A llD r y , R a w a sC h in a 1/3 O FF! m u l t i Reg. 14.99 S e t UPPER OAKVILLE IPPING CENTRE IJpper Middle at 8th Line O p en S u n d ay 9 a.m .-5 p.m . 8 4 9 -8 4 7 3 OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA 550 K err S tre et O p en S u n d ay 9 a.m .-5 p.m . d r iv e r . Sale price in effect Sat. October 16 to Fri. O ctober 2 2 ,1 9 9 9 While quantities last. 8 4 4 -0 2 0 2