Chisholm (905) 844-3*240 t Securing success on the internet B usiness Fiddle around at the 11th Oakville Waterfront Festival S pecial section inside SCHOOL SUCCESS www.du'sholmcentre.t'om THE O AKVILLE jI N O R T H A M E R I C A 'S V< > 1 . » N< > . <. M O S T A W A R D E D 1<> C L O M j l l A N k 'ln >Lm< I I 'u h lu .ui< >n \V I I > \ l S | >.\Y. II \ | Salvation Army shelter plan runs into neighbourhood opposition Shelter would house 40 beds By Angela Blackburn OAKV1ULE BEAVER STAFF Area residents are casting a long shadow over the Salvation Army's plan to build The Lighthouse, a shelter for the homeless, in north Iroquois Ridge On Monday, Salvation Army representatives tried to pres ent their plan to an angry, standing-room-only crowd of near ly 200 residents packed into the Iroquois Ridge "If the community itself new Community Centre, just south says no, we're not of where the shelter would be going to push it, as built. The Iroquois Ridge long as we get a fair Residents' Association (IRRA) hearing." organized the impromptu · Major Ray Braddock, meeting after the Salvation o f the Salvation Army Army applied to the Town of Oakville on June 11 to amend the Official Plan Amendment and zoning by-law to allow the shelter. An offer to buy the former hydro corridor land rests on the Salvation Army getting the proper approvals. A public information meeting is scheduled for June 26, but residents are already up in arms about neighbourhood safety, children's safety and property values. A team of Salvation Army representatives from spokesper son Wendy Perkins and Major Ray Braddock to lawyer Blair Taylor and even the shelter's architect were on hand. However, residents cut short their presentation about the project saying they didn't want to hear any details since they didn't want the shelter in their community. One man said he'd do everything in his power to fight the shelter. The Salvation Army said it's not street people from Toronto, but neighbours, albeit from throughout Halton. who need a temporary home who'll use the shelter. But the crowd wasn't convinced. (See 'IRRA' page A3) Cross-border phone scam suspects busted in Oakville By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Fitting Tribute: The W ar Veterans Day ceremonies at Appleby College attracted more than 500 veterans, who were joined by their families, friends and well wishers. Among those in attendance were (top) Jim Gibb Royal Canadian Artillery 1st Division, who watched the flypast by the Lancaster Bomber from the Canadian W arplane Heritage Museum, (above left) Milton Gerrior, of the Carlton York Regiment, (above centre) Jock Anderson, a Padre with the Highland Light Infantry on D-Day, who bowed his head during the playing of Taps, (above right). Jack Willott, Oakville of the 1st division, 2nd Battalion, British P aratroops, and R obert Day, who served at Dieppe with the I7th Duke of York Royal Canadian H urra rs. (Below) A crowd watches a pipe and drum corps perform during the military tattoo. Two local residents were among the trio of suspects arrested in Oakville. Friday, in connection with an "advanced fee" fraud that allegedly bilked hundreds of victims in several U.S. states out of at least $300,000. The arrests were the result of a four-month joint investi gation by the Hamilton Niagara Detachment of the RCMP Commercial Crime Section in conjunction with the United States Postal INSIDE Editorials.............. Business............... Waterfront Festival. Focus.................. Artscene.............. Sports................. A6 A8 B 1 fl C8 m l)S BestWheels.......... n« N rtui iM i'in , Pnmpt C/ram* Senurx E m MiU a Gtnoi Kona GuAmtiv Ktmu Lmnnx Home ftr p t Satuntl Spurn Cattrr. Pam Plxtaj m . Sevrx the Bov tu to r Sfwp. Hv A M \ ton* Lift. Ltksihivr Pkur Rrtirrmtni n-- j r , Inspection Service and Phone Busters with the assis tance of Halton Regional Police. According to RCMP Acting Staff Sgt. Dave Bellamy, the results of the investigation have led police to allege that the three people arrested placed advertise ments in local newspapers south of the border for easyto-obtain loans. The small ads - which featured a phone number - enticed unsuspect ing people to first send money for a processing fee before receiving their loan. Bellamy explained that advanced fee scams tend to work on either greed - such as the popular African pot of gold ruse - or need, such as the fraud in question here, which preyed on individuals who may otherwise have had difficulty obtaining loans from traditional lending institutions. As a result, the fees ranged anywhere from $160 to $3,200 for loans from $6,000 to $200,000. 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