E X P R E S S HOT ELS'SUITES The M o d e m H o te l AMetroland Publication Vol. 37 No. 107 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1999 d is c o v e r b o d y A utopsy req u ired to identify rem a in s Photo by Peter McCusker S T E P P IN G O U T IN ST Y L E : Ilona Kopriva of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Gala Organizing Committee, models a $11,500 fur coat which will be auctioned at the OTMH Gala on Nov. 6th. The Gala moves this year to Rattlesnake Point Golf Club on Hwy. 25, the Clublink course that opened in June. Getting ready for the occasion are: Darice Lush, Manager, Special Events, OTMH Charitable Foundation, Anna Rea, Gala Organizing Committee, Peter Zulauf, Vice-Chair OTMH Charitable Foundation, Chairman of the Foundation and Paul Barrington of Barrington's Furs. Props for the Gala are from Decor & More. Tickets are available by calling the Charitable Foundation at 338-4642. Sponsors include: GE Lighting Canada, Ideal Graphics, Decor & More, the Oakville Beaver, Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd., Mackenzie Financial Services Inc. and the AIC Group of Funds. Silent Auction prizes include: 7 day Caribbean cruise and set of Callaway golf clubs, trip to California via American Airlines, IBM Pentium laptop computer, Sony television, Lion King tickets, boat slip at Bronte Marina. Proceeds to the new Women's Diagnostic Centre at OTMH. Halton Regional Police officers remove body from boat after the remains were found floating in the lake by boaters. Photo by Barrie Erskine Investigators are awaiting the results of yesterday afternoon's autopsy on a body found floating in Lake OntarioMonday morning. Halton Regional Police say the body had been in the water for a "considerable time" and at press time even the gender had not yet been determined. It •'appears, how ever, that it is the body of an adult. According to police, the condition of the body called for further investigation and detectives from the Major Crime Unit are treating the death as suspicious. Sgt. Frank Phillips said investigators have been in touch with neighbouring police services - such as those in Peel, Toronto and Durham - for input regarding missing persons and other possibilities. "We are looking at all options," said Phillips. At approximately 11:30 a.m. a boater returning from Toronto Island found a body floating in the lake and called police. The body was recovered by the Hamilton- Wentworth Marine Unit about two kilometers from shore off Maple Grove Road. It was then brought to shore at Oakville Harbbur. The body was taken to Hamilton General Hospital where a forensic post mortem was scheduled. Police haven't ruled out foul play-notifying other agencies for list of missing persons Canada Trust ATMs in Halton hit by thieves Halton Regional Police are on the hunt for some high-tech thieves who robbed seven Canada Trust ATMs over the weekend in Oakville and Burlington. According to investigators, the thefts took place overnight between Saturday and Sunday when an unknown number of persons broke into three Oakville Canada Trust branches and four in Burlington. Once inside the branch buildings, the thieves opened the ATMs and removed a substantial amount of cash from all the machines. Investigators believe a red 1995 Chrysler Intrepid may have been used by the thieves. As a result of the incidents a joint investigation has been launched by detectives from the Oakville and Burlington detachments along with members of Canada Trust's security division. Police are also seeking the public's assistance, specifically if anyone was seen loitering around a Canada Trust branch or appeared to be conducting maintenance on the ATMs during the time the thefts occurred. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 825- 4747 and ask for Det. Glen Randall at ext. 2342 or Det. Rod Wilson at ext. 2218. Resident group optimistic it can beat Home Depo By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF While the Ontario Municipal Boari (OMB) process is unfamiliar to resi dents opposed to a Home Depot in their area, the homeowners still remain con fident the plan can be defeated. Members of STOP (Support The Official Plan) attended a special pre- hearing last Friday to register their par ticipation in next month's formal, nine- day hearing and left feeling that - with the Town's legal clout - their wishes will prevail. "Generally STOP is pretty optimistic going into this," said spokesman Larry Gelder. "With the Town's solid legal representation we're feeling very posi tive." Gelder explained that STOP asked for, and received, "official party" status for the hearing, which gets underway on Oct. 26th at 10 a.m. in the Glenorchy/Dakota Room of Regional headquarters. Unlike "participant" sta tus, this will allow STOP to cross-exam ine witnesses rather than just make statements. (S e e O M B ' p a g e 2) INSIDE today s paper Editorials........................______ A6 Focus.____ ............................__ B1 Update................____________B6 Classified____________________ C7 Entertainment_____________C9 Sports___________ Business------- ^ Speck}! 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