Another Chippawa native wins Oscar

James Cameron isn't the only Oscar winner from Chippawa.

Niagara Falls native Alan Barillaro now has a statue to boast about.

Barillaro won an Oscar last night for his animated short "Piper".

He got teary-eyed as he thanked his family, including his children, whom he called his ``three little pipers.''

His six-minute film, produced by Pixar, is about a baby bird and her mother trying to dodge waves while searching for food on a beach and was screened in theatres before Pixar's feature-length smash, ``Finding Dory.