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Oakville Beaver, 12 Jun 1994, p. 1

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> Vol. 32 No. 69 an A Metroland Community Newspaper § C ¢ Best Conmuniiy /Véwgogm-”' CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 Trafalgarâ€"Chartwell Residents Association _ braces for second _ highrise application By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff second 'front. hile the Battle of Old Mill Road has been raging ‘ for well over a year, opponents of highâ€"density _ highrises in the area will soon be fighting on a So far, the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association (TCRA) has devoted its energies to combatting a plan by the Genstar Development Company to build condominiums which â€" when originally proposed â€" soared as high as 23 storeys. Shoeâ€"horned on a small parcel of land just west of the GO station, opposing residents contend the building will ruin the existing, largely singleâ€"family neighborhood. INSIDE 7 CLASSIFIED..................... 23â€"27 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, Kmart, Canadian Tire, Biway, Aikenheads, AP, The Bay, No Frills 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 Mark Sli (416) 359â€"4633 *Rates subject to change . Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 CANADIAN TIRE Now the Town has received Official Plan and zoning byâ€"law amendment applications Kaneff Properties Ltd. to conâ€" struct several more highrises at the north and southâ€"west corners of Cornwall and Trafalgar Roads. While it‘s been no secret the applications were coming, homeâ€" owners against overâ€"development can now see the whites of their enemies‘ eyes. "The density is simply unacâ€" ceptable to the TCRA and we will make that fact known," says TCRA chair Janet Rodger, who maintains 3,000 more people will be parachuted into the area. Since 1987 Kaneff has bought up several parcels of land between the GO station and Trafalgar Road, including that owned by Grace House. Complicating the mix will be the recent Official Plan and zonâ€" ing amendment applications by Canadian General Tower for retail commercial, highrise residential and townhouse uses on the nearby site of the company‘s abandoned plant. While Rodger prefers to keep quiet about the specifics of their latest battle plan until the TCRA membersnip is consulted, she did allow that the group is considering hiring its own planner. That move will be expensive, she admits, and (See ‘Kaneff page 5) IFTS FOR ELEEKCN ED PUNKRIS Sales Representatives BIG ON SERVICE 338â€"6550 24 Hour SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1994 28 Pages 75 Cents (GS1 included) Marlee Herron, an active member of the Oakville Senior Citizens Recreation Centre on Kerr Street, was named Oakville‘s Senior Citizen of the Year, Thursday. (Photo by Peter McCusker) Senior of the Year â€" Marlee Herron By BARB JOY Special to the Beaver feisty, "almostâ€"80" grandmother got more k â€" than she bargained for when she was E . unaniomously chosen Oakville‘s Senior Citizen of the Year. At Thursday‘s celebration at the Kerr Street seniors‘ recreation centre, Marlee Herron was preâ€" sented with the customary gifts honoring seniors who have given much to the community. The gifts included plaques from federal and provincial repâ€" SAVE ©‘50 12V cooler/warmer. 37â€"0192â€"6. Reg. 129.99 . . ... Save 10.00 Power adapter. 37â€"0175â€"8. Reg. 49.99 resentatives, an engraved watch and a year‘s pass on Oakville Transit. But what sparked enthusiastic applause was the presentation of a pictorial collage of Nancy Stanley, the Kerr Street‘s recreation coâ€"ordinator, being dunked at last Saturday‘s Family Fun Day to mark the official opening of a renovated Kerr Street. It happened like this: That day, Herron was manning the booth of Const. Ellie Van Vliet, Kerr Street‘s foot patrol officer. Wanting to see the action at the dunking tank, but afraid she could not (See ‘Senior ‘page 12) > OAKTOWN _ SHOPPING PLAZA j 550 Kerr Street â€"_ Open Sunday 10 a.m.â€"5 p.m. w 844â€"5732 _ UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE Upper Middle at 8th Line Open Sunday 11 a.m.â€"5 p.m. 849â€"TIRE 19"°

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