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9 · Wednesday, March 24, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com New school names pay homage to Oakville's history By Domini Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF School board chooses James W. Hill and Palermo town. When Hill, nicknamed In a delegation to the "I just want to say that in this Canada Jim, came to school board, 10-year-old year and with our changing Canada, he settled in what Cameron Pike, said, demographics in Halton, this is a is today the Maple Grove "James Hill was an very exciting name for our area on Ninth Line. Hill American slave who came returned to America several school." to Canada in a packing box times and guided slaves to and returned to America Oakville where he even pron Oakville trustee Kathryn Batemanto help slaves come to vided work to some. Many Canada. It was against the Olmstead commenting on the selection of the freed slaves settled in law for James to free of James W. Hill as the name of the Oakville themselves. slaves, but he didn't care." new Clearview school "I believe the school The Grade 5 West Oak should be named James W. Public School student said Hill Public School because Hill risked everything, including his life, for he is a big part of Oakville history and should be doing what was believed to be wrong at the time. honoured for what he did," said Pike. "There was a bounty on his head," Pike added. School trustees eventually selected Pike's An escaped slave who helped others flee America just as he did and the historic name for an Oakville community are going to be the names of two new schools in town. The new Clearview school located at 2860 Kingsway Dr. was named James W. Hill Public School by the Halton District School Board at its Wednesday, March 3 meeting. Hill was a slave from Maryland who escaped to Canada, settled in Oakville and helped others flee north and gave them employment on his farm. The other school, located at 2561 Valleyridge Dr., was named Palermo Public School -- the name of the community it serves. Palermo is considered one of Oakville's original remaining villages and is the oldest urban centre in the choice from the five options available. "I just want to say that in this year and with our changing demographic in Halton this is a very exciting name for our school," said Oakville trustee Kathryn Bateman-Olmstead. At first, school trustees split their votes evenly between Palermo and Dr. Roberta Bondar Public School. However, when the resulting draw was announced several trustees said that Bondar, a Canadian female astronaut, already has several schools named after her, including one in neighbouring Peel Region. The next vote saw a majority vote favouring Palermo Public School. Palermo was the name of the community since as far back as 1841. School names were submitted by members of the community and selected by a school naming committee and presented to the board for final selection. Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada The Mayor's Third Annual Urban Forest Awards Congratulations! To all of the residents, businesses and schools who were recognized last night at the Mayor's Third Annual Urban Forest Awards for making their contribution to Oakville's urban forest. Visit www.oakvillegreen.org for event photos. Statutory public meeting notice Proposed General Amendments to Zoning By-law 2009-189 as amended April 12, 2010 at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Council Chambers North Oakville File No. 42.03.83 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at a public meeting hosted by the Planning and Development Council to be held on: The proposed amendment is a general amendment to the regulations and provisions of Zoning By-Law By-law 2009-189, as amended, including: pdate regulations for stormwater management ponds Clarify provisions relating to an art school Clarify provisions relating to partial lots within a plan of subdivision Clarify provisions for an e isting cemetery land use pdate Table .1 These lands are also subject to the following planning applications: Town of Oakville File Numbers: Z.1326.01; Z. 1320.04 & 24T-05016; Z.1316.02 & 24T-05025; Z. 1317.02 & 24T-05012; and, Z. 1318.02 & 24T-05013. OMB Case Numbers: PL050908; PL051163; PL051164; PL051165; PL051166; PL051167; PL051168; PL051169; PL051170; PL051171; PL051172; PL051173; PL051174; PL051175; PL051176; PL051177; PL051178; PL051185; PL051186; PL051187; PL051188; PL051189; PL051243; PL090414; and, PL090614. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the by-law is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on the day of the meeting to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals making oral submissions at the public meeting are requested to submit a written outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. If you wish to be notified of the passing of the proposed zoning by-law amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the town's website at www.oakville.ca as of April 5, 2010. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Charles McConnell, Planning Services department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, telephone: 905845-6601, ext. 6042 or cmcconnell@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at 905-815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 24th day of March, 2010.