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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 2, 2003 - A7 The view from New York at the outbreak of war By Craig MacBride SPECIA L T O T H E BEAVER It was Wednesday, March 19 when we a group of journalism students - crossed the Canadian border into the United States of America. To refresh your memory, U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq ended on that day, less than half an hour before we crossed the border. The group of journalism students that I was a part of was heading, by bus, to New York City for a conference and awards cer emony that was organized by the Columbia School of Journalism. My group, 10 students from Humber College in Toronto, was the only Canadian contingent at the conference. We crossed the border at 8:30 p.m. Being on a bus, we skipped the rumoured three-hour long queue. We pulled into the bus station in New York City at five a.m. Only a few us had slept. The rest of us had stayed up, specu lating on what was happening in Iraq. Ten hours awake without a newspaper or a 24-hour cable news channel is nearly unbearable, and something that none of us had suffered through since beginning jour nalism school. We grabbed our bags, made certain that we hadn't lost anyone, and rushed through the bus station in search of a newspaper. We found one, and read in the headline that the bombing of Baghdad had begun at 9:33 p.m. the night before. We bought two copies of the New York Times and huddled around on a sidewalk, a chill in the early morning air, to read the first paragraphs of the war. On Friday morning, I attended a num ber of conferences in the hotel and met stu dents from across America. Vince, from Pittsburgh, told me that on his campus 70 per cent of the students didn't think that the war in Iraq was justified. "Maybe it's because we' re students," he said, "and don't really worry as much about the business side or the long-term stuff. It might be a good thing, in the end, but when we hear war, we just think of peo ple dying." Rick, a journalism professor from Newark, New Jersey, said, "It could go either way. We could go in, liberate [the Iraqis] in a month or two and then turn the whole area around. Then again, we could go in there, kill a bunch of people, kick out the government and just replace it with another one like it. We don't have the best track record, you know." There were people at the conference with views that echoed their government's. Rebecca Brown from nearby New York University was livid that people were even questioning the army's right to be there."You think Saddam's a good person? Would you want him to rule your country? No, of course you wouldn't so all these people who think we're bad people for get ting rid of him are just being stupid," she said. Brown went on to say "people are going to look back on this and not know why people were protesting." The people were protesting, in droves, the very next morning. Joel and I went to see them. We walked one block west from our hotel to Lexington Avenue, knowing that they were in the general area. In fact, they were right around the comer, thou sands of protesters. From where we were standing, wailing to cross the road with them coming at us, it looked as if all of New York City was out on the street, and they all had banners, ranging in innocence firom "War is dorky" to much more obscene declarations. Being naive Canadians, we stood wait ing for the walk signal to allow us to cross the street but the light didn't have a chance to change before we were being pushed into the intersection by a raging, unstop pable protest. We scurried to the side of the road, standing behind phone booths so that we wouldn't be run over, and decided that we'd start at the back and catch up. One protester was repeatedly yelling to whoever would listen "this is an illegal war, a racist war, an oil war." While another quietly told me, as if in confidence, "we just need to give peace a chance." Noticing my faded `my Canada includes Quebec' T-shirt, an old gentleman asked, "Is Canada in the war?" "Not really," I said, telling him that we didn't sign on as official supporters, but do have ships and troops in the area. "Well," he said, "when you get back up there, don't let `em sign on." Obviously, it was a biased crowd, but frankly, only a few of the people in New E ditor's note: Craig MacBride is a freelance writer and journalism student whose articles have appeared in the Oakville Beaver. He w as recently in New York City when the bombing started in Baghdad and filed this report. York City that I spoke to seemed to be con vinced that the war was just, and one of them was wearing only underwear and a cowboy hat and was playing his acoustic guitar in Times Square. It was, however, a place where the troops are supported, whether the people believe in the war or not. "I feel bad for them." a lady in her 50s with a thick New York accent told me in a bar near our hotel. "I don't think a lot of them really know what they're fighting for." When I asked her to clarify, she said, "Well, it seems kinda fishy. Why now? Just because they can?" It was only during the long bus ride back to Toronto that any of us had a chance to digest all the discussions that we had had. and to weigh the validity of the arguments. The most interesting vibe that I got while in New York City came from virtually every person who had not chosen a side. There was a lack of trust in their own government, as well as the governments that opposed it. Vito, who was handing out vouchers on Avenue of the Americas for free coffee at a nearby deli when 1 met him, summed up the dilemma well. "It's their word against ours. Bush says he knows something and then the other guys say he doesn't. And he's not going to tell us guys working out here, so how am I going to know if he's right-?" There are also the people who support the troops, regardless of their view on the w'ar, and there are even those with enough trust in their government to support the motives and the methods without question. Above all, though, on both sides of the fence, there is a stunning amount of patri otism, based on the ideals that America was built on. The men and women in Iraq, and the people who support their mission, believe that they are fighting to uphold and secure those ideals, and. on the other side of the coin, the people pounding the New York City pavement in protest of the war feel that they're doing the same. NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Z o n in g A m e n d m e n t & D raft P la n o f S u b d iv isio n P a r t o f L ot 6 , C o n c e s s io n 1, S .D .S . A PPLIC A N T - S u n d ia l H o m e s ( J o s h u a C re e k ) L im ited File Nos.: 24T -01004 and Z .1406.02 Please be advised that a public information meeting will be held to discuss a proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as subm itted by the above-noted applicant. The meeting will be held on W ednesday, April 23, 2 0 0 3 in C om m ittee Room 1, commencing at 7:00 p.m. at Town Hall, 122 5 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed applications, describing the lands to which the proposed applications apply, and a key map showing the location of the lands to which the proposed applications apply can be found below. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed Zoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, does not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submission to Peter Cheatley, Director o f Planning Services Department, Town o f Oakville at the address noted below, before the proposed Zoning Amendment, and Draft Plan of O A K YIL LE COUNCIL & STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS Monday, April 7, 2 0 0 3 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2 0 0 3 Planning & Development Council Meeting Counci Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2 0 0 3 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Oakville Room Administrative Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Trafalgar Room Tuesday, April 2 2 , 2 0 0 3 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dism iss the appeal. You may direct any written subm issions and/or questions to Brenda Stan at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 122 5 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: (905) 8 45-6601, ext. 3 03 4 , email address: bstan@oakville.ca. Location - The subject lands are located.on the south side of Dundas Street, west of Ninth Line. The land is legally described as Part of Lot 6, Concession 1, S.D.S. Official Plan - Figure M2, Land Use, Iroquois Ridge Community North District, designates the site as Low Density Residential (19 units per site ha.). DUNDAS PROPOSAL NUMBER P R O P -1 6 -2 0 0 3 R E Q U E S T FO R P R O P O S A L FO R D E S K T O P PU B LISH IN G S E R V IC E S FO R THE TOW N O F OAKVILLE'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL R E P O R T SEALED PROPOSALS, on forms provided, will be received by the Purchasing Section, Finance Department, 122 5 Trafalgar Road (1 st floor), Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6, until 12:00 Noon, Local tim e on: MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2 0 0 3 Specifications, proposal forms and proposal envelopes may be obtained from Town of Oakville Purchasing Services (Finance Department), 1225 Trafalgar Road (1 st floor), Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone (905) 3 3 8 -4 1 9 7 . A no n -refu n d ab le d o c u m e n t fee of S 15.00 via c a s h or certified c h eq u e , payable to th e Town of Oakville, will b e required. In terac d irect pay m en t is a lso available. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest price will not necessarily be accepted. Leslie Brown Manager, Purchasing Services SUBJECT LANDS V Zoning - The site is zoned A - Agricultural. P roposal - The applicants have submitted a proposal involving a zoning am endm ent and draft plan of subdivision to permit a total of 132 detached residential lots, park and open sp ace areas. Note: This application may be subject to modification at a public meeting in the future. Dated on the 2 ncl day of April, 2 0 0 3 at the Town of Oakville. Bin Newell, MCIP, RPP Manager, Community Planning Planning Services Department NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Z o n in g A m e n d m e n t & D ra ft P la n o f S u b d iv is io n P a r t o f L o ts 2 6 a n d 2 7 , C o n c e s s io n 1 S .D .S . A PPLIC A N T - G e n s ta r T itle c o L td. File: 2 4 T - 0 3 0 0 1 / 1 4 2 6 a n d Z. 1 4 2 6 .0 9 Please be advised that a public information meeting will be held to discuss a proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as subm itted by the above-noted applicant. The meeting will be held on April 24, 2 0 0 3 in the Committee Room 1, co m m encing a t 7:00 p.m . at Town Hall, 1 22 5 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed application, describing the land to which the proposed application applies, and a key m ap showing the location of the land to which the proposed application applies can be found below. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed Zoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, d o es not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submission to P eter Cheatley, NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING Z o n in g A m e n d m e n t & D ra ft P la n o f S u b d iv is io n P a r t o f L ot 7 , C o n c e s s io n 1, S .D .S . A PPLICA N T - B a y s h ire I n v e s tm e n ts L im ited File N os.: 2 4 T - 0 2 0 0 9 a n d Z .1 4 0 7 .1 0 Please be advised that a public information meeting will be held to d iscuss a proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as subm itted by the above-noted applicant. The meeting will be held on W ednesday, April 23, 2 0 0 3 in C om m ittee Room 1 , commencing at 7:00 p.m . at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the proposed applications, describing the lands to which the proposed applications apply, and a key map showing the location of the lands to which the proposed applications apply can be found below. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed Zoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, does not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or m ake written submission to Peter Cheatley, Director o f Planning Services Department, Town o f Oakville at the address noted below, before the proposed Zoning Amendment, and Director of Planning Services Departm ent, Town of Oakville a t the above n o ted address, before the proposed Zoning Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dism iss the appeal. You may direct any written subm issions and/or questions to Leigh M usson at the Town's Planning S erv ices D epartm ent, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1 2 2 5 Trafalgar R oad, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 8 4 5 -6 6 0 1 , Ext. 3 37 1 , email address: lmusson@oakville.ca. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A summary of the subject proposal may be found overleaf. Location - The subject site is located w est of Third Line, south of Dundas Street, north side of future Pine Glen Road. The land is legally described Part of Lots 2 6 and 27, Concession 1 S.D.S. Q, West Oak Trails Community designates the subject lands a s Residential Low Density 2, Medium Density 1, Medium Density 2, Open Space. Zoning -- The land is currently zoned A - Agricultural. P ro p o sal -- The proposal involves a Zoning Amendment and a Subdivision to permit 2 9 8 residential units. P le a se Note: This application may be subject to modification at a Council Meeting in the future. Dated April 2, 2003, at the Town of Oakville. Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dism iss the appeal. You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to Brenda Stan at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: (905) 845-6601, ext. 3034, email address: bstan@oakville.ca. Location - The subject lands are located on the south side of Dundas Street, w est of Ninth Line. The land is legally described as Part of Lot 7, Concession 1, S.D.S. Official Plan - Figure M2, Land Use, Iroquois Ridge Community North District, designates the site as Low Density Residential (19 units per site ha.). Zoning - The site is zoned A - Agricultural. P roposal - The applicants have submitted a proposal involving a zoning am endm ent and draft plan of subdivision to permit a total of 101 detached residential lots, park and open sp ace areas. Note: This application may be subject to modification at a public meeting in the future. Dated on the 2nd day of April, 2 0 0 3 at the Town of Oakville. 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