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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, April 30, 2015 | 8 www.oakville.ca Notice of nominations for the Town of Oakville 2015 municipal by-election ­ Ward 6 July 13, 2015 Nominations open April 28 to May 29, 2015 Nominations will be accepted for the office of Town Councillor, Ward 6. Nominations forms may be filed at the Town of Oakville Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, from April 28, 2015 to May 28, 2015, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and on nomination day, May 29, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The term of elected office will end November 30, 2018. Under Section 29(1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 ­ "A person may be nominated for an office only if, as of the day the person is nominated: a) he or she is qualified to hold that office under the Act that creates it; and b) he or she is not ineligible under this or any other Act or otherwise prohibited by law to be nominated for or to hold the office." Nomination and the required declaration of qualification forms are available in the Clerk's department or on the town's website at elections.oakville.ca. The following must be provided at the time of submission: · A completed nomination paper; · A declaration of qualification by the candidate; · The prescribed filing fee in cash, certified cheque, or money order payable to the Town of Oakville, in the amount of $100; and · Candidate identification (driver's license or other government issued photo identification) Please note: A person who proposes to be a candidate may not accept contributions for election purposes, or incur expenses, until that person has filed a nomination paper with the Town Clerk. For further information as to filing requirements, please visit the Town of Oakville's website at elections.oakville.ca or contact the Clerk's department at 905-815-6030. Tell us what you think about election signs Open House Thursday, May 14, 2015, 7 - 9 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Staff will be reporting to Council on May 25, 2015 on options to regulate the placement of election signs on public property. We'd like to hear your views on the topic. · What are your concerns about elections signs on public property? · Do they create visibility issues for drivers? · Should we limit the number of signs, or the size of signs or potential sites for signs? · Should election signs on public property be limited to fewer days than signs on private property? Help us develop recommendations for Council by providing your input at our open house on Thursday, May 14 or email your comments to Vince Blosser, supervisor, Engineering and Construction department at vince.blosser@oakville.ca. If you would like to be a delegate at the Council meeting on May 25, 2015, you must register with the Clerk's department by noon the day of the meeting by calling 905-815-6015 or emailing townclerk@oakville.ca. Saturday, May 9 1 to 5 p.m. KEEP CALM Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre 2302 Bridge Road Learn to protect your family and property in an emergency or extreme weather event. Keynote speaker Chris St. Clair from The Weather Network @1:30 p.m. Over 30 Exhibitors, great prizes, child minding Visit oakville.ca for more information. ADAPT EMERGENCY AND EXTREME WEATHER PREPAREDNESS AND Oakville Youth Week May 1-7, 2015 Enter to win! Snap a photo at any youth week event and share it on Twitter with #oakvilleyouth for a chance to WIN over $100 in gift cards! Contest is open May 1-7, 2015 and youth must be between the ages of 13-18 to enter. FREE Youth Week events: Friday, May 1 · Youth Night at Peter Gilgan YMCA · Friday Games and Movie Night at Kerr Street Mission Saturday, May 2 · Community Garage Sale and Open House hosted by CYAN at Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre · Tune Up Music Night at QEPCCC Black Box Theatre · Youth Centre Drop-in at QEPCCC · Youth Gym Drop-in at QEPCCC Sunday, May 3 · Skateboarding at Kinoak Indoor Skateboard Park Monday, May 4 · Motivational Monday at Bronte Youth Centre and Iroquois Ridge Community Centre Tuesday, May 5 · Youth Art Night at OPL's Iroquois Ridge Branch · Art Battle at QEPCCC Wednesday, May 6 · T.A.C.O. Totally Awesome Career Opportunities at Town Hall, Atrium Thursday, May 7 · Youth Week Wrap-up Party at all Youth Centres · Drama Workshop at Kerr Street Mission Visit oakville.ca for event details and locations.