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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A pril 5, 2006 Len Crosier served 18 years on public school board He was known for his trademark pipe, bright red cap, his passion for education and a soft spot for chil dren and dogs - and he had a good memory. He also enjoyed telling sto ries about his life. "Dad remembered people by name," said his daughter Carol Jansons of Oakville. "It was some thing I've always admired about him." Leonard (Gordon) Crosier died last Friday at age 80 at OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital. He died of complications of lung cancer. A funeral service was held today at the Church of the Epiphany. Crosier was born in Crosier was a school Toronto, the oldest of four, trustee for about 18 years, in 1925. The family moved 1 first on the former Oakville to the United States the folSchool Board for a year, lowing year and lived in New n E f S y ^ / then on the Halton Board of Orleans and Kansas City m . Education (Halton District until 1933 when it returned School Board). He left the to the Toronto area. · board during the late Crosier' s interest in edu1980s. cation was life-long, but " sr -- Professionally, Crosier after a year at teachers' colCrosier spent 20 years working in lege, he decided teaching was not for the finance business followed by him, said Jansons. another two decades in taxation with "But, he was interested in Revenue Canada, improving education and he felt the After retiring in 1990, Crosier only to do that was to get on the and his wife Dorothy traveled school board," she said. throughout the western United States and Canada and Florida,* sometimes being away from home for up to two months at a time. Married in September 1952, Crosier was transferred to Oakville by his employer in December 1954. Over the. years, Crosier volun teered for the Canadian Red Cross, helped organize the Oakville Santa Claus Parade as a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, served as president of the Oakville YMCA in 1960-1962, was worshipful master of the Claude M. Kent Masonic Lodge in 1993-1994 and a member of the Oakville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. For his contributions to the com munity, Crosier received the Canada 125 medal. Crosier is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughter Carol Jansons, sons David, Brian and Allan, grand children Elizabeth, Michael, Stephanie and Rebecca, sister Joyce and brother John. He was predeceased by a son Stephen and sister Joan. Memorial donations may be made to the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital and Credit Valley Hospitals- foundations and the Canadian Cancer Society. Quality o f Life games and tournaments, sports fields experience extensive wear W hat's Happening May 27 - Seniors Housing Fair, if you are an agency that offers and tear. At this time of the year, Parks staff repair, renovate and seniors housing, call today to be part of the Seniors Housing Fair. work on fields to ensure that they are in top form for the regular season May 1 to September 30th. For that reason, all sports fields For details, contact Nancy Beddoe at 905.815.5960. are now closed until May 1, 2006. Notice of sports fields reopen Sports Fields - After being used 7 days a week all summer foi* ing will be posted to the Town's website at www.oakville.ca. Easter Weekend - All Town facilities including Town Hall, Recreation Centres, Arenas and Seniors' Centres will be closed on Friday, April 14 and on Monday, April 17. Recreation Centres and Arenas will be open on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Council One-Third Income Tax Exemption & Council Remuneration April 25 - 7:30 p.m. Town Hall - 1225 Trafalgar Road - Committee Room 2 TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with Section 283 of the Municipal Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the public meeting to be held to discuss the one-third income tax exemption for the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Oakville. The Finance report on the applicability of continuing the one-third income tax exemption of Council remuneration and the report from the Citizens Task Force on the Council Financials review will be considered at the Administrative Services Committee on April 25, 2006. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario. Further information with respect to the reports will be avail able from the Clerk's Department or on the Town's website, www.oakvilfe.ca on or after April 21, 2006. Dated at the Town of Oakville this. 5th day of April, 2006. Patti Elljot-Spencer Director of Finance and Treasurer 2006 SPRING BULK LOOSE LEAF COLLECTION SCHEDULE The Town will be collecting loose leaves from designated areas in Oakville starting the week of April 18. Please refer to the map for your area and collection date(s). Loose Leaf Collection Rules & Regulations: D ate April 1 8-21 April 2 4 -2 8 · Z one 4, 5, 6 and 10 1,3, 7 and 9 ` Spring Loose Leaf Collection Map Dundas Street Pipe Line Corridorj U pper M iddle Rd 1) Place all loose leaves on the boulevard or on the shoulder, not over catch basins or in ditches, in front of your house 2) Leaves are to be free of debris and other foreign matter3) Put leaves out no earlier than seven (7) days before the first day of your pickup -and no later than 7 a.m. on the first day of collection in your zone. 4) Contaminated piles of leaves or leaves put out after collection has taken place are the responsibility of the homeowner to remove. Note: You will still be able to have your bagged leaves picked up with your yard waste on the same day as your Blue Box material. Lake O ntario For further information, call: Monday to Friday 905.338.4392 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. email: roads&works@oakville.ca www.oakville.ca for spring collection schedule updates Leaf Collection Zone Schools,. families, community groups, and businesses -.commit to giving a section of our community a makeover by picking up litter for at least 20 minutes. Free bags and gloves provided. Visit w w w .oakville.ca for more details Registered participants will be recognized on the Town's website and/or in a local advertisement after the event. Thank you to our sponsors: Pizza Pizza Tim Hortons Home Depot McDonalds TD Friends o f the Environm ent The Toronto Sun The Toronto Star 2006 Makeover ^ ^ O a k v ille Take 20 minutes at 2 p.m, on Friday* April 21 and help clean up your community! Over 2000 participated in 2005. Let's set the bar higher for 2006! GET INVOLVED IN THE 20-MINUTE OAKVILLE MAKEOVER NOMINATE A CHAMPION FOR O AKVILLE'S 5TH ANNUAL H ow to Nominate: 1) Visit www.oakville.ca and fill out a nomination form on-line. , . 2) Pick up a nomination form at any Town facility. Nomination Deadline: April 28,2006 - 4:30 p.m. Nom ination Categories: Group Volunteer Individual Volunteer Senior Sport Development Heritage and History Art Youth Community Connections (Department Appointed) RBC Royal Bank i CLARICA, T H EIIJK H IJI ItK iV E It TU nhfatifotfA 1225 T ra fa lg a r Road, PO Box 310, O a kville , ON L6J 5A6 Tel. 905.845.6601 For inform ation on Town meetings, services and programs visit www.oakville.ca