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Wednesday September 20, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A7 COMMENT R ace tosavour With yellow tape strung across the driveway and a guy wearing a black I Was a Teenage Pom Star t-shirt hovering nearby, my house looks like some surre al made-for-television movie. Either that, or a crime scene. Whatever it is, it isn't pretty. My own tiny street under construction is a far cry from the beautiful streets of Sydney; a Sydney that instantly became magical the moment our new hero Simon Whitfield began the running por tion of the men's t r ia th lo n . Watching, in edge of the seat fashion, as he ran down the competitors was fabu lous. He did the run in a remarkable 30.53 minutes - incredible when you consider the man had already swum 1.5 km and biked 40 km in an insanely nar row course and almost crashed like his teammate Carol Montgomery. I have to say I loved every minute. As a triathlon nut, I soaked it all up, the pre race interviews, everything. And then, the CBC cut to another commercial, the most irksome ones for me being their own promos and people running around carrying little yellow boxes of dreams. Please. Commercials are there to sell, yes? So sell. But don't try to pretend you're in the business of actually trying to be relevant or, heaven forbid, profound. Just sell. Only, please, choose your moment to do your flogging. Don't sell when one of our Canadian athletes is doing what has to be one of the most exciting races ever captured on television. The moment that Simon gave his last kick and began to run around Stephan Vuckovic is one that was indescribable, unbelievable, amaz ing. And yet CBC cut to a commercial. I'm thinking...there's 3 km left and the CBC is cutting to a commercial. Simon could be at the finish line and we're forced to watch Cathy Jones dressed up like a guy in her new special. Brian Williams, I cried out in anguish, how could you do this to us? This was a moment to savour. A Canadian coming out of nowhere - not four-time world champ Simon Lessing from Britain, the man we saw beat every one at the recent Toronto Triathlon, but our own very own Simon Whitfield - to take the top medal at triathlon's inaugur al debut. What a debut Later, Simon said he was think ing...well... silver's a pretty good medal to get. And then, Simon-like, he said: But gold's better. So he went for it. Just like that. According to his coach, Barrie Shepley, it's characteristic of the guy. For the past seven days, we've been lucky to be in touch with Sydney via the internet. Triathlon coach Barrie Shepley has been sending e-mails to us and many others across the country, giving his own partic ular behind the scenes glimpse into the Olympics from the first ever Canadian Triathlon coach. What a fascinating glimpse it has been. From his thoughts of what it's been like living in the Olympic Village seeing a 7'3" basketball player and a 4' 2" gym nast grab trays from the cafeteria and walk towards a table side by side - to his thoughts on bringing Simon out by ferry to the Opera House in the morning, it's all been absolutely fascinating. Just the insight into the training regimen and how they differ has been an eye-opener; so too has the enormous attention to detail every coach has to have (plus an amaz ing capacity for getting the cameras onto his athletes at just the right moment). He described the morning of the race where athletes hop on an early morning bus and then to the ferry dock. Many, including Simon, listened to specially chosen music on their Walkman. One of the images that came to life via the inter net was of Simon sitting on a bench beside the man he'd later have to beat in the final dash downhill, Stephan Vuckovic of Germany. Every day, Barrie has something to say which isn't surprising if you know Barrie. His enthusiasm has always been amazing, but it is positively out of the world during these Olympics. Just a few days ago, he took us through the arduous world of drug testing when Carol Montgomery was randomly chosen to be checked, doubly difficult on an athlete with such an aversion to needles she almost passed out. But, as he noted, it's the only way to get rid of the drug cheats and that's what everyone has to keep in mind. We followed the heartbreak of her loss and then followed the thrill of victo ry of Simon's incredible come-frombehind win. Ah, Sydney. While I sit in front of the screen in our front room reading a few words from Sydney, I glance out the windows at the dust and the dirt and the concrete slabs stacked up. It's as different from magical Oz as night is today. But as soon as we log on and listen to Barrie for awhile we are, somehow, some way, transported to a world where almost 500,000 people watched history in the making. The Canadians stayed up for most of the night, according to Barrie, doing interviews, celebrating and more inter views. They got back to the village to the cheers of all the other Canadian athletes. What a race. What a moment to savour. G> TENDER FOR: OAKVILLE HARBOUR DREDGING T-22-2000 TENDER NUMBER: O A K V IL L E N otice of 8 4 5 -6 6 0 1 D ecision THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE With respect to an Official Plan Amendment Subsection 17(34) of the Planning Act OAKVILLE AMENDMENT NO. 187 Date of Decision: Date of Notice: Last Date of Appeal: September 6, 2000 September 20, 2000 October 10, 2000 SEALED TENDERS on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 until 2:00 p.m., local time on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000 Plans, specification'- and tender forms will be available on or after Wednesday, September 20, 2000, and may be obtained from the Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone 905-338-4197. NOTE: A non-refundable administration charge of $25.00 via cash or certified cheque, payable to the Town of Oakville, will be required. Interne direct payment is also available. A pre-bid site meeting for all bidders will be held at the Oakville Harbour Public Boat Launching Area at 10:00 a.m on Tuesday, September 26, 2000. The purpose o f the meeting is to review the particulars ofthe project and allpotential bidders are encouraged to attend. The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to Town Council, equal to 100% of the contract price, and a Labour and Material Bond equal to 50% of the contract price. Alternately, the contractor may provide an irrevocable unconditional letter of credit for 100% of the contract price. An Agreement to Bond or Letter of Intent will be required with the tender submission. A certified cheque, Bank/Trust Co. draft, or bid bond for the amount specified in the tender document MUST accompany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opining Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. local time. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Coumoyer, C.I.M., P.Mgr., Director, Purchasing and Office Services Tender advertising may be viewed on the O.P.B.A. website, http://vaxxine.com/opba T H E CORPORATION OE THE TOWN O f OAKVILLE D IA N E HART TENDER FOR: TENDER NUMBER: BRONTE INNER HARBOUR BEACH DOCK WALL REPLACEMENT T-29-2000 SEALED TENDERS on forms provided will be received by the Town Cleric, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 until 2:00 p.m., local time on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17,2000 Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Wednesday, September 20,2000, and may be obtained from the Town of Oakville Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone 905-338-4197. NOTE: A non-refundable administration charge of $25.00 via cash or certified cheque, payable to the Town of Oakville, will be required. Interne direct payment is also available. A pre-bid site meeting fo r all bidders will be held at the Bronte Harbour Public Boat Launching Area at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2000. The purpose o f the meeting is to review the particulars o f the project and allpotential bidders are encouraged to attend. The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to Town Council, equal to 100% of the contract price, and a Labour and Material Bond equal to 50% of the contract price. Alternately, the contractor may provide an irrevocable unconditional letter of credit for 100% of the contract price. An Agreement to Bond or Letter of Intent will be required with the tender submission. A certified cheque, Bank/Trust Co. draft, or bid bond for the amount specified in the tender document MUST accompany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. local time. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Coumoyer, C.I.M., P.Mgr.,Director, Purchasing and Office Services Tender advertising may be viewed on the O.P.B.A. website, http://vaxxine.com/opba NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Applicant: New Province Homes File No: 24T-0004/0, Z1734.01 Please be advised that two public meetings will be held to discuss a proposed Official Plan Amendment, Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as submitted by the above-noted applicant. A Public Information Meeting will be held on September 28, 2000 in the Trafalgar Room, commencing at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. The second meeting will be a public meeting hosted by Town Council at which time a Staff Report and recommendations will be considered. This meeting will take place on October 16,2000 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Should Council recommend draft approval of the Subdivision plan, it will then be forwarded to Edward Salisbury, Director of Planning Services to the Town of Oakville, as the approval authority. If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision, does not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submission to Edward Salisbury, Director o f Planning Services Department, Town o f Oakville at the above noted address, before the proposed plan of subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss the appeal. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville in respect of this proposed plan of subdivision, you must make a written request to Edward Salisbury, Director o f Planning Services Department, at the above address. Any written submission and/or questions may be directed to Sally Stull of the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3261, email address: sstull@towaoakville.oaca Any individuals wishing to attend these meetings and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A summary of the subject proposal may be found overleaf. A copy of the Staff Report pertaining to this matter will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as of Tuesday, October 10,2000 between the hours of 8:30 am. and 4:30 p.m. Location -- The subject lands are generally located south of Rebecca Street, east of Burloak Drive and north of Lakeshore Road West. The lands are legally described as Part of Lots 33, 34 & 35, Concession 4, S.D.S. Official Plan -- Figure 12, Land Use, Bronte Community - West of Third Line, designates the subject lands as follows: Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Residential High Density, Natural Area, Parkland, Public Elementary School, Waterfront Complementary Area, Neighbourhood Commercial Centre, Place of Worship/Daycare and Community Facility /Institutional. Zoning -- The land is currently zoned Ml, Light Industrial and 02, Private Open Space. Subject to Special Provision 89(2). Proposal -- The proposal involves an Official Plan amendment and zoning amendment to accommodate the development of 1360 residential units. The proposed plan of subdivision would consist of 1233 detached dwelling units and 127 townhouses. A neighbourhood commercial centre, church, schools, parks and associated open space areas are also proposed. Please Note: This proposal may be subject to changes or modifications at the public meeting on October 16, 2000. John Ghent, Manager, Current Planning Section, Planning Services Department A decision was made on September 6, 2000 to approve Amendment No. 187 to the Official Plan of the Town of Oakville. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT: Is to delete reference in the Official Plan to the Heritage Review Committee. The three heritage districts shown on the attached map will now be reviewed by the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee. APPEALS The appeal should be directed to Mr. Edward Salisbury, Director of Planning Services, Town of Oakville at the address shown below and it must: (1) be filed within 20 days from the date of this notice, (2) set out the specific part of the Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies, (3) set out the reasons for the appeal, (4) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act in the amount $125.00 payable by certified cheque to the minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. WHO CAN FILE AN APPEAL: Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal a decision of the Town of Oakville, to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be made by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be made in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. WHEN THE DECISION IS FINAL: The decision is final on the day after the last day for appeals if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last date of appeal noted above. GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Information in respect of the Official Plan Amendment and the decision will be made available to the public for inspection at the offices of the Planning Services Department of the Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, Tel: N --------------(905) 845-6601, Ext. 3029, email: ' ' f IM ONM O O A K V IL IE rthun@town.6akville.on.ca, "T . ·*' ____ 2 2 s £ 5 _ ... H u d g W I w I f * ..........' ' .. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. a sa n a s . ·ssysass. and 4:30 p.m. Edward C. Salisbury, MCIP, RRP Director of Planning Services. Town of Oakville NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING APPLICANT: Vermillion Hills and Town of Oakville, File No.: Z 1428.01 (Revised) Please be advised that a public meeting will be held to discuss an amendment to the Official Plan being proposed by the Town of Oakville. This notice should be read in conjunction with an earlier notice dated September 7, 2000 advising of a proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment and plan of subdivision on land owned by Vermillion Hills. The effect of this notice is to include additional land in the area subject to the proposed amendment to the Official Plan. The key map provided in this notice includes the combined area of the land subject to proposed amendments by Vermillion Hills and the Town of Oakville. The public meeting will be hosted by Town Council at which time the Staff Report and recommendation will be considered. This meeting will take place on October 16, 2000 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the 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 amendment, describing the land to which the proposed amendment applies, and a key map showing the location of the land to which the proposed amendment applies can be found below. If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect of the proposed official plan amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed zoning amendment or subdivision is approved or the official plan amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to Edward Salisbury, Director of Planning Services at the address below. Any written submissions and or questions may be directed to the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3034 , e-mail address: jmagee@town.oakville.on.ca. A copy of the Staff Report pertaining to this matter will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as ________________________________ 0Ct°b e l li ____ _ G -------i 10, 2000 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Location - The subject land includes approximately 18.7 hectares of land owned by Vermillion Hills and approximately 15 hectares of additional land located immediately to the west, with a total of approximately 350 metres of frontage on the north side of Upper Middle Road. The land is located midway between Third Line and Regional Road 25 (Bronte Road). The legal description is Part of Lot 28, Concession 1, SDS. Official Plan - Figure Q, West Oak Trails Community, includes the following designations: Residential Low Density 1, Residential Special Policy Area "A" and Residential Policy Area "B", Natural Area, Public Secondary School and Community Park. The Community Plan also includes the continuation of Westoak Trails Boulevard through the subject site. Zoning - The site is zoned Agricultural - A. Proposal - Applications involving Official Plan and Zoning Amendments and Draft Plan of Subdivision have been submitted by Vermillion Hills on approximately 18.7 hectares, to permit a total of 101 lots for detached dwellings, land for community park to be developed with additional land to the west outside the limits of the subject application, a block for a public secondary school and blocks for stormwater management, woodlot and open space/pipeline easement. The plan includes the continuation of Westoak Trails Boulevard through the site with residential development proposed on the north side of the extension of Westoak Trails Boulevard and secondary school/ community park/ open space on the south side. In addition, the proposed Official Plan amendment includes approximately 15 hectares of land located west of the Vermillion property to permit Community Park on land south of the proposed continuation of Westoak Trails Boulevard and Residential Low Density 1 on land north of proposed Westoak Trails Boulevard Please Note: This proposal may be subject to changes or modifications at the public meeting on October 16,2000. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 20th day of September, 2000. John Ghent, Manager, Current Planning Section, Planning Services Department 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD · OAKVILLE, ONTARIO · L6J 5A6