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NEWS More conversations needed, says Grant • C on tinued fro m page 44 ville could aid the circula­ tion of illegal and potentially laced marijuana. Ward 4 Coun. Allan Elgar took a similar position. "I had the privilege of speaking with Bill Blair, for­ mer chief of the (Toronto Po­ lice Service), and after lis­ tening to him I was shocked by what he was able to tell us about drugs, drugs in the schools, drugs everywhere and how much safer it will be when they are controlled by Canada and by the prov­ inces," said Elgar, adding, "I want to make sure we don't say we don't want it in Oak­ ville. In fact if you are a par­ ent in Oakville I think you would want this so your kids are not buying it off street corner people." That said Elgar noted it is important the cannabis stores are not located near schools and called for the matter to be referred to a lat­ er date so town staff could put together a report con­ cerning the work they are doing with the province to find locations for the store (s). Ward 5 Coun. Marc Grant said more conversa­ tions are needed with the province about this subject before the process is allowed to go any further. Ward 5 Coun. Jeff Knoll also had concerns about de­ laying action on this matter. "This is a timely issue and I think referral is not pru­ dent at this point because while we are fiddling Rome could be burning in terms of the siting of a location," he said. "There are very few LCBO locations or for that matter retail locations in town that are not in very close proximity to schools. I think we need to put a very serious line in the sand to say 'We need to fully under­ stand what your game plan is here in terms of retail dis­ tribution.' Make sure that is established now so we don't lose out on any opportunity to make those comments lat­ er on." Ultimately the majority of council voted to refer dis­ cussion of the location siting for a cannabis retail store to the Planning and Develop­ ment Council meeting of March 19. Discussion concerning Oakville's willingness to be a host to a cannabis store con­ tinued with Oakville Mayor Rob Burton noting that council saying it is not a will­ ing host would not block the cannabis store from coming or even delay that process. Passing a motion outlin­ ing some of the concerns council has about legaliza­ tion, however, would strengthen his hand in fu­ ture discussions on the sub­ ject at the Association of Mu­ nicipalities of Ontario. "It speaks to 'You've got to pony up with the rules be­ fore we embrace,'" said Bur­ ton. After coming to a con­ sensus to remove the words "not a willing host" from the motion council voted unani­ mously to ask the province to satisfy financial, location, framework, social and en­ forcement questions prior to choosing a cannabis retail store location in Oakville. X Elections Ontario By the time you finish reading this, you could've confirmed your voter info online. elections.on.ca M a r c h is P r o v in c ia l V o t e r R e g is t r a t io n M o n t h . # G e t O N i t B e r e a d y t o v o t e o n J u n e 7; 2 0 1 8 . F a m i ly . T o g e t h e r f o r e v e r . P re -se lec t space in o u r e legan t Last S uppe r M auso leum and hon o u r y o u r fam ily and fa ith forever. For gene ra tions to com e, o u r m odern bu ild ings w ill p rov ide fo r c o m fo rta b le v is ita tion in any season. C o m p l e t e y o u r m a u s o l e u m p r e - p l a n n i n g t o d a y . T a k e t h e f i r s t s t e p . C a l l n o w . 9 0 5 - 2 5 7 - 1 1 0 0 glenoaks.ca Glen Oaks Funeral Flom e & C em etery by Arbor Memorial 3164 Ninth Line (403 & Dundas St.), Mississauga/Oakville, ON Arbor Memorial Inc. Family Owned. Proudly Canadian. TH E KERR V ILLA G E BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA (BIA) CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM): TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 6:30PM LIGHT REFRESHMENTS: 7:00PM AGM STARTS OAKVILLE TOWN HALL, OAKVILLE, ON (BRONTE ROOM) CHAIR ROB BURTON AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDE: COMMITTEE REPORTS APPROVAL OF THE 2018 BUDGET TO RSVP FOR THE AGM CONTACT THE KERR VILLAGE BIA AT: in fo@ kerr-v illage.ca o r ca ll 905-849-8865 N EW PATIENTS WELCOME Nosheen Chaudhry Registered Chiropodist w w w .d u n d a s c h ir o p r a c t ic .c o m m i - 2 5 1 - 5 § 2 % \ Trafalgar & Dundas, Longo's Plaza S o re : F e e t / A r c h / H e e l? In g r o w n T o e n a i ls ? P la n t a r W a r t s ? H a r d to C u t T o e n a i ls ? C o r n s / C a l lu s e s ? Compression Stockings & Custom Made Orthotics Diabetic Foot Care & Nail Surgery C h i r o p o d y *§ Diabetic Foot Care, General Foot Care Custom Made Orthotics | O akville Beaver | Thursday, M arch 8, 2018 insidehalton.com mailto:info@kerr-village.ca http://www.dundaschiropractic.com THE KERR VILLAGE