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Form 2 Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Halton Catholic District School Board for approval to expropriate the lands described as follows: Part of Lot 4, Concession 2, South of Dundas Street, in the City of Burlington (formerly Township of Nelson) designated as Parts 1 and 2 on a draft Expropriation Plan prepared by MacKay, MacKay & Peters Limited dated 2008 having Project No. 06-346-R2 for the purpose of acquiring in its jurisdiction a secondary school site on Upper Middle Road in the City of Burlington NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate a fee simple interest in the lands described as follows: Part of Lot 4, Concession 2, South of Dundas Street, in the City of Burlington (formerly Township of Nelson) designated as Parts 1 and 2 on a draft Plan prepared by MacKay, MacKay & Peters Limited dated 2008 having Project No. 06-346-R2 for the purpose of acquiring in its jurisdiction a secondary school site on Upper Middle Road in the City of Burlington; and A copy of the said draft Expropriation Plan is available for viewing at the offi ce of Halton Catholic District School Board at P.O. Box 5308, 802 Drury Lane, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 3Y2 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the fi rst publication of the notice; (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the fi rst publication of the notice. The approving authority is: Halton Catholic District School Board P.O. Box 5308, 802 Drury Lane, Burlington, Ontario L7R 3Y2 The expropriating authority is: Halton Catholic District School Board P.O. Box 5308, 802 Drury Lane, Burlington, Ontario L7R 3Y2 Halton Catholic District School Board Lou G. Piovesan, Director of Education and Secretary of the Board Paul McMahon, Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer of the Board This Notice fi rst published this 4th day of April, 2008 ::ODMA\PCDOCS\TOR01\3780186\1 VETERANS because of your contributions 4 Generations of Halton Hills Families ENJOY THEIR FREEDOM You are invited to a special ceremony on V.E. Day Thurs. May 8th, 2008. For details please contact Barry Timleck 905-877-6198 Acton/Georgetown, Friday, April 4, 2008 7 Ive come to the conclusion that theres a conspiracy against us mid- dle age men. And its the garment industry who is at the root of it. You see, I think theyre changing the sizes of shirts, making them smaller. Now before all you younger peo- ple out there start to smirk and roll you eyes, hear me out. Last weekend I was doing some odd jobs around the house. I pulled on my blue jeans, and dug through my closet to find a shirt. Buried under all the other shirts was my old favourite it was my burgundy shirt. Now this shirt has long gone past the point of being presentable enough to wear in public, with its thread-bare collar and faded colour. (Then again, judging from some of the outfits I see with blue jeans sporting ripped knees and butts, I might wanna rethink that one.) Finding that old shirt opened up a flood of emotions in me as I pulled it out and wore it for the entire day. Its a real comfort shirt, one that always makes me feel good when I wear it. So life was good, all day Saturday. Later that night, as I removed my old shirt and tossed it into the clothes basket, I noticed something about it. The label read Large. And it fit me like a glove. Hmmm... Lately, when Ive bought a new shirt, its had to be size XL or I felt like I was being strangled in it. Not only that, but the sleeves of an XL dont even reach all the way down to my wrists. Yet this old size large fits like it was tailor made for me. No XL here, just a simple Large. I became suspicious hence the conspiracy theory. I suddenly thought of the number of times ordi- nary middle-age guys like me have endured the painful and cruel com- ments about our pot guts and addi- tional pounds, when in fact were still those lithe, svelte physically fit, six-pack equipped male role models that we were 20 years ago. But those conspirators have made us feel old and unfit. I felt like writing an expose. I even have the proof in my hands my old burgundy shirt. Now until I do all my research, gathering facts, that shirt is being kept in a protected place. Its evi- dence dammit! The more I thought about it, I realized these conspirators werent working alone. The women in our lives are involved too. Yessiree, they are as guilty as the garment industry theyre all in cahoots. Think about it, what guy in his right mind throws out a perfectly good shirt in his closet? Never. Hell wear it until the last fibre of cloth has been worn to the max. But we all know who does toss em, right? Its our women. Yup, they stand there, smile sweetly and look us right in the eye, saying theyre just purging our clos- ets. I now know thats not true. Theyre actually destroying evidence. But Im on to their game, and so long as I keep my old burgundy shirt in a safe place, one thing is certain. I now know I havent gained a pound, or gotten one fraction of an inch bigger. Guys, its time to take a stand, and protect those wonderful old clothes weve held dear for so many years. Because if we dont, I shudder at possibilities. Next thing theyll be tossing out our lucky underwear. Ted Brown can be reached at tbrown@independentfreepress.com Theres a conspiracy out there Ted Brown