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M "Hi, Di â€" hang on a sec, the bath water‘s running," my spouse says as he picks up the phone. Great. The bath water runs and I I mean... was this a task for a rocket scientist? Isn‘t this a simâ€" ple task any fiveâ€"yearâ€"old could do? And yet, there I was, outfitted in my lovely blue OTMH gown peering out into the hallway only to see a janitor eyeing me curiâ€" ously as I tried my best to put a call through to home. This, of course, was not supâ€" posed to happen. I wasn‘t expecting to find myself in emerg with the surgeon on call estimating surgery on me in just under two hours. Not at all. That evening I planned to nip into the doctor‘s on the way to a rigorâ€" ous workout at the gym and then on to an assignment for the newsâ€" paper. Just another day, so to speak. T here was a brief moment ® j last week when I wonâ€" dered about all the years | of schooling, the years of experiâ€" o ence. There I was, a sorry state to s be sure, standing awkwardly in * the hall at Oakville Trafalgar § Memorial Hospital‘s (OTMH) emergency trying to figure out am in a mild ; how best to hold an IV drip and _ hours from goi dial home without my backside Still, I waited, falling open for all the world to make eye con see. present janitor. Timeless message endures LISTEN TO OUR "QuoTE" ToDaAY IT MIGHT HELP YOU ON YOURr way Please be advised that a public meeting will be held to discuss the recommendations and findings put forward by the Bronte Quadrangle Study Committee respecting the Bronte Quadrangle area. The Bronte Quadrangle Study Committee was formed in June 1991 to determine the land uses for the area and the extent of public interest in land use matters. The Bronte Quadrangle is a block that is formed by Bronte Road, Marine Drive, Ontario Street and Jones Street. The Committee, having taken into consideration the views from the landowners, residents, local merchants and the broader community interests, has completed the land use study for the Bronte Quadrangle area. The Bronte Quadrangle Land Use Study â€" Final Report, February 1993, will be presented to Town Council for consideration on Monday, March 29, 1993, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, 1225 Trafaigar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend the public meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A copy of the Bronte Quadrangle Land Use Study â€" Final Report, February 1993, will be available for review in the Clerk‘s Department as of Monday, March 22, 1993, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. In the interim period, any questions regarding this item may be directed to the Planning Services Department at 338â€"4190, extension 3029. Please note that the recommendations contained in the final report are similar to the draft report presented at the public information meeting on September 24, 1992, with the exception that freeâ€" standing residential uses be also considered on Ontario Street and Marine Drive. ArCl John Ghent, Manager Current Planning Section Planning Services Department TOWN OF OAKVILLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COMMENT BRONTE QUADRANGLE LAND USE STUDY CALL845â€"5585 #5018 1OI T i "Hi Mom. Drew got my book that I wanted and I don‘t think that‘s fair," comes the plaintive wail from my daughter taking an opportunity to get an edge on her little brother. am in a mild panic less than two hours from going under the knife. Still, I waited, trying hard not to make eye contact with the ever present janitor. At home, it was the usual bedâ€" lam. Here at emerg, the nurses and doctors bustled here and there. I tried to look nonchalant in my fashionable blue gown, leanâ€" ing against the wall and listening to the domestic chaos over the phone. Strangely enough, it sounded almost endearing. 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6J 5A6 TOWN OF OAKVILLE 345â€"6601 ~IF Pup TOWN HALL MEETING CALENDAR COUNCIL MEETING "I sure hope the surgeon on call is better at his job than the lady with the blood," I grumble, as she leaves to ineffectually jab more lost souls in emerg. A waitâ€" ing nurse looks aghast. "Oh, you poor dear, you have such small veins," trills this Attila the Hun as she jabs me again and again, wiggling the needle in a vain attempt to draw out some blood. "You may bruise," she says. That was the understateâ€" ment of the year judging by my throbbing arms. examining room, waiting for the onslaught. The blood lady is ahead of me and am I in for a treat. Monday, March 22, 1993, 7:30 p.m. Council Chamber HULLO2 ? Yeay moms OH.HI ) Here. yust DAD‘ /\ A minute. The Oakville Planning Services Department will be presenting general information relatini to the filanning process. This is being undertaken at the request of the Glen Abbey Residents Association and is open to all residents in the Town of Oakville. The meeting will be held: Thursday, March 25, 1993 Gilen Abbey Library 7:00â€"8:30 p.m. If further information or clarification is required, please contact J. Ghent, Manager, Current Planning Section at 338â€"4190, extension 3024 or Jim Stock of the Glen Abbey Residents Association at 827â€"5378. NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE BRONTE COMMUNITY As part of our ongoing tree health care program, the forestry section of the Parks and Recreation Department will be trimming street trees in your neighbourhood. The work is expected to be completed by May 1 (weather permitting). This work will benefit the trees because deadwood will be removed. The areas affected are (1) south of Lakeshore Road West between Cudmore Road and Third Line; (2) south of Rebecca Street between Bronte Road and Third Line. For more information please contact John McNeil, Manager of Forestry, at 338â€"4399. PLANNING PROCESS INFORMATION MEETING "Of course, he‘s very good â€" STREET TREE PRUNING THE OAKVILLE BEAVER : ‘wear clean underwear‘ don‘t give it another thought," says she, bundling my personal effects (isn‘t that what they call them at the morgue?) into bags and wheeling me â€" although I loudly protested I could make my own way to one of their rooms â€" up to a bed. What joy awaited me. Dozens of people bustling hither and yon... all to the thrilling accompaâ€" niment of one poor old soul callâ€" ing out harshly for her daughter, Maureen, to visit. I am less than amused in a hospital, not that I‘ve ever spent a whole lot of time in one. But this time, I couldn‘t tell enough people that I wouldn‘t be hanging around. Location: Qakville and T(alal&l Rooms Oakville Mumctgal ilding 1225 Trafaigar Road Time: 2:00â€"5:00 p.m. Public Information Centre (Open House) 7:00â€"10:00 p.m. Presentation and Discussion Period, followed by another Open House (time permitting) The Town‘s intention is to complete the S?eers Road/Cornwall Road connection between Old Mill Road and Chartwell Road in accordance with the route established within the 1982 Functional Desngg Study. The remaining work is planned to take place in stages. Stage | would occur in 1993 to inclu the initial construction of a new roadway between Reynolds Street and Old Mill Road (at the GO Station parking lot) with associated roadworks at the various intersections. Stage II would occur in 1994 to complete a new roadway between Reynolds Street and Chartwell Road with associated roadworks for the intersecting streets. Typical construction features will include new roadway pavement, curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers, building demolitions, retaining walls, creek culverts, noise barriers, landscape treatments, roadway illumination, traffic sn%‘ahzalmn, utility relocations and the removal of abandoned road sections along Reynolds Street and Old Mill Road. For further information regarding these projects or the r_neetirll_gslo be held flease contact Mr. Dave Bloomer, P. Eng., â€" Town of Oakville Department of Public Works, at 338â€"4423. as follows Date: Location: O.H. Ellis, P. Eng. Director of Public Works TOWN OF OAKVILLE The Town of Oakville De‘)anmenl of Public Works has scheduled a public information meetinggts dtscusg the enemeenng plans and construction details for the pro'Fosed extension in 1993 and 1 of the Speers/Cornwall road facility from Old Mill Road to Chartwell Road. The meeting will take place SPEERS/CORNWALL ROAD CONSTRUCTION (Old Mill Road to Chartwell Road) 4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING n ki T| "The surgeon said I‘ll be out my good old cotton, playâ€"inâ€"theâ€" tomorrow," I say to anyone passâ€" snowâ€"withâ€"theâ€"kids serviceables. ing by. Don‘t bring a toothbrush Never mind. Clean underwear or even something other than the was certainly not on the mind of lovely blue gown I say to my the surgeon who looked less than spouse â€" I‘m outta here. impressed when I boldly stated my intentions of nipping out to And all in the back of my head qo the assignment and be back were my mother‘s admonishâ€" | for the operation. Yes, the groddiest pair of cotâ€" ton serviceables were tidied up in the charming morgueâ€"like personâ€" al effects bags. I couldn‘t, of course, had chosen the wonderful filmy jobs from Rue de Racine in Paris so many moons ago. No, I had to be in the local emerg with And all in the back of my head were my mother‘s admonishâ€" ments from birth â€" don‘tâ€"forgetâ€" toâ€"wearâ€"cleanâ€"underwearâ€"youâ€" neverâ€"knowâ€"whereâ€"youâ€"mightâ€"be. Monday, March 29, 1993 ROAD WEST WMM afioa&?)w/;e Realty Corp 4182 Morth Service Ra. £. B42â€"7000 Well, I missed the assignment, survived the blood work, watched in admiration as the hospital staff went about their business, and was home a couple of days later. Not so bad for a Thursday night. And my clean underwear stood through it all... testament to the words that mother really does know best. QEW Sales Representative by Steve Nease 1Cce