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Dec. 29, 1993 There's something decidedly wrong with a world where Michael Jackson makes front page and the fact that South Africa gets a democratic constitution is buried on page 10. I mean... think about it for a secâ€" ond. A rock star whines on national television and we all lap it up like the chumps we are. And on the other side of the world, history is being made, or at least, great hopes are that it will happen. There is was â€" just a few short days before Christmas â€" the news about the voting in of an interim Year without Michael Jackson in the news is her wish for 1994. 1994 CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION Christmas Trees will be collected by the Town of Oakville in January 1994 according to the following. If your regular garbage is collected on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, please place your tree at the curbside on January 10th, 1994. If your regular garbage is collected on Thursday or Friday, please place your tree at the curbside on January 17th, 1994. REMINDER j Ensure that"ALL tree decorations, metal decoration clips, nails and spikes, and plastic tree bag have been removed from your tree before you place it at the curbside for collection. Thankyou for your coâ€"operation with our Waste Reduction Program. The Town of Oakville is offering rebates to Senior Citizens and the Physically Challenged towards the cost of removing the snow windrows left across the driveways by the snowplows. The rebate will be $10.00 for any snowstorm that requires the plowing of ALL Town streets. To be eligible for this rebate applicants must: (1) (2) TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED (3) If you were registered in 1992â€"93 you will receive a new application in the mail. People who are eligible for this rebate and who have not registered before must apply in person at the Town of Oakville Department of Public Works, 2274 Traftalgar Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, before February 18, 1994. Staff will asist in completing application forms, where necessary. Senior citizens must present proof of identification and age (Ontario Senior‘s Card, Driver‘s Licence or Birth Certificate). The physically challenged must present a Doctor‘s Certificate stating that applicant is physically challenged and not capable of shovelling the snow windrow from their driveway. THERE ARE NO SCHEDULED COUNCIL OR STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 3, 1994 Persons receiving snow clearing services from Halton Helping Hands at no cost shall not be eligible for the Town‘s rebate. For further information regarding the snow windrow rebate, please call 338â€"4392. Ann Mulvale Mayor TOWN HALL MEETING CALENDAR ~>~ TOWNOFOMAKVILLE 345â€"6601 Be 65 years of age or older and not capable of shovelling a snow windrow OR physically challenged. Occupy a singleâ€"family dwelling fronting onto a Town street. Have no ableâ€"bodied person(s) residing on the property. ‘M# O RET WIHES NOTICE OAKVILLE TOWnN COUNICIL AND STAFF democratic constitution for South Africa...page 10. And there was Jackson himself, the Bad boy, whose entire speech delighted anâ€" PuUD O. H. Ellis, P. Eng. Director of Public Works 19094 O.H. Ellis, r. .T. Elll&, P. Eng., Director of Public Works 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6H 2L1 Oprahâ€"frenzied public and was reproduced in my daily newspaper in its entirety. Starting, I might add, on page The Town of Oakville will experience temporary closure of services due to both the holiday season as well as Social Contract commitments (3â€"day unpaid leave by staff). For more information, please call: Clerk‘s Department at 338â€"4174, Main Switchboard at 845â€"6601, Town Information Line at 338â€"4200. Fire Department Emergency Services Sanitation â€" Garbage Pickup â€" Recycling Pickup Winter Road Maintenance Traffic Operations Town Hall Offices and Meetings Tax Payments Tax payms Byâ€"aw Enforcement Purchasing and Tenders Shipping and Receiving Town Clerk‘s Office Marriage Licenses Municipal Freedom of Information & Privacy Protection Office Legal Department Building Services Department Licensing â€" Occupations, Trades & Lotteries Economic Development Office Human Resources Department Finance Department Committee of Adjustment Site Plan Committee Planning Services Department Public Works Department â€" Administration Parking Administration Oakville Transit All Services All Public Libraries Museum Parks & Recreation Administration Seniors‘ Centres Harbours Office Gairloch Gallery Centennial Gallery Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Arenas Recreation Centres Pools Forestry Parks Operations The Followir%Town Services/ Facilities Will Be Closed From Noon Friday, December 24th until Monday, January 3rd Inclusive: TEMPORARY CLOSURE The Following Town Services! Facilities Will Be Closed As Listed: The Followinfi Town Services/ Facilities Will Be Maintained: OF SERVICES THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Tax payments should be received at Town Hall by December 22, 1993. Payments may be made at your bank or deposited in the "drop box" at the front entrance at Town Hall. Dec. 25â€"Jan. 2 inclusive Dec. 24â€"26 incl., Dec. 31, Jan. 1 Noon Dec. 24â€"27 incl., Dec. 29â€"Jan. 1 incl. Next exhibition begins Jan. 4 Dec. 24â€"26 incl., Dec. 31, Jan. 1 Noon, Dec. 21â€"Jan. 3 incl. Dec. 22â€"25 incl., Jan. 1 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. one If there is but one New Year‘s resolution, I would want all to make is the desire for more news. Real Payment for parking tickets may be deposited in the "drop box" at the front entrance at Town Hall. 22â€"25 incl 22â€"25 incl 24â€"28 incl 24â€"28 incl Normal Operations Normal Operations Normal Operations Normal Operations Normal Operations , Jan. 1 â€"3 incl Jan Jan Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Normal Pickâ€"Up Holiday Revised Pickâ€"Up Monday January 3 Tuesday January 4 Tuesday January 4 Wednesday January 5 Wednesday January 5 Thursday January 6 oo Thursday January 6 Friday January 7 % Friday January 7 Saturday January 8 Garbage must be placed at the roadside by 7:00 a.m. ... Remember, don‘t litter! Put garbage where it belongs, > in garbage bags or cans, not on the ground. 35 Please help keep Oakville Clean 1 SERVICE INTERRUPTION news. Not a pandering to the titillatâ€" ing desires of a mass culture priâ€" marily fed a diet of personal trauâ€" mas and agonies. Saturday, December 25, 1993 â€" Sunday, January 2, 1994 inclusive. There will be no Oakville Transit Service from The services which are affected are Regular Transit, Careâ€"Aâ€"Van and Community Buses. Transit Administration offices will be closed during this period. Full service will resume on Monday, January 3, 1994 Garbage Collection by Steve Nease DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TOWN OF OAKVILLE O.H. ELLIS, P. Eng. Enough of allâ€" the human tragedies being pathetically paraded out to an avid audience who seem to thrill at the mere thought of humiliation and tears. Enough of this stuff, And enough of the attempts by many in the news busiâ€" ness to justify this tripe as anything resembling news. That‘s not news. It‘s fluff. And it shouldn‘t warrant page one. Particularly, in light of such a momentous occasion as the end of white rule in South Africa, I hate to think where editors would have placed pictures of the tearing down of the Berlin wall had Jackson had his ‘horrible, horrible" experience a few years ago. i Perhaps my own querulous behavior, heightened this holiday season by enforced idleness due‘to yet another brief stay in what is fast (See ‘More‘ page 8) &