Oakville Beaver, 5 Aug 1994, p. 1

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A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 32 No. 1. imgirs Bill Masson moved his business from Toronto and in the process saved historic town structure "This building has been taken right back to stones, beams, and columns," said Bill Masson, president of Ian Martin Ltd. and the Granary Group. Last December, Masson, an Oakville resident, purchased the Granary for the head office of his contract engineering firmâ€" which specializes in highâ€"tech and high salary temporary placements â€" because he was tired of commuting into Toronto. At that time, he didn‘t have any elaborate plans to renovate the 140â€"yearâ€"old original stone grain warehouse which is the only one in Ontario still standing on its original site. "We didn‘t come in with a preconceived idea," said John Moniz, Masson‘s employee in charge of renovations. "We assumed we would use a lot of what was here." â€" But today, there are no signs of the real estate office that inhabited the building before them. The drywall that lined the stone interior is lot of hard work and a few mistakes have led to the preservaâ€" tion of an important part of Oakville‘s heritage â€" the Granary. (See ‘Granary‘ page 5) Lighting units contain By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Ithough it would comply Awith all federal and provincial ‘regulations, a proposed PCB storage site in Oakville did not conform to the views of the town‘s Community Services Committee Tuesday night. Backed by the Oakville Fire Department, councillors voted down a plan by the CIBC Development Corporation to establish a temporary facility in which it could store lighting balâ€" lasts. While each of these contains small amounts of PCB solids â€" a known carcinogen â€" CIBC anticiâ€" pated storing 36,000 of the units onâ€"site. As a result, the Committee disâ€" missed the proposal with virtually no discussion. The matter now moves to Town Council on Monday night for the final word. the known carcinogen In a letter to the Town dated July 15th, CIBC explained that the ballasts originate in a variety (See ‘Fire‘ page 2) L8 CLASSIFIED........................21â€"23 Care for Companion Animals Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS The Bay, Kmait uh __~ 387307

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