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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, September 23, 1994 â€"â€" 6 467 Speers Road, Oakville, Ont. L6K 354 845â€"3824 Fax: 845â€"3085 Classified Advertising: 845â€"2809 Circulation: 845-9742 or 845â€"9743 Iha( portion Ian Oliver Publisher _ maudes, Aopplerents Ned Newmarketâ€" Aurora Era B':annarmb?oc? 3‘3?:"»2327’3:':‘3::33? 'éffif Teri Casas Office Manager Thomhi Tim Coles Production Manager reproduction in whole or in part of this material is strictly forbidden consent of the publu or services at the wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. ed citizens, will be given an opportunity to determine the future of the Riggs Road allowance. Now, with the town‘s decision not to use the rightâ€"ofâ€"way for Riggs Road, resiâ€" dents will have this vital open area for permanent use. But just what kind of use already proposed some options for use and these will be presented, debated and public input considered before a second meeting is held. session that will see the full Town Council examine the staff report and recommenâ€" dation on the Riggs Road land use. But Council has structured the meeting in such developed will be of importance for generations to come. Any questions should be directed to the Town‘s Planning Services Department at 338â€"4190 ext. 3040. Robert Glasbey Advertising Director Connodnnsggg ; ho Gcfimz Guardian, Burlington Post, Collingwood Today, Oshawa/Whitby This Week, Patsrborough This Week, Richmond Hi/ Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of a typographical of the advertising space cccupied b The land has long been used as open space by area residents who had a town has yet to be determined. A copy of the staff report emanating from this meeting will be available for a way that depending on public input, a final decision may or may not be voted on Make it safe The Oakville Beaver, published every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 467 Norman Alexander Editor gmdfim Wsek. Lindsay This We(own Ind:gen OE"gomTafr::d I;S‘:: Geoff Hill Circulation Director ThomhlIWaughan Liberal Scarborough Mirro erial published in ‘the Oakville Baaver is protected by copymio ut the i y the sn e The puoloher fo right lo cnlegorice fl'lfi}e‘é? fi'%“’é;’.S%Q“Zfifmwééé?;i?mfi?fl'{fi fter living for years with the threat of a multiâ€"lane road running through their neighbourhood, Bronte area residents and other interestâ€" sign on the property to remind them that this area might some day be transformed from green space to asphalt. The information meeting of Thursday September 29th is vital for those wanting to put forth their views on how this area should be developed. The Town has review at the Clerk‘s Office on October 17th during business hours. A second meeting takes place on Monday October 24th. This will be a public by councillors. This land is among the last open space in the west Oakville area and how it‘s he Krever inquiry into the handling of the human blood supply in this country has turned up some pretty disturbing facts. Among the more damning has been the revelation that the Canadian Red Cross knowingâ€" ly allowed unscreened blood products to be used. This catastrophic bit of meptltude has led to the infection of dozens of Canadians with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Hemophiliacs and other surgery patients have died or will die thanks to contaminated blood products Not only that, but many of their spouses have also been innocently infected in effect, giving them a death sentence. It has recently been suggested that to allow the Red Cross be the sole supâ€" plier of blood is the equivalent to letting another social service group. such as the Lion‘s Club take control of our blood supply. ~ The rationale here is that the Red Cross has been so tapped for resources over the past few years thanks to natural disasters and world conflict, that they don‘t have the personnel or expertise to deal with such a critical issue as blood supply as well as their other responsibilities. Yet despite all the furor over the blood supply issue and the apparent lapse of adequate testing and control over distribution, the local branch of the Red Cross continues to maintain a high level of support from area residents. One of the great benefits to all Canadians over the years, has been the availability of free blood, unlike the United States where fees are levied or the blood must be supplied by the patient. What we hope to see from the Krever inquiry is working solutions to the problems that have plagued the Canadian Red Cross and its blood supply proâ€" gram. Regardless of how it turns out, Caradians must have more faith in the purity of blood used here that is the only real issue. Do you support the idea of having the Oakville represented by two Members of Parliament? Cast your ballot by calling 845â€"5585, box 5008 to vote. Callers have until 12 noon Thursday to register their vote. Results of the poll will be published in the next Friday edition of the Oakville Beaver. RESULTS OF LAST WEEK‘S POLL Was Halton Regional chairman Peter Pomeroy right in choosing not to seek a new term as chairman? YÂ¥es:10 _ No:3 y S kn 1t / ThE OAKVILLE BEVER _ CALL845â€"5585 * PAGES OF THE PAST Alook back at the events that made headiines in Oakvile. Town threw down welcome mat for swimmer Marilyn Bell 40 years ago aving happily from the back of a gleamâ€" \"/ ing Austin convertible that is just her size, little Marilyn Bell won 1,800 more hearts last Friday night as she was driven slowly down the centre of the brightly lit Wallace Park gridiron just before the Black Knight â€" McMaster Marauder football game. It was Marilyn‘s first appearance before a small town gathering since her remarkable conquest of frigid, rolling Lake Ontario, and came after seven exciting, arduous days of huge CNE and city crowds, radio and TV appearances. Yet she was fresh as a dewdrop, her pleased smile providing attractive testimony to the fact that she really enjoyed the easy informality of the occasion. Marilyn arrived amid such a complete absence of fanfare that the jammed stands didn‘t realize she was in the park until her :convertible eased slowly around behind the south goalposts, where the Canadian legion band was drawn up, ready to pipe her to midâ€"field. Yet in an instant, a might roar of applause swelled up, and hundreds of youngsters raced across the greensward to entirely hem in the car. Driving for Miss Bell, who hasn‘t yet had time to pass her test and obtain her first licence, was Oakvilleâ€"ite Ron Lucas, an Austin top official here in Canada. Mr. Lucas was forced to call forth all the ability of a veteran test driver as he gingerly jockeyed through the swarm of autographâ€"seekers who besieged Marilyn, and companions Gus Ryder, Joanne Cooke and Cliff Lumsden and Mrs. Ryder. 30 years ago The National Employment office in here today will pay local claimants by cash for the last time. Beginning tomorrow, all valid applications will be paid by cheque. At present, only claimants from the surrounding district are paid by cheque but beginning tomorrow, all applicants from Oakville will be required to mail the reporting form to the office and cheques are to be mailed to valid claimants. Miss Evelyn Hartwell, manager of the Oakville branch of the National Employment Office, reports that the cheque system has distinct advantages over cash even though the staff will have to make out the cheques by hand. "The claimant will not have to stand in a long line," she said, "and all problems of traffic will be eliminated. However, claimants must still report to the office for unemployment." 20 years ago Architect George Farrow presented a new Park 16 proposal to town council‘s planning and develâ€" opment committee. The new proposal is roughly oneâ€"half the size of the 20â€"storey complex approved by the 1966 council. Farrow was offering a deletion of a 150â€"unit hotel and a 40â€"unit motel. Also, the current proposal would reduce the amount of commercial space from 100,000 square feet to 75,000 square feet. The height of the comâ€" plex would decrease from a possible 22 storeys to about 11 storeys. In the original Park 16 there was room for 725 parking spaces, while the present concept allows for 500 parking spaces. The only statistic that would remain the same is the proposed n umber of units â€" 200. The Park 16 proposal covers a one block area of vacant land between Lakeshore Road and Robinson Street and Navy Street west to 16 Mile Creek. 10 years ago Halton MP Otto Jelinek was named to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney‘s 40â€"member cabinet as the Minister of Fitness and Amateur Sports. As the new sports minister, Jelinek will be responsible for the financially plagued federal sports pool and preparations for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Jelinek, 44, was first elected to parliament in 1972.