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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 7, 2007 - 11 Another north Oakville landowner settles with Town In the wake of continuing intensive negotiations, another major landowner in north Oakville has agreed to the key principles of the Town's secondary plan (NOSP) for north of Dundas Street -- and handed over land for the Town's Natural Heritage System (NHS). The Town announced its settlement with Trinison Management Corp, which controls a portfolio of north Oakville landholdings, yesterday. As part of the settlement, Trinison will donate to the Town free of charge approximately 78 hectares (193 acres) identified in the Town's NHS. That is in addition to the 145 hectares (356 acres) the Town secured from several other major landowners in June 2006. "We are very pleased that another major landowner has come on board in support of our secondary plan," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "This settlement agreement received unanimous support of Council as it will put another large portion of the Natural Heritage System in public ownership, and resolves a substantial number of "We are very pleased that another major landowner has come on board in support of our secondary plan." Oakville Mayor Rob Burton the community structure and transportation issues," said Burton. In June 2006, several landowner appellants to an Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) challenge agreed to accept the Town's proposed secondary plan. Since then, the Town has been involved in OMB mediation on specific technical and land use issues, as well as negotiations with various individual landowners. Through the negotiations, the Trinison landowners have agreed to use the Town's secondary plan as the governing plan, subject to having a limited number of specific issues addressed through the OMB process. "With this settlement, the overall length of the hearing is reduced, bringing us closer to a resolution of this lengthy process," said Burton. OMB mediation will continue throughout February in an effort to resolve further issues. Issues that cannot be resolved through mediation will be addressed at an OMB hearing, which has been postponed to allow for the negotiations in an effort to reduce hearing time (at first estimated to be nine months and about $13 million), that's now set for May 2, 2007. For information on the Town's proposed secondary plan, visit www.oakville.ca. More than 300 performers on tap for arts festival More than 300 performers and non-stop shows are on tap for Oakville's third annual For the Love of the Arts Festival. The event, hosted by Music and Art Shared Space (MASS), is Sunday, Feb. 11 from 1­6 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall, 1125 Trafalgar Rd. Choirs, orchestras, ensembles, local cultural groups, art demonstrations, exhibits, a silent auction and craft activities for children are just some of the planned festivities. The For the Love of the Arts Festival will also celebrate Oakville's 150th birthday with a birthday card contest ­ entries can be created and submitted at the festival ­ and the Oakville Wind Orchestra and Oakville Choral Society will lead the singing of Happy Birthday to Oakville at 3 p.m. The MASS event is intended to show how the organization's goal of an Oakville Art and Music Centre would be used if it was granted. MASS, which is supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, has a plan to build a facility to house meeting, rehearsal, studio, performance and exhibit space for local non-profit groups and individuals. Groups included in the Feb. 11 festivities include Artworks Oakville, Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton, Canadian Music Competition, Circle of Harmony Chorus, Halton Youth Symphony, Marjorie Carberry Hooking Guild, Masterworks of Oakville, Oakville Art Society, Oakville Association of Knitters and Crocheters, Oakville Camera Club, Oakville Chamber Orchestra, Oakville Children's Choir, Oakville Choral Society, Oakville Entertainers, Oakville Scottish Country Dance, Oakville Sculptors and Wood Carvers, Oakville Spinners and Weavers, Oakville Ring of Tatters, Oakville Stitchery Guild, Oakville Symphony Orchestra, Oakville Wind Orchestra, Oakville Suzuki Association, and Tempus Choral Society. Admission to MASS' 3rd Annual for the Love of the Arts Festival is a free-will donation at the door. The event is sponsored by Royal LePage, Snap-on Tools, Laser Networks, AM740, Oakville Today, Oakville Hydro, Bob Fleck Creative, and the Town of Oakville. 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