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16 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 10, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Town's planning director moving on By Kim Arnott SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Oakville is losing the head of its planning department. Peter Cheatley, who has served as Director of Planning Services since 2002, will be leaving the town later this month. The parting is an amiable one, with Cheatley saying that he plans to return to work in the private sector. "It's time to go," he said. "I've done good things, but it's time to move on. Kind of leave on a high." While head of the department, Cheatley shepherded the town through much of the often-controversial planning process for north Oakville. Those plans were finalized late this summer, when the town announced it had reached an agreement with the major landowners north of Dundas Street on a secondary plan for the area. Eventually expected to house about 50,000 residents and 25,000 jobs, north Oakville will feature denser, more pedestrian-friendly and transit-oriented development than the town has elsewhere. It will also feature a linked Natural Heritage System of green space and wildlife corridors. Cheatley, who lives in Toronto and plans to continue working as a planner in the GTA, says he will watch the north Oakville development with interest in the coming years. He added that he's also pleased to be leaving a transformed planning department, which is now capable of handling both the green-field subdivision developments of Oakville's past, but also future challenges of intensification and long-term growth. Town CAO Ray Green said that it will be a priority to replace Cheatley, as the town heads into a review of its Official Plan. "He's been a great asset to the town," said Green. Oakville Legion annual Remembrance Day service In honour of Remembrance Day Sunday, Nov. 11, a parade will take place in downtown Oakville and culminate with a Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph in George's Square. The Oakville Legion, Branch 114 annual Remembrance Day Parade will form at 10:15 a.m. at corner of Church and Navy Streets, leave at 10:30 a.m. and march along Lakeshore Road, east to Trafalgar Road, north on Trafalgar to St. George's Square Cenotaph. A service will then take place at the Cenotaph at 11 a.m. In the parade, veterans will be joined by members of the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, Halton Regional Police, Oakville Fire Department, Knights of Columbus, cadets, scouts and guides and local dignitaries. The ceremony at 11 a.m. includes two minutes of silence and a special presentation of In Flanders Fields by the St. Andrew's Children's Choir. Following the ceremony, veterans will march back to Church and Navy Streets. For information call the Oakville Legion at 905-845-6271. SALE ON NOW Dining Suites For Christmas Beautifully Crafted Solid Wood Furniture www.acaciafurniture.com 1020 Islington Ave. Etobicoke · (416) 233-5127 NORSEMAN TITAN RD. THE QUEENSWAY 3800760A 2 Lights North of the Queensway Mon. - Wed. 10-6 p.m. · Thurs.-Fri. 10-9 p.m. · Saturday 10-6 p.m. · Sunday Closed ISLINGTON BLOOR ST. W.