OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, August 19, 2009 · 8 Annual CCARE Run/Walk/Stroller Roll taking to the lake Sunday Oakville-based Canadian Central American Relief Effort (CCARE) will hold its 2009 5km Run/Walk/Stroller Roll for Children of the Merendon Mountains on Sunday, Aug. 22. The annual fundraiser will be at Burlington's Spencer Smith Park. Registration can be done online at www.vrpro.ca or by cheque, made payable to CCARE and mailed to 561 Brant Street, PO Box 85030, Burlington L7R 4K3. Run fliers with pledge sheets are available in local Running Room stores. The Halton and Peel Central America Relief Effort (HPCARE) emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in Central America in November of 1998. It continues to provide health, dental and community assistance to improve self-sufficiency for those living in Guatemala. For more information, call 905849-8350, e-mail hrossi@cogeco.ca or visit www.canadiancare.org. Vision To be the most livable town in Canada Registration opens this Saturday, August 22 at 9 a.m. Registration S 905-338-4250 Registration Start Dates Residents: August 22 - 9 a.m. Non-Residents: September 4 - 9 a.m. Seniors: September 4 - 9 a.m. Building a Livable Community S Recreational Skating S Programs for All Ages and Abilities The Town of Oakville offers a wide variety of programs for all ages. Check out our fall/winter program line up in the 2009-2010 Fall/Winter Parks, Recreation and Culture brochure. It's now available online or you can pick up a copy at community centres or Town Hall. For more information, visit www.oakville.ca or call 905-338-4250. Registration Start Dates Residents: August 22 9 a.m. Non-residents: September 4 9 a.m. Seniors: September 4 9 a.m. *HWDFWLYH\RXUZD\ HYHU\GD New Transit Grid Routes = More Convenience & More Service Across Town As of September 6, Oakville Transit riders will notice a few changes to the regular route schedules. The new grid routes mean more ways to get across town. Before you go to your regular bus stop on September 6, please visit www.oakvilletransit.ca for new schedules and routes. Some routes may now have a new route number, others may be a completely new route, yet others may have been combined with other routes. New transit maps and schedules will be available at the Oakville Transit head office on Wyecroft Road,Town Hall on Trafalgar Road, and Glen Abbey, River Oaks and Iroquois Ridge Community Centres. Fixed route bus service replaces Zone Express service. As of September 6, 2009, those areas serviced by Zone Express will now enjoy the convenience of regular Monday Friday, weekend and holiday fixed route service. You will no longer have to call ahead to book a ride....just check the schedule, and hop on the bus. For new schedule routes and times, visit www.oakvilletransit.ca. For complete details, visit www.oakvilletransit.ca or call 905-815-2020. STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING Drive through Facilities Study and Proposed Direction Report September 14, 2009 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road - Council Chambers File: 42.15.16 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at this public meeting. An Interim Control By-law was passed in November 2008 by Oakville Town Council to prohibit drive-throughs until a drive through facilities study has been completed. A report outlining the Drive through Facilities Study and Proposed Direction Report will be presented. The study examines the current planning framework, the existing drive through guidelines, issues and impacts, other municipalities' policies, regulations, guidelines, options and alternatives. At this time there are no other applications, under the Act, pertaining to the subject land. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the by-law is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than 12 noon on the day of the meeting to ensure its availability to the members of council at the meeting. Individuals making oral submissions at the public meeting are requested to submit a written outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. If you wish to be notified of the passing of the proposed zoning by-law amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's Department, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca as of September, 7, 2009. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Ramona Boddington, Planner, Planning Services department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, 905-845-6601, ext. 3032 or at rboddington@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at (905) 815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 19th day of August, 2009.