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OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, October 7, 2009 · 8 School board absent from lighting meeting "We sent both school boards an invitation, but we did not The issue of lighting existing hear back from either of sports fields was in the spotlight at a them." OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Tina Depko meeting Thursday night as part of the Town's municipal lighting strategy and policy study. But many questions from the 100member crowd went unanswered, as the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB), whose request for field lights at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School prompted the study, did not attend. "We sent both school boards an invitation, but we did not hear back from either of them," said Domenic Lunardo, Commissioner of Community Services with the Town of Oakville. The first part of the Town's municipal lighting strategy and policy study deals specifically with municipal light- Domenic Lunardo, Commissioner, Community Services, Town of Oakville ing of existing sports fields. Information from the meeting, and comments e-mailed to the town from residents, will be used to draft a policy to go before the Community Services Committee Nov. 10 and Town Council on Nov. 16. The HCDSB wants to install field lights at two of its high schools in Oakville. One is St. Thomas Aquinas, which is getting a new school and artificial turf field on the same site as its old LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER UNDER CONSTRUCTION: St. Thomas Aquinas pictured earlier this fall as the old school is demolished. building. The previous natural turf field did not have field lights, causing concern for many of the neighbours. Field lights have also been proposed at St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School, where a new artificial field is currently being installed. The previous natural-turf field was not lit, also drawing concerns from residents. The HCDSB is taking the Town to the Ontario Municipal Board over the field lights proposal at Loyola. The school board believes it already has permission from the Town to install the lights through permits it obtained this summer. The Town disagrees. A hearing has been set for Oct. 16. Lunardo said Thursday night the resulting policy that comes from this part of the lighting study will help Town Council make decisions regarding field lights, particularly where they can be installed and what restrictions should be placed on them. This portion of the study encompasses fields owned by the Town and school boards, as well as privately owned fields, Lunardo said. It includes fields used for baseball, soccer, rugby, football, lacrosse, etc. It excludes facilities used for such sports as tennis or golf courses. The Town has 107 fields, 24 of which have lights. Only one field is artificial. There are 40 additional fields owned by school boards or other pub See Mayor page 9 Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada e a Difference Join a Town of Oakville Committee and Mak Mayor Rob Burton and Oakville Town Council invite and encourage you to apply to serve on a town committee and help make Oakville the most livable town in Canada. Currently there are vacancies on the following advisory committees: (3 positions available) (4 positions available) (2 positions available) (2 positions available) (3 positions available) (3 positions available) (1 position available) (1 position available) (2 positions available) (1 position available) (1 position available) Further details, committee descriptions and application forms are available at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp or from the Clerk's Department at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. Applications will be accepted until Monday, October 19, 2009 For more information about the appointment procedure, please call Andrea Zampieri, Volunteer ­ you can make a difference! Are you inspired by the beauty of Oakville's urban forest? Contest closes Friday, November 27. If so, use your creativity to capture it in a short story, song, poem For more information and how to enter, or photograph using this year's theme ­ Our Future Forest. visit www.oakvillegreen.org The winners will be announced at the third annual Urban Forest Awards at Town Hall in March 2010. Sponsored by: Oakvillegreen Conservation Association Town of Oakville NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURING BY-LAW Regional Municipality of Halton. 2. This matter will be heard at the council meeting of November 2, 2009 commencing at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario. is available for inspection at the Office of the Manager, Realty Services, at the address shown below, during normal business hours. Manager, Realty Services The Corporation of the Town of Oakville 1225 Trafalgar Road Take notice that: 1. The council of the Corporation of the Town of Oakville Municipal Act, 2001, in order to close and stop up for all to this road closing, please make application to the Clerks' Department on or before noon of the day preceding the council meeting.