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9 · Wednesday, June 23, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Names added to war memorial to salute service By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Our history must never be forgotten and to ensure those memories always remain with us, the Town of Oakville has made an addition to a memorial honouring veterans of the First and Second World Wars. To introduce the Veterans' Memorial addition, the Town held a dedication ceremony Friday, June 18 at George's Square Memorial and Cenotaph. The new addition features two limestone walls with the names of more than 800 individuals who served in the two Great Wars and lived in Oakville at the time of enlistment. Previously, the memorial only had names of those who died in service. "We must always remember the history of our town and we must always remember who made it possible," said former Oakville mayor Harry Barrett. "These people certainly contributed. We must always remember, but better still, we must never forget." Barrett was a bombardier in the artillery in the Second World War and is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114 in Oakville. "Oakville had the highest percentage of enlistment in the Second World War of any municipality in Canada. That speaks well of these 800 PHOTOS BY ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ON THE WALL: A dedication ceremony was held at George's Square Veterans Memorial. Names were added to honour those who served, not just those who died. Here Elizabeth Thomson points to her name on the wall for Second World War service. At right, William Holbrook poses beside his name on the wall. plus names," Barrett said before a gathering of more than 100 people, including veterans. "Of course there are none here today from the war of 1914 to 1918, but I'm sure there are members of the family and acquaintances amongst us," said Barrett. "And of the war of 1939-1945, there are a few of us left. Pretty soon there will be none either so it's important (people) remember what these individuals contributed to Oakville, to the town we all love, and made it possible. "They say that history is written in the cemetery. I disagree," he went on to say. "The history of Oakville is written here. The family names we have here today go back to the very beginning of Oakville -- the founders of Oakville. The families are still here with us today, most of them." Barrett told the gathering the new memorial is a reminder of the service that the 800 individuals made to Canada and to Oakville as well. The names are written in bronze. The ceremony included other speakers, as well as musicians and presentations by the members of the local Legion. Mayor Rob Burton thanked the volunteers, professionals and individuals who put the memorial together. "We sincerely appreciate all the veterans and their families and friends who contacted the town with the information we needed and the names for the list," he added. "Your help certainly contributed to the success of this memorial." The new memorial only includes the names of the people who resided in the Township of Oakville, before amalgamation with the townships of Trafalgar and Bronte. The Trafalgar Memorial commemorates the veterans who served in the wars that resided in Trafalgar Township. George's Square is located at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Palmer Avenue. Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada Notice of intention to designate 394 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, Ontario Lambert-Smye Estate The Oakville Town Council, on Monday, June 21, 2010 resolved to pass a notice of intention to designate CON 4 PT LOTS 18 AND 19 RP;20R11196 PARTS 1 TO 6 municipally known as 394 Lakeshore Road West under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. Description of property: The subject waterfront property is located on the south side of Lakeshore Road West, between Birch Hill Lane and Shorewood Place. The property is accessed by a private lane which extends south of Lakeshore Road towards the lakefront. The property includes a 1930s estate house and numerous cultural heritage landscape features. Statement of cultural heritage value or interest: The Lambert-Smye Estate has cultural heritage value as one of the few remaining intact early 20th century waterfront estates in Oakville. The property possesses many heritage attributes with historical, design and contextual value and the Estate grounds represent a significant cultural heritage landscape. The property has historical value for its associations with both the Lambert family and the Smye family who owned the property. Fred Smye was a significant figure in the Canadian aviation industry, acknowledged as a key figure behind the development of the Avro Arrow jet fighter. The property has design and contextual value for its designed landscape which possesses numerous significant heritage attributes which relate to the cultural heritage value of the landscape including the landforms, vegetation, viewscapes, circulation and built features. The cultural heritage value of the landforms includes the graded terrace of the lawn, the greensward, the natural rolling bank and the natural shingle beach. The cultural heritage value of the vegetation at the Estate is related to its design and contextual values and includes the perimeter tree rows, the formal front yard, the entrance sequence, the clipped hedges, the greensward and the mature canopy trees. The viewscapes at the Estate have cultural heritage significance because of their contextual and design values. The greensward and the view to the lake that it enhances is perhaps the single most important landscape idea on the property - that the greensward, balanced with the idea of the entrance sequence, has informed the siting of the house, locating it approximately in the middle of the property. The views from the house articulate a relationship between site and building that represents a high degree of artistic merit and therefore a significant design value. The two site circulation patterns have cultural heritage value or interest. The first circulation pattern, being the curving entrance driveway which forms the route of the designed entrance sequence has cultural heritage significance because of the design values. The second circulation pattern being the older farm lane that runs along the eastern property line down to the lake has cultural heritage value or interest in terms of the value of the viewscape that it provides down to the lake as well as the vegetation that frames this view. This section of the property also has associative and contextual values as a circulation corridor. The landscape at the Estate featured four notable built features, being the wishing well, the pool, rockery garden and outdoor stone barbeque, the dry-stacked stone retaining wall, and two rough stone groynes located along the property's waterfront. Only the latter two of these built features remain today. The stone retaining wall is related to the greensward view and the circulation element connecting the eastern walkway to the beach. The groynes jut out into the lake and aid in preventing the erosion and westward migration of the pebbles of the shingle beach. Any objection to this designation must be filed no later than July 23, 2010. Objections should be directed to Cathie Best, Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6. Any inquiries may be directed to Michael Seaman, Manager of Heritage Planning at 905-845-6601, ext.3873 or mseaman@oakville.ca. Last date to file notice of objection: July 23, 2010 Cathie Best, Town Clerk