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Perth County Tourism 1.888.366.0160 Tourism Goderich 1.800.280.7637 We have great programs to keep the whole family healthy in spirit, mind and body. Swimming After school programs Martial Arts Zumba CycleFit Youth sports Rock climbing Parent and child programs Child minding Check out our program schedule online. YMCA of Oakville, 410 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905-845-3417 www.ymcaofoakville.com FREE one week pass Visit us from October 4 to 17 and ask for a FREE one week pass. Passes will be valid until October 31, 2010 OUR FALL COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED Colours vary from shades of grey, purple and autumn tones MAPLE GROVE VILLAGE, OAKVILLE (905) 845-0655 11 W ednesday , O ctober 6, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m R U J W Z Z Z K K K R U L ] R Q F W $ O O L Q T X L U L H V D U H S U L Y D W H D Q G F R Q I L G H Q W L D O + R U L ] R Q & 7 R U J ? ? ? ? ? 0 $ / ( 6 8 5 9 , 9 2 5 6 2 ) & + , / ' + 2 2 ' $ % 8 6 ( 5 H J L V W U D W L R Q V D U H Q R Z E H L Q J W D N H Q I R U D S H H U V X S S R U W S U R J U D P , I L Q W H U H V W H G S O H D V H F D O O + R U L ] R Q D W facilities to be built if other existing area serv- ices are utilized in conjunction with the hospi- tal lands such as the public swimming pool in Centennial Square. He said the town has a target for 40 per cent tree canopy coverage by 2047 and added that some parts of the community are well below that. To help achieve the goal he wants the town to offer people a rebate for planting trees. He added he wants stricter enforcement of town bylaws and to keep the current zoning regulations to protect the character of the neighbourhood. Nick Hutchins Nick Hutchins worries about what will happen when businesses start losing the rev- enues from being nearby the existing Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, which will be replaced in several years by one farther north. Hutchins is the president of the Trafalgar Chartwell Ratepayers Association, an organi- zation hes been with for 10 years. The part owner of a company that designs and manu- factures LED lighting systems for roadways and airfields has lived in Oakville and Ward 3 since 1986. He previously held a management position in the pharmaceutical industry until he became an entrepreneur. Ten years ago I joined Trafalgar Chartwell Ratepayers Association as a director specifi- cally to fight to keep the hospital down there. We lost that fight and the hospital is moving out. I think it would be a wonderful thing for Oakville if a park could be created on the hos- pital land, something like Central Park, New York or Stanley Park, Vancouver, he said. Theres going to be a drop in revenues in the restaurants, so I think we need to build something in the downtown core as another incentive for people to come downtown and I think a park would be a wonderful opportuni- ty to do that for generations to come. However, he added the lands could also be used for other things such as critical care facilities for elderly people. He said other issues on his agenda include fighting to stop the construction of a 900- megawatt power plant in Oakville, traffic con- gestion, noise and pollution and controlling downtown development. Developers always seem to be trying at the Ontario Municipal Board to break the four-storey height limit downtown and to build high-rises and condos along there, he said. Everybody, of course, wants to live down there because they love the ambiance and the charm, but for some reason they dont get it that if they turn it into a Scarborough or condo-alley all that charm and ambiance will go. Hutchins was born in Kenya and has worked and lived in many countries, arriving in Canada in 1974. He said his experience prior to moving to Canada helps him bring a wider perspective to local issues. Three compete for Ward 3 local Continued from page 7