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Some of the largest include the 900- megawatt gas-fired power plant, proposed for the Ford-owned lands of 1500 Royal Windsor Dr., growth and what to do with land soon to be vacated by Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) and Linbrook, Chisholm and Brantwood public schools. On Oct. 25, Ward 3 will have two choices for the Town and Regional Councillor posi- tion. The incumbent Keith Bird, 68, will be try- ing to keep his job while the former Oakville Soccer Club chief administrative officer Jean C. Gandubert, 51, will be doing his best to unseat him. Keith Bird A resident of Oakville since 1969, Bird has an extensive record of serving the public and is currently hoping to be elected to his 12th term as the Town and Regional Councillor for Ward 3. With about half his life spent working on Oakvilles council, Bird says he is what is needed as the ward faces some of its tough- est challenges. Past performance is a pretty good indica- tor of future performance, he said. Weve now, after 30 years here, created a very desirable community. Southeast Oakville didnt just happen. Its come build- ing by building, issue by issue, creating her- itage districts, heritage highways, working with individual builders and architects to get something most people are proud of. Thats the legacy. On the issue of the 900-megawatt power plant Bird said he voted to pass the interim control bylaw, which blocks power plants with a capacity greater than 10-megawatts from establishing themselves in Oakville. He also voted in favour of passing the Health Protection Air Quality Bylaw to help regulate the amount of air pollution local industry emits. He also said that if re-elected he would push for the passing of all 35 recommenda- tions contained within the Southwest GTA Air Quality Task Forces report. Among these task force recommenda- tions was a call that no new major sources of pollution be established in the already over- taxed Oakville-Clarkson Airshed. Bird was also one of only two councillors to vote against Oakville committing $200 million towards the new Oakville hospital stating that paying for the construction of the hospital is a provincial responsibility. While Bird did not specify what he wants to see established on the OTMH lands, once the hospital moves to Third Line and Dundas Street in 2015, or what he wants to see estab- lished on the soon to vacated lands of Linbrook, Chisholm and Brantwood public schools, he did float some ideas about what southeast Oakville needs. You take a look at the demographics, the long-term sports need trends. Clearly weve got an aging population and today in south- east Oakville we dont have a seniors drop in centre. We also dont have a major recre- ational facility, said Bird. There are all kinds of things that are not here. We dont have an indoor 50-metre swimming pool. Im not saying we should have this on one of these sites, but clearly I think southeast Oakville is going to need some kind of recreational complex, maybe not identical to Glen Abbey or White Oaks, but something like that. Bird also noted he understands the need for a long-term controlled growth strategy, which minimizes any negative effects on the natural environment while maximizing compatibility with existing communities. In addition to his council experience, Bird worked for 30 years as the regional manager of TRW, a multi-billion dollar automotive parts manufacturer, until his retirement in 1992. During his time with council Bird has served on numerous committees including the Halton Regional Police Services Board and the Halton Region Conservation Authority. He has also served on the board of direc- tors of such organizations as the Halton Housing Authority, OTMH, the Oakville Harbours Development Authority, the Halton Museum Board, the West Oakville Ratepayers Association and many others. Bird is married and has two children. Jean C. Gandubert Gandubert, who currently runs a consult- ing company, said he wants to make a differ- ence in representing community views and providing a new approach to finding solu- Sixth in a series Keith Bird Jean C. Gandubert Bird faces challenge from Gandubert for Ward 3 region See Two page 13