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353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ONTARIO'S TOP NEWSPAPER - 2005-2008 Rangers score Sports FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012 dentistoakville.com den 905-842-6030 90 24 Pages $1.00 (plus tax) A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 3 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Heritage designation downtown Study beginning By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Will it be a bane for downtown Oakville or a boom? That is what the Town is attempting to determine as it studies whether downtown Oakville should be designated a heritage conservation district. The study, recommended as part of the Strategic Action Plan for Downtown Oakville, is looking at the area bounded by Water Street to the west, Allan Street to the east, Robinson Street to the south and just north of Randall Street to the north. "What's happening right now is a study, so nothing is being proposed at all," said Scott Hannah, the Town's senior manager of Current Planning and Heritage. "I think there's been a bit of misinformation out there." Far from being a done deal, Hannah said, the study will see consultants examine the area from a historical, cultural and architectural perspective to determine if it even merits designation and, if so, what the boundaries should be. The surrounding area already has three heritage districts in the form of the Old Oakville Heritage Conservation District, the Trafalgar Road Heritage Conservation District, and the First and Second Street Heritage Conservation District. "Within those districts there are individually-designated properties, but the entire district is covered by (an Ontario Heritage Act) Part V designation," said Hannah. "So you may have a contemporary propSee It's page 10 Red Cross volunteer was a leader By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF He could be found where people needed help. Whether those in need were in Oakville or elsewhere, Canadian Red Cross volunteer and former Oakville Branch Council President Campbell Graydon (Kim) Reeves could be counted on to do what he could to make their situation better. Reeves died at home on Christmas Day after a lengthy illness. He is mourned by family and friends who remember his sense of Kim Reeves humour and the selflessness of a man who spent much of his life helping others. "Kim was devoted to his work with the Red Cross and was an inspiration and mentor to other volunteers," said Peter Hodgson, Canadian Red Cross, Halton branch president. "All, staff and volunteers, appreciated his sense of humor, his dedication, his compassion and commitment to helping those in need." Born in 1942, Reeves served his community through a teaching career, but was also devoted to volunteering with Hodgson noting Reeves would talk to his friends about how he considered volunteer work with inmates at the Maplehurst Correctional Institute in Milton to be very rewarding. See Reeves page 3 MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER PROTECTING THE DOWNTOWN?: An eastward view of downtown Oakville along Lakeshore Road, as seen from the town clock in Towne Square. The area is being studied by the Town of Oakville for potential p designation g as a heritage g district. Public consultation has just j begun. g · HOME · AUTO · LIFE · BUSINESS · AV I AT I O N THE MAGNES GROUP INC. 1540 Cornw nwall Rd R ., Suite #100, Oak akville, ON L6J 6 7W 7W5 T l: 905-845-9793 Fa Te Fax: 905-845-9149 ww www.mag agnesgr group u .com END INSURANCE CONFUSION. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us!