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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, March 19, 2015 | 8 Halton Healthcare seeks input on five-year strategic plan Organization looks to chart future pathway for Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills hospitals Conversation "We are reaching out to the people in the communities we serve in Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville and are inviting them to join the conversation about Pathway 2020 and help us create our vision," said Halton Healthcare President and CEO DeHalton Healthcare is calling on the community to provide input on its new five-year strategic plan, Pathway 2020. With major infrastructure projects at three Halton hospitals well in hand, including the completion of Georgetown Hospital, the planned expansion of Milton District Hospital and the December grand opening of the new Oakville hospital, Halton Healthcare is now embarking on a strategic planning process to chart the future pathway for its hospitals. nise Hardenne. Community residents can have their say by completing a confidential online survey at www.haltonhealthcare.on.ca/pathway2020 or by emailing Halton Healthcare's vice-president of strategy Mark Walton at mwalton@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. Additionally, residents can meet with Walton, who is planning to visit the communities of Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville to engage with citizens over the next several weeks. For more on Health Healthcare and its strategic plan, visit www.haltonhealthcare. on.ca. continued from p. 3 specified areas. "There's general open areas where people can walk to the back and what happens in the back is their business and at the end of the day, it's all consenting adults," he said, noting these are not private rooms, and members don't have to pay additional fees to gain access. "They're general open areas and each of the beds have curtains around them, if they want privacy, fine, if they don't, that's their call." Changing focus The owners originally opened a salsa club under a similar name before changing focus in May 2014. Ward 2 Councillors Pam Damoff and Cathy Duddeck both met with the Town's CAO Ray Green as well as Bylaw Services in recent weeks after a couple of residents contacted them with concerns. A public complaint about NYX Lounge led to bylaw officers visiting the club on the night of Feb. 6. Councillor: `Town can't regulate who landlord rents to if it's a legal business' Damoff said that while the nightclub's website is "suggestive," she's satisfied with bylaw officers conclusions that nothing going on at the nightclub is breaking any rules. "It's not a body rub parlour, it's not an adult entertainment lounge, and bylaw has investigated to make sure that they're not operating as that," Damoff said. Asked about a picture on the NYX Lounge website showing a stripper pole next to a bed in the upstairs area of the club, Damoff said the purpose for the support structure isn't clear. "There's a pole at a fitness place," she said. "So the fact that there's a pole, they could be dancing provocatively, but there's lot of provocative dancing that goes on at all kinds of places." Concern residents One of the concerned residents, who contacted Damoff, had a child attending The Swim Academy, located at the same industrial plaza. "The Town can't regulate who a landlord rents to if it's a legal business," Damoff said. "If it's something that people think is inappropriate, that's something that the landlord has done... it's an issue they should be bringing up with the owner." Halton police Staff-Sgt. Julie CraddockBijl said police had investigated a complaint against NYX Lounge last year, but only became aware that possible sexual acts have been occurring within the club based on information provided by the Oakville Beaver. "You can't have sex in a public place," Craddock-Bijl said. "If people were engaging in sexual acts in the club then it would be considered an indecent act." The fact that a business requires a membership does not change how the law is interpreted, she said. "It's all private property, but it's whether or not there's an expectation that the public would have access to that," she said. Craddock-Bijl said, overall, police have not encountered any issues with NYX Lounge. "We're certainly aware that it's operating in town... (but) they haven't been causing us problems," she said. Mayor Rob Burton said a swingers club used to operate in the 1960s where there is now a retirement home on Lakeshore Road. Going back even further, he said, a Bronte hotel similarly had a reputation for housing both a casino, and what the mayor called "a house of ill repute." "Fortunately for us, it appears that the rougher, wilder days of Oakville's past have not returned -- this is mild compared to that," he said. Turnout The club manager said on a Friday night NYX Lounge has upwards of 300 people and word-of-mouth continues to be the "greatest form of advertising" for the club. "It was all about connecting, and it was all about making friends," he said, speaking about the management team's reasons for opening the business. "We have a lot of regulars that come in and everybody knows each other's names... they're a great group of people. "We have the greatest and busiest venue in Ontario -- period." www.oakville.ca The Budget Committee is reviewing the proposed 2015 Budget. Staff is recommending an overall property tax increase of 1.53 per cent to provide over 60 wide-ranging programs and services, and to keep our roads and facilities in a state of good repair. The Budget Committee will deliberate on the proposed 2015 Budget on March 23. A recommended budget will go to Council for approval on March 30. If you want to share your thoughts before March 23, email budget@oakville.ca. Those wishing to appear before Council as a delegate on March 30 can register by emailing townclerk@oakville.ca or calling 905-815-6015. If you would like to attend the meeting and have any accessibility needs, please contact Kathy Patrick at 905-845-6601, ext. 4235 or fill out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. make it, but want to be updated on the study progress or if you want more information contact Chris Clapham through email or by phone at 905-845-6601, ext. 3306. If you have any accessibility needs, please let us know by March 20, 2015 by contacting Chris Clapham at 905-845-6601, ext. 3306 (TTY: 905-338-4200), or chris.clapham@oakville.ca or by filling out the accessible online feedback form on oakville.ca. Budget 2015 Be informed. Be part of the process Active Transportation Master Plan Update Workshop Tuesday, March 24, 2015 6:30­9 p.m. (presentation at 7 p.m.) Town Hall -- Oakville/Trafalgar Rooms What is the workshop about? It's time to update the town's Active Transportation Master Plan (ATMP) and we want to start with you! What do you think we need to include in this study? Do you have ideas on how we can improve the current ATMP? We want to hear from you now before we even start to put together the project team of staff and consultants. RSVP & more information: Please let us know you're coming by emailing us at chris.clapham@oakville.ca by March 20, 2015. If you can't