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Wednesday April z j, zuui I t l t U A K V lL L t BfcAVfcK COMMENT P u ttin g th e p e d a l to th e p a v e m e n t n o t e a s y me: can 't get out, can 't get out. Crash num ber 510. Are w e having fun yet? N othing is quite so hum bling as trying to learn a new skill at w hat is called, gently, m id dle age. So if you see som e poor schlep on a bike going round and round, seem ingly senselessly, d o n 't think ill o f him or her. D o n 't curse the fact they are out there getting in your way. D on't keep asking yourself as you m adly beep the horn: w hy is this idiot here in this parking lot? T hink to yourself: better a parking lot than on the road. Clueless people have a habit o f becom ing traffic haz ards. Trust me. I know. Call m e clueless about clipless. Last year, w hen I w as presented w ith brand new clipless pedals for my birthday, I was ecstatic. C lipless pedals are to cyclists w hat a super racquet is to a tennis player or great clubs are to golfers. N ot that I know anything about golf. O ther than the fact my entire household, except for Harry, our hapless W estie and myself, has gone golf-crazy this year. All I know about go lf is that A. my family has gone nuts about it B. it's about finesse, not strength C. you love it, you hate it, you love it, you hate it. A nd th at's about it, right? But, like anything else, you need the right equipm ent. A nd that's like my new clipless pedals. They m ake you FAST, I w as told. They m ake you m ore efficient. They also m ake you fall over like a tree. There I was, thinking that I w ouldn't any longer have to cram my running shoes into old bike pedals w ith straps that hung out over the side, scraping on the ground w ith every stroke o f the pedal. W ith a sim ple click o f the shoe, y o u 're in. Sounds easy, right? Such a boost in a race, I thought naively at the tim e. I im agined m yself ju st w hipping along. Sure. U ntil you find yourself unable to get up after being dum ped on the unforgiv ing pavem ent at the com er o f Sixth Line and L ow er Base Line, your pals hooting with laughter. Such a boost it is to this aging body to fall over like a from scratch. "G et out into a parking lot and prac tice," he advised. "Just keep clipping in and out; in and out before you get out on the roads." This, again, d idn't sound too diffi cult, even for me. Except for one tiny problem . Parking lots generally have cars and lots o f them. So now, instead o f m erely suffering the indignity o f falling over like a tree at the crossroads o f a fairly em pty street in M ilton, I now faced the prospect o f being run over by a car in a parking lot in Oakville. Cheery thought, that. I could hardly w ait for the opportunity to try to franti cally stop in a parking lot in front of some car, panic welling up inside of S to p for a m om ent and consider: Does your bra fit? Funny question. C om e to th in k o f it, chances are, th a t a busy life, inexperienced clerks an d a lim ited assortm ent in stores often conspire to leave you w ith a less than perfect fit. A nd it is n o t necessary. T here is no better investm ent than a well fitting new bra. Support, com fort, confidence are yours for the asking. Let us show you a perfect fit. L o o k at th e selection. You can ch o o se b etw een d iffe re n t types o f bras like, say, a su p p o rt bra for com fort, a dem i-cup to feel attractive in, a no nonsense seamless t-shirt bra. O r: Sportsbras, blazer bras, hu b b y bras, strapless, even backless. In radiant white, in fashion colours or invisible colour -- and all need to be fitted properly. M atching underw ear styles as well and all o f this is made by some o f the best bra makers in the w orld, set apart by th eir efforts in research, quality standards and a love o f w om en - and it shows. L is te n to your body -- are you comfortable? W hat does a good fitter know that you don't? T h a t's where experience comes in: M atching the know ledge o f bras w ith the individual w om an's needs. T h a t's w hat we do, w ithout hocus pocus or pressure. N ow this upcom ing Saturday, April 2 8 th , we have a special Fitting Event w ith M organ from Barbara, Paris, joining us. She prom ised surprises, we prom ise prizes and fun. Refreshments too. Bras to lift your spirits. Inside Story, Fine Lingerie is located at 107 Reynolds Street, steps n o rth o f Lakeshore Road East in dow ntow n Oakville. Telephone 905-845-1210. DIANE HART tree. And, even better, is the hilarious sight o f your pals having to drag you up from the road, still unable to get out of the blasted clipless pedals. The problem , you see, lies with w hat is its very advantage: a tight fit. So tight you have to practically stand on your head to get out o f them. It's true w hat they say: w ith a sim ple click, you're in. And, w ith a little lateral kick, you're supposed to be out. Simple. Just like that. Let m e tell you, it is not as sim ple as getting into them. N ot at all. W hat a challenge they are. O r is it me that's cli pless challenged? N o m atter how hard I try, I ju st ca n 't seem to get the hang o f these things. Bruised and battered, I sought out help from the pros at a local cycling store. W hen I explained I left the shoes in the pedals last year and cram m ed my w et feet into them at the start o f the bike portion, the sales clerk 's eyes w idened: "T hat's only for the tricky guys, you know." Oh. I w as indeed clueless. I had to start RBC DOMINION SECURITIES Professional W ealth M anagem ent Triax CaRTS III Trust proposes to issue $25 trust units. 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" O ak\'ille Beaver, Wed., March 28, 2001 Way back in 1994, several residents decided that it was time to speak up and protect the homeowners, the historical dwellings, and the old trees on Trafalgar Road. I assure you that it took many frus trating meetings, and many years to con vince the Town that something had to be done. You see, Trafalgar Road was and is not a protected road. If that were the case, Trafalgar Road (which is a minor arterial road, recommended maximum o f 9,000 cars per day) would not be handling 20,000 cars per day plus trucks. L et's be clear here. If Dorval Drive is confirmed as a truck route, 120 trucks per day will be transferred from Trafalgar to Dorval. Nothing more, nothing less. On M arch 26th, after a long absence from this issue, I attended an information meeting concerning the truck route. I was deeply disappointed by what I witnessed. W hile I understand that no one wishes to Letters to the Editor have increased traffic on their street, I was very disheartened by the attitude of Dorval Drive residents towards Trafalgar Road residents. O ver the years, there has been a shift from their understanding the plight o f Trafalgar Road to Trafalgar Road residents being seen as the enemy. Dorval Drive residents have used the concern over exhaust, close proximity to a school, and a retirement community as reasons why their street should not become a truck route. W hile I understand their concerns, let's do a comparison with Trafalgar Road. Dorval residents have not mentioned the school on Trafalgar Road (with not only high school but also elementary age students), nor have they mentioned the senior citizen's home, or the exhaust o f 20,000 cars com pared to their 12,000 cars. L et's be realistic and fair here. Dorval Drive is a four-lane road with at least one secondary road between many o f the houses and Dorval. Trafalgar Road is a two-lane road with century homes (built when the mode o f transportation was horse and buggy). These century homes are very close to the main road and the sound-proofing back in the 1800's is insufficient for today's traffic sounds and pollution. Further, even if residents w ished to replace windows and doors to properly protect themselves from the noise, we have a heritage act w hich restricts changes to the century homes making improvements either difficult or expen sive. I believe that Dorval residents deserve to have all the protection available to them. Crossing guards for the school, safer school bus access, sound barriers and landscaping... w hatever it takes to minimize the impact o f the trucks, but if you are fair-minded and look at the com parison, surely you cannot see Trafalgar Road residents as the enemy. I think the Town should be doing even more to reduce the traffic volume on Trafalgar. W hile I do not live on Trafalgar Road anymore, I still have a vested interest in protecting the beautiful heritage entrance to Dow ntow n Oakville. I am not being inconsiderate here or suggesting the old "not in my backyard" attitude. I just think that Trafalgar Road is handling more than it's fair share o f the load. There is not another road (including Lakeshore Road) in the downtown area, which handles the volume o f traffic that Trafalgar does, and I hear that with the new apartments and townhouses at Speers and Trafalgar, and with a possible H ome D epot location on Cross, the 20,000 vehicles could rise to 23,000 per day. W hen is enough, enough! As a result, I was delighted to see The Oakville Beaver's editorial and I agree with it. I think it unfortunate that it has taken seven or eight years to rectify only a small portion o f Trafalgar Road's woes. It is my understanding that Dorval Drive and Margaret Drive residents have the benefit o f an environmental assess ment. Ford Drive residents had the same. If the Town w ould support one for Trafalgar Road, I can guarantee that such a study would not consider 20,000 plus vehicles as being appropriate. Unfortunately, I do not foresee an envi ronmental assessment being approved for Trafalgar Road even though residents have requested one on many occasions. I suppose houses will have to slide into the creek before further protection is seen as needed! Let us, however, applaud the Tow n's attempt to rectify a small portion o f this wonderful historical road's bur den, before it is too late! G> O A K V I L L E «os, 8 4 5 - 6 6 0 1 M e e t in g s C o u n c il & S t a n d in g C o m m it t e e Monday, May 7,2001 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15,2001 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers Administrative Services Comm. 7:30 p.m. - Bronte Room Monday, May 14,2001 Planning & Development Council Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22,2001 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Disabled students not served well by system I have recently been inspired to write my experience after reading the wonder ful article written by Sue Adams (Letters to the editor, April 11). I live in Halton and became a visually impaired individual at the age o f 17. This dramatic change was difficult to handle, and going to school was a great chal lenge. I wanted to continue my education with my friends. W hether I could see or not, I was determined to succeed in my hometown. I didn't want to move away in order to get my high school diploma, but eventually I had no choice. As a student with a disability, the accommodations just weren't available. I received some sort of flexibility with my workload and some assistance with read ing print, but it was next to impossible to sit in a classroom o f 40 students when you ca n 't even see the blackboard. People take education for granted until you become a disabled individual and then it all falls apart. It seems the School Board in Halton is not prepared to do everything they can for a student to learn effectively. M y frustrations grew to the point o f drop-out. I didn't want to finish school because I would come home in tears because m y self-confidence dropped to zero. I completed my final years o f high school at W. Ross M acDonald School for the blind in Brantford. Even though I enjoyed my experience with other stu dents who could relate with my frustra tions, I also didn't have a choice to stay in my own public school with my friends. I'm now 21 years o f age and am cur rently attending Sheridan College in the H um an Services A dm inistration pro g ram and during my placement in a non profit organization, my eyes have opened to the amount o f difficulties with educa tion. W hy are disabled students at a dis advantage when it com es to education? This is the question that I often ask myself because it's not fair when I was going through the public system, and it's not fair today. I read the article coming from a par ent's point o f view, and o f her struggles with the school system. And now here's my opinion coming from a student w ho's seen w hat's happening to the population o f students w ho have a disability, whether it is blindness, deafness, or learning disabilities. All disabilities weigh out to be the same when it comes to services that need to be provided. C o u n c il & C o m m it t e e T o u c h t o n e P h o n e L in e 8 15-5959 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Applicant: Bridgenorth Development Corporation File No: 24T-01002/1412, Z.1412.11 Please be advised that a public meeting will be held to discuss a proposed Official Plan Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning Amendment as submitted by the above-noted applicant. This meeting will be a Public Information Meeting hosted by Planning Services Department staff. The purpose of this meeting is to advise the public of these applications and to obtain public input into the processing of the applications. This meeting will take place on May 10, 2001 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the approval authority, in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision, does not make oral submission at the public meeting, if one is held, or make written submission to Edward Salisbury, Director o f Planning Services Department, Town o f Oakville at the above noted address, before the proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved or refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss the appeal. Any written submission and/or questions may be directed to David Nelson of the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310,1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext 3039, email address: dnelson@town.oakville.on.ca. Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A summary of the subject proposal may be found below. Location -- The subject lands are located on the east side of Trafalgar Road opposiu the Town of Oakville Public Works yard. The lands which are part of the former Ontario Hydro right-of-way have a legal description of Part Lot 12, Concession I SDS. Official Plan -- Figure M2, Land Use, Iroquois Ridge Community, North District, designates the subject lands as Open Space/Utility Corridor. Policies pertaining to this land use designation in the Official Plan indicate that the corridor is intended to function as the major east/west trail system connecting the various neighbourhoods with parkland areas. Zoning -- The land is currently zoned A, Agricultural. Proposal -- The proposal involves an Official Plan Amendment to re-designate the lands from Utility Corridor/Open Space to Medium Density Residential 1 to permit multiple attached dwelling units at a density range of 25-35 units per site hectare. The hydro corridor has been decommissioned. The proposed zoning amendment would rezone the lands from A, Agricultural to an appropriate residential zone to permit 52 townhouse units on 9 blocks. The draft plan of subdivision divides the subject lands into 9 blocks fronting onto a proposed 16 metre wide public road. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 25 th day of April 2001. John Ghent, Manager, Current Planning Section. Planning Services Department w ith Morgan from Barbara S a c ., A p r i l 2 8 Refreshments, gift with purchase & a chance to win a S i 00 Barbara Gift Certificate. from rom petite to iuu full nguic figures A B C D E F G H 107 Reynolds St. (north of Lakeshore Rd. E.) downtown OAKVILLE 8 4 5 -1 2 1 0 ^ 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD · OAKVILLE, ONTARIO · L6j 5A6 IHsh Dickson C.L. Jacobs