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1ME. UAK V1LLL, BfcAV fc,K weunesaay May z j , zuui Special St. Thomas Aquinas student wins Spirit of Inclusion Award Royal Canadian Legion (Bronte) 79 Jones Street, Oakville (905) 822-4722 Thursday May 24th, 7:00 Start Preview 6:00 to Sale time "LIQUIDATION SALE" "ALL ITEMS MUST BE SOLD" DON'T MISS OUT COME EARLY. LIMITED SEATING Andrew Bailey, a Grade 10 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, is one of two w inners o f the 2000-2001 Spirit of Inclusion Award. Andrew, who has a learning disability, was honoured by the Halton Catholic District School Board Tuesday evening as this year's secondary school recipient. (The elementary school winner was Burlington's Georgy Dhanjal.) The awards were handed out by the Special Education A dvisory Com m ittee (SEAC). Oakville mayor and SEAC Selection Committee member Ann Mulvale said both winners are as worthy o f recognition as any other student. "All are children of God, no more, no less," said Mulvale, who told Andrew that it is all right to fail as long as you learn. "W e're really in your corner celebrating with you tonight." A ccording to SEAC m em bers, A ndrew experienced difficulties in academ ics through out elem entary school. Since entering Grade 9, however, he has m atured and achieved success in high school, both academ ically and socially. Andrew, they said, "has progressed from a troubled individual with academic concerns to an outgoing, respectful and successful teenag er." "He has rebuilt his life," said M ulvale. Andrew has been the constant com panion and support helper for a D ow n's Syndrome stu dent at the school and is always "ready and willing to help staff and students with w hatev er is needed" and does so w ithout being asked. Andrew is also involved in everything from the football, swim and cross country teams to school plays and the yearbook committee. p l p M P I B Planning amendments will allow seniors housing construction equipped with hair salon and food service operations that will be open to the public. "G iven the m ovem ent in the retail industry The Town o f O akville has cleared the way from enclosed shopping centres tow ard free a new long-term care facility in the north standing large form at stores, a review o f poli cies in the U ptow n C ore w as perhaps en d 's U ptow n Core. The recent decision by the Planning & inevitable," reported Nelson. D evelopm ent Council is the first tim e the The long-term care facility for seniors will Town has allow ed any building to proceed on be built in the area bounded by Saw grass what are called Phase 2B lands. D rive, P arkhaven B o ulevard, O ak Park The decision will also allow more housing B oulevard and G eorgian Drive. -- 82 detached and sem i-detached hom es -- The seniors' facility w ill be ow ned by to be built ahead o f schedule, too. H alton Region and will replace a portion of C ouncillors approved the two plans after, the A llendale sen io rs' residence in M ilton. both S ilw ell D ev elopm ents L im ited and For the Town, it will address a serious need H alton Region sought an O fficial Plan am end for seniors housing and will fit the bill for ment to let the projects m ove forw ard. higher density developm ent. They also asked that the Town overturn a M eanw hile, the 82 hom es will go up east o f holding provision -- w hich tied Uptown resi Saw grass Drive and west o f Taunton Road, dential developm ent to accom panying com betw een G lenashton D rive and G eorgian m ercial developm ent. Drive. Both projects will actually help satisfy that The developm ent's density is far less than criteria, said Town planners. originally proposed -- it's now at 35-50 units The Region w ants to get the jum p on a 228per hectare com pared to the 150 units per bed long-term care facility. Silw ell wants to put up 82 more semi and acre. "It's more com patible with w hat's there detached houses -- but it has also com m itted now," said Nelson. to build 11,150 square m etres -- "a significant The Town had also been concerned that no start" later this year -- o f office and com m er residences be built until after the Tow n's cial space. The Silw ell office/com m ercial space will Public Works and Parks & Recreation b u ild ings on nearby T rafalgar Road w ere relocated go a long way tow ard filling the 18,600 sq. m. of com m ercial developm ent the Town w anted to th eir new facilities on W yecroft Road in place before letting Phase 2B developm ent (behind the new firehall). 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