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8- The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday M arch 1, 2006 C o m m u n it y S p ir it a w a rd s a re o n e -o f -a -k in d Arts Award (The Oakville Beaver), Youth Award (RBC Royal Bank), Group Volunteer Award (Oakville Financial Centre of Clarica), Individual Volunteer Award (STIR Media), Senior Award (Seniors Helping Seniors), Sport Development Award (Tim Hortons), Heritage and History Award (Invidiata Team) and Community Connections Award selected by the Town's Recreation and Culture Department (Paradiso Restaurant.) The award presentations will be made at a gala dinner to be held at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre on Wednesday June 14. A reception at 5:30 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m., will be followed by the awards presentation at 8 p.m. The deadline for nominations is Friday April 28 at 4 p.m. Nominations can be completed online at www.oakville.ca or nomination forms can be picked up at Town Hall or at the Town' s recre ation centres. Tickets for the awards gala and dinner cost $30. To reserve tickets contact Louise Veres at 905-845-6601, ext. 3154 or e-mail lveres@oakville.ca. Every year, the recipients of Oakville's Community Spirit Awards take home a unique, individually created piece of artwork to sym bolize their contribution to the community. This year, the eight recipients will take home one-of-a-kind wood sculpture created by local artist Richard Posa who brings new life to old logs he finds in Oakville, explained Ronnie Brown of the Community Spirit Awards steer ing committee and marketing and develop ment manager of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts where Monday's press confer ence to announce the awards was held. The wood sculptor was commissioned to create the awards in keeping with wood being the theme of the fifth annual presentation. The awards recognize individuals/organiza tions, businesses and groups who have made valuable contributions to the community through volunteerism. " Volunteerism is a vital part of what makes Oakville a unique community," said Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale. "The spirit and. passion for helping others is alive and well in Oakville. The reason we creat ed the Oakville Community Spirit Awards was to recognize volunteers who contribute their time and advance our quality of life." Mulvale invited groups and individuals to get involved and nominate community cham pions - people or groups who have given of their time and talents to better an organiza tion, someone else's life or the community as a whole. "Without volunteers, many service simply couldn't happen," said Nina deVaal, Director, Town of Oakville Recreation and Culture Department, adding her department benefited from 75,000 volunteer hours last year, "every thing from kids' hockey to museum tours and cultural events." She said the award sponsors are also vol unteers, who give financial support to the cre ation of the awards by artists. "With the support of dedicated sponsors, we can recognize a number of very deserving Oakville residents and organizations. The Awards program is an event the Town is very proud to bring to this community." The eight awards (and sponsors) are the LI ESAf K0RTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER SPIRITED SPONSORS: Sponsors for the Community Spirit Awards include (back row, l-r) Geoff Ollsen, Clarica; Ron Dodorico, O akville Beaver, (middle row, l-r) Perry Badham, Clarica; Marilynn Roch, RBC; Ric Riordon, Riordon Design; (front row, l-r) Kelly Montague, O akville Beaver, Mayor Ann Mulvale; and, Sharon Pece, Riordon Design. OAKY I L L E W h a t's H a p p e n in g March 6, 2006 Budget goes to Council, Council Chambers. To speak as a delegation, please register with the Clerk's Department by calling 90,5.845.6601 ext. 4235, PUBLIC IN FO R M A TIO N SESSION Proposed Zoning By-law Am endm ent forT he SouthWest Corner of Third Line and Dundas Street West by 1480219 Ontario Ltd. (Bekker) File: Z .1426.11 Members of the public are invited to provide input at this public Information Session'hosted by the Planning Services Department on: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 -- 7 p.m. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Details of the proposal will be presented at this time. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to allow the development of a commercial plaza in four separate buildings and rezone the lands from "A " - Agriculture to "C 1 " - Local Shopping Centre. Note: this proposal may be subject to modification. Questions or written submissions may be directed to: Leigh Musson, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6J 5A6; Telephone: 905.845.6601 ext. 3371; e-ma.il: lmusson@oakville.ca. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 1st day of March 2006 ~ ]S u b je c t L a n d s DWOAS STREET WEST (REGIONAL ROAD 5) N O TIC E O F PUBLIC M E ETIN G S A N D IN TE N TIO N T O PASS LICENSING BY-LAW S Public Meetings will be held at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Tuesday, March 7, 2006 - 7:30 p.m., hosted by Licensing Staff in the South Atrium Tuesday, March 21, 2006 - 7:30 p.m., hosted by Council's Administrative Services Committee in the Oakville Room In December 2005, Oakville Council passed revised by-laws regulating trade, occupation, service and business licences. The revisions to these by-laws were primarily related to fees and conditions of licence issuance, such as the requirement for public liability insurance. It has been determined that the public notification procedures regarding the revised by-laws were not fully met. Consequently, these by-laws and the staff recommendationsthat accompanied v their passage in December will be resubmitted for Council approval at its meeting on March 27, 2006. Prior to Council's consideration, two public meetings will be held as noted above to review the following by-laws: B y-la w s: 2006-028 Adult Entertainment Establishments 2006-029 Adult Entertainment EstablishmentsA/ideotapes 2006-030 Auctioneers 2006-031 Beauty Salons/Barber Shops 2006-032 Bed and Breakfast Establishments 2006-033 Bill Distributors 2006-034 Billiard Room Operators 2006-035 Body-Rub Parlours 2006-036 Bowli-ng Alleys · 2006-037 Building Renovators 2006-038 Drain Laying Contractors 2006-039 Driveway Paving Contractors 2006-040 Driving School Operators 2006-041 Dry Cleaners and Launderettes 2006-042 Exhibitions 2006-043 Food Shops 2006-044 Heating/ Ventilating and Air Conditioning Contractors 2006-045 Livery Cab Owner and Driver 2006-046 Mobile Sign Lessors 2006-047 Motor Vehicle Related Service Facilities 2006-048 Plumbing Contractors 2006-049 Public Halls 2006-050 Refreshment Vehicles 2006-051 Salvage Yards 2006-052 Second-Hand Good Shops 2006-053 Specials Sales 2006-054 Tobacconists Further information w ith respect to these Licensing By-laws will be available from the Licensing & By-law Services section of the Clerk's Department or on the Town's website www.oakville.ca on or after Monday, February 27, 2006. Telephone inquiries may be directed to Jim Barry, Acting Supervisor, at (905) 845-6601 ext. 3256 or by e-mail to jbarry@oakville.ca JOIN A T O W N OF O AKVILLE C O M M ITTE E A N D M A K E A DIFFERENCE Oakville property owners and residents, 18 years of age or older, are invited to apply to sit on a Town committee. There are current vacancies on the following committees: CITIZENS' TASK FORCE - OAKVILLE'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN (ESP) ADVISORY COMMITTEE Details on vacancy numbers and committee'descriptions can be obtained on the Town's website or from the Clerk's Department. For in fo rm a tio n on Town m eetings, services and program s v is it w w w .o a k v ille .c a Eligible persons can fill out an application at the Oakville Town Hall, Clerk's Department or on-line at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp. Application forms must be received by Friday, March 17th, 2006 either on line or mailed to the Clerk's Department, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. Applicants are responsible to ensure that the Clerk's Department has received their applica tion. Town Council will appoint qualified candidates for citizen vacancies based on consid eration of recommendations from its Striking Committee. Please note that all applicants will be notified of the final determination of their application by mail. For more information about the appointment procedure, please call the Clerk's Department at 905.845.6601, ext. 3136, or e-mail ctino@oakville.ca 1225 T ra fa lg a r R oad, PO B ox 310, O a k v ille , ON L6J 5A6 Tel. 90 5-845-6601