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10 - The Oakville Beaver W eekend, Saturday March 25, 2006 Continued from page 5 important migratory bird stopover," said Kovacevic. That subdivision was built by New Province Homes, headed by the well-known GTA developer, the late Marco Muzzo, and a related company of Palm Place. While Conservation Halton took issue with the 12-storey high rises being above the eight-storey tree canopy, Palm Place provided evidence that the buildings would be partially constructed of green glass -- with 20 per cent less reflective glass on the top floors -- and that the glass balconies, patio furniture, terracing and other details would serve to break up the. single plane of vision providing visual noise to alert birds to the buildings. The Oakville Parent-Child Centre Presents··· UWOU Bv Nikki Tavlor. Parent Education Manager A common question I get from parents is " how do I get my child to eat?" The short answer is you don't. Your responsibility as a parent lies in providing healthy, nutritious food, education about nutrition and healthy lifestyles. It is your child's job to eat the food. When you teach your child about nutrition, and allow them to be involved, they will learn about making good food choices, and develop healthy habits for life. There are some things that you should know, and things that you can do to encourage children to eat. Think about some of these things: * Children do not need the amount or variety that adults do. They are quite happy to have favorite foods several times a week. * Look at Canada's Food Guide. Parents are often surprised at how small portion sizes are for young children. * Children are not always hungry when we are. They need several small meals throughout the day to sustain their energy level! * It can take 20+ exposures to a food before a child will eat it. " Exposure" often starts with simply putting it on the dinner plate, and progressing to tasting etc. when your child is ready. * Your child is watching you. Are you a good role model when it com^s to healthy food habits? * Let your child be part of the food experience. Spring is here. Grow some vegetables, give your children a shopping list when you go to the grocery store, and let them help you prepare meals or set the table. * Let your children take responsibility for what they eat. Offer healthy choices and give your child some control over what they eat. Kids love to serve themselves. This is a great strategy to keep kids at the table, and the learning opportunities are plentiful. Manners, math skills, nutrition, social skills and more can be learned at the dinner table. Small pouring jugs and plastic dishes to encourage self serving, may lead to the occasional mishap, but that is just part of the experience. Remember: You cannot force a child-to eat. 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"Palm Place serves a minor to negligible role as a migratory bird stopover point," said Kovacevic citing Pam Place expert witness, ornithologist A 1 Sandilands. The lakeside property falls short of being a significant wildlife habitat or a significant migratory bird stopover point, based on the evidence, argued Kovacevic. Many more important sites are in the area including Bronte Creek Provincial Park, the Sixteen Mile and Bronte Creek harbours and theif valleys and the many nearby woodlots and parks. Kovacevic said north Oakville was* found to be significant in the role it plays for migratory birds. "North Oakville has a much greater species diversity and a number of sites which are significant wildlife habitat and migratory bird stopover points," said Kovacevic. Palm Place also questioned the traffic concerns raised by the town. "The traffic concerns of the town are not genuine and are being used as tools to block development," said Kovacevic. "Oakville should not view itself as a state unto itself. It should view itself as part of the GTA," said Kovacevic. To that end, Palm Place cited the 1978 OMB hearing, in which the town was forced to grow north of the QEW when town council refused to do so. "Oakville is historic. It has roots. It is not blatant It is slightly wistful. It is ambivalent There is the old to protect and the new to pursue. I detect a resistance to change, a suspicion of growth and a sense of splendid isolation," stated lawyer R.W. Macaulay in his closing to the then five-month, 90-witness, 400-exhibit OMB hearing, The 1978 OMB finding continued, "For towns are always changing and the urban form of a town must be flexible, adaptable and responsive to the changes and at the same time preserve all that is best of development of the past. 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