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13 | Friday, A pril 2 8 , 2 0 1 7 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .insideH A LT O N .com Glen Abbey's rich history is documented by Town by Nathan Howes Oakville Beaver Staff which researched the property' s history and potential cultural heritage value for a draft of Phase 2 report. Oakville' s suggestion to provide the Glen Abbey property at 1333 Dorval Dr. with some protective measures took another step forward Tuesday April 25. The Town' s Cultural Heritage Landscape Strategy has identified several properties with significant cultural landscapes and natural heritages, as part of its priority to protect and preserve its historical features. This process includes three phases: Phase 1 completed an inventory of publicand privately-owned properties in Oakville that have potential to be a cultural heritage landscape and included a recommendation report. Phase 2 provided evidence for any potential protectionary measures on the Glen Abbey lands, and five other properties it studied, while Phase 3 would examine them. After considerable discussion at its April 25 meeting, the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee gave Council the thumbs-up to move the 1333 Dorval Dr. property into Phase 3. On Monday May 15, Council will determine if any of the six properties will proceed to Phase 3, and at that point, following its direction, a new timeline will be given for the third phase. Tuesday' s committee meeting included remarks delegates and presentations from Town staff and Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc., Save Glen Abbey One of the delegates was Joe Brandt, a member of the Save Glen Abbey coalition, which launched a petition earlier this year in response to ClubLinks development application. He read aloud several comments posted on the petition as part of his remarks and shared some historical moments produced at the course. Brandt said if Glen Abbey doesn't receive the cultural heritage designation, there is no other golf course in Canada that is worthy of it, as they "all fall short." "Once it' s gone, you can never, ever get it back, whether it' s a tree or a landscape. Please do the right thing," Brandt implored. ClubLink Mark R. Flowers of Davies Howe Partners LLP, who represented ClubLink during its two hearings to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) -- appealing the Town' s decision to deem its application incomplete and the interim control bylaw -- asked the committee to defer a decision, citing lack of time to review the draft report and provide input, charging six business days is "insufficient." Flowers also asked further meetings with ClubLink and ERA Architects, which prepared a report on the Cultural Heritage Landscape Assessment and Heritage Impact Assessment on the golf course for the development application. Michael Reid wanted to know why ClubLink felt there wasn't enough time to review the report and told Flowers the recommendation is only in Phase 2 and there will be "plenty of opportunity later to address issues." Ward 5 Town Councillor Marc Grant said he is "dumbfounded" why the Town needs to wait for ClubLink to review the report. "We know what your concerns are. To up-end one end of the process doesn't make sense." Flowers said ClubLink' s concern is regarding work that needs to be completed, before a decision on whether or not the Glen Abbey property is a significant cultural heritage landscape. He claimed ClubLink is waiting for information from the Town on the matter. Grant said it "flies in the face of a heritage committee" to not endorse the recommendations from Town staff. In the end, the committee endorsed the Glen Abbey lands, separately, while the other properties listed in the Phase 2 were recommended to be received, for Council' s consideration at the May 15 Planning and Development meeting. Not a heritage designation Jane Courtemanche, director, strategy policy and communications, Town of Oakville, reiterated that Phase 2 is not about a heritage designation, it is about "identifying if this property is a significant cultural heritage landscape." One of the six properties considered in the second phase of the project is Raydor Estate, located on 1333 Dorval Dr. - home of the Glen Abbey golf course. "Should Council approve a recommendation to proceed to Phase 3 - Cultural Heritage Landscapes Strategy Implementation with this property, the Town will then consider the extent of conservation measures and tools," stated Courtemanche. The Town also said the report that went before the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee Tuesday will have "no bearing on the outcome of the OMB hearings," but acknowledged it is one of the three studies it needed to be completed before it could make a decision on ClubLink' s application. Based on the several provincial and national regulatory policies, the draft Phase 2 report states the property at 1333 Dorval Dr. is a "significant cultural heritage landscape as defined within the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement," which requires the conservation of significant cultural heritage landscapes. The property has historical associations with Andre Dorfman, Oakville Polo Club, the Jesuits, suburban development of Oakville, sports in Canada and the RCGA (Royal Canadian Golf Association)/Golf Canada. 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