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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday November 8, 2000 )< Voters should understand meaning of billboard referendum question ^ Perhaps lost in the shuffle of the municipal election (abetted by the ongoing federal campaign) is the ques tion local voters will 4 be asked to address on the Nov. 13th ballot. In an effort to help avoid expensive legal challenges to its sign by-law, the Town has decided to go to the people to determine whether they believe bill boards should be allow ed within O akville's borders. The question will be as follows: "Should the Town of Oakville amend its Sign By-Law 1994-142 to allow for the erection and dis play of Billboard/Third Party signs within the Town of Oakville, Yes or No?" Council approved placing the ques tion on the ballot on July 25th through By-Law 2000-152, which was passed in accordance with the D irect D em ocracy Through M unicipal Referendums Act, 2000. ^ O O K SIGNEV g " A Passion For Food" & " Jam ie Kennettys Seasons" on P A S S IO N : S a tu r ia y Municipalities have the right to regulate, but not to ban, and Oakville currently has a ban on billboards. A total of 42 billboard applications are currently before the Town, 18 of these for lands owned by CN Rail. At a summer public information meeting prior to implementation of the by-law, a wide range of ideas were expressed. Some residents thought billboards are "dangerous to drivers and ugly" while others - including those in the sign industry - point out that an outright ban cannot be defend ed in court. Most simply believed the question is a monumental waste of time. The results are binding only if at least 50% of eligible voters vote and if either the yes or no option receives 50% plus one vote. If the results favour billboards, says the Town's legal department, a binding M U N IC IP A L E L E C T IO N 2 0 0 J& vote means the municipality must do "everything in its power to place before Council amendments to the by law perm itting billboards at some locations in Oakville." If this happens, the Town could not "reverse or sub stantially change" the by-law for three years. An affirmative answer may also prevent the Town from having to defend its Sign By-law from legal challenge. fO O D 1 N w - llth IKK) p.m. 4KK) p.m. Jam ie Kennedy - Owner o f Jamie Kennedy at the R O.M. (Royal Ontario Museum) Gerry Shikatani - Interim Dining Critic o f The Toronto Star Patrick Allegueele - Chef at the National Club in Toronto will be at our store S K P O W< 5 IN D O V IN fl BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Tfiank fjmi Oakville for dkmmimtim F A M IL YL A W· R E A LE S T A T E·E S T A T E S FOR EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION If the vote is negative and binding, the Town would be prohibited "from doing anything within its jurisdiction to amend the by-law to permits bill boards during the three year term of Council." It may also necessitate the Town defending its by-law at an esti mated cost o f $100,000. Prior to the by-law's passage, a lawyer representing one of the sign applicants referred to the referendum as an "exercise in futility" and in a July letter to the Town he said "there is simply no reasonable expectation" that at least 50% o f eligible voters would cast ballots, considering the normal turnout for m unicipal elections is between 30% to 35%. The Ennisclare Government Affairs Committee maintains that education not a referendum - is the answer and legal challenges should be handled when they arise. The Joshua Creek Ratepayers Association position is that the Town should restrict and regulate billboards now, rather than risk defeat at the Ontario Court o f Appeal. In the 1997 municipal election, local voters were asked whether they approved of a permanent charity gam ing club in Oakville. The idea was overwhelmingly rejected. 2464 Lakeshorc Road W (at Bronte Road) Tel: 905-465-0979 905*842-6625 skrow@attcanada.ca Today last chance to vote in advance polls A total o f 948 voters took advan tage o f this past weekend's advance polls prior to the Nov. 13th municipal election. The advance polls, which were held both Saturday and Sunday, attracted 0.97% of O akville's 97,884 qualified electors. A third advance poll will be held today (Wednesday) from noon to 8 p.m. at the Sir John Colbom e Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd; the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, 1415 Third Line; and Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. A ccording to the C lerk's Department, the Town took pains to choose accessible advance poll loca tions in order to allow as many resi dents as possible to vote. They include qualified electors who work both inside and out o f town. The Clerk's Department has also made election information available at O akville Place and during the Carousel o f Nations event. The weekend advance polls also tested out the new "optical scan auto m ated vote technology" w hich, according to reports, worked well. Comments from voters regarding the system were also positive. The vote tabulators operate like lot tery machines that are able to read penciled markings on tickets. Electors are instructed to mark their ballot by completing the arrow to the right of the name o f the candidate o f their choice with the pen provided. They then return their ballot in a secrecy envelope to the Deputy Returning Officer responsible for operating the vote tabulators. The Deputy Returning Officer then inserts the elector's marked ballot into the tabulator, and the tabulator will automatically count the vote accord ingly. Sears stores close to you, close to home M ajorA ppliances are available at the follow inglocations: N orth SA LE PRICES E N DS U N D A Y ,N O V EM B ER 12,2000 Georgian M all. Bam e (705) 726-4451 Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket (905) 8 9 8 -2 3 0 0 Markville Shopping Centre (905) 9 4 6-1 866 Promenade Shopping Centre (905) 731-3 388 Woodbndge Furniture & Appliances Store Hwy 7 & Weston Rd. (905) 8 5 0-6 406 Markham Furniture, Appliances & Home Improvements Store Don Mills & Steeles Ave, Shops on Steeles & 40 4 (9 0 5 )8 8 1 -6 6 0 0 Richmond Hill Furniture & Appliances Store Hwy. 7 and Yonge (905) 762-0870 Barrie Furniture & Appliances Store 4 0 0 & Molson Park Drive (705) 727-9 287 East Pickering Town Centre (905) 4 2 0 -8 0 0 0 Scarborough Town Centre (416) 296-0171 Oshawa Shopping Centre (9 05) 576-1 711 Scarborough Furniture & Appliances Store Kennedy Rd & 401, Kennedy Commons (4 16) 3 3 2 -8 5 7 7 reasons why LOW EST PRICES OF THE SEASON WASHER HAS 3-SPEED 5-C0M BINATI0N MOTOR WASHER HAS TRIPLE ACTION AGITATOR AND 19 CYCLES DRYER HAS AUTO DRY II W ITH MOISTURE SENSOR DRYER HAS 11 CYCLES AND DELI CATE CYCLE C entral Fairview Mall (416) 502-3 737 G erard Square (416) 4 6 1-9 092 Woodbine Shopping Centre (416) 798-3 800 Yorkdale Shopping Centre (416) 789-1 105 Allen Road Furniture & Appliances Store Allen Rd & Sheppard (416) 398-9 947 on team KENMORE SUPER CAPACITY PLUS WASH ER AND DRYER W asher. #206 82 Sears reg. 869.99. $647 D ryer. #60842. Sears reg. 639.99. $447 W est Bramalea City Centre (905) 458-1 141 Erin Mills Town Centre (905) 6 0 7 -2 3 0 0 Square O n e(9 0 5 )2 7 0 -8 1 1 1 Oakville Place (905) 8 4 2-9 410 Sherway Gardens (416) 62 0-6011 Mapleview Centre, Burlington (905) 632-4 111 Hamilton Centre Mall (905) 5 4 5 4 7 4 1 Limeridge Mall, Hamilton (905) 3 8 9 4 4 4 1 Lynden Park Mall, Brantford (519) 756-7451 Mississauga Furniture & Appliances Store Hwy 5 & 403, Erin Mills Power Centre (905) 820-6 801 Ancaster Furniture & Appliances Store Meadowlands Business Parkway Golf Links Rd. & Legend C rt (905) 3 0 4 -1 4 4 0 or 1 -800 -35 8-5 537 S ale p riceends S u n Vv 1 ?u iw h ere S ears is closed S al N u v1 12 0 0 0 B i W a y CORRECTION NOTICE The following items advertised in this week's flyer will not be available: Verdi Mini Panettone, Kitchen Basics Toaster Oven, 4 pc Kitchen Set, Flannel Sheet Sets (Twin, Double and Queen sizes) and Pine Sol Lemon 1,2L. Rainchecks will be issued for the Tuxedo 20 pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set and Contac C 10's which will be late arriving to our stores. The correct sale price for Poolmania is $9.74 (25% off the regular retail price of $12.99). Poolmania will be available in some stores only. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. ` Use your Sears Card and get d o u b le Sears C lu b p o in ts on a ll K enm ore m ajo r a p p lia n c e s and va cu u m s. On approved c re d it. O ffe r does n o t a p p ly to d e fe rra l fe e s, m a in te n a n c e agre e m e n t, d e liv e ry or in s ta lla tio n cha rg e s. E xclu d es ite m s in o ur L iq u id a tio n /O u tle t sto re s and C atalogue purch a se s. O ffe r ends Sunday, N ovem ber 1 2 , 2 0 0 0 . A sk fo r d e ta ils W ish CORRECTION For our 56 Page Sears I Wish Flyer (Sale Dates: Oct. 30-Nov. 5 ,2 0 0 0 ) (C111F500) PA G E49 - Both Kenmore Countertop W ater Purifiers are not available for this promotion. For our 24 Page Home Celebration Flyer (Sale Dates: Oct. 30-Nov. 5 ,2 0 0 0 ) (V 111V 100) PA G E7 - M illbrook Sleigh Bed consists of headboard, Footboard and Rails. Save '180 KENMORE ULTRA WASH DISH WASHER Features direct w ater feed. #15632. Sears reg. 7 7 9 .9 9 .5 9 9 .9 9 Also available in Bisque and Black Now 849" K E N M 0R E 18-C U .F T . W ITH TOP FREEZER Four half-shelves and adjustable door bins. #60981. Sears reg. 1049.99. Available In Black-on-White, White and Almond Save '800 KENMORE VACUUM WITH POWERMATE* JUNIOR W hile quantities last! Covered tool storage and handle-mounted on/off switch. #27300. Sears reg. 1 3 9 9 .9 9 .5 9 9 .9 9 M ajo r a p p lia n c e s o nlin e a t w w w .sears.c a For our 72 Page Sears I Wish Flyer (Sale Dates: Nov. 6 -1 2 ,2 0 0 0 ) (C112F500) SEARS Sears. For the m any sides of you ~ C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 0 . S e a r s C a n a d a In c . Sears Oakville Place Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-9 pm. Sat. 7 am-7 pm. Sun.10 am-7 pm. Sears Furniture & Appliance Store Mississauga Mon.-Fri. 10 am-9 pm. sat. io am -6p m . Sun.i2 am-5 pm. N P 1 1 2 1 9 0 0 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PA G E 13 -- R &R Snowflake Pattern Jacket is not available for this promotion. PA G E 53 - Cordless Phone, correct Stock #'s should read : A-16335, B-16975, C-16965. PA G E 58 - Kenmore Countertop Purifier w ill not be available tor this promotion. PA G E64 - Beatrix Potter 3-Video Pack has been incorrectly photographed, correct video should be Nightmare Before Christmas. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this m ay have caused our customers.