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Friday, October 29, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 23 Halloween Capers at Bronte Creek Prov. Park Bronte Creek Provincial Park has several Halloween activities this week end including a haunted house and spooky bam. This weekend the park will hold Halloween Capers from 11 am . to 3 p.m. Participants are invited to tour a haunted house or visit their favourite farm animals in the spooky bam. They can also join the great pumpkin challenge or the spider hunt around the farm. Pumpkins from the pumpkin patch and bunches of com stalks will be available for sale with all proceeds to the United Way. The children's play bam and Natural Cafe will also be open. Special activi ties include: Free horse drawn wagon rides on Sundays only from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Family Games, Saturday 11 am . to 3 p.m.: Sack races, cos tume parade, pumpkin seed spit ting and more. A different event each hour. Winners announced after each event. Pumpkin Carving Contest, Sunday, 11 am . to 2:30 p.m.: Buy a pumpkin and carve it to win a prize in the annual pumpkin carving contest. Entries will be judged for the scariest, funniest and most unique pumpkin in agegroup categories (7-10, 11-15, 15 and up, and fami ly). Bring your own carving tools. Some carving sets avail able for purchase. Park admission is $3 per adult, $1.75 per child between the ages of 4-17, children 3 and under are free and seniors are $2.25. Maximum vehicle charge is $12. Park is open daily from 8 a.m. to dusk. O A K V IL L E NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Owner: 763419 Ontario Limited, Applicant: Town of Oakville File Z.1614.62 12 Old Mill Road Please be advised that two public meetings will be held to discuss a proposed Zoning Amendment by the Town of Oakville The first meeting will be an information meeting hosted by the Planning Services Department. At this meeting, details of the proposed amendment will be presented, and public concerns noted. This meeting will take place on 845-6601 DRIVE A m essage from the M a y o r's Sp ecial C om m ittee A g ainst Im paired D riving NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING APPLICANT: Del Real Estate Consultants Inc. OWNERS: Glen Abbey United Church File Z. 1522.8 Please be advised that a public meeting will be held to discuss a proposed zoning amendment as submitted by the above-noted applicant. This meeting will be a public hearing hosted by Town Council at which time the Staff Report and recommendation will be considered. This meeting will take place on Monday, November 22,1999, at 7:30 p.m in the Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter are invited to do so. r November 8,1999 commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Oakville Room at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. The second meeting will be a public meeting hosted by Town Council, at which time a staff report and recommendation will be considered. This public meeting will take place on Monday, November 22, 1999 commencing at 7:30 p .m in the Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. Any individuals wishing to attend these meetings and speak to this matter are invited to do so. A summary of the subject proposal and a key map may be found below. If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect o f the proposed zoning amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed zoning amendment is approved, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to David Nelson, Planner at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect of the proposed zoning amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed zoning amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to Heinz Hecht, Planner at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310,1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6. Tel: 8456601, Ext 3039 A copy of the final staff report, including the proposed zoning amendment, will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as of Monday, November 15,1999 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. P.O. Box 310,1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON., L6J 5A6, Tel: 8456601, Ext 3027. Location - The subject property is located on the east side of Nottinghill Gate, south of Upper Middle Road and north of Hedgstone Crescent. The land is legally described as Block 16 on Plan 20M-332. The municipal address is 1469 Nottinghill Gate. Location -- The subject property is located on the south side of Old Mill Road, west of Trafalgar Road and has a municipal address of 12 Old Mill Road. Official Plan -- The Official Plan (Figure HI, Old Oakville Community East of Creek) designates the subject lands as Natural Area. Zoning -- The site is zoned R08, Mixed Dwellings and 04, Conservation. SUBJECT \ LANOS Official Plan - Figure N, Land Use, Glen Abbey Community designates the subject site Public Elementary School. Part E, Section 1.7 e) indicates that any site designated for educational uses may be used for other institutional uses or residential uses without amendment to the Official Plan, subject to a zoning amendment approval. Zoning - The property is zoned P\E - Public Use Education. A zoning amendment is required to accommodate the residential proposal. B e T Proposal/Background The proposal is to use the existing Grace House facility located at 12 Old Mill Road as a facility for short-term, emergency housing for a temporary period of time not to extend beyond March 31, 2000. The facility is to be administered through the Region of Halton with day-today operational responsibilities handled by the Salvation Army. A maximum of 10 individuals would be accommodated at this site. Proposal - The applicant proposes to construct a 4 storey seniors residence consisting of 138 units. A revised proposal has been submitted consisting of 3 storeys and 145 units. A copy of the Staff Report pertaining to this matter will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as of Monday, November 15, 1999, between the hours of 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 29th day of October, 1999. John Ghent, Manager Current Planning Section Planning Services Department Please Note: This proposal may be subject to changes or modifications at the public hearing on Monday, November 22, 1999. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 29th day of October, 1999 John Ghent, Manager Current Planning Section Planning Services Department 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD · OAKVILLE, O N TAR IO · L6J 5A6 ^ I / ? An idea whose time has come.