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Wednesday September 15, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A7 COMMENT F acility turns skateboarding in to serious business I knew the skateboard park would be kind of neat to have a peek at. After all, with a 10-year-old son clearly fascinated by the whole skateboarding/snowboarding thing, I had to find out for myself what it was all about. But I thought I'd stand there politely, all the while silently hoping Drew wouldn't get hooked. So much for praying. The day we were at Shell Park, we dropped in before my daughter's championship soccer game. We knew we couldn't spend a lot of time, but we ended up sitting on the grass in the sun and watching, fascinated, for close to an hour. All these guys weaving in and out, up and down the ramps, back and forth along the walls. It's like watching the snowboarders finally master the ropes of what looks like an easy sport. Amid the oh so casual air of the teens, a lot of perseverance is at play. Stand on the surrounding grassy hills for awhile, or better yet, sit in the sun as my 10-year-old son and I did Saturday and watch. Watch the dozens of young skateboarders weave in and out, a certain grace amid the baggy pant set although they would never admit it. Among this set, it's important to cultivate a certain look - an insouciant, what the heck I'm not really trying kind of look. But there is talent among that lot, that's for sure. Some of these guys know their way around a skateboard, flipping high into the air and then back again, seemingly effortlessly. And while, mother-like, I 'm thinking "where are their helmets?" my son is breathing excitedly: "Oh, look at that guy...he's really good!" And while I'm puzzling, truly, about the attraction to this sport where you speed down cement ramps only to hit cement walls and then do it all again, my son is entranced. Already, at 10, three years before he can use the park without supervision, he knows the sport, its language and its look. w DIANE HART And, like snowboarding, he has to do it. To him, and untold others it would appear, it's fun. Their perseverance is astonishing. They would glide down a ramp, feet gripping the board, picking up speed and make their way up the other side of the cement wall only to spin around in the air and back down the walls to the other side. At the other end of the park, the older guys were going back and forth, up one wall, across and down the other. And if they happened to miss a spin, they'd just do it all over again. And again. And again. Beside me, I could practically hear Drew counting out the money he had saved from his summer paper route. "I could watch this forever," he breathed. Surprisingly, so could I. Well, not forever...but it was neat watching some of these moves. I marveled at their skill and their determination. Again, mother-like, I thought I would be sitting in a sea of smoke and music. Only one smoker among the almost 100 boarders. And music? Only the clatter of the wheels on cement. Serious business, this, it appeared. And, again, such perseverance. One guy, red shirt flapping away in the breeze, kept slipping off the board the moment he left the wall. Again and again, he would climb the wall only to fall back again, picking the board up oh so casually and dusting himself off. Again he took his place in line. No matter what, he was at the wall, heading down the ramp and then up again. Slam against the cement walls at an alarming speed and back up. Brush off the wheels, the shirt and they're off again, practicing the same manoeuvre. Some of these guys are good, really good. Of the almost 100 kids I counted haphazardly weaving their way in and among the boarders, only one was female. And she was on skates, trying to master the unforgiving walls. Back and forth she'd go until finally she sprawled on the ground, exhausted. Later outside the snack bar, a couple of younger guys on in-line skates were practicing a few moves. Asked how they liked the park they immediately grew animated, talking of the ramps, the speed, the turns and flips. "But there were too many teenagers," one lamented. Would they return, though? Oh, sure. As if I had to ask. G> O A K V I L L E 8 4 5 - 6 6 0 1 C o u n c il & S t a n d in g C o m m it t e e M e e t in g s Monday, September 20,1999 Monday, September 27,1999 I C o u n c il M e e tin g P lann ing & D e ve lo p m e n t C ouncil C o u n c il C h a m b e rs C o u n c il C h a m b e rs 7 :3 0 p .m . 7 :3 0 p .m Tuesday, September 28,1999 C om m unity S ervices C om m ittee 7:30 p.m . - O akv ille R oom A dm in istra tive S ervices C om m . 7:30 p.m . - B ronte R oom Monday, October 4,1999 C o u n c il M e e tin g C o u n c il C h a m b e rs 7 :3 0 p .m . I C o u n c i l & C o m m i t t e e T o u c h t o n e 0 1 P h o n e L i n e 815-5959 t| TH E C O R PO R A T IO N O F T H E T O W N O F O A K V IL L E TENDER FOR: Automotive / Light Truck Equipment TENDER NUMBER: T-20-99 SEALED TENDERS on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk. 1225 Trafalgar Road. Oakville. Ontario, or by mail to PO Box 310. Oakville. Ontario. L6J 5A6 until 2:00 P.M., Local Time, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5,1999 Specifications, tender forms and tender envelopes are available at the offices of the Purchasing Department, telephone (905)338-4197. The Town of Oakville reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the highest or lowest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted R. J. Cournoycr. C.I.M.. P. Mgr. Director. Purchasing and Office Services Town of Oakville NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Public meetings, relating to the zoning amendment applications outlined below, will be hosted by Town Council, at which time staff reports and recommendations will be considered The public meetings will take place on Wednesday, October 13, 1999, commencing at 7:30p.m. in the Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville Any individuals wishing to attend these meetings and speak to these matters are invited to do so If a person or public body that files a notice o f appeal o f a decision in respect o f a 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 o f the appeal A copy o f the final staff reports, including the proposed zoning amendments, will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as o f Monday, October 4, 1999 between the hours o f 8:30 a m and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Owner/Applicant: Donato Group, 700 Kerr Street File Z.1616.45 - Zoning amendment application L ocation -- The subject property is located at the southwest corner o f Kerr Street and Wyecroft Road The lands are legally described as Part Lot 16, Concession 3 SDS O fficial Plan -- The Official Plan (Figure IND B, Q .E.W West Industrial District) designates the subject lands as Industrial Commercial Freestanding office buildings are a permitted use in this designation Z oning -- The site is zoned M5, Industrial Commercial Special Provision 509 restricts the floor area o f office buildings to that which existed as o f Oct. 24, 1989, which is 3350 m2 (36 ,000 sq.ft.) Proposal/Background: The landowner proposes to construct a new office building which is similar to the existing building on the vacant lands to the w est o f 700 Kerr Street (O 'Connor M cLeod). The new building which is to be 2 storeys in height would contain 3350 m2 (36 ,000 sq ft.) o f floor area The proposed building is to be sited towards the northwest corner o f the lands with access to be located at the southwest corner o f the site You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to David N elson, Planner at the Tow n's P lanning Services D epartm ent, Town o f O akville , P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar R oad, O akville, O N L6J 5A 6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3039. Owner/Applicant: M aria J o se S k u lte ty /8 2 2 4 0 3 & 889344 O ntario Inc. File Z.1716.13 - Zoning amendment application L ocation :-- The subject property is located at the southeast corner o f Lakeshore Road West and Brookfield Road The lands are legally described as Part Lot 11 and Lot 14, Block 101, Plan 1 O fficia l Plan -- The Official Plan (Figure H2, Old Oakville w est o f the Creek) designates the subject lands as Medium Density Residential with a maximum density o f 38 units per site hectare Z o n in g -- The site is zoned R8, M ixed D w ellings Special Provision 625H provides regulations for the uses and the location o f buildings on the site and access to the site P rop osa l/B ackgroun d The landowner proposes to construct 7 townhouses on the lands The current zoning on the land permits 5 multiple attached units and 1 semi-detached unit for a total o f 7 units. N ew regulations must be developed to permit the construction o f 7 multiple attached units. You may direct any written subm issions and/or questions to D avid N elson , P lanner at the T ow n's P lan n in g Services D epartm en t, Town o f O ak v ille , P.O. Box 310 , 1225 T rafalgar R oad, O akville, O N L6J 5A 6. Tel: 845-6601 , Ext. 3039. Please Note: The above mentioned proposals may be subject to changes or modifications at the public meeting on Wednesday, October 13, 1999. Dated at the Town o f Oakville this 15th day Of September, 1999. John Ghent, Manager Current Planning Section Planning Services Department 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD • OAKVILLE, ONTARIO • L6J 5A6 COMMENT 845-6601 T-20-99 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5,1999 Town of Oakville NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Owner/Applicant: Donato Group, 700 Kerr Street File Z.1616.45 - Zoning amendment application You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to David Nelson, Planner at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3039. Owner/Applicant: Maria Jose Skultety/822403 & 889344 Ontario Inc. File Z.1716.13 - Zoning amendment application You may direct any written submissions and/or questions to David Nelson, Planner at the Town's Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. Tel: 845-6601, Ext. 3039.