T ~o__ _ Bob Moffatt has joined a growing number of Bronte Road residents to erect signs on their front lawns expressing their views on widening Bronte Road to accomodate increased traffic from a Bridge over Twelve Mile Creek from Rebecca Street in Oakyville. : (Photo by Peter McCusker) A Metroland Community Newspaper _ Vol. 32 No. 15 "Canada s Best ma/(/ify /Vwa;agoer _ CCNA Befter Newspapers Competition 1993 According to concerned homeâ€" owner David Plumb, the last thing they want to be known as is a bunch of radicals. Instead, he says they share the same objectives as the Town to improve traffic flow, but not at the expense of residents in the area â€" any residents. ; he signs are up and the batâ€" tle lines are drawn, but Bronte Road residents opposed to a new bridge and the widening of their street insist they want to find a reasonable solution everyone can live with. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Protest mounts against widening Bronte Road To that end, a loose coalition "We‘ve agreed it‘s a disastrous situation for both of us, but we don‘t want to push the problem into someone else‘s backyard," says Plumb, explainingâ€"his group understands the need to build the infrastructure necessary to allow development on the west side. has been formed to present a unitâ€" ed front on the issue and suggest possible alternatives. Included in the group are those against the construction of Riggs Road, Plumb‘s contingent and other resiâ€" dents on streets accessing Bronte Road. What they must avoid, says Plumb, is allowing the matter to pit them against each other. For Ken Nesbitt, a member of According to Bill Butletr, Manager of Development Engineering for the Town, the Burloak Secondary Plan identified the need for several major transâ€" portation improvements including new northerly and southerly crossâ€" ings of the Twelve Mile Creek. In "There is an important issue. Residents are speaking up, taking issue and not just sitting back in their living rooms," says Nesbitt. "Finally some action is being taken. The voices must be heard." Here‘s to Your health the Valhalla Courtâ€"View mount Road Residents, the idea of homeâ€" owners banding together for a common cause is an exciting one. (See ‘Residents‘ page 3) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1994 32 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) Steven Daley, 32, of Franklin Avenue, Toronto, has been charged with four counts of theft under and will appear in court March 1st. Police say they are investigating further incidents. In those occurrences, $105 was taken from a shopper at The Barn and $390 from someone at Fortino‘s. At the AP at Burlington Mall, an unknown quantity of cash plus and wedding ring and purse were taken. After a struggle in which the detecâ€" tive won out, the man was arrested. In addition to the Bronte incident, he was charged in conjunction with a three similar thefts in Burlington the same day. According to Halton Regional Police a store detective at Food City in Bronte observed a male steal a wallet contajning $100 from an 80â€"yearâ€"old woman‘s purse while she was shopâ€" ping at around 11:30 a.m. SPOR 20â€"21 SINCERELY YOURS...........23 A Bronte supermarket store decâ€" tective captured a man accused of attempting to steal a wallet from a senior‘s purse, Thursday. Store detective nabs purse snatcher 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, Food City, Kmart, AP, The Bay, Biway, No Frills, Aikenheads Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 8.00% Mark Sli (416) 359â€". 3 338â€"6550 24 H Pagerou s ‘ .26â€"31