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"Our aim is to build on the success ‘of the I992 festival and build on the lsuccess of our community groups and [our sponsors." said Meyers. Much of the event's success can be attributed to participation by the com- munity volunteers and groups, some- thing this year's event will be expand- g on, said Bruce Ireland, cdy.ordirw or of festival events and public rela- ons. Meyers said because of the success of last year's event, a number of com- munity groups have come forward to participate in this year's festival. Meyers said this year's event promises to be an improvement over last year's because the committee has he benefit of the lessons learned last year and sponsors now know what the event is all about. "the sponsors understood the task. We have a lot of the sponsor from last year. our principal sponsor is back and we have many new sponsors. "Our ISO to 200 volunteers have job descriptions this year and they had something to look back on," he said. "The '93 waterfront festival has been easier to organize," Meyers said, ttizing committee, wno unveiled plans for this year's event. "Our appearance (at council) is a Sure sign of spring coming to Oakville." said Jack Meyers, chair- man of the festival's organizing com- mittee. The I903 Oakville Waterfront Festival to be held June 25th to 27th promises to be bigger and better than ever. town council was told Monday tight by members of the event's orga- tizing committee, who unveiled plans By SAL BOMMARI'I‘O Oakville Beaver Sad)“ "We've had an overwhelming 'esponse from community groups who will entertain. Between 250 and 300 participants from Oakville will be Featured in the festival," Ireland said. This year's festival will also fea- p1qeprinting & Copy Centre INSTANT COLOURED FLYERS Oversize Xerox comes to se wide Onsite. bin ' laminating. xeduedon & ent services. 3r copies (81/Z'x1 1") min. 100 00115 per origami] 9utrmkayserco1orthtpiesas lawas99c (ihttrtluw to all our customers from Nick & Staff. We will be open AtArt's Fish & Chips 1500 Sixth Line, 844-9209 11 a.m. & 7 pm. Home delivery from 3 p.m BANKRUPTCY 842-2432 136 Kerr St. GOOD FRIDAY aterfront Festival promisesto be a winner say organizers Oakville uses. My Since 1976 xm Hogg's appearance at Monday night's council meeting was no exception as he clashed with the mayor and coun- cilloty about the scheduling of meetings for the town's citi- zen resource group to the regional committee on tax reform. He said there's a feeling by the nine citizen members who sit on the committee that "we should get on with it." Hogg said the regional committee, which has to make rec- ommendations on tax reform to the region by September, has already met six times. "My main thrust is to get the committee going because (the meeting) has been delayed two weeks and now a fur- a“ ther two weeks. It's not fast enough if we want to act on ed Oakville Chamber of Commerce president John Hogg certainly no stranger to controversy - especially when comes to Market Value Assessment. Hoitit's appearance at Monday night's council meeril Hogg expressed his disappointment at the resource group's Wednesday night meeting being postponed until April let because of other commitments by councillors who sit on the committee and town staff. Chamber president accuses town of delaying meetings of regional tax reform committee Lakeside Park will host demonstra- tions by local cnttt guilds and will also be the site of an open-air concert by the Oakville Symphony Orchestra, van Amersfoort said. ture an artistic compom music and arts and crafts Amersfoort, last year's I mun We hope this extension of the FOR ALL YOUR EAST! FERTILIZER Eggs-fl J/f/fi ShuMiiiillib Crt-l' " 449 tgg/ll- Fresh Flowers from our Flowershap Easter Arrangements 0 Chocolates . Egg C0louriniiltits O Bunnies (In " your ltrotefle “Noon Momma) 0 Baskets 0 Window Decorating Kits CRABGRASS DOCTOR ZWSJ sler Arrangements v [ck-Hum We Can Serve You World Wide COLFCREEN 'omponent 20-3-4 ft , includin; aid Ger val tival chair For control a! erupts "tttre and: "Initial! PLUS an ml '/h"lf Indian Att IV 'ld MS STEP " COVERS 3200 80. Fr. In waterfront festival will he an integral component which will grow year by year," he said. Meyers said because of the popu- larity of last year's festival - which was attended by approximately 85,000 people - and increased public relations, the committee predicts more than 100,000 will attend this year's event. 32.99 TlElW0ll Is it Hogg said he called a meeting of the committee on March 25th at a local restaurant which was attended by 10 people - eight citizen representatives, one town councillor and one member of town staff. Council appointed nine citizens to the committee, including Hogg, on March 22nd. On March 29th, the com- mittee's terms of reference were approved by the adminis- trative services committee. Those term of reference were approved by council Monday night. "l don't have a clue why your calling the conimittee together. Why you're doing that without going through town staff," Weir said. "There is some urgency here. I wish council would be award of the urgency. Sept. lst isn't far off," Hogg protest- During the council meeting, Ward 5 councillor Sean Weir said the committee was struck by town council and Hogg had no authority to call the meeting in the first place. MVA. Holding a meeting four weeks after the committee was struck is not appropriate," Hogg said. I'llli ()AKVILLIC "ll,AVFI °AZALEAS °ORCHIDS 'MIXED PLANTEBS 'AND MUCH MORE "For $5 (admission fee), a festival button is an extraordinary entertain- ment value comp: red to $7 to view a two-hour movie," Meyers said. Following the presentations, coun- cil agreed to provide free parking at downtown parking meters and lots, as well as hee transit service for festival- noers. rhe town also agreed to absorb the . SPIDER PLANTS 0 I WES . PEACE LILIES . FIL‘US BUSH and more eat Select PlNK AND BLUE ' t ll V I s il 0,. ?.L:" g , sAii) .3; Af) a- = gli' TS pot Y giiiittit giiiit% IF: " ti!iiQgef Sf8liE ”4.35.. 2 Eiiilia,i) I. I x "' , ' cl .‘Q-.:‘ 3" o a, ati22iii ‘ . 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