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» » v o n i-o u a j m a i u i r, 1 y j j Oscar ceremony missed opportunity to honour someone worthy Okay I have to admit it. I was watch­ ing with everyone else to see if they'd greet Elia Kazan with silence at the Oscars. For once, thought I, a real honest moment of drama in this hokey evening. And you know it almost happened. Just after we all winced when Whoopi Goldberg held up a big thumbs up gesture to the departed Gene Siskel in tribute (oh, please), we almost had it. Real drama. There was, for one small tiny nanosecond, a moment of doubt. As they announced the award and went to the screen, it was a quiet hall. So, here's the question: should they have sat on their hands at the Oscars? For months, the gossip mills were churning about giving this man a life­ time achievement award at the 71st Academy Awards. One of the blacklist­ ed writers formed a group in opposition to the award for Kazan and protested outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Placards stated: Don't white wash the black list. The award angered many who said Kazan destroyed careers. I had to admit to feeling more than a little curious about it all: would there be a smattering of applause for the man who "named names" during the anti- Communist McCarthy hearings in 1952 or would there be silence. This, I have to admit rather sheepish­ ly, from a person who doesn't get out much. Movies are not often on my list of to-dos....but this year I was intrigued. What would happen? There was more than a smattering of applause from people who believed the man's body of work should be justly recognized: those who rose included Meryl Streep, Karl Malden, Lynn Redgrave. Those who sat were Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, and director Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw. And as much I think art ought to be separated from the artist - look at Picasso the man for heaven's sake - in this case I would have been very happy had everyone in the place simply sat on their hands. In a word, the guy didn't deserve it. You know who would have been a better choice? Lillian Heilman. She would have been a great choice for an award. After all, she actually refused to name names to the committee and spent the rest of her life vociferously opposing any move towards limiting civil rights in America. This is one neat lady. And I absolute­ ly treasure her now infamous words to the committee, who mistakenly thought she'd grovel at their feet the way Kazan did so many years ago. Said Heilman to the HUAC group: "I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fash­ ions." And she refused to co-operate. She, too, was blacklisted and forced to sell some of her financial holdings. She was the long time companion to DIANE with the Toronto Mass Choir S A T U R D A Y M A R C H 27 7:00 p .m . OAKVILLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 320 Bronte Rd. (N. of Rebecca) Tickets: » $ C 0 0 at the door YAMAHA PIANOS NO TAX SALE GREAT SELECTION of NEW and USED PIANOS L IM ITE D T IM E O N LY YOU PAY NO TAX NO GST-NO PST plus FREE DEUVERY & FREE TUNING s t e v e l o a t e s 2388 Fairview St K E Y B O A R D BURLINGTON • 6394465 ni ii! P F N T D c r 1400 Upper James j l l I I 1 HAMILTON *388-0042 W E B U Y P I A N O S Dashiell Hammett, mystery novelist most famous for The Maltese Falcon. She received many awards from her peers over the years: the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Watch on the Rhine in 1941, and for Toys in the Attic 1960 and an Academy Award Nominations for what was her most famous play, The Little Foxes. Lillian Heilman was never intimidat­ ed by controversy: she would have loved to have been there Sunday. That's what I was thinking about when Kazan trolled up to the micro­ phone to accept his award. I saw all those people standing and I thought of Lillian Heilman and her absolute disdain for the man more than 40 years ago when she learned of his actions. (S e e 'K a z a n ' p a g e 8 ) C o u n c il & S t a n d in g C o m m itte e M eetings REQUEST FOR TENDER Monday, March 29, 1999 Planning & Development Council Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999 Community Services Committee 7:30 p.m. - Oakville Room Administrative Services Comm. 7:30 p.m. - Bronte Room Tuesday, April 6, 1999 Council Meeting Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 12, 1999 Planning & Development Council Council Chambers 7:30 p.m. C o u n c il 8t C ommittee Touchtone Phone Line 8 1 5 -5 9 5 9 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE TOWN OF OAKVILLE CONTRACT NO. R-342-99 1999 SURFACE TREATMENT PROGRAM IN THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE, CITY OF BURLINGTON, TOWN OF MILTON AND TOWN OF HALTON HILLS TENDER DOCUMENTS: Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Tuesday. March 23. 1999 and may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road for a non-refundable payment of THIRTY dollars ($30.00). G S T . included The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Per­ formance Bond satisfactory to the Town of Oakville, equal to 100% of the contract Price and a Labour and Material Payment Bond totalling 50% of the contract price. PROJECT NUMBER: R-342-99 PROPOSAL FOR: ARMOURED CAR SERVICES PROPOSAL NUMBER: PROP-17-99 SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Purchasing Department, on or before 12:00 NOON, local time on PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This tender involves the supply and placement of approximately 824.000 litres of CRS-2 emulsion. 425,000 litres of HF-150S emulsion. 7.140 tonnes of Class 1 aggregate and 5,330 tonnes of Class 2 aggregate. The application of this resurfacing treatment shall take place within the Town of Oakville, City of Burlington, Town of Milton and Town of Halton Halton Hills. Applications will be on both rural and urban type roads MONDAY, APRIL 12,1999 Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, or by mail to P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. Telephone (905) 338-4197. Fax (905)815-2019. Specifications, Proposal forms and Proposal envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned on or after Wednesday, March 24. 1999. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R. J. Coumoyer, C.I.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing & Office Services MIDTOWN CORE - QEW CROSSING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND LAND USE PLANNING STUDY NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Town of Oakville is nearing completion of the Mid-Town Core - QEW Crossing Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning Study. Location - The Mid-Town Core Study Area is centered on the Trafalgar Road/QEW interchange, and extends west generally to the Sixteen Mile Creek and east generally to the Royal Windsor Drive/QEW interchange. The Study has been undertaken in two distinct but integrated components: an Environmental Assessment to determine the need for and location of an additional crossing of the QEW. and the development of an overall transportation network plan for the Mid-Town Core Area: a new Land Use Plan with revised land use designations and applicable planning policies to guide and direct the orderly future development and growth of the Mid- Town Core Area. The Environmental Assessment component of the Study is near completion. On December 14, 1998 Oakville Council adopted in principle the Transportation Master Plan for the subject area, and an Environmental Study Report with respect to recommended road improvements has been prepared and filed for public review. The land use component of the Study is also near completion. To gamer further public input into this component of the Study, the Town of Oakville is hosting a public meeting with respect to the Land Use Plan. This meeting is a statutory public meeting to be hosted by Town Council and is to take place as part of the regularly scheduled Planning and Development/Council Meeting on Monday, March 29,1999 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to present for consideration for adoption by Town Council an amendment to the Town's Official Plan to incorporate and implement the Mid-Town Core Land Use Plan. A final staff report, including the proposed Official Plan Amendment, will be available for review in the Clerk's Department as of Monday, March 22, 1999 between the hours of 8:30 am - 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Any individuals wishing to attend this public meeting identified above and speak to the matter at hand, are invited to do so If a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision in respect of the proposed official plan amendment to the Ontario Municipal Board does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to the undersigned 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. 3040. You may also direct any other written submissions and/or questions to the undersigned. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 24th day of March, 1999. ADDRESS: Sealed Tenders on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk. 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 or by mail to P.O. Box 310. Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6 CLOSING TIME/DATE: 2:00 P.M. Local time, Tuesday, April 6,1999 Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road. Oakville. Ontario on Tuesday. April 6. 1999 at 2:30 p.m. local time. TENDER DEPOSIT: A certified cheque, a Bank/Trust Company draft or a Bid Bond for the amount specified in the tender documents MUST accompany each tender Any questions related to this construction tender should be directed to the Department of Public Works at (905)845-6601. ext. 3338 or 4424. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. R.G. Green, P. Eng., Director Department of Public Works ® Town o f OakvilleSixth Line Reconstruction River Glen Blvd / G lenashton Drive ■••"w to Regional Road 5 (Dundas Street)Town orOAKVILLE CLASS ENVIRO NM ENTAL ASSESSM ENT To address existing traffic volumes and operational issues, the Town of Oakville is proposing operational improvements to Sixth Line from north of River Glen Boulevard / Glenashton Drive to Regional Road 5 (Dundas Street). The proposed operational improvements include intersection improvements at proposed Sixth Line and Regional Road 5 and extend southerly to connect to the existing intersection at River Glen Boulevard / Glenashton Drive. This project is being planned as a Schedule B undertaking following the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Road Projects (Class EA). Subject to comments from the public, adjacent property owners and technical agencies, and the receipt of necessary approvals, the Town intends to proceed with design and construction to be completed by the end of 1999. A Public Information Centre to review the study status and proposal has been arranged for: PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Date: Wednesday March 31, 1999 Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Place: Foyer River Oaks Community Centre, 2400 Sixth Line, Oakville The format of the Public Information Centre will be a drop-in centre. Anyone with an interest in the project is invited to attend and review and provide input to the preliminary proposals. If you cannot attend and would like to provide comments, please forward them by April 9, 1999 to: Bruce Bellows. Planner Long Range Planning Section. Planning Services Department Ms. Leslie Scott McCormick Rankin Corporation 2655 North Sheridan Way Mississauga, Ontario, L5K 2P8 Tel: 905-823-8500 Fax: 905-823-6352 E-Mail: mrc@mrc.ca 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD • OAKVILLE, ONTARIO • L6H 2L1 mailto:mrc@mrc.ca