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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 4, 20 18 | 10 oakville.ca Notice of Intention to Designate On October 1, 2018 Oakville Town Council resolved to pass a Notice of Intention to Designate the following property under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended, as a property ofAct, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as amended, as a property ofAct cultural heritage value and interest: Brown Family Estate Cultural Heritage Landscape 1042 Sixth Line, Oakville, Ontario Part Lot 16, Concession 2 Trafalgar, South of Dundas Street (as in 763321) Description of Property The property known municipally as 1042 Sixth Line is approximately 5.13-acre, irregularly-shaped parcel of land located on the west side of Sixth Line, north of the Queen Elizabeth Way. The property is surrounded by residential properties to the north, east, and south. The Sixteen Mile Creek Valley crosses the property near its southwestern corner. The Sixteen Mile Creek and surrounding valley is a major natural feature along the west and south of the property, and the majority of the property falls within the creek valley. The residence is situated along the edge of the steep drop in topography. A worn, rubble stone lined, footpath leads from the residence to a small plateau along the valley. Rubble stone entrance gate posts and walls, a formal cedar hedge bordering the landscape along the north, east, and south, and the placement of specimen deciduous and coniferous trees adjacent to the house and in the open lawn also serve to form this cultural heritage landscape. Statement of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest The property at 1042 Sixth Line has cultural heritage value or interest due to its design value and physical value, historical/associative value, and contextual value. Furthermore, the property is a significant cultural heritage landscape and its cultural heritage value is best expressed through the individual components that comprise the landscape and their inter-relationships. The property has physical/design value as a representative example of a designed landscape composed of both formal and informal planting schemes within a picturesque landscape plan reflective of the Arts and Crafts movement. The three-storey residence is constructed in an Arts and Crafts style. The location, orientation, and relationship of the residence with other key features of the landscape (i.e., the long, spruce-lined lane-way, formal circle, the Sixteen Mile Creek Valley, mature specimen plantings, and stone gate posts and walls) are characteristic of the movement, which embodied a respect for traditional building forms and design meant to be harmonious with the natural setting. Fenestration location, size, and orientation provides clear views to natural features, deliberate plantings and man-made landscape features. The SixteenMile Creek has been identified as a natural feature of significance to the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, and the property has associative value for this reason. The property also has associative value for its association with Stuart Brown, one of the founding members of the nearby Oakville Golf Club while residing at this rural estate and a contributor to the sporting history of Oakville. Given the proximity of the property to a number of identifiers of archaeological potential, in particular the Sixteen Mile Creek, this property may have the potential to yield information that contributes to an understanding of a community or culture. Heritage Attributes Heritage attributes that express the cultural heritage value or interest for 1042 Sixth Line as a cultural heritage landscape include: • The rubblestone entrance gateposts and walls; • The formal entrance drive lined on both sides with mature spruce planted at short intervals forming a Y-shape as it opens to the formal circle at the main entrance; • The landscape design of the house grounds, including: • The terrace of land along the river valley, accessed from the rear of the residence along an earthen footpath lined by a low, intermittent stone wall; • The placement of specimen deciduous and coniferous trees adjacent to the house (ginko biloba and magnolia), in the formal drive circle (beech) and in an "arboretum" east of the open lawn (oak, beech, birch, maple); and • The formal cedar hedgebordering the designed landscape on the north, east and south. • The orientation of the house closing the vista along the entrance drive and placement of windows to take advantage of that view and of views across the lawn to the south and over the creek valley to the west. Heritageattributes thatexpress the culturalheritagevalue of the c.1908-1912 frame residential building include: • Its location, orientation, scale and massing and irregular plan; • Its irregular roofline; • Its ashlar stone foundation; • Its frame construction and horizontal wood siding and wood shingle cladding; and, • The composition and location of openings, and their frames and glazings. Anyobjection to this designationmust be filedno later than November 5, 2018. Objections should be directed to the TownClerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road,Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3. Further information respecting this proposed designation is available from the Town of Oakville. Any inquiries may be directed to Susan Schappert, heritage planner at 905-845-6601, ext. 3870 (TTY 905- 338-4200), or by email at susan.schappert@oakville.ca. The last date to file a notice of objection is November 5, 2018. Have you ever wondered why so many people are stressed about money and material things? The almighty dollar seems to be front and cen- tre in people's everyday lives. We all seem to want more. This weekend we cele- brate Thanksgiving. A time to look back and be thankful for all we have. For some, the occasion will be marked by time spent with family and friends. Others might re- flect on how lucky we are. This is a good time to look at our lives and ex- press gratitude for all we enjoy. It may also be a good time to ask ourselves how we prioritize what we want versus what we need. A stark reality of mod- ern-day life is that many of us are living far beyond our financial means. To some extent, it seems everybody wants more than they can afford. Historically, Canadians were fiscally responsible but that is no more. We are in debt up to our eyeballs. Household debt caused by over consumption is re- garded by the Bank of Can- ada as one of the big three economic risks for our country. Many have more debt than they can afford. Quite simply, from a financial perspective, we are out of control. This topic came up in a recent conversation where money management au- thor and radio personality, Dave Ramsey presented this quote: "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." Thanksgiving weekend is an excellent time to re- flect on life, and possibly an opportunity to rethink our priorities. It could also be a time to commit to a life- style not defined by con- sumption. I have often heard peo- ple during their final days of life talk about their val- ues and what has been most important to them. Spending time with family and friends is something many wish they had done more often. Overspending on "stuff" is not part of that conversa- tion. Live the life you want to live. Direct your priorities to those special things that are most important. Relax, breathe, and take time to smell the roses. Happy Thanksgiving. Peter Watson, of Peter Watson Investments MBA, CFP®, R.F.P., CIM, FCSI, offers a weekly financial planning column, Dollars & Sense. He can be contact- ed through www.peterwat- soninvestments.com. OPINION insidehalton.com YOUROPINIONS SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM MAKING THE MOST OF THANKSGIVING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 'AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK OUR PRIORITIES,' WRITES WATSON PETER WATSON Column