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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: Oakville Arena 133 Rebecca Street PT LT 16, CON 3 , AS IN TW10044, EXCEPT 603638, "473138" & 473277 ; LTS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29, PL 161; OAKVILLE/TRAFALGAR "AMENDED OCT 14, 98 J. MENARD"S/T EASE OVER PT 1 PL 20R12877 AS IN H767539. S/T EASE OVER PT 2 PL 20R12877 A; Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton On May 16, 2016, Oakville Town Council resolved to pass By-law 2016-054 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: Kaitting House Parkette 257 Ellen Davidson Drive BLOCK 70, PLAN 20M1137; Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton Due to a clerical error, the above notices were not published directly following the designations of these town-owned properties. The notices are now being published in order to meet legislative requirements. Further information regarding these designations is available from the Town of Oakville. Any inquiries may be directed to Carolyn Van Sligtenhorst, heritage planner at 905-845-6601, ext. 3875 (TTY 905-338-4200), or by email at carolyn.van@oakville.ca FREE COUNSELING &SUPPORTFOR ALCOHOL, DRUGandGAMBLING PROBLEMS @haltonadapt  Providing services for Youth, Adults and Families in Halton since 1975  ADAPT services are free of charge, fully accredited and confidential  Visit our website for more information Burlington and Oakville are neighbouring town's but are structurally very different. The ever rising skyscrapers in downtown Burlington are in stark contrast to the quant, heri- tage quality of Oakville's down- town. That difference didn't hap- pen by coincidence. At the June 13, A Tale of Two Cities: A Conversation with Mayors Meed Ward and Burton the leaders of the two municipal- ities sat down for a conversation about differences, development and what's coming down the pipe for the neighbouring com- munities. Here are few stand out mo- ments from the dialogue. The communities as chil- dren A large part of the dialogue focused on why the two munici-focused on why the two munici-f palities have developed the way they have. Both mayors talked about what they think has gone well and what needs to be changed. Oakville mayor Rob Burton compared Burlington's appar- ent long-held desire to be a city with what Oakville has aspired to be. "When Burlington and Oak- ville were little kids and we were asked what we wanted to be when we grow up, I picture Bur- lington saying I want to be a city and I want to be a city as soon as I can. And Burlington called itself a city in its history as soon as it could. Oakville is Peter Pan. Oakville said I don't want to grow up and if I have to grow up I certainly don't want to be any- thing but a town," said Burton The return of the OMB The mayors are not a fan of the provinces Bill 108 the More Homes, More Choice Act 2019. Both mayors specifically took aim at the creation of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) which is set to replace the former OMB as the body that handles the appeals process around development disputes Burlington mayor Marianne Meed Ward said the addition means developers can simply bypass municipality's when they want to have something un- popular built. "The OMB is a developers best friend, but this is the irony. We are being told this is going toWe are being told this is going toW help with getting housing sup- ply because apparently the deci- sion makers, the people you elect, us, and you can't be trusted to plan our communities. It's nonsense," said Meed Ward. About amalgamation... The provincial government has been quiet about what the result of its ongoing regional re- view. However, that hasn't stopped people from speculating and both mayor's were not confident amalgamation was off the table. When asked if he thought amalgamation was the likely re- sult of the regional review, Bur- ton laid out the reasons why he thought it was likely. "Our minister chose two peo- ple of equally fervent belief that everything should be consoli- dated so he went and got Twee- dledumb and Tweedledumber," said Burton. "Could they do it? Yes. did they hire two people who are ar- dent advocates for it? Yes. Do they believe it would save money for the taxpayer? Yes."for the taxpayer? Yes."f He encouraged people to con- tact the provincial government about the issue and had a dire warning for politicians who would support amalgamation. "Oakville loves being Oak- ville. People work hard to be able to get to Oakville and once they get there they think they've got- ten a valuable thing to be in Oak- ville. The people who participate in destroying Oakville will nev- er win election again in their lives," said Burton. A TALE OF TWO CITIES ROLAND CILLIERS rcilliers@metroland.com NEWS