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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, Ju ly 1, 20 21 | 4 Canada Weekend Seafood Fest ! 950 Walkers Line, Burlington • 905-639-4084 • jakesgrill.ca Features Served Thursday - Sunday Enjoy Dining Al Fresco in Our Marquee Tent & Covered Patio Reservations Suggested Atlantic Lobster • BC Snapper Lake Erie Yellow Perch • Lake Huron Whitefish Canadian Beer & Wine Features Too! Featuring the Best and Freshest Seafood from Coast to Coast! GRILL & OYSTER HOUSE The Town of Oakville will be asking the province to intervene in its fight to save the Glen Abbey Golf Club from demolition. In a statement issued on Mon- day, June 21 Oakville Mayor Rob Burton responded to a written suggestion made by Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford, who called on the mayor to seek a min- isterial zoning order (MZO) from the minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to end plans for the proposed golf course develop- ment. The MZO is a tool the minister of Municipal Affairs has at his disposal to determine how land is used. "I want to thank MPP Stephen Crawford for his letter. We are de- lighted with his support," said Burton. "Our officials are preparing the appropriate council resolu- tion. The council response will be scheduled with the appropriate public notice." Burton has since announced that a special council meeting will be held Tuesday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m., to discuss this resolution further. Crawford said in his letter that he has pledged to work to protect Glen Abbey Golf Club noting that, like many Oakville resi- dents, he recognizes the impor- tant place the golf course holds within the community and its sig- nificance to the environment. "The overwhelming majority of Oakville residents wish to pre- serve the heart of our communi- ty," tweeted Crawford. "The time to save Glen Abbey is now." Crawford has also called on Halton Region Chair Gary Carr to work to quickly pass a resolu- tion through regional council that requests an MZO for Glen Abbey. Carr introduced a motion at regional council in early June in which he called on the province to use all resources and tools at its disposal to protect the Glen Abbey lands from future develop- ment that would undermine the importance of these lands to the town, the region and its resi- dents. Glen Abbey Golf Club owner ClubLink has applied for a zon- ing change that will allow it to build 3,222 residential units at the 1333 Dorval Dr., site, including nine apartment buildings be- tween nine and 12 storeys. The company also wants to build 121,000 square feet of new of- fice and retail space at the site. ClubLink has pointed out that the valley lands, about 124 acres of the Glen Abbey property, would become permanent, pub- licly-accessible green space through this plan. Town staff have argued that that amount of development is not permitted, or appropriate, for the site and would amount to an unplanned growth area. Oakville council voted unani- mously to reject ClubLink's de- velopment application for Glen Abbey Golf Course on Sept. 27, 2018 and its demolition applica- tion on Feb. 12, 2018. ClubLink has appealed these decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal, formally known as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A virtual hearing on this mat- ter is scheduled to begin Aug. 9 and last for approximately 19 weeks. TOWN TO CALL ON PROVINCE TO INTERVENE FOR GLEN ABBEY Glen Abbey Golf Club has plenty of support from local officials opposed to its demolition. Graham Paine/Metroland DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS 'THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OAKVILLE RESIDENTS WISH TO PRESERVE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY:' MPP