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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 7, 20 22 | 8 NOW OPEN Tyler Bay, with flags in hand, joins in on the singing of 'O Canada' as dozens of families took in the Canada Day celebrations, marking the country's 155th birthday. Graham Paine/Metroland SHOWING HIS SPIRIT The Town of Oakville is asking for the public's feed- back on its new parks plan. Over the next decade, Oakville will be seeing growth within urban cen- tres identified as strategic growth areas, including midtown, the uptown core, Bronte and Palermo. Town staff note the de- velopment of these areas will require parkland to serve the needs of resi- dents. So the town has cre- ated a draft Parks Plan -- 2031 that will provide direc- tion for the acquisition of new parkland throughout the town, particularly in the strategic growth areas and corridors. The plan describes a range of urban parkland types such as urban squares, pocket parks, courtyards and pedestrian connections. Town staff noted as Oak- ville expands with the de- velopment of urban cen- tres, it requires leisure space that has an array of park spaces with both green and hard design components, and includes important connectivity el- ements such as public side- walks and roads. They said park spaces in an urban setting require a unique range of parkland types and sizes that can be integrated as part of a pe- destrian network, and flex- ible enough to accommo- date different users and events at different times of the day. For more information on draft Parks Plan -- 2031, visit oakville.ca/townhall/ parkland-dedication.html. Residents interested in expressing their opinions on this matter can do so ei- ther by registering as a del- egate to speak at the Aug. 9 council meeting or by fill- ing out an online form pri- or to July 15. To register as a dele- gate, visit oakville.ca/ townhall/delegations-pre- sentations.html. The online form can be accessed at oakville.ca/ townhall/parkland-dedi- cation.html. FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON FUTURE PARK PLANS NEWS SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT INSIDEHALTON.COM