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Oakville Beaver, 24 Mar 1993, p. 1

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Ward 2 councillor Kathy Graham urged council prepare the bylaw in an effort to create a similar ituation to that which exists in the City of urlington. l The Town of Oakville will draft a bylaw aimed a restricting adult video stores to certain areas of pwn, as well as prohibit variety stores from openly lisplaying adult videos. The proposal was approved ly town council Monday night. Librarian wants no 'Sex' on shelves yBARBJOY Wkville Beaver Sta, Graham said Burlington recently passed a bylaw at restricts the number of adult video establish- ents and their locations. As well, variety stores in Oakville library patrons who might be curious 'out the well-touted book, Sex, by rock star lawman, won't be able to borrow it from Oakville varies. Sex has been shelved...at least temporarily. main one dealt with the size of the book. It is too Ee (ll 1/2" by 14") and would require a non-stan- 1'd shelf location with other oversize books; its spi- l binding would suffer from frequent use and the I sic CD the book contain? would require special dling and container. "Given all these factors, the cost to equip and han- , the item was considered significant and added Pstantially to the initial purchase price," noted es. "The loss rate on this type of item is usually her than average." A second reason for the non-purchase of the book In a recent memo to the Oakville Public Library oard, Director Eleanor James gave two reasons for E decision not to purchase Sex in its present format. "Don't underestimate (Environment Minister Jean) Charest," he warned. Two Ontario MP's Patrick Boyers and Garth Tumer are also run- In his first public appearance since announc- ing his surprise retirement from politics Friday. Revenue Minister Otto Jelinek dispelled any notions that the federal Tory leadership race is over before it has even started. "It's not going to be a cakewalk for (Defense Minister) Kim Campbell that I can assure you, said Jelinek, adding the national media has given her a free ride so far and has gotten "carried away" with her popularity. He said he hoped other unexpected candidates would nm, but would not name them. He said he is not throwing his support behind any one candi- date. 84 Lakeshore By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver 'ylaw would restrict adult video outlets PC leadership race may still hold some surprises-Jelinek Oakvllle-Mllton MP Otto Jellnek presents former Oakvllle Mayor Harry Barrett with special citizenship medal in celebration of Canada's 125th birthday. (Pholoby Rmerro Venom A Metroland Community Newspaper 89 ar _"-.'--:-"-)'-;'-,"--:-".--"--' / . _ " tl) _ . / l ' / ore Rd. E., Oakville 'i4,5-5582 Ist., Burlington 63.9-1372 2'rt--, d had to do with public demand for it. If the demand is there, it will be made available to Oakville patrons. So far, however, there has not been a great call for it. Indeed, there is an apparent groundswell against it. When the library was considering purchasing Sex last fall, the library received three written and several verbal requests for it. As well, several people wanted to know about its possible purchase without giving any indication as to preference, one way or the other. However, with greater media involvement after November, public interest burgeoned and, since then, 21 people have voiced their opinion that the book not be purchased. They contended that they disagreed with the content, or that taxpayers' money should not be spent on it, or that it should not be in a place accessed by children and/or youth or that it was not fitting to have it in the library's collection. Should the library board consider purchasing it, two people have indicated their interest in making a presentation to the board. "We want a controlled environment where adult movies are rented." Graham said. She said the town can restrict adult video stores to industrial areas of town through its zoning bylaw. Graham said the bylaw would be aimed at control- ling and regulating existing operations and hopeful- ly preventing others from locating within the town. "There are two (adult video stores) currently in Oakville. But at least we'd be preventing an influx of them," she said. Burlington are now required to provide a rather than full display of adult videos, she " "It will be a very tough contest, very tough." predicted Jelinek. The 52-year-old cabinet minis- ter said although he "loved and adored" Campbell, she has got to come out with more depth than she did in her initial Kitchener speech. And he dismissed any idea that he was not running because he would have lost, "Who says I couldn‘t have won? If I'd gone in I'd have gone in to win. That's just nonsense." said Jelinek. following his remarks at an Anniversary of Confederation Awards Ceremony honoring 45 people in Oakville and Milton for their commitment to the community. Among award winners were former Oakville Mayor (See 'Jalinok‘ page 2) He rejected the suggestion that, in light of Chmpbell's supposed lead. the only reason more candidates might throw their hats in the ring would be to create an impression of a race. mng If library users had shown a N n N: (See 'Book' page 5) w stronger indication SPRING AMALFIS HAVE ARRIVED SDAY. MARCI Hefeels like a million bucks after winning Lotto 6/49 draw "I was at home. in the kitchen. I was in total disbelief," he said of the excitement felt when he saw all the numbers matched. “I couldn't believe it yesterday. although today with all that's going on, it's starting to sink in." said Salmastlian Monday at lunch time from the Ontario Lottery Corporation offices where he was picking up his winnings. Salmastlian has lived in Oakville about five years. after moving here from Toronto. ThesinglestudentwhohasbeenworkingasapmduceclerkatanAap store. plans to attend university to study economics. Micaela Small, the Ontario Lottery Corporation‘s winner's assistant said Salrmstiianhasplanstovacatimt withhisfamily,buyacarandputtherest of the money in the bank. "rmgoingtobettankingtttetnoete, said he won playing numbers he usual] Satmastliansaidheisn'tateguhtrpVyer, At lunchtime Monday. a 20-year-old Oakville man was still digesting the news he'd won a cool $1.3-million in Saturday night's Lotto 6/49 draw. Vahak Salmastlian. of Oakville, found out he won Saturday's Lotto 6/49 jackpot Sunday morning when he checked his numbers in the Toronto Sun newspaper. He said he then checked another paper just to be sure. Education taxes "ij'r7.i"f_s'fiijj'iij"j'..ii, could rise $43 'gfleljiyi Layoffs looming as director's call to donate day's pay hits half of $1 -m goal visional grant formulas announced BOB WILLIAMS - earlier this year. It means 21.5% of o--'-'.--'"--'-"".---"-""---' the board's budget comes from the province while 78.5% is through local property taxes. fter getting $l-million more in grants than expected from the AMinistry of Education, Halton Board of Education trustees voted unanimously Monday to use the cash to cushion the tax blow a little for taxpayers. At Monday's finance committee SeeteMeeeeeMee-eeee- meeting. trustees approved a 1.99% "We're looking expenditure budget increase for a for $291.3 million 1993 budget. another It translates to a 3.4% increase or $500,000 and $43 more on the average tax bill we. - , potentially when the budget is factored together * A there could be with provincial grant revenues. (J,t,Vd. _ some The grants came in $3.7-million short over 1992 instead of the $4.7- million shortfall expected under pro- By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff SAHI‘ISG "WHERE HOT WATER FUN BEGINSU" g 'ltd . ONT: EAST . " M SPAS DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER DROP BY OUR SHOWROOM (See 'Board' page 5) 461 NORTH SERVICE RD. W. COMMERCIAL POINT PLAZA money right now,," said Salmastlian who usually chooses when playing the lottery. W .., a BOB WILLIAMS "We're looking for another $500,000 and potentially there could be some layoffs or severance agreements." CN officials examined ihe bridge and trains were slowed down but no structural damage was found. (Top photo try Barrie Erskine, other photo by Peter McCusker) Ford Canada spokesman Jim Hartford said when accidents like this occur, the vehi- cles are assessed and if they can be repaired, they are sold as used vehicles through auc- tions. Those beyond repair are given to tech- nical schools for hands-on experience. A new Ford Aerostar (seen above) was on the top deck when it slammed into the over- head rail bridge pushing it into a Ford F.. Series pickup truck also on the top level. The Aerostar is a write-off. Halton Police are still investigating a Monday noon accident which saw a car transport from Auto Haulaway Inc. of Oakville, collide with the underpass bridge on Third Line north of Speers Road. No one was hurt in the accident. 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