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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING ar Sir: e: Letter from Margaret Knight, March Oakvillc Beaver. ecently there was a petting zoo at Trafalgar age Mall. They advertised pictures taken the animals-proceeds going to the Oakville ane Society. Je were not aware of this ad before it was ished, otherwise we would not have pemiit- COOKIES AND FOR PUD? ‘IHAT's NOTA VERY Blue box collection occurs every (2) two weeks. If you do not have an informationbrochure and collection schedule, please call the Region of ‘ Halton’s Department of Public Works at 825â€"6000. having a real bad sexual entity day. My mother is aying with me for a few and as you may know, aret is now almost- OOPS!; I almost inadver- y broke that court order h forbids me to publicly 1 her age. _ sure, go ahead and smirk. ve had some pretty cheap lit- uckles over the years at my er’s expense. But no more. through doing age jokes t my mother and this time I it. d I’ll tell you another thing. on?t know what good ritan deed your mother has lately but I’m damn sure umane society had nothing to do with 200 exhibit Vhy? ‘hey released a draft report here is .more to the issue of pesticides that faces council next weekthan just a simple r of choosing the most effec- weed-killer for the summer. e is a real need for some htful deliberation on exactly he stuff is used at all. e parks people, ever vigilant in at against weeds, say the past years have not been success- eeds are cropping up all over awn-controlled parks. It is time, say, to bring back a truly effec- weed killer in the form of 2, 4- ,6, 1994 'ime to make Oakville a pesticide-free community g; TOWN OF OAKVILLE 845-6601 ,k COMMENT on’t‘beilniieve a word my mather Says Next meeting Monday, April 11, 1994 7:30 pm. Council Chamber BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE CEMETERIES P.O. BOX 310 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO LBJ 5A6 (905) 338-4236 When death occurs in the family, so many decisions must be made and a great number of these decisions ‘ involve the cemetery and the alternatives that are available. The Town of Oakville â€" Cemete Division â€" offers a number of alternatives for you. ur . courteous staff are sensitive to your needs and we can assist you in making your arrangements. The Town of Oakville operates two active cemeteries to suit your needs: Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, located on Highway #5 overlooking the Sixteen Mile Creek, and St. Jude's Cemetery, ’ located on Lakeshore Road at the foot of Margaret Drive. Be comfortable discussing your plans with us... we understand. To receive your complimentary copy of our Oakville Cemeteries brochure, call or write: Wednesday, April 13, 1994 6:00 pm. Trafalgar Room 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD 0 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO 0 L6H 2L1 “What man’s voice?” seemed like a logical question to ask since there were only two of us in the house. “You had a man in your room So my mother wakes up one morning, which at her age takes care of the No. 1 item on her list of things she hopes to accomplish that day. And I asked her if she’d slept Well. “Oh yes,” she said, “I_ had a great sleep until I heard that man’s voice.” . that when they found that perfectâ€" ly preserved 4000 year-old man in a glacier in the Swiss Alps last year, they didn’t ask your mother to fly over and identify the body! which included how unsuccessful the intermittent spraying has been; the fact that 2, 4- D is used widely and 18 government approved; that it is still used oh road allowances; that they use it properly and safely. But the people behind the local Pesticide Action Group aren’t con- vinced and due to their feedback, parks boss Bob Perkins is revising the report to include more options than just 2,4â€"D for town councillors. Regardless of whether or not the town chooses tore-introduce 2.4â€"D, the issue of pesticides is one that must be broadened; there should be more than just a yearly update on the status of the parks in the town. The “zoo” was inspected by our staff five times while it was here. They broke no laws and therefore we had no power to intervene. We can only operate within the confines of the law. ted our name to be used and we certainly would not accept any donation from this organization. I tried to explain that my clock radio is set to CFRB-Radio and it comes on automatically with the Marg thought about it for a few seconds and then said: “He’s mar- ried isn’t he?” Well, there went my life-long secret of being an early-morning, closet homosexual. “It must have been Wally Crouter,” I said. this morning,” she said. “I heard him talking.” There is no time to think about these questions in a real fire. it’s hot, smokey, and so dark you may not be able to see your own hands. Know ahead of time what to do if there’s a fire. Develop an escape plan with two ways out of every room. You’ll need a second way in case your primary exit is blocked by smoke or flames. And make sure every exit is accessible, including windows. Getting out is your first priority in a fire. And once out, stay out! What would you do if your home caught on fire? Would you know where to go if smoke of flames blocked yOur escape? There exists a need to scrutinize exactly why pesticides are even used. He believes with 10,000 children using the town parks over the sum- mer, there is a need to provide the best cushion for them, what he calls a good turf surface. Watch for and save information brochures regarding the Town’s and Region’s Waste reduction and Waste Management programs. The information will save you time, confusion and inconvenience. For Perkins, it come down to safety. Get Out, Stay Out: Your Fire Safe Response For Information call: Oakville Fire Dept. 338-4404 The Oakville Humane Society does not con- done this kind of promotion nor would we want to profit from it. Ms. Knight should direct her criticisms and complaints to the management of the Trafalgai Village Mall rather than the Oakville Humane Society. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Elizabeth Thompson, Manager, Oakville Humane Society I’m just glad she didn’t hear Wally and Bill Stephenson doing Sports Talk, otherwise my mother would have thought I was involved in some kind of weird threesome, right there in the next room. That’s how my day started with my dear sweet mother who has known me for 47 years suspecting I might be a little light in my loafers and a radio personality groupie to boot. Now we’re having tea and muffins by the bay window on the Wally Crouter’ Show but this time my mother was tearing apart my kitchen in her quest to rid the world of its diminishing supply of bran muffins. “A good turf surface provides the best cushion, he says. But if any worries about about potential liability are truly the sole impetus for spraying parks, what about the harm sustained by playing on fields that have been chemically sprayed? Weeds, it appears, just don’t cut it when it comes to providing a good surface for the kids. And why, in heaven’s name, do it at all? Perkins points out that the town is in the public eye; that it must be very careful to provide the safest facility for users. The town is in the public eye, to by Steve Nease Ever since I can remember, my mother hardly ever called one of her children correctly the first time. It’s usually, “joan...er, Gail...oh dangit...Bill!” I may be over-reacting but on this morning, when she called me Joan, she Was very slow in correcting herself. I tried to move her off the topic of Fabio bringing up our long- running argument of who. 3 cuter on Married With Children--Al Bundy or his son Bud--but she wouldn’t be budged today. “No, of course not,” she said, stopping to shake her head at the shot of Fabio naked and writhing on a bearskin rung in front of a roaring fire. “He looks very strong,” she said.- “And I didn’t stick my face on that guy’s body either,” I assured her. After I Wrote a column about Fabio being womans’ perfect man, an anonymous and some- what deranged female'reader sent me this oversized, full color cal- endar With approximately 12 semi-nude photographs of the Italian Tarzan. On the cover photo she had taped my column photo on top of Fabio’s body. “I didn’t buy that calendar, Mom,” I said, matter-of-factly. “I didn’t say yOu did, dear,” she said without looking up. lake side and as I divvy up the morning paper, Marg put a stack of old newspapers on her lap and pulls out--I swear I’m not making this up--the 1994 FABIO Calendar. Many Oakville residents choose to spray their lawns with chemicals. But the municipality has a responsi- bility to act as an example-not to point to all the lawn'spraying trucks pulled up at Oakville driveways as some kind of rationale for using the stuff on parks All too often, we hear the lament from the municipality that there isn’t a lot of control on this level; we lis- ten as local officials claim helpless- ness in the face of provincial or fed- be sure and rather than providing playgrounds that look like mani- cured golf courses, why not take the opportunity to lead the way for a pesticide-free municipality? 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I’ll proba- bly have to join the Reform Party just so I can bet called a redneck womanizer. And that did it. There were no more discussions A silent supper was followed by and early-to- be-d eVening. » But humor being my life,.l couldn’t resist getting the last word on this one. I must have sat in my office with the receiver to my ear, pretending to make a phone call for nearly 15 minutes before my mother walked by the door. That’s when I whispered into the receiver, loud enough for her to hear: “I can’t meet you. tonight Wally, my mother’s get- ting suspicious!” Just after lunch I heard her talking on the phone in my office. I couldn’t hear what she was say- ing but I prayed she wasn’t‘talk- ing to Wally Crouter’s wife. Li'n' " > Dorval But here is the wonderful oppor- tunity to do something on a local level that shows some vision; some greater responsibility for the ecosystem in general. And if a few people call to complain about young Tommy playing on weeds, tough. era! restrictions or policies. In the near future, council will grapple with this thorny issue and whether or not to use 2,4-D or con- tinue with the same program. Perkins, in revising the initial draft report, says he will provide a host of options for councillors to consid- er. The pesticide-free alternative should be at the top of the list. 220 North Service Rd. W. Dorval 8: Q.E.W. ~ A GLENN OTTAWAY