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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 30, 2007 - 9 OAKVILLE - Celebrating 150 years! NATURALLY GREEN PESTICIDE AWARENESS PROGRAM The Town of Oakville participates in the `Naturally Green' Pesticide Education and Awareness campaign in partnership with Halton Region, area municipalities, Landscape Ontario and the Organic Landscape Alliance. As part of the program, the Town encourages residents with sensitivities to pesticides to sign up for the Town's confidential pesticide registry. The Town supports registrants by sending Naturally Green pesticide awareness information to nearby homes and businesses. This is expected to be the last year for the Pesticide Registry as By-Law #2007-036, a by-law to regulate the use of pesticides within the Town of Oakville, comes into effect January 1, 2008. This by-law and more information on the Registry can be located on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca. Town residents are also encouraged to access the Town's website to see if they live within 50 metres of an area identified as being a "sensitive use area." Sensitive use areas include schools, licensed daycares, playgrounds, parks, churches, licensed seniors residences, universities and hospitals. If you would like to register or require more information, beneficial insects and earthworms by ceasing to use please call the Town's Pesticide Information 905-845-6601 insecticides and fungicides. Most of these organisms help ext. 3006 or email pesticideregistry@oakville.ca your lawn and may be harmed when pesticides are used. Ten Steps to be Naturally Green (Part 2 of 2) 6. Help your lawn breathe 9. Control pests naturally Prevention is the best approach for managing pests. Try managing weeds by improving the general condition of the lawn, as well as by hand weeding. If you keep your lawn healthy using good maintenance practices, your lawn will be less susceptible to pest damage. Soil can get compacted from ordinary use. This restricts air, water, and compost from getting to the plant roots. The most effective method to relieve compaction is core Consider alternative ground covers, such as shrubs, vines, aeration, where small deep plugs of soil are removed and native plants, especially for shaded, dry or difficult (minimum depth 6 cm/ 2 ½ inches), then broken up by areas. Replace grass with paving stones in heavy traffic raking and left on the surface. Core aerators can be rented. areas. Experiment with alternative landscapes such as mulch, perennial beds, or rock gardens. 10. Try something different 7. Feed the soil Use organic or slow release nitrogen along with top-dressing and grass-cycling. Available at garden centres, organic fertilizers can include bone and blood meal, fish emulsions, and seaweed. Soil tests are recommended to determine P/K (phospshorous/potassium), pH, and micronutrient needs. 8. Protect your helpers Your lawn's soil is home to many living things. Protect Oakville Town Crier Competition 2007 STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1984-63, as amended, Proposed General Amendments TOWN INITIATED - Town-Wide - File No. 42.03.74 Members of the public are invited to attend and provide input at a public meeting hosted by the Planning and Development Council to be held on: Monday, June 25, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, in the Council Chambers The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is a number of general amendments to the Town of Oakville's Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1984-63, as amended, specific to residential, commercial and employment regulations and provisions including: · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Adjust bay window encroachment regulations Incorporate a commercial vehicle weight, height and length regulation Regulate driveway widths in residential zones Remove side yard walkway regulation for the R11 and R12 zones Revise regulations for non-conforming uses Update various definitions Reorganize and revise commercial zone regulations in table format Revise split zoning clause Update roads right of way table Reorganize format of Employment Regulations table Revise and/or eliminate various Special Provisions Clarify where service stations and service stations with car washes are permitted uses in commercial zones Add the ancillary sale of food and sundry uses as being permitted uses within service stations Permit and regulate accessory uses in Employment zones Revise regulations for road widening and non conforming lots Revise general format of Holding Provisions and update existing Holding Provisions to reflect new format Remedy general inconsistencies Address a number of general administrative items Good ye citizens of the fair Town of Oakville and all visitors here-to, Puruse ye well the following: The Town of Oakville therefore, wishes to announce to one and all, that, on Saturday June 23, 2007 at high noon in Coronation Park during the Oakville Waterfront Festival, there shall take place, a competition, between those interested in vying for the position of Official Town Crier for the fair Town of Oakville. Ye are encouraged to compete in or attend this special event, and to cheer on your preferred hopeful. Posted this day in the Town of Oakville, in the year of Our Lord, 2007. Participants (18 years of age and over) interested in competing for the title of Oakville Town Crier must complete the registration form available on the Town of Oakville's website at www.oakville.ca or at the Clerk's Office at Town Hall (1225 Trafalgar Road). Registrations will be accepted at the Clerk's Office until 4:30 p.m. on June 22, 2007 and at Coronation Park on June 23, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. only. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Town of Oakville, Planning Services Department before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of The Town of Oakville to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to The Town of Oakville, Planning Services Department before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca during the week of June 18th. Questions, written submissions or requests for notification may be directed to Ramona Boddington, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON. L6J 5A6, telephone: (905) 845-6601, extension 3032 or email rboddington@oakville.ca. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 30th, day of May, 2007.