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www.oakvillebeaver.com Beaver A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 47 No. 77 THE OAKVILLE 21 Minutes to Fit SPORTS BOOKKEEPING TAXATION rickman.ca Rickman since 1992 905-845-2484 FINANCING 0 % FINANCING 0 HELD OVER % % HELD OVER FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2008 64 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" Lyons Lane high-rise plan set for next stage By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The proposed building of condominiums in the Lyons Lane area drew little interest from the public at the Planning and Development Committee on Monday night. Only a single delegation came forward to express their concerns. Creekbank Properties are calling on the Town to change the zoning for land north of the intersection of Lyons Lane and Cross Avenue, at the site of the abandoned and boarded Seniors lament loss of community buses By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF See Plan page 4 Inside Artscene......................................40 Sports ........................................48 Real Estate ................................51 Classified ..................................55 Full Delivery: Dominion, Canadian Tire, Petcetera, Food Basics, Longo's, Quality First Daycare, Superstore Partial Delivery: Ontario Place, Pharma Sense, Covers, City Parent, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Holy Chow, Home Hardware, Sobeys, Home Outfitters, Pharma Plus, Fortino's, Sleep Factory, The Barn, Best Buy, Shoppers Drug Mart, Future Shop, The Source by Circuit City, The Brick, Bass Pro Shops, Color Your World LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER SURPRISE: Retiring Post Corners school principal Trish Gordon was given a bouquet of roses during a surprise farewell reception by her students outside the school Monday morning. Fond farewell for retiring principal By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF 340 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.338.0388 / www.mformen.com Post Corners Public School said goodbye to retiring principal Trish Gordon on Monday during a ceremony of such size and splendor that only a reception for a visiting head of state could have rivaled it. Driven to the school in a convertible for the 9 a.m. ceremony, the Post Corners principal of seven years got a taste of what she was in for as the street leading to the school was lined with children and teachers holding signs that read `You Rock,' `We'll Miss You' and other short, but passionate statements. At the school hundreds of students cheered Gordon's arrival with one group hoisting a sign that read `Farewell Mrs. Gordon, Thanks for a Great Seven Years.' As Gordon made her way into the school, she was greeted by two rows of children each holding a single rose, which they offered to her as she passed. The moment was made all the more poignant by a piper, who played the bagpipes as Oakville's senior citizens turned out in droves at Town Hall on Tuesday to get some much needed answers from council concerning the cancellation of the community bus service and about what is being put in its place. Around 50 senior citizens attended this week's Community Services Committee meeting where they first listened to a presentation by Transit Services Director Barry Cole about why the community bus service is being removed. Cole noted that the community bus was initiated as a pilot project in 1991 to provide a regular, accessible transit service to seniors within the downtown area. The intention was to connect seniors with shopping, medical and recreational facilities. However, since 2004 the community bus program has experienced a decline in ridership of more than 34 per cent. Cole noted the subject of the community buses was brought up at the Town's 2008 budget process during which time it was decided that because of a decline in ridership the community buses would be incorporated into the existing bus service. "We've gotten to the point where we're averaging just three rides per See Principal page 2 See Oakville page 4 California Shutters By MANUFACTURING & SALES Serving Southern Ontario Since 1988 20 Year Anniversary Voted #1 Shutters Store Again! www.shutters.on.ca 1254 Plains Road E., Burlington (Just east of Maple Ave) Telephone today for a free estimate, 905-634-4869 Fax: 905-634-9659 Out of town call 1-800-263-9631 SHOWROOM HOURS: 10 AM-4 PM MON.-FRI.,10 AM-3 PM SAT., OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT