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Contingent on designation Continued from page 1 5 · Wednesday, November 21, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Oakville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to support the inclusion of the Glenorchy lands within the Greenbelt. Halton Region Chair Gary Carr said working to maintain and enhance Halton's natural features not only makes Halton a great place to live, but also a great place to work. That attracts business, which in turn betters the local economy. In addition to the Glenorchy project, Flynn said, the Province is also preparing to initiate consultations regarding a new Urban River Valley Designation for the Greenbelt Plan. This new designation would help facilitate adding publicly-owned lands in urban river valleys currently outside the Greenbelt into the plan. Flynn said the designation would allow for the protection of these urban river valleys while permitting municipalities to build essential infrastructure, like flood ponds, when necessary. Oakville council's support of Glenorchy's inclusion in the Greenbelt is contingent upon the Urban River Valley Designation being adopted. John Vice of Conservation Halton said since 2009, his group has been working with community groups, volunteers and others to restore 170 hectares of the Glenorchy Conservation Area to its natural state. "We've planted more than 52,000 trees and shrubs as well as wetland grasses and prairie grasses to create habitat for song birds, frogs, turtles, salamanders and other wildlife," said Vice. "Once this work is done, Glenorchy will be riziero vertolli / oakville BEAVER / @halton_photog open to the public and members of the community will be able to walk its trails and enjoy natural green expansion: Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn announced the province hopes to add Glenorchy areas only a few minutes from downtown to the Ontario Greenbelt, the first Greenbelt expansion since the protected land was established in 2005. Oakville." Vice said much work still needs to be done and OAKVILLE'S DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL Conservation Halton is continuing to look for community partners to help them finish the job. Flynn said consultation schedules and locations for the proposed Glenorchy addition and EXCEEDS ALL DRIVING PROGRAMS the Urban River Valley Designation proposal would be released soon. · Maximum Insurance Discount DRIVING EDGE TRAINING Inside Opinion............................................6 Artscene.........................................24 Sports.............................................26 Classified........................................29 Full Delivery: Sport Chek, Salvation Army, Real Estate, Shopping Guide, JYSK, Atmosphere, Home Hardware, Rona, Dania Unique, Terra Greenhouses, National Sports, Bouclair, Petsmart, Home Depot, Staples/Business Depot, Sears For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com · Easy Payment Plan · Patience and Courtesy Is Our Virtue · Modern Dual-Controlled Car · Course Fee May Be Tax Deductable · Driving Tests Arranged ·Specialist In Teaching Nervous Beginner NEXT WEEKEND COURSE: NOV 17-18, 24-25 4 DAYS IN A ROW COURSE: Please view our online Calendar. 21 21 YEARS YEARS EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE Only School in Oakville to offer Standard &Automatic Lessons Defensive Driving Course $400 + HST 905.469.8880 · drivingedge.co · info@drivingedge.ca 2448 Lakeshore Rd. West · Unit 18, 2nd Floor