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Laymarri G artenE^jjpmentl imats ui h u ,` jf Is; Jtus I CURRENT POWER MACHINERY INC. 1661 U t e t a n M. K fctesesaum Buzz out in five S ports page c i A Metroland Publication Vol. 40 No. 81_____________ " U S I N G C O M M U N I C A T I O N TO BUILD B E T T E R C O M M U N I T I E S " WEDNESDAY, JULY 9. 2003 48 Pages S1.00 <Pi u s C S D Critical 0MB hearing to begin Monday Future of land under microscope By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Savoline makes bid for fourth term as Halton chair By JASON MISNER SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Joyce Savoline will be seeking a fourth consecutive term as Halton's regional chair. Savoline. who has held the position since 1994. said the love of the job -- and the backing from her family -- are the main reasons why she paid her $200 registration fee in a bid for another term in office. "I still have a strong passion for what I do." she said. "I still have the energy the job requires, and I love Halton and the differences of the (four) munici palities. "1 could never do a job like this without the sup port at home." Municipal elections across Ontario will be held Nov. 10. Joyce Savoline Savoline is one of two regional chair candidates to register so far. The other is Burlington resident Anne Marsden. Halton will be facing a number of pressing issues in the coming years that Savoline said she wants to help steer. "I feel there are a lot of things that are happening right now (hat I'm very interested in." Those things include ensuring imple mentation of a revised Official Plan -- a municipality's main blueprint for growth -- as well as dealing with regional growth issues and increasing financial pressures from the provincial government. Marsden. who vied for regional chair in 2000 and 1997. thinks families are being under-serviced in Halton. "I want to see the families served in Halton and 1 want to bring back the heart to Halton." she said. For information on how to register for the chair's position, call the Region at 905-825-6000. The long-aw aited O ntario Municipal Board ( O M B ) hearing -- which will seal the future of Oakville north o f Dundas Street -- begins Monday at 10 a.m. Given the complexity and seriousness of the issues, three months have been set aside to hear evidence in the hearing, which last year was called "the most important Ontario Municipal Board case of 2003'" for the 905 area by University of Toronto urban studies professor David Lewis Stein. This schedule, of course, is Plans for growth in dependent on the length of time all parties require for their wit north Oakville nesses. the cross-examination of would accommodate these witnesses and to accom modate the likely procedural at least 55,000 new wrangling which was a hall mark of the pre-hearing. residents and Earlier this year, during the 35,000 new jobs by pre-hearing, a May 26 start date had been considered but due to 2016. the sheer volume of motions and counter-motions by all parties involved, the formal com mencement of proceedings was delayed until this month. For the first week of the hearing, the venue will be the Galaxy Club, located at 475 North Service Rd. E. Hie follow ing weeks of the hearing will be held at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre. 1280 Dundas St. W.. again beginning at 10 a.m. Times and legations ;ire subject to change. Plans for growth in north Oakville would accommodate at least 55,000 new residents and 35.000 new jobs by 2016. iSee Fate' page A2) Noise, air pollution concern Falgarwood residents By Kim A m ott SPEC :iAL TC) THE BEAVER One by one. residents of Falgarwood Drive approached Town councillors Monday night to complain about the impact of a new warehouse and shipping facility in their neighbour hood. Over and over, they cited the same problems -- noisy trucks operating at all hours o f the night, smelly fumes per meating their backyards and homes, the clanking and crash ing of trailers being loaded and unloaded. But they also consistently told councillors that a proposed (See Warehouse' page A7) Chantal Ayotte · Special to the Oakville Beaver MARTIN IN FIGHTING FORM: Federal L iberal leadership hopeful Paul M artin breezed into town Sunday to meet and greet p arty faithful. M ore than 300 people filled the auditorium at H alton Regional C entre on Bronte Road to listen to M artin push his platform . For fu ll story, see page A 4. B a c k y a r d d r a in a g e is s u e w o r r ie s r e s id e n t s Bog a breeding ground for mosquitoes By Howard Mozel ( >.\KYILLE BEAVER STAFF Backyards in summer arc for barbe cues and pool parties, says Lees Lane homeowner Allen Anderson - not breeding mosquitoes. Anderson is adamant that the Town of Oakville take action immediately to fix the creek-tumed-storm management channel that has become a bog at the bottom of his backyard and those of his neighbours. The waterway would be of no conse quence, says Anderson, if there was a steady flow. Long after it rains, howev er, standing water remains and just south of his property there is a perma nent bog - a perfect breeding site for mosquitoes. The pesky insects were so bad last year that Anderson and his fam ily were reluctant to even go outside. Now, as just about everyone knows, the bugs also carry the potentially dead ly West Nile virus (WNV), a disease that last summer struck a 72-year neigh bour on Wolsey Crescent. How much convincing does the Town require, says Anderson. 'Hie homeowner, who has lived on Lees Lane for three years, asserts that the watercourse is no longer a naturallvfed creek but rather a canal for converg ing run-off from the larger neighbour hood. As such, he believes the stagnant water makes the problem a municipal responsibility. If he had a poorly-graded yard and run-off damaged a neighbour's proper ty. Anderson continued, he would be on the hook for the bill. If the "creek" is used by the municipality for storm water management, it should rectify the situation. "This is my backyard, so why can the Town dump water on my property? They can't have it both ways," he said. "This is serious." North o f A nderson's home at Pinegrove Road and Lees, a large cov ered culvert empties storm water from Speers Road underneath Pinegrove then along the approximately 1.500-foot uncovered "creek" to another covered pipe. This drains the water further south (See 'Town page A3) HIDE Editorials............................ A6 Focus....................................B1 ArtScene..............................84 Sports..................................C l Classified............................. C4 Business.............................. C6 Best Wheels........................ C7 (Support Your Local Carrier) DELIVERY For home delivery A customer ten-ice call (905) 845-9742 M on. Tues.. Thurs. 9 a m - 6 p.m.. Wed Jc Fri 9 ti n t - 8 p.m. orSaiuniay 10 a m 4 p.m. For new subscriptions, coll {905) 845-9742 or subscribe online (ff www.otAvillebetntr.cotn SVLC Partial Delivery: Rona H ome a n d Garden. Rona Coshway. V ie Max. M ississauga Booster, Cogeco, Nettlewoods, Sport Chek. 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