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B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday August 15, 2001 NOTICE OF A STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING Proposed Amendment No. 18 to the Official Plan for the Region of Halton The Council of the Regional Municipality of Halton, through its Planning and Public Works Committee, is holding a Public Meeting to provide interested individuals an opportunity to comment on proposed Amendment No. 18 to the Official Plan for Halton Region. Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 5, 2001 Meeting Time: 7:00 P.M. Meeting Place: Council Chambers, Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville ON L6M 3L1 Purpose of Amendment: To allow Dufferin Aggregates to Expand its Milton Quarry by adding approximately 83 ha (205 acres) of land located adjacent to Town Line on Part of Lots 12-14, Concession 7 (Nassagaweya) in the Town of Milton and Part of Lots 13 and 14, Concession 1 (Esquesing) in the Town of Halton Hills. The Official Plan for the Regional Municipality of Halton presently designates the subject partly Escarpment Rural Area, partly Agricultural Rural Area and a small part Greenlands A. Explanation: The public meeting is a joint public meeting concerning Amendment No. 18 to the Halton Region Official Plan as outlined above, and related amendments to the Official Plans for the Towns of Halton Hills and Milton. Persons having an interest in this matter may present their comments to the Committee. It should be noted that the Town of Halton Hills and the Town of Milton held public meetings on the related amendments to their Official Plans on May 22n d and May 28* respectively. To Get More Information.- Proposed Amendment No. 18 may be viewed at the Office of the Regional Clerk, between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. weekdays, or a copy may be obtained by calling Bob White, Ext.7204 at one of the numbers listed below. Those wishing to address the Committee are requested to telephone the Regional Clerk, Tina Agnello, at Ext. 7237, prior to Thursday, August 30, 2001, 4:30 P.M. or Fax 905-825-8822. Note: Persons wishing to be notified of Regional Council's position on proposed Amendment No. 18 must make a written request to the Regional Clerk. If a person or public body files a notice of appeal pertaining to a decision of the Regional Municipality of Halton in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to the Regional Municipality of Halton before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Related Applications: Amendment No. 135 to the Niagara Escarpment Plan and Niagara Escarpment Development Permit; Licence under Aggregate Resources Act; and Amendments to the Official Plans for the Town o f rfalton Hills and the Town of Milton. Contact: Telephone: Toll Free: Bob White, Principal Planner 905 825-6000, Extension 7204 1-866-442-5866 (1-866-4HALTON) Photo by Peter C. McCusker Halton Region Chair Joyce Savoline, centre, toted meals for Oakville Kiwanis Meals On Wheels one morning in April. The agency won the Share The Chair promotion. She delivered with Sheila Beatty and Ann Bartlett. Meals on Wheels: 25 years offeeding seniors, shut-ins By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR It began with the preparation and delivery of 12 to 15 meals during the 1960s. The meals, consisting of soup, a main course and desert, were prepared in the restaurant kitchen of the former downtown Oakville Cham ber of Commerce Building on Lakeshore Road. Clients paid for their meals if they could. Most of them didn't. Deliveries were made five days a week. That service operated until about 1971, when the Chamber's restaurant was no longer able to prepare the meals. The first meals on wheels program was initiated during World War II in Great Britain. Meals were delivered in baby carriages to seniors displaced by the blitz. The need for. such a service became evident and continued during peacetime. It also spread into other countries. The first Canadian program started in Brantford, Ont., in 1963, and remains active today. It is one of more than 120 agencies across Ontario. Little more is known about the Oakville's first meals on wheels pro gram, but the need was made evident in a local needs survey. In October 1976, the program was officially launched as Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels. This year, the agency is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The anniversary will be celebrated at the agency's annual meeting to be held St. Paul's United Church on Sept. 20th at 1 p.m. Speaker will be Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline. Last April, she delivered meals with volun teers as the agency won the region's Share The Chair promotion. Since its beginning, the hot meals have been prepared at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Six years ago, frozen meals prepared by Private Recipes of Brampton were added. And, three years ago, a sandwich option became available. Today, Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels delivers about 36,000 hot and frozen meals, five days a week. Many deliveries are made by Kiwanis Club members. Since its inception, Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels has deliv ered 474,195 meals to 6,870 clients. During its first year of operation, 1,909 meals were delivered to 41 clients by 44 active volunteers, includ ing 10 emergency and relief drivers, who donated 2,550 hours. In its last fiscal year ending March 31, the agency delivered 35,958 meals to 632 clients. These include 18,598 frozen meals, 10,119 hot meals, 5,816 bulk meals for the Halton VON, and 1,425 sandwich es. The deliveries were made by 159 volunteers who donated 14,917 hours. The agency expanded its service in 1993. Until then, meals were delivered only to clients in their own homes. That year, Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels began serving noon meals at the SENACA Seniors Day Program, five days a week. It was its first bulk meal program. This continued until a few years ago when SENACA moved into Oaklands Regional Centre where meals are prepared by its kitchen staff. In April 1995, the bulk meal service . began at the Halton VON Seniors Program. Service is provided five days a week. "Our clients pay only for the cost of food," explains executive director Judy Bindon. "There are no mark-ups." Hot meals cost $4.25 each. Frozen entrees are $3.75. Soup and desert is available for $2.50. Sandwiches,-which come only as an option with hot meals, cost $1.75. "Our most popular frozen package is seven entrees, or five entrees with soup or dessert, both for $23.50," said Bindon, adding "the frozen meals were originally intended for weekends and evenings, but they've proven quite pop ular. "We supply a certain amount of nutritional value," notes Bindon. For many clients, these meals are their main source of nutrition. They make their own choices from a list of options. Special diets can also be accommo dated, such as renal diets, pureed foods, vegetarian, lactose intolerance, gluten free - "we can handle basically all dietary needs," she explains. Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels has the capacity to accommodate more clients, and has an ongoing need for more volunteers. Deliveries take up to three hours a day. Clients can be referred to doctors, social workers, concerned neighbours, relatives, and friends. Potential clients may also call for service themselves, without a referral, the agency can accept more clients, and is also looking for more volunteers. Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels can be reached at at 905-842-1411; fax 905-842-1415; or email okmow@spectranet.ca. Office hours, at 627 Lyons Lane, Ste. 307, are Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The agency has two full time and two part time staff, and is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, Long Term Care. It's budget is about $95,000 annually. www .region.halton.on.ca HALTON REGION NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING Proposed Amendment to the Official Plan for the Halton Region The Council of the Regional Municipality of Halton, through its Planning and Public Works Committee, is holding a Public Meeting to provide interested individuals an opportunity to comment on proposed Halton Region Official Plan Amendment No. 17. To Get More Information; Proposed Amendment No. 17 may be viewed at the Office of the Regional Clerk, between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. weekdays, or a copy may be obtained by calling Edward Soldo, Ext. 7475, at the phone number listed below. Those wishing to address the Committee are requested to telephone the Regional Clerk, Tina Agnello, at Ext. 7237, prior to Wednesday, August 29, 2001, 4:30 P.M. The purpose of Amendment: The purpose of this Amendment is to revise Map 3, "Functional Plan of Major Transportation Facilities" and Map 4, "Right-of-Way Plan of Major Highways" of The R e g io n a l P la n (1 9 9 5 ) to reflect recommendations of detailed corridor strategy studies that have been approved by Regional Council. There are two items in the Amendment: 1. Map 3, "Functional Plan of Major Transportation Facilities," is amended by changing the functional classification of Dundas Street and Bronte Road/Regional Road 25 from "Provincial Highway" to "Major Arterial." 2. Map 4, "Right-of-Way Plan of Major Highways," is amended by changing the right-of-way requirements of: a) Trafalgar Road between QEW and Highway 407 from 42m to 47m; b) Dundas Street from "Provincial Freeway/Highway" to 42m; and c) Bronte Road/Regional Road 25 (three sections: between QEW and Derry Road, between James Snow Parkway and Acton Urban Area southern limit; and between Acton Urban Area northern limit and 32 Side Road) from "Provincial Freeway/Highway" to 35m. Note: If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Regional Clerk at the address noted below. If a person or public body files a notice of appeal pertaining to a decision of the Regional Municipality of Halton in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, and does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to the Regional Municipality of Halton before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal. Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Place: Wednesday, September 5, 2001 9:30 A.M. Halton Room Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Road Oakville ON L6M 3L1 905 825-6000 1-866-442-5866 (1-866-4HALTON) Halton Professional Business Women's Club thanks its president with $2,200 donation The Halton Professional Business W omen's Network recently celebrated its 5th anniversary. To thank Laura Kupferschm idt, presi dent of Macdonald Scott Consultants, host of the network, for her hard work, dedication and unw avering support, members of the network and Halton community presented a $2,200 donation to the M acdonald Scott Foundation. The mission of the M acdonald Scott Foundation is to fund a series of scholarships and sponsorships for fem ale students from Halton pursuing a post secondary education, HPHWN lim e I I . 200V Pay To The M lc D 0n ,|d S C T ll C o « s d l;« . » - - ' ------------ c 2 200 Telephone: Toll Free: w w w . region, halton. on. ca Photo by Andrea Nielsen Shown from left, with the donation, are Wendy Marlow, president, The Art of Marketing Inc., Burlington; Laura Kupferschmidt, president, M acdonald Scott C onsultants, and Emilia Romano, creative director, Success By Design, women in business ly to help Native requiring micro loans Canadians become selfand grants, and national- sufficient.