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June 12,1974 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Real estate board to consider piiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwwiiiiiiMiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimu-- W OR ■ w m giving up commission controls M a r h h a m E c o n o m i s t & S u n By MARY BULL Today directors of the Oakville Real Estate Board will tackle the tflfejor issue in their ^ m s try -- whether or n o t to u n f r e e z e commission rates from board control and allow them to float with the market. President of the board, Fred Penney, said the directors will be dealing with the problem at their morning meeting and the past president of the Canadian Real Estate Association, Albert Fish, will be addressing local brokers later on in the day. CREA, said Penney, h a s a l r e a d y recommended that all boards es t ab l i s h a f l o a t i n g r a t e in ant icipat ion of the federal governm ent's pending competitions act which will outlaw all control of rates and c o m m i s s i o n s by professional groups such as the law society and the real estate board. The recommendation to float the rates, he said, came from the recent annual CREA meeting held in Regina and only four boards across Canada voted against the motion. Oakville separate riding if report gains approval T ORONT O - A provincial riding called Oakville will be created if the recommendations of the Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission are accepted by the legislature. I n c l u d e d in t h e preliminary report of the commission, made public here late last week, is the recom m endation that Halton Region would have three seats instead of the present two -- Halton East and Halton West. According to the report, Oakville should be a seperate riding while the southern portion of Burlington would form the second Halton seat. The northern part of Burlington and the rest of Halton East and Halton West would be joined into one ma s s i v e ru r a l constituency. C i t i n g a l a r g e r population as the reason fo r i nc r eas i ng the number of provincial ridings, the commission recommended that six new seats be created, bringing the total of ridings to 123. The commission has r e q u e s t e d t h a t submissions regarding the proposals from the public be made prior to July 12. However Halton East M PP J a m e s Snow, minister of government T ow n will have m o re ro a d fu n d s serv ices , said this deadline would probably be extended until later in the month because of the July 8 federal election. Commenting on the new b o u n d a r y suggestions, Snow said he has had little chance to study the report in detail but that " I don't think Oakville will disagree with it -- you have the ideal situation." Halton West MPP George Kerr, solicitor general, has already gone on record as being against the splitting of n o r t h a nd s o u t h Burlington into two ridings. Snow added the final report of the commission would be presented to the legislature late this fall and the new boundaries would be in effect for the next provincial election slated for late in 1975. I------------ ------------- --- Mayor Harry Barrett informed the Public Works Committee on Monday night that the Province has irfcreased Oakville's grant for supplementary construc­ t ion a l l oca t i on by $2,080,000. Mayor Barrett said the Town Administrator and Town Engineer will assess the roads program in light of the grant and will present a report when their project is completed. RED DRAGON C H I N E S E F O O D Pick-up, Free Delivery 8 4 5 - 3 8 6 6 When this amount is added to the amount of $520,000 which received prior approval, the town's total construction subsidy for this year is $2,600,000. "BE AN ANGEL" Tell your neighbours and friends that we specialize in custom framing. But also have various sizes in stock frames. You decide about non-glare or regular glass. Mats cut most sizes. Be sure and bring your pictures and we will install them free except when stretching is required. Yes we have a selection of prints. HOUSE OF * 1 0 ,0 0 0 PICTURE FRAMES 2344 Industrial St. Burlington Phone 637-9527 OPEN Tuesday-Friday 9 6 Saturday 9-4 m , CANADIAN BAKERY and PASTRY SHOP Now Open OUTDOOR BACKYARD CAFE Meet your friends for coffee and pastries in an Euro­ pean atmosphere. Our Umbrella Tables offer a seat­ ing capacity of 28 out in the fresh air where you can really relax and enjoy the fresh air. OPEN DAILY M O N. to SAT. 9:30 A.M. to 5.-30 P.M. (Weather Permitting) LIGHT LUNCHEON Served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proprietors -- Liz and Fred Streit 2 3 2 LAKESHORE RD. E. 8 4 5 -4 1 9 1 So far, he added, boards in Barrie and Winnipeg have released their rates and Toronto is considering the taking. of similar action. At present the board rates for homes sold in Oakville stands at five per cent regardless of whether the sale is exclusive or completed t h r o u g h t he organization's multiple listing service. If the board decides to unfreeze the commission, predicted Penney, there will probably be little fluctuation "but if there is any movement it will be up." Penney said he was basing his statement on the experience of both Barrie and Winnipeg wh e r e r a t e s have increased slightly but no " rate war" has occurred. The president added that until the floating rate system is fully explained to the board of directors, the brokers and the board members, he expects " heavy opposi t ion" to the change. Inland acquires tenth newspaper Inland Publishing Co. Limited has added one of the oldest newspapers in Ontario to its chain of community newspapers. With the acquisition of The Markham Economist & Sun, as of June 5, the circulation of the Inland group of 10 community newspapers has now reached more than 210,000. Douglas Bassett, President of Inland Publishing Co. Limited was delighted with the purchase of the 118-year-old newspaper, from Uxbridge Printing. In welcoming the newspaper to the Inland family of community newspapers Mr. Bassett said, " Inland Publishing and The Markham Economist & Sun share the same philosophy -- one of a great concern for community affairs and the people living therein." He continued, "With Inland's modern equipment and printing plant we shall be able to give The Economist & Sun's market area the very best service." Mr. Bassett named Jim Thomas as publisher of the newspaper. Mr. Thomas had been with The Stouffville Tribune for more than 25 years. 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