Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 5 Oct 1994, p. 2

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By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff According to Anne Fairfield, local politicians need a lesson in Civics 101. In order to help teach them, she‘s decided to run for the Ward 6 llllllllllllllll INTRODUCING: Oakville‘s ULTIMATE Fitness Facility! regional seat in this fall‘s municipal election. After all, going to the ballot box is a concept Fairfield sees in black and white: the public conducts a perforâ€" mance appraisal of its politicians, hirâ€" ing the ones who do the job right and "Apathy is my only enemy," says Fairfield, a former Halton Board of Education trustee and the current firing those who don‘t. There‘s no room for indifference. Carat Gold Plated Emblems Just because the Town must cope with the "downward spiral" of "Right now I have more questions about this than answers," she said. If elected, Fairfield realizes she won‘t be able to please everyone all the time. To this end, she says if resiâ€" dents don‘t want their taxes to increase they will have to help make the tough decisions about what they are willing to do without. There has to be the will to work with all kinds of people, she continâ€" ues, in order to find the solutions to problems. "That lesson came through loud and clear," says Fairfield. "When you have two elected officials who work against each other, their votes cancel each other out and the community is the loser." She was lured back into the fray by what‘s become known as the Grand Boulevard Plaza issue â€" a volatile debate over the fate of the derelict commercial site which has split the Iroquois Ridge community in two. executive director of Halton Helping Hands. Thursday, October 6th: The Oakville Crime Prevention Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Bronte Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. A public meeting on rollerblading will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Call now and reserve your place to hear about some ideas that could earn you higher returns and save you taxes! Due to the limited number of seats available please call Dorothy at (905) 815â€"0090 to reserve your place. LACAC (Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee) meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Halton Region Administration and Finance Committee meets at 1:30 p.m. at regional headâ€" quarters, 1151 Bronte Rd. The Traffic Advisory Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Wednesday, October 5th: The Halton Region Planning and Public Works Committee meets at 9:30 a.m. at regional headquarters, 1151 Bronte Rd QUESTION: Are you getting maximum returns from your investment? SPEAKERS: _ Donna Tyre FCSI, (Investment Advisor) Robert Hague Senior Manager, Bank of Montreal David Doering B.A. Econ. (Investment Advisor) Mark Twerdun B.A. Comm/Econ. (Investment Advisor) iging at Member of the Bank of Montreal Group of Companies "The bottom line? Work with peoâ€" ple and for people," she says. "I don‘t have an ego. Life‘s too short." Fairfield says she plans to run a "conventional" campaign focusing on meeting members of the public and learning their concerns â€" a plan she hopes to continue into Council. Fairfield, who has lived in Oakwville for 27 years, served three terms on the Halton Board of Education before retiring in 1985. She returned to school and finished a gerintology multiâ€"discipline certifiâ€" cate at Sheridan College. Breaking her leg provided a valuable lesson about accessibility for the handiâ€" capped and for the last seven years she has been with Halton Helping Hands. ‘"We need people who have lived and experienced (paying taxes) and who are expecting positive leadership in a negative time. We need some hard, practical, realistic decisions," she says. "It‘s not going to be easy, but it can be done." provincial cutbacks, she adds, does not mean costs at the municipal level have to go up. The Oakville Youth Crime Prevention Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The Oakville Site Plan Committee meets at 5:3 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Oakville‘s Administrative Services Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Bronte Room of the Oakville Munici;_)gl Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Tuesday, October 11th: Oakville‘s Commumt' Services Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Oakville Room of the Oakville Municipal Buildin 1225 Trafalgar Rd. A meeting regarding an Official Plan Ammendment Zoning Subdivision Application fo River Oaks 2B Lands in the Trafalgar Room at the, Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Municipaeruilding, 1225 Trafalgar Rd The proposal conforms to t provisions of Zoning Byâ€"La\ 1984â€"63, as amended. Information pertaining to th proposed mausoleum additi is available by contacting C. Provost, Clerk‘s Departmen 338â€"4179. Persons wishing to express t comments may do so by writ! to the Town Clerk, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. Submissions must be received later than November 4th, 1994 MEMORIAL GARDEN (CANADA) LIMITED This public notice is to advise that Memorial Gardens Ontari Limited intends to make appli tion to the Ministry of Consun and Commercial Relations â€" Cemeteries Branch of Ontario construct Phase 3 to an existi mausoleum on the lands marked "Subject property" 0 the map below, known as G/ Oaks Memorial Gardens. Ph 3 will contain 668 crypt spac The meeting will be held at Howard Johnson Hotel on Atr Road. The evening begins with a bar at 6:15 p.m. with dinner to fo at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $25 for nonâ€" bers and $20 for members. For tickets or membership in mation, call Robert Logie, viceâ€"p membership at 338â€"2667. J Vince Carlin, Senior Produc the Documentaries Unit for the C will be the guest speaker at the 19th meeting of the Oak Canadian Club. Carlin‘s topic will Journalism vs. Politics or Incredible Facing The Inevitable. CBC executive at Cdn. 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