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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 10, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada Fare Type Cash fare Adult tickets Student tickets Senior tickets GO co-fare Day pass Cost $3.00 10/$25.50 10/$21.00 10/$17.50 $0.65 $10.00 Fare Type Adult monthly pass Student monthly pass Senior monthly pass Student Freedom Pass GO with Gus Pass Cost $88.00 $58.00 $50.00 $10.00 $23.00 NEW TRANSIT FARES Fare increase effective January 1, 2009 For more information visit www.oakvilletransit.ca. For more information visit www.oakvilletransit.ca. Mr. Manoj Dilwaria, Principal Transportation Division, Delcan Corporation, 4056 Dorchester Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6M9. Tel: 905-356-7003 ext. 231. Fax: 905-356-7008. m.dilwaria@delcan.com. Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE #2 Class Environmental Assessment for Speers Road Improvements (Bronte Road to Kerr Street) December 17, 2008 ­ 6 ­ 8 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar/Oakville Room The Town of Oakville is currently undertaking a Class Environmental Assessment for roadway improvements in the Speers Road corridor between Bronte Road and Kerr Street. The study will consider various issues including, but not limited to: · Existing and future travel demand · Pedestrian, cycling and transit requirements · Operational and infrastructure deficiencies · Approved and proposed changes in land use In accordance with the planning process for Schedule "C" projects under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, October 2000, as Amended in 2007, a Public Information Centre (PIC) was held on May 1, 2008 to present and obtain comments on the problem statement and broad level planning solutions. Subsequent to the first PIC, the project team has identified a preliminary recommended design for the subject portion of Speers Road. In developing this design, the project team considered technical requirements of the Town, input from key stakeholders and technical agencies, as well as local environmental and economic constraints. A second PIC is being held to present and obtain comments on the preliminary recommended design and related issues. Interested members of the public, local business community and agencies are encouraged to attend. Information pertaining to the Study will be on display and members of the project team will be present to discuss any issues or concerns you may have. Following the PIC, the Preferred Design will be confirmed based on comments received. If you are unable to attend the PIC and would like to submit comments/obtain further information on the Study, please contact one of the following project team members: Mr. Irfan Arab, Senior Project Leader, Engineering and Construction Dept., Town of Oakville, PO Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. Tel: 905-845-6601 ext. 3312. Fax: 905-338-4159. iarab@oakville.ca. NOTICES OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE FIVE around 1914 and lived here for many years with his wife Isabel Parnaby, their three sons and two daughters in close proximity PROPERTIES Any Notice of Objection to these proposed designations must be filed with the Town Clerk within 30 days. Further information respecting any of these proposed designations may be obtained by contacting Michael Seaman at 905-845-6601, ext. 3875 or by email at mseaman@oakville.ca Part Lot D, Block 25, Parcel 1 and Part Lot E, Block 25, Parcel 1 293 Church Street, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on September 22, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Part Lot D, Block 25, Parcel 1 and Part Lot E, Block 25, Parcel 1 municipally known as 293 Church Street under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The subject property is located on the north side of Church Street between Trafalgar Road and Reynolds Street in the historic commercial and residential downtown area of Oakville. The principal resource on this site is a 2 ½ storey Edwardian Classicism house. The house at 293 Church Street is a representative example of a 2 ½ storey brick, American Foursquare type house built with the influence of Edwardian Classicism. Edwardian Classicism was prevalent in Ontario from 1900-1930. The simplified yet formal and composition of Edwardian Classicism was a practical house form which contrasted with the eclectic composition of the late 19th Century. Decorative elements of the house include bay windows, brick voussoirs over the windows and stone sills. The property is historically associated with Thomas Aston Blakelock and James Bulman Blakelock, brothers who owned the Blakelock Brothers' Lumber Mill located on Randall Street, directly northeast of the subject property. Originally from Yorkshire England, Thomas Blakelock constructed the house to the lumber mill. In 1929, Thomas was the Mayor of Oakville, while residing at this residence. His involvement in municipal life extended from Councillor, Reeve and Deputy Reeve for Oakville to Reeve and Warden of Halton County. Blakelock was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1929 to 1943, representing the Liberal Party. Blakelock also served on the Oakville-Trafalgar District High School Board as member for ten years and as a member of the Board of Parks. In recognition of his many years of devoted service to Ontario, Halton County and Oakville, the Thomas A. Blakelock High School was named after him. Its current location and orientation which supports its historical relationship to Church Street and to the houses directly to the east of the house. Part Lot B, Block 25, Parcel 1 296 Randall Street, Oakville, ON TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Town Council, on September 22, 2008 resolved to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate Part Lot B, Block 25, Parcel 1 municipally known as 296 Randall Street under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 18, as a property of cultural heritage value and interest. The subject property is located on the south side of Randall Street between Trafalgar Road and Reynolds Street in the historic commercial and residential downtown area of Oakville. The principal resource on this site is an early 1900s 2-storey frame house. The house at 296 Randall Street is an early 1900s 2-storey frame structure. The design of the house is unique as some of its features are common with 19th-century vernacular architecture while the proportions of the house are consistent with Edwardian architecture of the day. This property is historically associated with the Buszard family who purchased it in 1913. The house at 296 Randall Street was built in 1916 as a home for Harriet and her husband James Buszard. Family history indicates that James was the builder of the house. James was a carriage painter by trade and was employed at the William Whitaker and Sons Carriage Works, a prominent Oakville business in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries which was located nearby on Trafalgar Road. Local accounts indicate that James was renowned for his artistry in painting carriages and sleighs. Harriet and James had 10 Children only three of whom survived to adulthood. Of those who did, two daughters, Annie and Edith died in the Spanish Influenza Epidemic of 1918. In 1935, The year James died, the house was left to George Edward Buszard, their continued ... The subject house is contextually significant as it helps to define and maintain the historic character of this part of the downtown area which is comprised of adapted former residential buildings whose historical occupants were closely associated with nearby commercial and industrial enterprises such as the former Blakelock Lumber Mill and the William Whitaker and Sons Carriage Works. The building is of a similar scale and vintage as other historic early 20th Century structures in the vicinity of the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Church Street. The preservation and integration of the downtown's remaining historic buildings like 293 Church Street into new development is integral to retaining this area's cultural heritage. Key exterior attributes of the house which embody its physical and historical significance include: · The 2 ½ storey form and structure of the main house including bay window protrusions and roofline · The brick cladding · Placement of the doors and windows · Wood trim and wood windows · Stone foundation and stone sills · The brick chimney · Hip roof with intersecting gables Key attributes of the house which contribute to its contextual significance include: