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A4 ¥ THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday April 4, 2001 Munn's Creek area residents wary of spring rains ` By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF impact on the golf course as best it could, said Lambert. could, said Lambert. The Town has purchased purchased two two propprop The Town is now negotiating with public meeting on March 22. tion. ^ ie Town has erties -- 112 Culham and If an an agreement agreement can't can't be be reached reached "The preferred alignment through ert'es *1~ Culham and 109 109 the Oakville Golf Club and a decision If "The preferred alignment isis through Osborne-- through fair negotiation is expected by May 2, said Oakville with the golf course, the channel will the golf course," said Lambert. `T he public works engineer Darnell likely go through seven Otter Crescent golf course route is what w e're aiming with the owners to facilitate the creek crossing for the preferred golf club Lambert. properties. for and all indications look good." To update residents, the Town held a And that could require expropriaThe Town would attempt to limit the route. "Neither property was expropriat ^ * ---------------------------------------------------------ed," assured Lambert, noting one had been on the market. "The open channel offers the com munity a greater level o f protection. A report on the quality o f life in urban Canada indi "These findings are truly am azing," said FCM This design does not introduce the pos cates most citizens in Halton enjoy a high standard o f liv President Joanne Monaghan. "They show that Canada's sibility o f debris blockage," said ing. Results are contained in the second Quality of Life economic boom has not benefited everyone. Too many Lambert. Report recently released by the Federation of Canadian people have been left behind." Debris blocked the current grate last M unicipalities (FCM). The data also shows the gap between the rich and poor May when firefighters had to rescue a The report is a result o f partnership of 18 cities and has grown in Halton, a finding that is consistent across few residents using inflatable boats. An regional municipalities that share similar challenges and Canada. Oakville Transit bus was stationed on concerns about the quality o f life in urban centres and the "As H alton's population increases, there will be Culham to provide temporary shelter impact on municipalities and taxpayers. increased pressure to improve the quality o f life for all for the occupants o f 25 evacuated Halton data indicates a high quality of life exists for our citizens," Savoline said. `T h a t includes poor seniors, homes. most Halton residents in a number of areas including people seeking affordable housing, sole support parents If negotiation with the golf club is high rates o f employment and income levels and low and working poor whose income is insufficient for food successful, major construction should averages for low birth rate babies and lone parent fami and shelter costs. We must be diligent in continuing to begin next fall. lies. respond to the needs of all out citizens and ensure that Not far from residents' minds "We are .pleased the report shows that Halton remains Halton remains a great place to live." though is last year's disaster. a great place to live," said Halton Region Chair Joyce The Quality o f Life Report uses a set o f eight indica Savoline. "But we are committed to meeting the needs of tors that measure social and economic progress in Town council heard their tales of all our citizens. Poverty is an issue affecting many com Canada's cities. The report is intended to establish per horror last summer as homeowners munities, including Halton." manent benchmarks and monitor the well being o f who live alongside M unn's Creek -- The report found poverty and income inequality has municipalities over time. notably on Culham, Osborne and Otter continued to expand in large urban communities since the A copy of the FCM 's Quality of Life Report 2001 is -- painted a grim picture o f flooded first Quality of Life Report was issued in 1999. available on the FCM Web site at www.fcm.ca. basements, raw sewage, and destroyed belongings. F l o o d v i c t i m s w o n 't f o r g e t M a y 1 2 s t o r m Residents Street, esidents along along Culham Culham Street, Osborne Crescent and Otter Crescent will not be praying for rain this spring. Rainfall still brings back haunting memories of last year's May 12"storm of the century" that forced many resi dents along those three streets out of their homes. The downpour flooded the 1960'sstyle, enclosed culvert pipe on M unn's Creek and neighbouring residents saw water, even some raw sewage, pour into their homes. Their nerves will have to ride it out again this season, too. Although a backhoe will be parked at the creek, on 24-hour stand-by, in case of trouble, a permanent solution to the problem isn't expected to be fixed until next May. Town o f O akville public works engineers believe the answ er is to replace the existing culvert and drain with an open channel. The channel could take one of two routes -- the preferred route would start at 112 Osborne Crescent, then meander through the Oakville Golf Club's lands. It would interfere with some o f the course's greens and fairways -- and this golf season. 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