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OFFICIAL MEDIA OF c a r e s s ? CENTRE I 338-0602 G re a t G ifts D a d ! Section c 'ADDLING FOR THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS A Metroland Publication Vol. 37 No. 71 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16,1999 56 Pages 75 G aits (plus GST) TWO DECADES OF SUPPORTING OTMH: When golfers tee off on Aug 11th for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Beaver Charity . Golf Tournament, it will mark 20 years of support for the hospital. Originally started by the Oakville Beaver, the tournament is now coordinated by the Royal Group of companies. The site is Wyldewood Golf and Country Club, and the fees are $175 per golfer. Hole sponsorships at $250 each are also being sought. This will see a sponsor's name posted on tee or green and printed on the event program. Getting ready for some practice are: (1 to r) Adrian Coote VP and Manager RBC Dominion Securities in Oakville, Marj Dawson Area Manager Royal Bank, (in Chrysler from Glenleven Motors that goes to an ACE golfer) Claire Barrett Royal Trust Financial Advisor, Darice Lush OTMH, Marion Richardson Manager Royal Bank, and Fern Michel Account Manager for Royal Bank. For further informa­ tion, call Adrian Coote at 815-8270 or fax: 815-8180. Photo by Barrie Erskine Photo by Ted Brown THE FUNG'S THE THING: Nicole Morrison of Oakville was one of 380 competitive dancers who braved the heat to take part in the dance competitions at Georgetown Highland Games, Saturday. Dancing in the Novice 11-and-Under division, Nicole showed her great form in the sword dance category. f Cancer vo lun tee r * S enior o f the Year Helen Stainton, a volunteer driver for the Oakville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society for 40 years, is Oakville's 1999 Senior Citizen of the Year. She received the a w a r d Thursday at the Oakville Senior C i t i z e n s R e c r e a t i o n Centre on Kerr Street. S t a i n t o n Helen Stainton: drives cancer Senior of the Year patients for Photo by treatments in Peter C. McCusker Toronto two or three times a week. She has also served on the Cancer Society's volunteer board of (See 'Senior' page 3) + Trio charged in road rage incident A trio of Etobicoke men are facing charges in connection with a road rage incident that started on the QEW at Dorval Drive on Saturday. According to the OPP's Burlington Detachment, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. Marco Auletta, 19, of Oakville was driving his red Mazda on the highway when two black BMWs - one driven by Firas Nemo, 20, and Alin Mansour, 19 - were involved in tailgating, speeding, passing each other and driving aggressively. All the vehicles exited the QEW at the westbound ramp to Brant Street in Burlington. At that point both BMWs blocked in the Mazda on the ramp. Mansour and his passenger, Haitham Polus, 20, allegedly exited their car and assaulted Auletta and caused a considerable amount of damage to his car. Auletta received minor injuries. Seized were two baseball bats, a lead pipe and a holder to conceal a knife. Mansour has been charged with assault with a weapon and mischief. Polus was charged with assault and mischief. Nemo was charged with possession of a concealed weapon. Any witnesses are asked to contact Const. Kim Cheeseman at 681-2511. Home-based' businesses under attack Old bylaw doesn't allow for realities of work in the 90s By Sandra Omand SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER The Town of Oakville is seeking the public's help as it tries to bring the zoning bylaw govern­ ing home-based businesses up to date with modern technology. The existing bylaw was written in 1965 and rewritten in 1985, before home computers, laptops, printers and faxes made it far easier to conduct a business from the home. At the same time, the town wants to protect res­ idential neighbourhoods from excessive commer­ cial traffic generated by home-based businesses. The first public meet­ ing on the matter is set for June 23rd, at 7 p.m. in the Trafalgar Room of the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. The public will be asked to comment on recommendations out forward in a discussion paper entitled "Home-Based Businesses - Future Directions For Oakville." A copy of the paper can be picked up at Town Hall. On behalf of its members, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce urges anyone operating a home-based busi­ ness, or anyone affected by one, to attend the meeting or forward their comments to the chamber. "It is a golden opportunity to give your input on a piece of impending leg­ islation that is going before council and will impact the home-based communi­ ty," said Don Crossley, Executive Vice President of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. The existing bylaw only permits home-based businesses in detached and semi-detached dwellings. No signage is allowed, no person other than family members residing in the residence may be employed in the business, no goods are to be stored on, or shipped from, the premises, and there is to be "no public office or visiting of the premises by cus­ tomers, clients or salesmen on business." Those restrictions date back to the original 1965 bylaw. Bob Griesbach, incoming president for the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, said the existing bylaw is "overly restrictive." He recom­ mends it be changed to encourage home-based business while ensuring there will be no undue nuisance to neighbours. 'The Chamber's posi­ tion is that the home- based business sector is important to economic growth and therefore any bylaws, licens­ ing or regulations should not in anyway interfere with growth and activities in this sector," said Griesbach. The two suggestions presented in the discussion paper are to either draft a new bylaw and rely on zoning bylaw provi­ sions to regulate home-based businesses or establish a licensing system. Bruce Bellows, a planner in the Planning Services Department of the Town of Oakville, said the town is con­ sidering a combination of the two, there­ by having home-based businesses both zoned and licensed. The amount a home-based business would be charged for a licence, if that option is taken, has not been determined. Currently the town charges between $50 to $500 a year to license occupations such as beauty salons, taxis, and driving schools. David Cash, Oakville's General Manager of Economic Development rec­ ognizes that a licensing system may dis­ courage home-based business. This is why the town wants input on whether it will be better or worse if they institute such a system. "With a licensing system home-based business has the ability, if they have a (See 'Complaints' page 4) "The Chamber's position is that the home-based business sector is important to economic growth and therefore any bylaws, licensing or regulations should not in anyway interfere with growth and activities in this sector." -Bob Griesbach, incoming pres. Oakville Chamber of Commerce INSIDE today's paper Business................................A8 Focus.------- ..............._______ B1 Art & Entertainment............... B8 Fathers Day_________ C1 Classified........ .......................C5 Homes & Gardens......._______C8 Sports.____________ .............D1 Automotive............................. 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