Oakville Beaver, 22 May 1994, p. 1

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hile Bronte area residents will present a unified / â€" front Wednesday when Council considers the Environmental Assessment Study for the Twelve Mlle Creek/Burloak Drive Area, several unresolved issues will likely make the evening a hot one. To date, the special interest groups formed to deal with a number of the plan‘s components have worked hard to hamâ€" mer out a string of compromises which â€" for the sake of the Bronte area community as a whole â€" they hope the Town will adopt. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Town council set to cross Bronte bridge issue Wednesday Paper SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Food City, Canadian Tire, AP, Kmart, Biway, Aikenheads JAKVILLE BEAVER A Metroland Community Newspaper is. _ Vol. 32 No. 60 yA Méfiwfflm@/‘féw/ya-f â€"CCNA Befter Newspapers Competition 1993 : Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 The municipality, however, has not agreed to several contentious issues which individual groups plan to fight all the way. The stakes could get high and expensive. If after Wednesday‘s approval these points are left unresolved, any of the parties involved can file within 30 days an individual environmental assessment with the Ministry of the Environment. Ward 1 councillor and chairâ€" man of the study‘s steering comâ€" mittee Ralph Robinson hopes the process which has been construcâ€" tive thus far won‘t come to that. "In my opinion we have done everything we possibly can," he said. "I‘m confident there will be a resolution Wednesday night that will satisfy everyone." The residents feel virtually all outstanding issues would be elimâ€" inated if Council simply adopts the information presented in their comprehensive report, The Response to the Environmental Assessment From the Community of Bronte. On Wednesday, councillors will be presented with the preâ€" ferred alignment for Burloak Drive and the surrounding road system, including the contentious north and south bridge crossings over the Twelve Mile Creek. Also on the table will be the reconâ€" (See ‘Outstanding‘ page 3) Rideâ€"aâ€"thon benefits D.A.R.E. program The 25 km ride starts at 9 a.m. at Queen Elizabeth Park School, 2301 Yolanda Dr., and follows a scenic route through south Oakville. There will be three mountain bikes and 10 helmets as draw prizes for participants, and free tâ€"shirts will be given to the first 300 riders. Free hot dogs and pop will be available for everyone. Rotary Club of Oakville West Bikeâ€"aâ€"thon organizer John Hislop, Halton Police Sgt. Joe Prasad, and Korrieâ€"Sue Marshal, of ReMax invite everyone to either take part or sign a pledge sheet for the club‘s third annual bikeâ€"â€"aâ€"thon next Sunday. Proceeds from this year‘s event will go to the Halton Regional Police D.A.R.E. program. (Photo by Peter McCusker) *Â¥ he third annual Rotary Club of Oakville West Bikeâ€"aâ€"thon next Sunday will benefit the â€"_ Halton D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program next Sunday. The first Rotary Club of Oakville West Bikeâ€"aâ€" thon raised $5,000 for youth related activities and last Sponsors for this year‘s ride will be taking part in the actual event as well as helping out with the costs. They include Korrieâ€"Sue Marshall from REMax, Derek Elliott from Pizza Hut, Ren Henderson from Henderson, Perris, Welsh Chartered Accountants, Simon Pong from Pong Galluci Family Dentistry and Polywheels. Funds for this year‘s event will go to the D.A.R.E. program sponsored by the Halton Regional Police Service. Pledge sheets can be picked up at all schools and many retailers, or call 548â€"3422. year‘s event raised $6,800 for Halton Women‘s Place. SUNDAY, MAY 22 JAY, MAY 22, 1994 28 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) 338â€"6550 24 Hour

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