And she noted that never in the ree years of Roller Blading all ver town as well as out to urlington, has she ever been asked o leave a store by a merchant or een other disruptive Roller laders. She believes safety is important t believes another law that slaps nes on law breakers is not the way ensure it. ~ I think she has a point. Oakville has long had a reputaâ€" on for being ahead of the game in any areas â€"â€" just look at the reputaâ€" ion it has for the forwardâ€"thinking lan of lakefront dedication. While nany municipalities have had to uy back their lakefront land, "You know what Stowe, ermont‘s answer is to the increase Roller Blading? They‘ve put in a 5â€"mile path just for Roller Bladers ikers and cyclists," she pointed out fter the meeting. | The 44â€"yearâ€"old mother of three dys told town council last week }x‘at she will no longer be able to mljoy doing what she likes to do â€" ating the few blocks to her store She is both a merchant and a Bronte every day. oller blader and doesn‘t think such blyâ€"law is necessary. All it does, she believes, is disâ€" urage a new form of transport at is a great way of fitness as well s being environmentally safe and und. ily 20, 1994 In Oakville, municipal politiâ€" ians have barred inâ€"line skating otherwise known as Roller f\lading) on downtown Oakville usiness streets, at the request of e downtown Oakville BIA. They ould have had a complete townâ€" ide ban on the downtown areas in akville, but balked when it was arned the other BIA‘s had not en asked for any input. grees with such a blanket disapâ€" roval of the new way of transâ€" ortation. L But Audrey Carson, for one, disâ€" [ have to agree with those who think there are other ways of learning to live with new, nvironmentally benign forms of ransportation than just slapping ines on the newcomers. St. John Ambulance The Caribbean could be yours for $5 â€" $10 Buy your chance to win! 466 MORDEN RD., OAKVILLE $44â€"4844 The Jazz Festival opens in conjunction with MIDNIGHT MADNESS on Friday night and runs throughout the weekend. ~â€"COMMENT FRIDAY JOULY 22 TOWNE SQUARE 6:30 â€" 7:30 pm FRANK WRIGHT QUINTET 7:00 â€" 7:15 pm Official Opening 8:00 â€" 9:00 pm MONCEF GENOUD TRIO 9:30 â€" 11:00 pm JIM GALLOWAY‘S WEE BIG BAND idewalk skaters have a place in transportation network SATURDAYJULY 23 LAKESIDE PARK 12:30 â€" 1:30 pm THE RUSS LIT TLE QUARTET 2:00 â€" 3:30 pm MONCEF GENOUD TRIO Oakville _ Friday, July 22 Saturday, July 23 Sunday, July 24 Three weeks in Europe went by in a blur After landing in Lisbon, we drove south to Alentijo, north to Guardia, east to Spain through Malaga, then ~ve just returned from three weeks of touring Europe and in the words of my brotherâ€"inâ€"law Danny â€" "it was BEAUTYâ€"ful!" ~ As you might imagine, Europe was a real eyeâ€"opener for Danny â€"â€" a postie in Welland, Ontario â€" who regularly gets lost on the route he‘s had since 1984. I made one serious strategic error in traveling with my brotherâ€"inâ€"law in that after I agreed to go, I...okay, make that two serious strategic errors. After I agreed to go, I put Danny in charge of the driving. As navigator, translator, and sightseeing guide, I was deeply disappointed in not being able to utilize my talents since, as the drivâ€" er, Danny did not stop except to sleep and even then, sometimes at the wheel. PUD Oakville has long had a plan to proâ€" vide a long link of parkland right along the lake. 4:00 â€" 6:00 pm PETER APPLEYARD QUARTET feat. ED BICKERT SATURDAY JULY 23 TOWNE SQUARE THE RHYTHM AND TRUTH BRASS BAND 3:30 â€" 5:30 pm AURA WITH THE RON RULLY TRIO 6:00 â€" 8:00 pm MEMO ACEVEDO‘S JAZZ CARTEL SUNDAY JULY 24 LAKESIDE PARK 12:30 â€" 2:30 p.m. FAITH CHORALE :00 â€" 3:00 pm That was good thinking many But we didn‘t stop because for Danny, Vasco da Gama, like Henry The Navigator in Sagres and Christopher Columbus in Seville, was just one more dead guy who couldn‘t give directions. Besides, on the way into this lush and ancient villa on the banks of the meandering, azure River southeast to Africa and Moroceo, then we stopped because Danny felt that was enough for one day. For Danny, Europe was strictly a matter of speed and mileage. For me â€" not that I mind sitting in a car for 14 or 15 long, hot, sweaty hours at a time â€" it was a little tiring. Roaring north out of Lisbon, we passed through the picturesque mounâ€" tain village of Belem where I pointed out for Danny, the famed tomb of Portugal‘s greatest explorer, Vasco da Gama, who sailed from here in 1497 and returned in triumph having disâ€" covered the passage to India. So where is the vision and creâ€" ativity in just slapping fines on peoâ€" ple who are introducing such an environmentally benign form of transport? years ago. It showed vision and creâ€" ativity. Surely there is something else that can be done for those who wish to get from one side of the downâ€" town area to the other than eject them from the area. If Rroller Blading is barred from the sideâ€" Oakville Transit nX 3t sn3 Oakville Transit is pleased to announce extended service to the Ennisclare Corporate Centre on the North Service Road between Third and Fourth Lines. Residents will now be able to reach the Ennisclare Corporate Centre, located beside the SportsDome, during the day by taking the 18A Glen Abbey bus, Details about the hourlÂ¥) service can be obtained by calling Transit at 815â€"2020. Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville or by mail to: P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6, Telephone (905) 338â€"4197. Specifications, proposal forms and proposal envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. The Corporation reserves the_right to reg'ect any or all : proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.1.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing Office Services SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Purchasing Department, on or before 12:00 NOON, local time, PROPOSAL FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF A FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROPOSAL NUMBER PROPâ€"12â€"94 There are no Council or Committee meetings until August 2, due to summer scheduling. 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6H 2L1 MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1994 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Oakville Transit It‘s not that Danny didn‘t appreciâ€" ate such cultural landmarks because as we were leaving Belem and I pointed out the fiveâ€"storey Monument To The Discoveries, without even taking his eyes off the road for a second, he said â€""BEAUTYâ€"ful!" Tague, Danny had to "brush back some mulliac on a moped" who made the mistake of thinking his license plate gave him some kind of right to be on the same road as us. We‘d lost valuable time teaching him a lesson. We went to Seville â€" the heartbeat of Spain â€" with its mysterious winding alleys, secluded sunâ€"drenched patios, walks why then not provide more bike lanes or figure out some way of integrating it into the area? For myself, I am disappointed that we too will no longer able to have a pleasant way of getting home from school. This past spring, while the kids Roller Bladed along the wide downtown sidewalks, we‘d stop and shop of bread or proâ€" duce and chat with some of the merchants. No one, particularly the many I shouldn‘t say we never stopped. In Tangiers, Morocco, Danny purâ€" chased a leather bag, and he had nothâ€" ing but positive things to say about the efficiency of a marketing system that and the jasmineâ€"scented gardens. At least, that‘s what the guide book claimed. I didn‘t actually see any of this because we went to and through Seville like, as Danny likes to say, grain through a goose. We did Seville in less than 30 minutes and if it wasn‘t for "a bunch of noonâ€"hour geeks and gawkers", Danny feels we could have done much better. All I saw was a man with an overturned bread cart in my rearâ€"view mirror, shaking his fist at us near the Cathedral De Seville. I couldn‘t tell if Danny was referring to the upset breadâ€"seller or the great Gothic stainedâ€"glass windows surâ€" rounding the 184â€"footâ€"high Moorish minaret â€" but I remember him saying, "BEAUTYâ€"ful!" elderly people who smiled when they saw us meander slowly along, ever told us anything negative. In fact, we heard only positive comâ€" ments. Integration and diversity is what it‘s all about in a downtown area and the best ones have it all â€" the music, the people, the businesses and the different ways of getting around. Read just about anything by Witold Rybezynski â€" particularly his engrossing Looking Around Thanks to the following for their generous support: The Oakville Beaver, The Downtown Oakville BIA Businesses, Mediacom, Canada Post, eye Weekly, The Town of Oakville, The Marr Group Limited, Mattamy Homes, St. Lawrence Cement, Lear Seating, The Royal Bank, Toronto Dominion Bank, The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal LePage (downtown Oakville offices), Royal Life of Canada, Duvaire, Movers Int‘l, Ford of Canada, Bell Canada, Westroc, O‘Connor McLeod, Rosedale Trucking, Holiday Inn. | Call the J/ Street bands at Midnight Madness: EASY WINNERS * THE MUDCATS 114 Robinson Friday July 22 Sat. July 23 9:00 pm â€" 1:00 am John Lennard Bruce Klorfine Jim McHarg and His Jazzmen ADMIRAL NELSON 167 Lakeshore Road East Saturday July 23, 9:00 pm â€" 12:00 am Kid Bastien The Happy Pals THE QUEEN‘S HEAD 118 Dunn Street Sat. July 23, 9:00 pm â€" 1:00 am THE OAKVILLE CLUB* 56 Water Street Friday July 22, 8:30 pm â€" 12:30 am The Remy "Satchmo" Demello Trio feat Remy Demello, Henry Strong Al Scott Friday, July 22 (Midnight Madness!) â€" Sunday, July 24 TICO BAR GRILL, 256 Church Street, (25% off food orders!) Sunday July 24, 6:00â€"10:00 pm by Steve Nease In only three weeks, I got to see every town in Portugal, Spain, and the northern section of Africa; and I think once while I was asleep in the back seat, we went through southern France. allows you to shop through your drivâ€" er‘s side window. And in the town of Meda, he stopped and introduced himself to a fellow of letters, a comrade in envelopes, a uniformed, helmeted Portuguese postie on a motor scooter. The guy was polite, even though his helmet appeared to bring an enormous amount of pressure on his ears and forehead. But he had little time for us. He explained to me that in Europe posties have to push on through their routes quickly so that they can be finâ€" ished and in the taverns by no later than one o‘clock in the afternoon. When I translated this to Danny, he said: BEAUTYâ€"ful!" I hope this account of my travels with Danny doesn‘t give you the wrong impression. I had a terrific series of essays â€" who speaks of the decline of city centres and the almost pervasive alienation in these areas. Near Badajoz, Spain, he stopped and took a photograph of an old man on a donkey, so he could "tell the inside guys I met Juan Valdez on my holidays." Limited options serve only to fragment and isolate. That‘s not what downtown living should be all about here or anywhere. We should do our best to embrace any other form of transport that gets us out of our allâ€"tooâ€"comfortable cars and makes our downtown cores diverse, vital, fully integrated places. GRABBAJABBA 1 16 Thomas Street Sat July 23, 8:00 pm â€" 12:00 am COoGNITO‘s 221 Lakeshore Road East Sat July 23, 9:00 pm â€" 1 1:30 pm Sunday July 24, 1:00 pm â€" 3:00 pm DESSERTS UNLIMITED 162 Lakeshore Road East Saturday July 23, 9:00 pm â€" 1:00 am PARADISO 125 Lakeshore Road East Saturday July 23 12:30 pmâ€"2:30 pm 6:30 pmâ€"8:30 pm THE BEARDED COLLIE 234 Lakeshore Road East Saturday July 23, 9:00 pm â€" 1:00 am Call Jazzline 845â€"5585 Box 5405 July 22â€" 24, 1994 Pestival Eestival