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JUST WEST OF DORVAL 905.825.BEER 2337 However, the settlement also offers benefits to the landowners, who will save hearing costs, and be able to move forward on development projects more quickly. Cheatley expects the construction on the first projects to get underway in 2009. Work on high density office and retail space along the Trafalgar Road corridor, as well as residential housing in the area between Sixth Line and Neyagawa Boulevard is expected to begin most quickly. Mattamy Homes is one of the large landowners in the Sixth Line and Neyagawa area. Company president David Stewart was on hand Tuesday, to speak on behalf of the landowners represented by the agreement. The landowners are dedicating about 600 hectares of land toward the Natural Heritage System, which Stewart described as "the cornerstone of the most environmentally-sensitive new urbanist community in North America." "We came perilously close, on a number of occasions, to accepting far less." Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn Two previous settlements with developers in the contested area had resulted in donations of 223 of the 600 hectares of land toward the Natural Heritage System. The first settlement occurred in June, 2006 and also included $10 million in development charges up front and another $5 million toward the development and construction of a sports complex at the North Park location off Neyagawa Boulevard, just north of Dundas Street. Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn, who sat as a member of Town Council during the most contentious of the north Oakville develop- OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN? New Treatment Combines Sound Pressure Waves and Exercise in Warm Water for Pain Relief AquaSonix Therapy is the new treatment program combining sound pressure waves and low impact exercise in warm water therapy pools for the relief of pain and to improve flexibility and mobility. The course of therapy is 15 treatment sessions. In Oakville, AquaSonix Therapy is held at the Oaklands Regional Centre on Bond Street. Call to Register 416-622-2121 ment discussions, described the deal as "a significant achievement." "We came perilously close, on a number of occasions, to accepting far less," he said, adding the settlement meets the needs of residents who urged local politicians to do a better job with development. Despite the highly congratulatory tone of the press conference, however, not everyone is happy with the deal. Members of the Residents Association North of Dundas (RAND) say they were shut out of the negotiations, and believe the settlement waters down or eliminates earlier agreed-upon wording designed to protect existing residents along Burnhamthorpe Road. "There's more protection for the future community than there is for the existing community," said Laura Knowlton. She and other RAND board members have requested party status in front of the OMB to make their argument that development should be compatible with the existing residential community north of Dundas Street. "We want it not to destroy our quality of life," said Knowlton. In addition to dealing with RAND, the Town will also make arguments to the OMB around four smaller plots of land held by owners not represented in the settlement. The agreed-upon secondary plan basically calls for high density development along Dundas Street, Trafalgar Road and Sixth Line. Employment lands, primarily for industrial use, will run from north of Burnhamthorpe Road up to Hwy. 407, although a transition zone of medium-density housing and institutional uses will be used to buffer Burnhamthorpe Road residents. Cheatley says the agreement has resulted in a development that will be sustainable and transit-friendly. Transit routes are intended to be established very early in the development process, and ideas such as requiring developers to provide new home purchasers with one year's worth of transit passes are being considered. Still, Cheatley noted that the challenge will be to stay true to the secondary plan's vision over the coming 20 to 30 years of development. "You have to start with the strong vision," he said. "Then you have to have the fortitude to hang onto it."