The future of the southeast? By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Residents heard a variety of possible futures for the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) and former Oakville Trafalgar High School sites at an open house at Oakville Arena last Wednesday. And while information about the Oakville Arena itself was available at the open house, Town of Oakville officials were clear the arena will be the subject of a separate study to determine its future -- whether the Town invests in refurbishing it or tears it down and rebuilds in its place. On Wednesday, it was all about the Oakville Trafalgar land block and surplus southeast school sites. Diane Childs, Oakville's manager of longrange planning in Oakville, said there are a quartet of options for the OTMH lands, bounded by MacDonald Road, Reynolds Street, Allan Street and Wallace Park. "This is the site where a community centre will fit. With the community centre, you have associated outdoor parkland," said Childs. The South Central Public Lands Study has identified a need for a 25,000-30,000 square foot community centre, which would feature a gym, pool and flexible community space. "There are two options showing the community centre on the north side of the site, closer to Reynolds and MacDonald, and there are two options showing it more in the middle of the site, closer to the existing high school." Some of the scenarios advocate keeping OTMH's parking garage while others show the site without it. All options call for a private medical building, possibly for a doctor's office or walk-in clinic, to be established. All plans also call for a mix of detached dwellings and low-rise apartments on the site. Options C and D advocate townhouses. Childs said the former Oakville Trafalgar High School would be part of the design. The high school site could be part of new buildings while options C and D envision portions of the school as part of a new community centre. Meanwhile, the open house also laid out possibilities for the lands of the former Chisholm Public School at 165 Charnwood Dr., Linbrook Public School at 1079 Linbrook Rd., and Brantwood Public School, 221 Allan St. The trio of schools were closed in 2012 due to changing demographics in the area. They were subsequently bought by the Town. "For Linbrook School, we developed three options," said Childs. "One option is to reuse it as a private community centre, so to sell it. We are preserving the woodlots on the north side, they would remain in Town ownership." Another scenario would see the building sold and two detached residential dwellings established on the remaining land. See Scenarios page 14 9 · Wednesday, December 12, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTO / @halton_photog opening a new chapter: The former Oakville Trafalgar High School site sits empty. YMCA of Oakville GIVE THE GIFT OF HEALTH NOVEMBER 5 DECEMBER 23 Gift certificates n at the Peter Gilganow avail a b l e Fa m ily Y M C A ! Grandma Dad Gran d Ju lie Swimming lessons* m Ja es Gym Kids* Aqua Fit fitness classes* Cycle Fit fitness classes* Wellness Centre* pa 10 personal training sessions Mo m *Programs and services are included with the price of a YMCA membership. ymcaofoakville.com 905-845-3417