The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday July 31, 2002 - A 5 Homeowner pleads for understanding from neighbours (Continued from page A 1) Fountain filters have been replaced (Continued from page A1) going up in flames. As it was, houses immedi ately north and south sustained damage. Moore's house was still under construction at the time, just as it was on March 2 8 ,20Q1 when it was also levelled by fire. Two of the seven fire vehicles on the scene were also damaged as firefighters advanced hose lines. A strong wind blew debris all over the neighbourhood and at least one ember was found on the roof of a house on Cox Avenue. Soon after the fire, the site officially became a crime scene with Halton Regional Police assuming the lead role in the investigation, backed by the Oakville Fire Department and the Ontario Fire Marshal. Neighbours on the street said last week they are fearful of Moore rebuilding on the site and do not want him to return under any circum stances. When asked if he does plan to rebuild, Moore said it's just too soon to tell. "I'll do what's best for my family when it's time to do it," said Moore. "Emotions are run ning just too hot right now." Moore - who said some unknown party must be "stalking" his family - explained that he has been co-operating fully with police and fire investigators in an effort to solve the "hideous" crime perpetrated against him. In the meantime, he said his family is "surviving." "We're not sleeping well at night with somebody doing this to us," he said. Moore has lived on Ennisclare since 1990 and said he had hoped to renovate the site then "lead a peaceful life" there. Unfortunately, he added, that's a wish that has not come true. "All I wanted to do was get settled in on the street like we did before," he said. Moore said he has been forthcoming to all filters that work to screen out sediment on the fountains' water faucets. "We've also been trucking in fresh water and will do so until the Ministry of Labour, plant environmental officials and an independent consultant agree that there's no cause for further concern," said Amone. Despite testing that contin ued over the weekend, no fur ther positive results for bacteria were recorded. Nor were any found at the new Canadian headquarters or the Ontario Truck Plant, said Amone. "We will not reactivate the fountains until we get an allclear, likely over the next cou ple of weeks," said Amone. Ford has not confirmed what strain of bacteria was found in the drinking water. The water testing is done routinely and is scheduled to coincide with the summer shut down, said Amone. Agawa Canyon September 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29 4 days $695 D e N u re T o u rs This sm ouldering rubble w as all that rem ained o f King M oore's hom e follow ing the third fire in three years at the Ennisclare D rive residence. 1-800668-6859 Price is per person twin and includes all taxes except GST. R eg. # 's #500009376 [y j c o g " ---------- and 500009377 police, but can't think of anyone who would want to hurt him. Having sold the computer software business he owned for 33 years and now focused on his "hobby businesses," Moore said you don't always make friends in the corporate world, but that he has "searched his mind" for enemies and come up blank. As for his neighbours and the sometimes "hurtful comments" they've made in the press, Moore says he understands their emotions, but that this ongoing stressful situation has been anything but easy on himself. "This has just come out of left field," he said. For Moore then, only one real question remains: "Why my house?" he said. Police and fire investigators are seeking anyone with information about the cause of the fire - which has been determined as arson - or about any suspicious circumstances in the neighbourhood at the time of the incident. Anyone with information should call police at 825-4747 ext. 2205 or Crime Stoppers at 1800-222-TIPS. NAPOLEON O c u )W ro rt FIREPLACES · BARBECUES · FURNACES · AIR CONDITIONERS · PA TIO FURNITURE · ACCESSORIES R£0 HOT S W IN G S SAVE Ontario Realty Corporation appeals OPA 198 The Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) has joined the ranks o f those appealing the Town of Oakville's plan for north Oakville growth to a higher court. Last week, it was learned that the ORC has filed an appeal of the plan, officially called Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 198, to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The appeal will go to a pre-hearing conference, but no date has yet been set, said Town planning director Peter Cheatley earlier this week. The ORC manages approximately 1,100 acres of provincial land north of Dundas Street in Oakville. Called the Oakville Land Assembly, it's bounded by Hwy. 407, Bronte Road, Sixteen-M ile Creek and Dundas Street. The ORC appeal states that the Town's employment designation for its land in OPA 198 is "inappropriate." "It's not a surprise and it wasn't unexpected," said Cheatley of the appeal. As the planning director puts it, OPA 198 sets out a direction that generally employment land will be west o f the Sixteen-Mile Creek while residential com munities will go east of the creek. "It's a direction, not a hard-and-fast land use. They (the ORC) are reading OPA 198 as all their land being assigned as employment uses and they don't like it," said Cheatley. 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