www.oakvillebeaver.com Lawnmower Service BASIC ^"1 V Im6 V9 W #s C U R ffiN TP O W E RM A C H IN E R YIN C 1661 lafcestare Rd. W. Mississauga ,822-4211 Junior shows winning form S po rts Vol. 39 No. 118 M eet the Grannies! THE ARTS M e rc e d e s-B e n z A Metroland Publication ^V ED NESD^O CTO BER^O O l 52 Pages 75 Cents ^ ^ ^ 7 7 G O T ra n s it fu n d in g w o n 't s t o p d e v e lo p m e n t c h a rg e s Infrastructure m oney need ed By Richard Vivian SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER TEACHING PREVENTION: FIRE Photos by Barrie Erskine The O akville Fire Department took advantage of great week end weather to host Fire Prevention Week activities at the Oakville fire training cen tre. T hat's Meaghan Tremblay, 7, (above) getting som e help from Michael Clamp a student from Humber College Fire and Emergency Services Advanced Program. To give children and parents alike an opportunity to see what it's like to escape a smoke-filled house, the fire department set up a room where artificial smoke was pumped in. Little wonder four-year-old Robbie Dingle (right) had a strong grip on his dad's hand. But all of the activities can make a guy hungry....so...there were hotdogs and five-year-old Logan Beattie (left) didn't need coaxing to chow down. New provincial funding for GO Transit will likely have no affect on proposed development charges designed to sup port service expansion in Halton. "I think everyone agrees there has to be appropriate costsharing for new growth," said Regional CAO Brent Marshall in an interview. "Even though there's a little uncertainty around what the (provincial) dollars mean, I think everyone still expects growth to pay for itself." Premier Mike Harris announced Thursday the Province is re-claiming operation of the transit service after download ing it to the municipalities in 1998. Included in the announcement was a commitment of $3 billion in funding over the next 10 years and a challenge for the federal government to match those funds. Greater Toronto Area (GTA) municipalities are also responsible for $3 billion in funding during that time. Included in the plans are the creation of new tracks and an increase in the number of rush hour trains in Oakville, Milton and Georgetown. An estimated $776 per single-detached unit development charge is proposed to support growth projects. Regional council hasn't approved the charge, but is expected to address the matter in the coming months. (See Impact' page A5) Edttorials., 81 Focus___________ Entertainment_________ Cl Business--------------------------...,C8 Sports ____________ .D1 Classified 04 D6 Automotive__________ Special Supplements: toiedeitey:B u s in e s sD e p o tP a rtyC fy fWdeiwy. T h eB a y ,B^ltyGu&iD r u g s , ImngBuMMs M mouse. P a rtyP a c k a g e r s . Ste id an N im e s, S m e rP e t S e a rs . la te s/sre P ta. . Canadian PubHcalkms Mail Product Agreement #435-201 rifflfB bW p More stop than go on Mississaga St. By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF It looks like three temporary stop signs will go up on Mississaga Street shortly. They'll be there until Bronte Road, which is under construction between Rebecca Street and Sovereign Street, reopens on Nov. 23. With the new Bronte Radial Bridge open for business, Bronte Road is see ing some changes, but Mississaga Street is, too -- and it's still not what residents had hoped. It was hoped that the opening of the bridge would take traffic off Mississaga. Street, but so far, while traffic has less ened, it's still busy as people use it as a detour route -- and motorists are still speeding. The Town of Oakville's Traffic No snow removal improvement despite 20% budget hike Improvements, if any, will have to wait until next year, said Public Works OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF director Ray Green. "W hat are we getting for the Oakville's snow plowing budget has been bumped up by $200,000 to a cool $200,000?," asked Ward 2 Councillor $1 million, but Oakvillians won't get Linda Hardacre when the item surfaced better snow plowing for their money -- at last week's Community Services Committee. not this winter. Nothing more than last year, heard Town Council approved spending the extra cash Monday, but it will be the councillor. Potential snow plowing improve used to deal with growth, reported Public Works' assistant director of ments will have to first be debated at budget deliberations and, if it's decided operations Dave Bloomer. Just the same, the Town knows a fair to spend more money on snow plow number of residents are hot about snow ing, the additional contracts to make it plowing, so a review is in the works, happen will have to be signed for next but it will be only the review that hap-' year. Even if there was money in the pot pens this winter. (See `Residents' page A5) By Angela Blackburn Department will study Mississaga Street this coming winter once all the commotion has settled down since it's long been a sore spot with area resi dents. But those residents were at Town Council Monday looking for interim relief. They blame increased traffic on the continued closure of Bronte Road south of Rebecca Street. And they said speeding remains a huge issue in the neighbourhood of kids, parks and homes. "From Lakeshore to Rebecca, it's like a drag strip," said resident Sundeep Khosla. Residents have signaled their desire for some kind of traffic controls -- be it multi-way stop signs or pedestrian cross-overs. However, an Aug. 30 report from the Town of Oakville's Public Works Department said the numbers don't sup port such additions -- though speed surveys have brought in the police to patrol. On Monday, Council gave the green light to the traffic study to be done this winter and spring. A Public Works report stated that the new Bronte Radial Bridge, and other changes to Bronte Road may change "traffic patterns, volumes, and even the (See Speeding' page A5) Photo by Riziero Vertolli Iroquois Ridge Community Centre has unique `reading dome' that forms part of the facility's new Oakville Public Library branch. Iroquois Ridge Centre has unique library setting By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Although the new Iroquois Ridge Community Centre may not be offi cially opened until early next year, the facility's branch library will be open for business next month. Passers-by to the centre at 1051 Glenashton Dr. may see what looks like an inverted coffee cup near the entrance. 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