49494| O akville B eaver | T hursday,O ctober 4,2018 insidehalton.com visit www.haslett- theall.ca. Nick Hutchins (in- cumbent) As it is doing now, Oak- ville's zoning should en- courage developers to build higher-density hous- ing in multiple units. New zoning should require nar- rower but deeper lots, so more single homes can be accommodated on any street. New development should include parklands and community centres close by to accommodate social and sport-related ac- tivities for all ages, reduc- ing vehicle traffic trips. For more information, visit www.nickhutchin- s.ca. WARD 3 TOWN AND REGIONALWARD 3 TOWN AND REGIONALW COUN. Dave Gittings is ac- claimed. ... WARD 4 TOWN COUNCILLORWARD 4 TOWN COUNCILLORW CANDIDATES Ishrani Henry I have many years of volunteer experience in the Oakville community working with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, 100 Women Who Care and many more charities that help people throughout Oakville. I believe in bringing these groups to the table to work along with council to make life more affordable for fami- lies here. My background in accounting also allows me to provide insights to the town's planning and budget committees to re- consider how town fees and levies impact afford- ability, especially on youth and seniors. For more information visit www.ishranihenry- .ca. Muneezah Jawad The housing costs in Oakville are rising, so we need to provide different types of mixed-housing op- tions that are suited for ev- eryone, especially new- comers, youth and seniors. We need to encourage in- novative businesses to ex- pand in town; this pro- vides better-paying local jobs. Local employment means less commuting and saves time and money. We need to partner more with organizations such as the Halton Poverty Round- table and Habitat for Hu- manity and others to work toward keeping the basic necessities at an afford- able level. For more information, visit www.muneezahja- wad.com. Michael John Lang- fordfordf I would make sure: .That government fees, taxes and charges are fair or all.To fund and build critical infrastructure .Cut town hall red tape Pe- ter Longo (incumbent) I support a mix of housing types and densities in our planning, in order for housing to be available at a range of affordability lev- els. In Oakville, over 50 per cent of new housing sales are below the affordable housing threshold. In 2017, more than 50 per cent of all new affordable housing in Halton was built in Oak- ville. I support keeping our overall property taxes in line with inflation and making developers pay for growth to the fullest extent possible. For more information, visit www.peterlongo.ca. WARD 4 TOWN AND REGIONALWARD 4 TOWN AND REGIONALW COUNCILLOR CANDIDATES Rob Cottingham To make Oakville a more affordable place to live, I would encourage the development of some mid- to high-density housing within walking distance of the Bronte GO station. This would be accom- plished by rezoning some lands from their existing "Industrial" classification to something like "high- density residential." By do- ing so, we would allow the construction of more af- fordable housing optionsfordable housing optionsf (i.e. condos and apart- ments) without sacrificing green space. For more information, visit www.keepingoakvil- lebeautiful.ca. Allan Elgar (incum- bent) Halton has a plan called the comprehensive hous- ing strategy (2014-2024). It requires 30 per cent of new housing to be affordable or assisted - in 2017 this was exceeded, with 49.9 per cent in this category. Hal- ton recently was success- ful in a competitive pro-ful in a competitive pro-f posal to receive annual funding from the Ontariofunding from the Ontariof government via its new program, Home for Good. Currently, Halton is par- ticipating in the consulta- tion process for new af- fordable housing initia-fordable housing initia-f tives and funding from the federal government.federal government.f For more information, visit www.elgar.ca. ... WARD 5 TOWN COUNCILLORWARD 5 TOWN COUNCILLORW CANDIDATES No response from any candidates WARD 5 TOWN AND REGIONALWARD 5 TOWN AND REGIONALW COUNCILLOR CANDIDATES Jeff Knoll (incum- bent) Oakville has experi- enced an uptick in rental housing and compact forms of housing, such asforms of housing, such asf condos and townhouses. Seeking out and encourag- ing these accessible op- tions for young people, first-time homeownersfirst-time homeownersf and residents looking to downsize, as well as con- tinuing to keep taxes be- low the rate of inflation (and trending lower) are vital to making sure Oak- ville is livable and afford- able for all. Additionally, I will explore and support inclusionary zoning to cre- ate more affordable op- tions for homeowners and renters. For more information, visit www.jeffknoll.ca. Ann Mulvale • Develop innovative so- lutions that make Oakville more affordable • A community of the fu- ture that makes decisions built around people and quality of life. • Listen to the ideas of agencies like Kerr Street Ministries/Habitat, pro- vincial sources and lead- ers in business and society • Carry forward my life- long work of creating neighbourhoods that inte- grate people of all means and backgrounds • Explore new options; for example, establish di-for example, establish di-f verse-income-level resi- dential units on existing footprint of shopping cen-footprint of shopping cen-f tre locations For more information, visit www.annmulvale.ca. ... WARD 6 TOWN COUN.WARD 6 TOWN COUN.W Natalia Lishchyna and Ward 6 town and re- gional Coun. Tom Ad- ams are acclaimed. ... WARD 7 TOWN COUNCILLORWARD 7 TOWN COUNCILLORW CANDIDATES Jasvinder Sandhu Ward 7 is already home to many mixed-use hous- ing facilities. I think the key is to ensure smart growth so that we develop additional housing like that in Ward 7 in other wards as well. For more information, visit www.sandhu- ward7.ca. WARD 7 TOWN AND REGIONALWARD 7 TOWN AND REGIONALW COUNCILLOR CANDIDATES Shahrez Daniyal Hayder Presently, Oakville is considered as one of the best places to live in Onta- rio. However, there is great disparity between low-income, high-income housing and affordable housing, especially for se- niors and low-income fam- ilies who are seeing a downward trend. We need to come up with a plan to address this issue and build bridges between low- income and high-income families. Affordable hous-families. Affordable hous-f ing needs to be built for medium- to low-income families and support thefamilies and support thef diverse population that is taking root. For more information, visit www.futureoakville- .ca. Amir Henry As Ward 7 councillor, I pledge to petition council to press the provincial gov- ernment for a continua- tion and expansion of the Development Charge Re- bate Program to further reduce housing costs and increase spaces for Oak- ville/Halton families. I pledge to call for the preservation and expan- sion of other cost-saving measures already em- ployed by the provincial/ federal governments:federal governments:f • Green retrofitting tax benefits • Transit rebates • Property tax rebate program for low-income seniors and low-income persons with disabilities, plus a seniors tax grant program For more information, visit www.amirhenry.ca. Shahab Khan To make Oakville a more affordable place to live, I intend to create a plan implementing the fol- lowing: • Make public transit more accessible and less expensive • Create a plan to en- courage a renters' housing market • Use municipal proper- ty or vacant land for hous- ing • Free the data and ask citizens for help • Prepare for the future, not the past • Create new jobs in Oakville with varying in- comes and professions • Preserve and expand designated affordable homes For more information, visit elect.khan- ward7.com. Nav Nanda As regional and town councillor, I would contin- ue to ensure that Oakville invests in affordable hous- ing and addresses broader accessibility issues resi- dents face. The Province of Ontario has already allo- cated a 128-hectare parcel of land to Oakville for af- fordable housing andfordable housing andf green space, but we can work with developers, communities, non-profit agencies and other stake- holders to address housing concerns and other afford- ability issues (such as transit, hunger, health, so- cial services and other challenges affecting our residents). For more information, visit www.navnanda.ca. Pavan Parmar As Oakvillians, we are very proud to own our homes/land in the best place to live in Canada. From a regional stand- point, at least 30 per cent of new housing units pro- duced annually in Halton must be affordable or as- sisted housing. If elected, I would work with my col- leagues at council to en- sure that at least 50 per cent of new developments in Oakville remain below the affordable threshold, which is set by the prov- ince at $362,000. For more information, visit www.pavanparmar- .ca. . . . 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