in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ne 10 ,2 02 1 | 10 As COVID-19 case num- bers continued to trend in a positive direction, Premier Doug Ford announced that students would not be re- turning to the classroom until September. Ford cited the "ongoing risks" presented by vari- ants of the virus as he an- nounced that students would finish the school year at home. "We've seen great prog- ress in our fight against CO- VID-19 in recent weeks, but now is not the time to let our guard down," said So- licitor General Sylvia Jones. Locally, Halton reported 25 or fewer cases five times in a seven-day span, with as few as 20 cases in a day. That saw the seven-day average of new cases fall from 43.7 to 26.4 on June 4. It stood at 134.3 on May 1. As of June 4, Halton had administered 56,779 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. More than 67 per cent of the pop- ulation had received at least one dose, up from 60 per cent the previous week. There have been four COVID-19-related deaths in the first days of June. There were 10 in the region in May. WEEKLY ROUNDUP: NO IN-CLASS SCHOOL UNTIL THE FALL Here's a look at weekly COVID news and cases. Metroland file photo HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com NEWS SCAN FOR MORE Scan this code to view COVID cases tracker. oakville.ca Public Meeting and Recommendation Report Proposed Official Plan Amendment The North West Area and Palermo Village, not including the Hospital District Town-initiated 42.24.23B, Ward 7 Monday, July 5, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Videoconference broadcast from the Council Chamber Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road youtube.com/TownofOakvilleTV You are invited to attend and provide input at this videoconferencing meeting hosted by Planning and Development Council. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, attendance at Town Hall is restricted and public meetings are being held by videoconference only. Instructions on how to view the meeting or participate by written submission, videoconference or telephone are provided below. The Planning Services department will be presenting a recommendation report with respect to the proposed Official Plan Amendment at this meeting The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to move the lands excluded from Official Plan Amendment 34 by deferral of Council from the 1984 Oakville Official Plan to the Livable Oakville Plan, and incorporate policies for those lands. The effect of the proposed amendment to the 1984 Oakville Official Plan is to repeal the plan and policies as they apply to the portion of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan area excluded from Official Plan Amendment 34 by deferral of Council. The effect of the proposed amendment to the Livable Oakville Plan is to update schedules to include the lands excluded from Official Plan Amendment 34 by deferral of Council as part of the Livable Oakville Plan area, based on previously applicable policies and schedules of the North Oakville West Secondary Plan. As a result, the policies for the "North West Area", previously adopted under Official Plan Amendment 34, would apply to the subject lands. The subject lands are located west of Bronte Road, and south of Highway 407. The subject lands pertain to the lands that were previously excluded from Official Plan Amendment 34 by deferral of Council on March 22, 2021. At this time there are no other applications, under the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, pertaining to the subject lands. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 (Dropbox is located in front of Town Hall) or at TownClerk@oakville.ca before the Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on this matter, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at TownClerk@oakville.ca This meeting will be live streamed on YouTube at youtube.com/TownofOakvilleTV Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copyor in electronic format,must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on Monday, July 5, 2021, to ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals wishing to make an oral submission at the public meeting are strongly encouraged to contact the Clerk's Department by noon on Friday, July 2, 2021 by email to: TownClerk@Oakville.ca or call 905-815-6015 to register as a delegation and to obtain instructions on how to participate. Requests to participate electronically will also be received during the meeting to ensure that those watching the live stream will be given the opportunity to speak. Instructions will be given on how to speak to an item during the live stream of the meeting. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. A copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and information and material will be available to the public for inspection on or after June 10, 2021 along with more information about this matter, including preserving your appeal rights at https://www.oakville. ca/planoakville/north-oakville-secondary-plans.html, or contact Kirk Biggar, Senior Planner, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3968 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at kirk.biggar@oakville.ca If you have any accessibility needs, please advise Kirk Biggar one week before the meeting. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and may form part of the public record which may be released to the public. Dated at the Town of Oakville June 10, 2021