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Oakville Beaver, 29 Jun 1994, p. 5

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une 29, 1994 Developments will drastically alter north core area _ Genstar‘s land occupies the area just west of the GO station between Speers Road and the CNR lines. The property is currently zoned general industrial. In 1983, Town Council ‘amended the Official Plan to permit highâ€"density residential on the site. Now Genstar is seeking to have the L)omng changed to implement the fficial Plan. ? The Town has also received Official Plan and zoning byâ€"law amendment applications by Kaneff lProperties Ltd. to construct several more highrises between 12 and 18 storeys at the north and southâ€"west ‘corners of Cornwall and Trafalgar Roads. Canadian General Tower has likewise given notice it has plans for wetail commercial, highrise residential (Continued from page 1) cuss the matter," he said. Development plans at a glance: 1. Genstar area, 2. Kaneff lands, 3. Canadian General Tower site, 4. Trafalgar Road, 5. railway lines, 6. Sixteen Mile Creek DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE Oakville 825â€"1216 Milton 875â€"1245 Monday â€" Thursday 11 a.m.â€" 5 p.m. Friday 11 a.m.â€" 2 p.m. Hotline: 8 a.m.â€" Midnight e 1â€"800â€"550â€"4900 BIRTHRIGHT APPEARING IN JULY Saturday, July 2nd* 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Harmonicords Saturday, July 9th* 10:00 a.m. to noon Pets for Life Pet Contest C Saturday, July 16th* ! £\ 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. @3 Kerr Street Big Band t This summer start your Saturday‘s the right way by relaxing to light entertainment in the Towne Square located at George St. and Lakeshore Road E. in Downtown Oakville Starting July 2nd Saturday morning entertainment will begin at 10:00 a.m. Taken together, TCRA director Terry Smith fears the entire character of the neighborhood will be destroyed unless all the properties in question are viewed as a whole and studied more carefully. To that end, the group enlisted the help of planner Ken Greenberg to address Council. Greenberg is an advocate of intenâ€" sification at transit nodes as long as this "worthwhile concept" is not accomplished at a neighborhood‘s expense. As far as the three "utterly different" proposals put forward by the developers are concerned, howevâ€" er, this is just isn‘t so. and townhouse uses on the nearby site of the company‘s abandoned plant. *All entertainment weather permitting "I can tell you without hesitation ... that this is not the case," said Greenberg, remarking at how rare it is that this many former industrial propâ€" HOPEDALE MALL erties are all coming up for developâ€" ment. This heritage district deserves a "great deal of care," Greenberg said, yet so far he has only seen evidence of "piecemeal thinking." Taken together, he continued, the "massive change" of these three proposals do not add up to a "coherent whole." He explained that height and density are not sufficient guides to quality and suggested a study process which goes beyond what has been done to date. Scale, continuity and pedestrian access must be taken into account. "The results so far bear out that more study is needed," said Greenberg, who believes the old industrial sites should be replaced by buildings which are more sympathetic to the existing neighborhood. *You‘ll receive a discount equivalent to the GST on regular, sale and clearanceâ€"priced merchandise. **Excludes cogmetics, fragrances, restaurants, pharmacy, $ Liz Claiborne merchandise, ladies‘ innerfashions, Sega game cartridges, Cantel, sale and elearahce-priced major appliances, TV‘s, stereos, VCR‘s, camcorders and furniture. TCRA‘s Smith then suggested On Almost Any* Purchase â€" You Make! Thursday, June 30th S T money ‘earmarked for the Midâ€"Town Core Study go toward investigating a "cohesive set of principles" for the "We‘re not trying to slow this down but find a compromise we can all reasonably live with," he said. Genstar solicitor Robert Warren FREE * with purchase of complete pair * Single vision, clear from Selected Frames * may be upgraded to Sunglasses or Bifocals at minimal cost IT‘S TIME TO GET A SPARE PAIR FOR YOUR HOLIDAY! Have L)eace of mind for yourself and the kids this summer Take advantage of our FREE second pair offer 2nd Pair of GLASSES!!* Budsons Bay Company said he was "not enthusiastic" abou more studies and believes his client‘s project should not be linked to other developments.

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