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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 15, 2007 - 9 Origin of falling pipe still a mystery CLEARANCE Continued from page 8 "I think this thing hit the roof, hit the driveway, bounced up and sort of hit the roof again. It must have come down with a lot of force." A well-known political personality whose articles have appeared in major newspapers including the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star, Nicholls posted the incident on his blog and Facebook account to get feedback from others. He's calling it a UFO mystery because "some people think it's from a spaceship." Nicholls also got an explanation on Facebook from a person who is quite certain of the origin of the pipe. "Remember when kids used to launch potatoes out of a homemade launcher?" the person writes. "Well, nowadays they're not satisfied with just vegetables. They'll use any projectile. Including old barbells from weight sets with nozzles welded on the end. "They rig up a device and use an air compressor to launch it. That's exactly what this is....They could've definitely killed someone." "This could be it," Nicholls said. He has ruled out the possibility of it being a construction-related accident. "When I heard the noise, at first I didn't think much of it, because there's some house construction going on around here, and we hear loud noises all the time," he says. But when he went outside and noticed no construction was going on in the area, and then saw the damage the pipe had made, he immediately assumed it had fallen from a plane. The pipe is still sitting in his backyard. "I was just glad it didn't hit my car or something, or hit me," Nicholls said. SALE Unique Cabinet Concepts DON'T BE FOOLED BY IMITATORS -WE'RE TRULY UNIQUE!! Manufacturers of fine custom cabinetry since 1976 · KITCHENS · BATHROOMS · WALL UNITS · BEDROOMS AND MORE We proudly offer a Lifetime Warranty on all of our cabinetry. All display items must go! 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When these lands were rezoned in 2005 the by-law was passed without its accompanying map schedules. The proposed by-law corrects this situation by introducing a schedule to rezone the property to R02-772. The new by-law maintains the same regulations as those approved under By-law 2005-014. At this time there are no other applications, under the Act, pertaining to the subject land. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Oakville before the by-law is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. The public may view planning documents and background material at the Planning Services Department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca as of September 4, 2007. Questions or written submissions may be directed to Michelle Innocente, Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, telephone: (905) 845-6601, extension 3041 or email: minnocente@oakville.ca. The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part t of the public record which may be released to the public. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Records and Freedom of Information Officer at (905) 815-6053. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 15th day of August, 2007. For information on Town meetings, services and programs visit www.oakville.ca Correction Incorrect information was provided to the Oakville Beaver about a strike vote result for Halton Region's public health nurses. The vote on the region's final contract offer in July from the region was 81-5 against acceptance with one abstention. The public health nurses, members of Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) Local 1, have been without a contract since March 2006. The legal strike/lockout date for Halton Public Health nurses and the region is Tuesday, Aug. 21. Public health nurses provide a range of programs, from parental support for vulnerable families and flu vaccine inoculations to mental health and communicable diseases. They also provide travel health counseling and immunization, oversee sexual health clinics, injury prevention services for youth, adults and seniors, mental health counseling, referrals and ongoing support. 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