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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday November 7, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com OAKVILLE - Celebrating 150 years! Find out what's happening at Council by visiting oakville.ca and clicking on: Town TV -- Watch a live streaming online video of Council and Planning and Development Council meetings. (The Town TV button is located on the right-hand side of the home page.) Council Highlights -- This new section provides a summary of some of the matters discussed at the corresponding meeting. Council Highlights are published to the website during the week after the meeting. (The Council Highlights button is located on the home page, on the left-hand side above the Council Calendar.) Agendas & Minutes -- Read the official documents and reports from all Council and committee meetings. (From the home page, click on Town Hall and then Agendas & Minutes.) REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES Town of Oakville Sunday, November 11 This Sunday is Remembrance Day. In honour of the men and women who fought for our freedom, we are asking that Town employees who are working on Sunday, stop for two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. If you are visiting one of our facilities at that time, or see a staff member paused at 11 a.m. - know that they are taking a moment to honour our veterans. We hope residents and visitors to Oakville will join us. Oakville Legion Sunday, November 11 10:30 a.m.: Veterans depart from Church and Navy streets and march along Lakeshore and up Trafalgar to the cenotaph at George's Square. Veterans will march first, followed by members of the Armed Forces, RCMP, OPP, Halton Police, Oakville Firefighters, Knights of Columbus, Cadets, Scouts and Guides, and local dignitaries. 11 a.m.: Ceremony at George's Square begins and includes two minutes of silence and a special presentation of In Flanders Fields by the St. Andrew's Children's Choir. After the ceremony, veterans will march back to Church and Navy. Please call Oakville Legion at 905-845-6271 for details. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Saturday, Saturday, November 18 - 9:00 a.m. November 17 - 9:00 a.m. Temporary Road Closures During the Santa Claus parade, the following roads, and adjacent streets will be closed from 7 - 11 a.m.: · Lakeshore Road from Allan Street to Kerr Street · Kerr Street from Lakeshore Road to Stewart Street · Stewart Street from Kerr Street to Maurice Drive · Felan Avenue from Stewart Street to Rebecca Street · Rebecca Street from Dorval Drive to Forsythe Street · Robinson Street from Navy Street to Allan Street The co-operation of all motorists is requested. For additional information on road closures, contact Bob deHoog, Road Corridor/Permit Co-ordinator, 905.845.601 ext. 3337. Don't worry about parking, take Santa's Shuttle Bus: The free Santa Shuttle runs every 15 minutes from the Oakville GO Station stopping at all regular stops along Reynolds to the Church/Dunn bus terminal. The Santa Shuttle will run from 8 to 11:15 a.m. Please note that for safety reasons children must be removed from strollers and/or wagons while on the bus. Strollers must be folded and wagons put in an upright position. To ensure emergency vehicle and public access, visibility and traffic flow, residents and visitors are asked to adhere to parking regulations during the parade. For additional information on the Oakville Santa Claus Parade visit www.oakvillesantaclausparade.ca, or leave a message at 905-815-5981. p g OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW - VISIONING NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS Members of the public are invited to attend public workshops for the Official Plan Review visioning exercise from the following schedule: The purpose of these workshops is to obtain public input into the vision for the Town's new Official Plan. The Official Plan is the main document that guides future development in the Town. It provides direction for development and infrastructure decisions related to land use, built form, transportation and the environment. WARD 1 Workshop ­ Date Saturday, November 10, 2007 (10 a.m. ­ 12 p.m.) Thursday November 8, 2007 (7 ­ 9 p.m.) Location Bronte Royal Canadian Legion 79 Jones Street Halton Regional Police Headquarters - Community Room 1151 Bronte Road 4 For further information, please contact Diane Childs, Senior Planner, Planning Services Department, Town of Oakville, P.O. Box 310, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, telephone: (905) 845-6601, extension 3986 or email: dchilds@oakville.ca. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 11th day of October, 2007. Further details, committee descriptions and application forms are available on the Town's website at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp or from the Clerk's Department at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. We welcome all interested Oakville property owners and residents, 18 years of age or older to complete and submit an application form either online at www.oakville.ca/advisory.asp or to the Clerk's Department, in person or by mail, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. All application forms must be received by the Clerk's Department by Friday, November 23, 2007. Please note: Applications for Taxicab Advisory Committee is extended to November 30, 2007. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the Clerk's Department has ROUTING ADJUSTMENT Beginning November 12, 2007 for a period of one year The Ministry of Transportation is undertaking highway expansion work which requires the replacement of the Fourth Line bridge over the QEW. OAKVIL L E received their application. Town Council will appoint qualified candidates for citizen vacancies based on the recommendations of the Striking Committee. Please note that all applicants will be notified of the final determination of their application by mail. For more information about the appointment procedure, please call Colleen Tino, Clerk's Department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3136, or e-mail ctino@oakville.ca. Volunteer ­ you can make a difference JOIN A TOWN OF OAKVILLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE Mayor Rob Burton and Members of Council invite and encourage you to apply to serve on a Town Committee and help make Oakville the most livable town in Canada. Currently there are vacancies on the following advisory committees: · Cultural Advisory Committee (1 position available) · Environmental Strategic Plan (ESP) Advisory Committee (1 position available) · Taxicab Advisory Committee (1 position available). We encourage current taxicab users to apply. PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for application to the Taxicab Advisory Committee is November 30th, 2007. For more information, including details about the revised routes: PH: 905-815-2020 E: transit-info@oakville.ca W: www.oakvilletransit.com OAKVILLE TRANSIT ROUTE 10 During this construction, Oakville Transit will be "splitting" Route 10 into a north route and a south route.