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8- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday March 26, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Vision ­ To be the most livable town in Canada Join the Town of Oakville and local residents and businesses in support of Earth Hour on Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. We will turn off our lights for an hour and join millions across the planet who are fighting climate change. We're in. Are you? Sign up at wwf.ca/EarthHour. For more information on Earth Hour in Oakville visit oakville.ca/Earthhour.htm PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS ­ GYPSY MOTH PROJECT Tuesday, April 1, 2008 7 ­ 9 p.m., Trafalgar Room Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Saturday, April 5, 2008 10 a.m. ­ 12 p.m. Central Operations, 1140 South Service Road West To help control a gypsy moth infestation, the Town of Oakville's Gypsy Moth Project will involve the aerial spraying of approximately 63 hectares of high risk Town forest properties in four locations: North Park, Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, 16 Mile Creek Park north of Upper Middle Road and Winston Woods Park. Gypsy Moth Workshop Saturday, April 5, 2008, 12 ­ 2 p.m. Following the April 5 meeting, the Town of Oakville and Bronte Creek Provincial Park will host a free Gypsy Moth Workshop for residents and private woodland owners on ways to control the insect. Return transportation will be provided from Central Operations to the workshop site at Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Lunch will also provided, however seating is limited and registration is required. To register, please contact Carol Hudd at 905-845-6601, ext. 3327 or email chudd@oakville.ca by April 3, 2008 For more information on gypsy moth, visit: www.oakville.ca/forestry.htm ­ VISION FOR NEW OFFICIAL PLAN Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7 p.m., Committee Room 1 Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Regional and Town Councillor Tom Adams and Town Councillor Max Khan invite members of the public to attend a meeting of the Ward 6 Advisory Group to review the proposed vision for Oakville's New Official Plan that will guide development in Oakville into the future. Councillors Adams and Khan look forward to receiving feedback from the public that will help strengthen the New Official Plan to better protect the interests of local residents. For more information please contact your Ward 6 Councillors. to provide interested parties an opportunity to review and discuss issues related to the project and identification of a recommended design. Details regarding the upcoming PICs will be available on our Town website at www.oakville.ca and advertised as the study progresses. Should you have any questions or comments on this EA study contact: Irfan Arab, Senior Project Leader, Engineering and Construction Dept., Town of Oakville, PO Box 310, 1225 Tom Adams Regional and Town Councillor 905-849-7915 tadams@oakville.ca Max Khan Town Councillor 905-599-0119 mkhan@oakville.ca NOTICE OF STUDY COMMENCEMENT Environmental Assessment for Speers Road Improvements The Town of Oakville has recently initiated a Class Environmental Assessment for roadway improvements in the Speers Road corridor between Bronte Road and Kerr Street. The purpose of the Study is to address various issues including, but not limited to: Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6. Tel: 905-845-6601 x3312 Fax: 905-338-4159 iarab@oakville.ca Manoj Dilwaria, Principal Transportation Division, Delcan Corporation, 4056 Dorchester Road, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6M9. Tel: 905-356-7003 x231 Fax: 905-356-7008 m.dilwaria@delcan.com All comments received will become part of the study documentation. In developing a preferred design, consideration will be given to technical requirements of the Town, needs/concerns of the local community, as well as local environmental and economic constraints. The study is expected to be complete by the end of 2008. The study will follow the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, October 2000, as amended in 2007. A key component of the study will be consultation with interested stakeholders (public and regulatory agencies). As part of the study, two, Public Information Centres (PIC) will be held NOTICE OF ZONING BY-LAW PASSING Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2008-051 to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 1984-063 Parking Provisions Review - Regulations Town Initiated File: 42.10.23 TAKE NOTICE that Oakville Council passed Zoning Amendment By-law 2008-051 under Section 34, of The Planning Act, as amended on the 17th, day of March, 2008. The purpose of the zoning amendment is to make general amendments to the Zoning By-law that will re-organize and revise existing parking regulations and reduce repetition by generalizing certain parking regulations. The effect of the zoning amendment is to clarify parking regulations by simplifying and consolidating over 20 district pages of parking regulations, currently found throughout the Zoning By-law, into one section. Any appeals of the zoning by-law amendment must be filed with Cathie Best, Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, P. O. Box 310, Oakville, ON L6J 5A6, setting out the reasons for the appeal together with a certified cheque or money order in the amount of $125.00 payable to the Minister of Finance. A copy of the appeal form is available from the OMB website at www.omb.gov.on.ca. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Town of Oakville Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. A copy of the zoning by-law amendment is available for review at the Town of Oakville, Planning Services, Department, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Inquiries may be directed to Kirk Biggar, Planner, Planning Services Department at 905-845-6601, extension 3968 or email at kbiggar@oakville.ca The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority of the Planning Act and may form part 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. Date notice given - March 26, 2008 Last date for appeal - April 15, 2008