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Power plant meeting Tuesday 7 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 16, 2009 Continued from page 6 Ontario Municipal Board to fight the decisions we made in March. That hearing is currently taking place at Town Hall. No one has been fighting a power plant in this air shed longer than I have. When Sithe Energies entered the GTA market 10 years ago, I was president of Joshua Creek Ratepayers and I learned everything I could about the science, technology and business model of power plants. Eventually, Sithe got all their approvals, but not before committing to pollution and noise controls that made their bid too costly in this competition to win a contract. No one is more determined than I am to use every tool at our disposal to ensure the health and safety of Oakville residents. I will ask Council to request that our federal and provincial elected representatives join in this effort. If government and company officials can't prove there will be no harm to our community, then they shouldn't build the plant. It's as simple as that. Following the OPA's announcement, some are speculating about the OMB case, the requirements of the Planning Act and other rules that the town must comply with, the nature of the contract between Ford and TransCanada and similar matters. Tuesday's meeting will assist everyone to focus on real facts and real opportunities to make a difference. The public can also view the meeting on TownTV, available on the Town's website, or on a later broadcast by Cogeco. I have been meeting monthly with leaders of Oakville's residents' associations and daily with individuals who want to get up to speed. Council has sent to every home quarterly updates in our town-wide newsletter. My goal for Tuesday's Council meeting is to assist everyone to understand and plan for the steps and options we have ahead of us to protect our community. Celebrating Our 6th Anniversary Bring in your gently used Inside Story bras and receive a discount. All donations going to women's shelters. Letter to the editor Give-a-ways! compromised by the industrial-transportation corridor that cuts through its middle. That reality cannot be changed, but why would anyone deliberately compound the problem by building a 900-megawatt power plant in the corridor? RORY MCALPINE Wrong location for power plant There is something wrong when a community's core public assets (hospitals, schools, recreational facilities) are steadily migrating away from the historic commercial and residential centre while large scale industrial assets (gasfired power plants) get built closer to the centre. Oakville's urban integrity is already badly www.insidestory.ca 107 Reynolds Street, Downtown Oakville 905.845.1210 We're Making Room for the New 2010's so... ALL 2009's MUST GO! Free Gas Card, Airmiles or Cash Incentives 2009 Eclipse 2009 Lancer QEW Dor D val r. 2009 Outlander Oakville Mitsubishi 191 Wyecroft Road Oakville, Ontario 905-337-3388 oakvillemitsubishi.ca fa Tra lga rR d rr Ke St.