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ZAK'S ~ PHARMACY 4M jrd~ * Fros OeOooy *1O% Sonna Discount * AI Dtug PtassAccopted Mutons lodependent Pharmacy * Vailles Drus kufoemallonAvaloMe "AtZak'o We Cm Abeut Your Heatth" 70 Main St. E. 875-2424 A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 141 No. 65 Friday, October 27, 2000 36 Pages $1 .00 (GST included) g~qp~u Sides 110W wait for decision on E.C. development bid Photo by GRAHAM PAINE ~Bon appetit Healthy eatlng was part 0f the grade 7 and 8 food and nutrition close aI Hltherfleld School - which recentiy held an open-house for parents - with students brlnging in dishes from home for the close to sample. Here, Amande McLean (Ieft) shows off her scalloped turnips and apples dish while Jonathan Pietrobon holda Up his oriental chicken and spinach salad. I4awkIns Animal Hospital Dr. Debbie Hawkins 550 Ontarlo S~. S., Unit 5A ~ OU (located lu Pizzaliut Plaza) (9(15) g75-68s8 Ci By IRENE GENTLE The Champion It's ail over but the waiting. A hearing into a conîroversial land developmenî application aI the E.C. Drury complex in Milton wrapped up Tuesday aI roughly 8 p.m. after about three weeks of testimony. At stake is 189 geared for seniors con- dominil.tms on a 33 acre site that was declared surplus by Ihe Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf n 1998. Il was subse- quently put up for sale by the Province. The application outraged nearby rest- dents, wbo felI the land would be better used as a park. Their opposition was channeled mb the formation of Ihe citizens group The Friends of E.C. Druty Park. The group has ferociously opposed the development claiming it would have a negalive impact on residents, the deaf community and an on-site woodlot. 0MB oversees battie The hearing, before Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) officer W.R.F. Watty, saw counsel for developers H.D. Invesîmenîs and Leisureworld Ine. Julia Ryan ftgbting for approval of the proposaI. Hal Watson, representing the Town, and Peter Pickfteld, representing Friends, the Ontario Deaf Sports Association and the parent council of the Provincial school, battled against il. The Milton Tennis Club bas been a par- ticipant aI the hearing, and also opposes the development. Essentially, the proposaI before the board would dedicate about 55 per cent of the land 10 the Town 10 be used as a park by residents. About 80 per cent of the woodloî would be preserved, and the ochools would be given a new track, two soccer ftelds, and possibly a hall diamond. But il would also carve a road between the sehools and the woodlot, and lift the top portion of the land away. Some residents have cited a concem that the land was put up for sale without con- sulting the deafcommunity. But in her closing argument, Ms Ryan said the 0MB isn't the appropriate battie- ground for that issue. 'It's for the Province 10 decide bew to best use ils provincial assets." she said. "In our view, ils not the job 0f the board to second guess the government's positton." Currently, the site is zoned institutional, allowing uses such as half-way bouses, jails and nursing homes. So while the publics desire 10 turn il into a park may be understandable, it isn't feasible, contended Ms Ryan. "I acknowledge the public bas used these lands for many years," she said. "Its my submission that docont amount to legal entitlement." She rejected arguments that the proposaI will endanger deafcbildren. see SAFETY on page 7 Comment......6 A&E........8-9 HS Report....14 Dateine.20-21 Sports....24-26 Classified ... .27-30 * FItIDAY OCTOIEft 27. * Tsye N lis * Leltlawe * Usure * Oeil Toue * Btway .Zellere.Shopjtozs Gag MarI *Fohare Sh~ *Caoadlu Tlre.Foed Mamies * MQM Meula * Home Hardware * Lezy Boy Kinkade * Lazi Boy Fait Festival Onlarlo Hydre * SATURDAY OCTOBER 28. * Sears * Walmsrt * Dindes Securities * Sema Whole Homo * Katex Sample