The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

4-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, March 23, 2004 No new tenant yet at former site of O-I Canada By JASON MISNER About a dozen suitors have been courting the formner Owens-Illinois (0-1) Canada glass manu- facturing plant, though none have pannied out. But Town officials remamn confident the huge building, closed since late last year, will find a tenant sooni. "There have been manufacturers, warehousers and developers looking at the property," said Bill Bolender, an agent with Colliers International working to, get the 50-acre site sold. "lu's a mixed bag of interest." 'he 0-1 Canada glass manufacturing plant, formerly known as Consumers Glass, closed its Chishoiru Drive dcuurs December 29, throwing 150 people out of work. The 23-year-old, 375,000-square-foot plant was shut down because of poor sales of 0-I products and the $18 million needed 10 upgrade î ,Aa, iii pIOpc1y ai< suit MOeil paid, of which Milton gets 23 per cent, or $103,500. The remnainder is divvied up between Halton Region, aI 45 per cent, and the Halton school boards at 32 per cent. The plant's closure aI the end of last year put a bit of a sour note on news that 2003 was a record year in industrial-commercial-institutional land sales for Milton, with more than 693,000 square l'eeî worth of construction secured. Mn- Bolender said a challenge is that the size of the well-kept 0-I builIding limits companies that could make use of the site, but il shouldn't prove to be a major obstacle in gesting it sold, Mr. Bolender said. "'he magnitude of the project limits the num- ber of parties out there that are capable of a proj- ect this size. My job 15 10, qualify who is coming forward." ne s 'optiiistics a sale wull corne sooner rather than later. "A 4t1-toot banner on the 401 doesn't hurt," he said, referring to the close proximity to the major provincial highway. "It's one of the benefits we're promoîing. 'he access to, the 401 is great - a lefI and a rigbî tum and you're back on the highway in either direction." Andrew Siltala, Milîon's economic develop- ment officer, sald he's encouraged that interest is bemng drummed up. "Lots of buildings from time 10 time are not fully utilized, but neyer vacant," he said, adding it's the largest building in Milton to sit empty in the last few years. "But the fact there are huai- nesses looking aI the property is good news. If the price is reasonable, it won't be on the market for very long." He sald the fumnaces - used to, make glass- Lt s a great opporsususy 1 or sornue 10 knock down that area and build a part of their offices plus have their own warehouse on site." Milton CAO Mario Belvedere sald a big selI- ing point is the huge warehouse space, at 257,000 square-feet. Previous studies have shown the lure of warehousing provides tIhe town with an important business opportunity. "The warehousing industry would view Ibis location as a great location because we're on the fuinges of the GTA," Mr. Belvedere also noted companies don't wans tu be spending months construcîing ware- house space. Moving into a building shat bas the space ready us a key. "A lot of warehouse users need the space immediaely. Tbey don't want to take six, eight or 12 montbs tu build." Jason Misner can be reached atjmisner@mil- boncanadianchampion.com., Lee (Livio) and Laurel B"ni'n would like to thank their customers for 32yvears offriendship and loyalty. vMan charged in parlour raid A Milton man has been cbarged along witb byîaw officers, tire in connection with a rald aI a departirient inspectors and un- Burlington massage parlour. gration. The rald aI Aromatberapy Health A 27-year-old Milton man waa on Harvester Road stenumed from charged witb being an inmate a one-montb undercover investiga- (assisting in the operalion) of a lion by thse Halton Regional Police conmon bawdy bouse. Service Ding and Morality Bureau A 36-year-old East York man faces the saine charge. Two Oakville massage parlours, on South Service Road and Lakeshore Road West, were also, raided, resulting in five more peo- pIe being charged with being an mmiate of or keeping a bawdy bouse. NOIC OFPBI ETN BULK WATER STATIONS "PROPOSED NEW 2004 FEES" Halton Region is holding this meeting, pursuant to 0. Reg. 244/02, s.12 (6) of the Municipal Act, 2001, to, solicit feedback on the location of the portable Bulk Water Stations and to present the proposed fees and charges for bulk water dispensing and hydrant meter rentaI, including water consumption, as discussed at the Public Information Centre (PIC) held April 28, 2003. Regional Council wilI review the proposed fees and charges (*see below) and be requested to approve them as amendments to the current Water Rates By-Iaw at their regular meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. The proposed fees and charges are as follows: Service Offered Proposed New 2004 Fee __________________________ (Presented atApril 2003 PIC) Bulk Water Perm Sites - Coin $.50/.25m3 Bulk Water Perm. Sites - Invoice $1 .36/m3 Bulk Water Mobile Stations $1 .36/m3 Hydrant meter rentaI $344.00 + $1.01/m3 If you use Halton's bulk water services, and would like to learn more about the proposed portable BuIk Water Station locations and the proposed new fees and charges, you are welcome to attend the Public Information Centre: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 5:30 p.m. ta 7:00 p.m. (brief presentation @ 5:45 p.m.) Halton Region Headquarters 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville Glenorchy-Dakota Room If you are unable to attend, please contact: Linda Petelka Manager, Business Improvement & Finance Ext. 7640 E-mail: petelkal@region.halton .on .ca 1151~ ~ ~ e B*neRa, avle O 6 905.85 600 Toit fre 1-6-HLO 1-6-4- 6 TT. 90-87-83 s O Milton VO Online lLIUl~www.miftas ca Bici on fotnis supl 1w the Town of MUIpon wwU b. fOcelvd by the Co<orat WedmmeyApNg72064 Pw&aoh*g, 43 Brown BSfet, 2n Roar Mllon, Ontario &ti*ig norrnal Wuswm. hotus Moewt.y#Wug Frday# :30am« to 4:30 p. Aey # illsm W n #-d bd dMay be eetd t Puebming a (905) 875-5404 If you would pefs.uhe bid document sent by cotuder, -las complet. the Rquesfor BdDocumesnt fom on theown's websit: www.mon.ce- Plan tak- ers and otrei aduomnbierelso posted on the web site.,