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A20 -The Canadien Champion, Friday, July 08, 2005 Response to affordable hou sing * from ALL on pg.3 ment and the public have become more aware of the need for reosonably-priced bousing and the benefits of it, sucb as individuals being able to, afford to wor and live in the co«nxssxity. Despite thia, Mr. Craven said he, tbinks mucb more public eduscatitin la necessary about thse need for a wider variety of housing options, especially affordable bosing. "Too often politicians like me are faced witb constituents who are reluctant toi accept that dif- ferent housmng form= can belp to strengthen a communty iii a variety of ways," be said. 'Too often the resîkmnse is NIMLY We need more pub- 'lic education and more public understanding," lRegional and Oakville Councillor Janice Wright sald it's also very important toi integrate afford- able housing into thse community, rather tItan iso- late it. Site added another tblng she took away from the forum la that sustainable funding is necessary to, develop the needed affordable bousing, noting thse recent federal/provincial affordable housing announicement of $301 million from each level of governent isn't sustainable. Melanie Hennessey can be reached at inhen- nessey@miltoncanadianchamspion.con. The Regflonal AP4rtn*rsldp Thot Wilrksl APPLEBY LINE (REGIONAL ROAD 20) GRADE SEPARATION CITY 0F BURLINGTON ROAD CLOSURE WILL BEGIN ON SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005 AT 12 NOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL MONDAY, JULY 25, 2005 AT 6:00 A.M. CONTRACT NUMBER: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: R-2223-2004 MIKE RUSSELL, Beach ul noMatonisarilabl 24r hous e a 2dy 05 r.BbN sal isiin our wbsite ad ww.ron.shaltononcaBeah, oioribng .Mashi ittinReio er uin ehrsask fr beach infugorm aton aftr reular smins ors and thenr press spofor Beche bacht information.i vial 4husadyb Hailln Reion rgu Ha busnes Reoual Meetrng cheinoraton.: te July 131h 9:30 arn. - Regional Council Dufferin plans to respond from ENVIRONMVENTAL on page 1 expansion. rock pillars between sections of the She emphasized that the 83-hectare expanded quarry and ecological integrity. "They (the board) seem to have com- pletely misunderstood the evidence that was presented," said CONE Executive Director Bradley Shaw. Ms Lowe also disagreed with this thought, noting she's confident the hearing officers diligently reviewed ail the evi- dence. but they just came up with a differ- ens opinion than that of POWER and CONE. She said the officers also saw sig- nificant public interest in allowing for the expansion. She went on t0 deem their arguments put torward in the appeal "really nothing new." "Ail of ibis bas already been dealt svitb in a 10-month hearing," she saîd. 'We feel there's no merits in any of those points. We are still confident thai the project wîll be judged upon ils merits and approved by cabinet." She said is concerning that the environ- mental groups keep talking about the appli- cation being contrary to public policy, pointing to the support it received from both local and Regional counicils Ms Lowe said when is comes to the envi- mrnent, Dufferin bas controls in place to make sure it will be protected. She said the conditions Dufferin must meet to protecs the environment is one of the "very strong" reasons why both the board and various agencies supported the extension is "a very important source of high-quality aggregate." She added Dufferin plans to respond to the appeal and its points in detail. It's unknown aithis point how long the whole appeal process will last, since cabi- net bas no deadline for ils decision. Mr. Shaw said it's nos uncommon for it to take more than a year 10 wrap up. H-e noted CONE is just happy that there's another appeal process it can go through. "We hope Cabinet agrees with us, that the projeci should be rejected outright," he saîd. Mc'lanie Hennuesscv Coli he reoc/îed ai nheznessev@-a)nilltnodiancaiînipion.co M. Corre ctions * A wrong date was reported in an article lait Friday on the third annual GoodLife Summer Cycle. The correct date of te event is Saturday, July 16. * A story sn Tuesday's Champion containedl an ecror. A new exhibit at Countiy Hesitage Park features Itoney- becs, not bumble becs as incon'ectly reported. We apologize for thse errors. RuthinhoedIq lunch" N o l ju d:g:ouf? 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