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_ [A Metroland Community Newspaper © _ Vol. 32 No. 13 Town holding line on taxes But watch for service cuts says councillor By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff 1994 Budget Committee has pulled off what hasn‘t been accomplished in the known hisâ€" tory of the municipality: a 0% mill rate increase. "It has literally never hapâ€" pened before," said Nancy Andrew, Assistant Director of f Finance and Deputy Treasurer. â€" _ The Committee met for the final time on Saturday to wrestle with a number of holdâ€"over issues ranging from fire station staffing to transit. When the day was done, they agreed to hire the longâ€"awaited eight fireâ€" fighters for Glen Abbey‘s Station #6. They also decided to charge GO Train commuters who use Oakville Transit, trimmed 10 fulltime and eight seasonal positions, and made a variety of other costâ€"cutting deciâ€" sions. ~ _ As might be expected, the 0% comes with a price, largely in the form of service reductions to the public. "I believe that through the combined efforts of the Budget LCommittee and Council, Town staff and the public, we have met the It took three weeks, but the atepayers‘ expectations that there be no increase in taxes for Town serâ€" ices in 1994, said Budget Committee chair Kathy Graham. "Residents Fhould realize, however, that this achievement will result in the reducâ€" tion of the level of some Town services." (See ‘Parks‘ page 5) l ~Julia Marie [ wouldn‘t wait | 3 ) for hospital Mom says full moon to L blame for giving birth / at home By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital where she had an appointment to induce Dianne :. Sporcic.In Oakville that same morning, Dianne‘s husband Darko was having the quickest shower of his life because he had to whisk his wife to the hospital â€" the baby had decided she ’needed no incentive, But tiny Julia Marie was not through meddling {l n Toronto last Friday morning, Dr. Terri Goldenberg was preparing for the icy drive to "They asked us what we had and we didn‘t in the grownups‘ plans yet; she was determined to _ know," laughed Dianne, who said they had just make everything go awry. placed the baby on her stomach without checkâ€" Julia Marie made her move at 6:40 a.m. just ing. after phone calls were made to her grandmother With her two previous births, her contractions and doctor announcing her natural arrival . Her â€" had been two minutes apart for a couple of hours, parents, though, had reassured everyone there was said Dianne. But this time it seemed the baby, |"no rush." . « who was 10 days overdue, was stalling. _ One minute Dianne was brushing her teeth and With her mother as an innocent accessory, the next she was lying on the bathroom floor, husâ€" however, Julia Marie was simply pacing Mother band at her side, giving birth to her third child. Nature. _ It all happened so quickly the parents had little "Both my other children had been born during time to panic. Having two other children, gave â€" a full moon and when it was raining," said Darko the confidence he needed to ease his Dianne, who postponed a Thursday night induceâ€" aughter out and lay her on her mother‘s stomâ€" â€" mentâ€"until ‘Friday morning to "see if nature ach. Anxiety only set in when they realized the would take its course" because the same ‘condiâ€" . sedly that all "life and safety issues" must be covered by the bill. 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2004 $ 70 C;nts (GST included) Have your say on Board budget Members of the public are being encouraged to participate in the 1994 Halton Board of Education budget process. Public input is invited at speâ€" cial sessions of the finance comâ€" mittee on Feb. 7th and 14th. Those wishing to make a presenâ€" tation of 10 minutes or less; should contact Helen McLeod at 335â€"3663. Members of the comâ€" munity are also welcome to parâ€" ticipate in otherâ€"meetings of the * finance committee on Feb. 21st and 28th and March 7th and 21st. Citizens. are also encouraged to call their local trustees; write to the finance committee/ c/o the Board, J.W. Singleton Education Centre, 2050 Guelph Line, PO Box 5005, Burlington, L7R 3Z2; attend a finance meeting. "This year we have a particuâ€" larly difficult budget process," said Ward 4 Trustee and finance committee chair, Penny.Siebert. "Trustees can‘t do this on our own. We want to share this proâ€" cess and have members of the community involved. As trustees we sincerely hope members of our community will take advantage of the many opportunities to make their views known on Budget ©94. Their opinion really does count." INSIDE Today‘s Paper B Focus __| 52 Pages Basement aartments” will need standards if they‘re to be legalized By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff If the province plans to legalize basement apartments it had better also impose some basic standards for building codes and fire safety, says the Town‘s Supervisor of Bylaw Enforcement. Big Brothers needed If not, says Phil Bouillon, countless individuals will continue to live s _ in substandard situations while the number of these deficient and . 3\ Wa|t|ng sometimes dangerous dwellings may increase. Trouble is, despite input list of from municipalities and fire departments across the province, Queens Little Park has so far been reluctant to discuss its Bill 120. 4 ‘ Brothers continues one of us are sure what form it‘s going to take. Our sense is that to grow the province is going to impose this on municipalities without negotiaâ€" tion," said Bouillon. "Municipalities are very apprehensive." Garry Davis, the Town‘s Manager of Inspection Services and presiâ€" dent of the Ontario Building Officials Association, agrees wholeheartâ€" Page 11 «k [z i _ l Season ends Friday Milton likely firstâ€"round playâ€"off opponent Page 16 "It doesn‘t go far enough and deal with retroactivity," says Davis, who would like to see the Fire Retrofit Act passed the same time as Bill 120. This legislation â€" formally titled the Residents‘ Rights Bill â€" is designed to increase affordable housing by allowing homeowners to create apartments in their house as long as "reasonable standards are met." It will also increase the protection of tenants of unregulated care homes under the Landlord and Tenant Act, the Rent Control Act and the Rental Housing Protection Act. (See ‘Basement‘ page 7) Stolen dog story ends happily Here‘s one shaggy dog story with a happy ending. A female toy fox terrier stolen last December from Pedigree Pets in Trafalgar Village was returned to the store Monday and the woman who took her rounded up by police. Aside from a small scab on one of her legs the $400 pooch is in good health, says Pedigree owner Vince McLeod, who plans to press charges. The story started Dec. 19th when a female customer asked to see the > dog and when an employee left her alone for a moment both she and the thenâ€"nineâ€"weekâ€"old puppy vanished. McLeod, who opened his shop five years ago and has seen everything from cats and birds to an iguana stolen, was naturally frustrated by the robâ€" _ 1 bery. This time out, though, he was 5 j A customer of McLeod‘s who lives near Hopedale Mall spotted what manrensrececcens «:16 f looked like the dog running loose and took it to the store. The employee on | CLASSIFIED....................... 17â€"19 duty at the time wasn‘t sure and let the girl take it home for the time being. But the woman who was eventually charged â€" who was staying with friends â€" apparently got the dog back, said McLeod, and left for another address in Burlington. The police were then called and tracked her down. Charged with theft under and possession under is Darlin Kosjer, 30, of no fixed address. McLeod says that, given the number of robberies he‘s endured, he has no choice but to install security cameras as a deterrent. SINCERELY YOURS..............19 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS White Rose, Woolco, Sears umbilical cord was tangled around the baby‘s body, but fortunately not around her neck. Minutes after the birth, the ambulance attenâ€" dants appeared, ensured mom and baby were okay, clamped the umbilical cord and drove them to the hospital. "I was praying that it wouldn‘t happen (at kome)," said Dianne, who spent the night in hosâ€" rpital and was home again Saturday afternoon. "But Darko was great." The family also had a link with 911 â€" "they were our saving (grace)". tions‘ existed. And now baby makes three. Aside from her proud, if not somewhat humbled parents, Julia Marie boasts a sixâ€"yearâ€"old sister Adrienne (born on Feb. 1st) and fourâ€"yearâ€"old brother, Robbie (born Feb. 8th). She has very quickly and confiâ€" dently made herself the centre of attention and without even a Valentine‘s Day under her belt yet, has been the recipient of a bouquet of flowâ€" ers, courtesy of ambulance attendants Glen Canavan and Joel Smith. Innovative or mischievous â€" time will tell. Nazi slogans sprayed on school walls Vandals spraypainted Nazi phrases and swastikas on buildings at White Oaks Secondary School sometime overnight Jan. 27th, report the Halton Regional Police. Police said the vandalism was not discovered until Monday mornâ€" ing because the school was closed Friday, Jan. 28th due to inclement weather. ; f ; Three portable classrooms and a brick wall were vandalized with swastikas and Nazi phrases. Police said the black paint was removed by maintenance staff and there was no actual damage. With A Free MAX Computer‘ /â€" Call 338â€"3030 For Details. Teaching the Skills of Tomorrow...Today! MAcINTOSH COMPUTER COURSES FOR ADULTS Please Call For Further Information 847â€"1605 461 NORTH SERVICE RD. w. OAKVILLE Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 I @ ' DOMINION SECURIMES Member of Royal Bank Group