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HERITAGE HOM E THEM E by INVIDIATA HOM ES THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 9, 1999 Oakville man pioneered support * organization for schizophrenia Plans are well underway in developing the new theme community in the River Oaks Group's newest site. Located just north of Upper middle Road on Neyagawa Boulevard, the site is com­ prised of seventy-five acres of glorious woodland backing onto the Sixteen Mile Creek. Invidiata Homes is planning another theme community capturing the heritage architecture of the French, English and Early American styles. These three themes will allow each home unique architectural features in creating a community of one-of-a-kind homes. The variety of the home designs will cater to the mature and empty nesters with bungalow and 1 1/2 storey plans featur­ ing master bedrooms on the main floor and our 2-storey plans will cater to young executive fami­ lies with children. Home sizes will range from 2400 to 5500 square feet with double or triple-car garages. The Invidiata Homes team travelled to both Phoenix and California to visit various new home sites and found a concept plan that captures both the work-at-home philosophy and the coming Photo by Ron Kuzyk C O A T S O F A R M S F O R N U N A V U T : Oakville MP Bonnie Brown recently visited the Grade 3 class at Oakville Christian School to view their Coat of Arms for the new territory of Nunavut in northern Canada. Brown also invited the students to write to her at her Ottawa constituency office if they have any questions about the new territory. By Barb Joy SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER He was described as a pio­ neer, a Wagnerian hero, passive- history-teacher-tumed-crusader and, above all, a friend to people with schizophrenia. He's Bill Jefferies, the Oakville man who sparked the formation of local, provincial, national and world­ wide organizations that light the dark comers of schizophrenia for all to see and wrestle with. For the 100-plus people attending a luncheon honoring Jefferies and his wife, Dorothy, at the Oakville Holiday Inn on Saturday, the plaudits were sin­ cerely delivered. Some with humor. Archdeacon Ian Dingwall, now of Hamilton but once canon of St. Jude's Anglican Church in Oakville, remem­ bered his long-time church member as "quite docile, quiet and passive, as a history teacher should be. "One day I found out this was just a facade. This passive man changed to become almost evangelical, a disturber and a doer," he said. "(In 1978) he invited me to attend a meeting in the hospital's Lawson Building and, before I knew it, we had established a group called the Oakville chapter of the Friends of Schizophrenics and I was the vice-president." From there, the group became involved in establishing community housing for people with schizophrenia. Oakville Re-Entry Homes was bom. Dingwall expressed regret that the organization's name had been changed to the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (and of Canada) because being a "friend" to peo­ ple with schizophrenia was at the root of Jefferies' motivation for establishing the organization in the first place. In that same year, the Toronto chapter was estab­ lished. Claire McLaughlin was in on the ground floor. She said that finding the cause of the dis­ ease by raising funds for research and improving the lives of those suffering from it were the two goals stressed by Jefferies at that first meeting. So many people turned up and so many enquiries from all over the province followed that it soon became evident a provin­ cial office must be established. It soon was, followed by chap­ ters in all 10 provinces. Then Jefferies established the World Schizophrenia Fellowship. Jefferies' son, David, a Toronto architect, said he was living in Alberta in 1979 when his father called a founding meeting there. He was "astound­ ed" by the numbers that responded. Right from the first, his father alluded to "the war" that had to be waged against the disease, a war that required knowing your enemy. (See 'Lives of. . . ' page B3) together of families. With this new plan creates separation from the home in providing a separate accommodation for these two alternate uses, this plan concept is represented in this article. Another feature unique to this plan is the creation of a private outdoor courtyard. This courtyard will be completely private from the front and rear yards and is considered to be an adult land­ scaped sitting area complete with a variety of optional features including an out door fireplace, trellises and reflection ponds for your enjoyment. These views are enjoyed from various rooms from within the house and gives you a sense of peace and security before you arrive at the front door. Invidiata Homes is extremely excited to offer this plan on lots that the River Oaks Group has designed with extra wide frontages. This plan will be offered amongst a variety of ten other plans on the interior lots. This plan will be offered amongst a variety of ten other plans on the interior lots. Invidiata Homes will also offer their custom design program as well on their special lots. Prices range from the high $300,000's for the interior lots and from the high $500,000's for the custom and ravine lots. The emphasis of this house plan is to capture the open concept living with high ceilings, both vaulted and cathedral, in order to create the volume of space. On the exterior, the attention to detail in trim, windows, columns and front entry doors is an inherent quality and feature of an Invidiata Home. The construction start that they are scheduled for is the fall of 1999 with spring 2000 deliveries. Invidiata Homes intends to open their sales centre on site within the next 2-3 months. For more information, please contact Debbie DiMascio or Christopher Invidiata, Sales Representatives fo r RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp., at 338-9000 or 339-3444. Proxy votes rule SSO meeting It could take two years before by­ laws are changed to restrict the number of proxy votes that can override votes of members attending annual meetings of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO). That's what chapter members attending the SSO's annual general meeting in Oakville Saturday were told. Many were upset when one mem­ ber holding 217 proxy votes was able to defeat three resolutions deemed important and vital to the work of the provincial organization. One dealt with the addition of more assertive treatment teams (PACT) to help people with schizophrenia live more productive lives in the communi­ ty; another with more supportive hous­ ing and the third with "better assess­ ment, treatment, housing and rehabili­ tation and support services as alterna­ tives to short and long-term institution­ al care." All three resolutions were pro­ posed by the Windsor-Essex chapter of the SSO. But the estimated 40 members at the meeting could make no headway against the overwhelming number of proxy votes. Said Bonnie Grant of the Oakville chapter: "It's absolutely ridiculous that this guy had so many proxies. There was no point anyone being at that meeting because he ran the meeting." She said everyone attending the AGM voted for the enhancement of the role of PACT teams but proxies quashed the vote. Ted Fielding, the new president of the SSO's Board of Directors, said he wasn't "totally disappointed" the reso­ lutions were defeated since they would not interrupt the work the provincial organization is already doing. "A lot of those things in the resolu­ tions were only reinforcements to what we're already doing," he said. "(Their defeat) doesn't give direction to us to change anything." SSO's executive-director, Janice Wiggins, was unavailable for comment by press time. Toward the end of the meeting, two resolutions were adopted by the mem­ bership. One recommended that the provincial board work at increasing housing for people with schizophrenia and the other for more staff at the provincial office to allow for extended hours of operation. Complete selection of machine-washable mix and match co-ordinates. Available in 100% cotton or 65% - 35% polyester- cotton blend. Sizes 8 to 20 (your choice of many fashion colours). 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