Beaver THE OAKVILLE Voted Ontario's Top Newspaper Four Years in a Row - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! Between Kerr & Dorval Salvation Army food drive needs support PAGE 19 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009 YOUR FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS 175 Wyecroft Rd. Oakville 905.845.6653 www.lockwoodchrysler.com OUT OF INK? REFILL AND SAVE UP TO 60% Upper Oakville Shopping Centre (Upper Middle & 8th Line) 905-842-5600 A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 52 No. 120 "USING COMMUNICATION TO BUILD BETTER COMMUNITIES" 48 Pages $1.00 (plus GST) Transit fares Pitching for S.E.N.A.C.A. may increase Proposed hike would give Oakville highest fares in GTA By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Oakville may soon have some of the highest transit fares in the GTA. A plan to increase the price of Oakville Transit's adult ticket, student ticket, adult pass, student pass and Gus pass was approved unanimously Tuesday night during a meeting of Oakville's Community Services Committee. The changes, which would come into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, will go before council Monday night for final approval. In a report to the committee, Oakville Transit Director Barry Cole noted the additional money was needed to cover increasing operating costs and the expansion and enhancement of the transit system, which recently saw 19 drivers added, along with 11 buses. Cole also noted that raising transit fares ensures the tax levy is not hit with the full weight of the costs incurred by Oakville Transit. The proposed changes would see an adult ticket price go up 3.9 per cent from $2.55 to $2.65, a student ticket increase 2.4 per cent from $2.10 to $2.15, an adult pass go up 5.7 per cent from $88 to $93, a student pass increase 12.1 per cent from $58 to $65 and a Gus pass rise in cost by 13 per cent from $23 to $26. The increase would make an Oakville Transit adult ticket the most expensive adult ticket in the GTA with Durham coming in a close second at $2.63 for their Adult Ticket. An adult ticket currently costs $2.40 in Mississauga, $2.30 in Burlington, $2.50 in Brampton and $2.60 in York. RIZIERO VERTOLLI /OAKVILLE BEAVER THAT'S THE SPIRIT: Wendy McBride (left) S.E.N.A.C.A. executive director and program manager, and Patti Eix, S.E.N.A.C.A. board president got into the spirit of a country fair-themed gathering that celebrated the agency's 30th anniversary, served as a thank you to S.E.N.A.C.A.'s supporters across town over the years and accompanied its annual general meeting at its main location at 53 Bond St. More recently, S.E.N.A.C.A., which serves local seniors, also opened a second program location in Palermo. Town rejects eight-storey Bronte condo plan By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF See Fare page 13 Town Council has voted to put the brakes on a development application for an eight-storey seniors' residential complex established at 2355-2379 Lakeshore Rd., W. The decision to turn down the application, put forward by Moldenhauer Developments, was made during Monday's Planning and Development Council meeting, which saw councillors side with Town staff and area residents who called for the development's demise. The eight-storey complex would have housed 143 residential units along with retail/commercial components oriented toward Lakeshore Road. In his report to council, Town Planner David Capper listed several reasons for staff's opposition to the development. Many of the concerns dealt with the See Eight page 4 End insurance confusion. For informed decisions that you can feel good about, contact us! We are pleased to offer competitive insurance solutions in person, by email, or fax. 1540 Cornwall Rd., Suite #100, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 Tel: 905-845-9793 Fax: 905-845-9149 The Magnes Group Inc. has its roots in Syd A. Vince Insurance, Est. 1953 · Home · Auto · Life · Business · THE MAGNES GROUP INC. www.magnesgroup.com