13 W ednesday , D ecem ber 15, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Start a new tradition this year!Sta aditio thi ear For complete details and to donate, visit the Halton Learning Foundation website or call 905.335.3665 x3209 $20 Backpack and school supplies for an Elementary student $30 New Running shoes for an Elementary student $35 One Ukulele for an Elementary music class $50 Winter boots, hats, mitts $75 Recess Revival Kit includes skipping rope, soccer balls, small balls, hula hoops, activity cards, basketballs THE POWER OF GIVING When you choose to help children have the best possible learning experiences, you are enriching their lives. IN HONOUR OF SOMEONE: Consider making a donation on behalf of that special someone WORKPLACE GIVING: Bring your coworkers together to make a donation that will impact students in your community. who already has everything. www.haltonlearningfoundation.ca While school may be out for good at Linbrook Public School, the building itself doesnt appear to be going anywhere any time soon. Town council voted Monday evening to issue a notice of their intention to designate the school building at 1079 Linbrook Rd. under the Ontario Heritage Act. Designation would mean the Linbrook Public School building would be protected under a specific bylaw and could not be demol- ished or significantly altered without councils consent. In a report to council, the Towns Heritage Planner Carolyn Van Sligtenhorst provided a number of reasons for allowing the designation. These reasons included the fact that the school building features an original one-room schoolhouse built in 1932, which Sligtenhorst said, was one of the last one-room schoolhous- es constructed in Ontario. Sligtenhorst also said the schools auditori- um, built in 1955, had significant heritage value for its design, which replicates the original schoolhouse building. She also listed the combination of Neoclassical, Georgian and Colonial Revival architecture present within the school as signif- icant. With the intention-to-designate motion passed, notice will now be served to the Ontario Heritage Trust and the property owner, the Halton District School Board. News of the intention to designate must also be posted in the appropriate local newspapers. There is a 30-day notice period, following the notices publication in the newspaper, during which objections may be made. If no objection is received during this period then council can move forward with the desig- nation. If an objection is received, the matter is for- warded to the Conservation Review Board. This provincial body will go over the applica- tion and provide a recommendation on how to proceed, however, this recommendation is not binding and the decision on what to do ulti- mately rests with council. If the property owner is not happy with councils ruling, it may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board. The Halton District School Board has declared the Linbrook school property surplus and officially closed the school at the end of the 2010 school year. Sligtenhorst said the school board is plan- ning to sell the now vacant property, but said the new owner and its plans for the property are cur- rently unknown. The designation of the property under the Ontario Heritage Act, said Sligtenhorst, would ensure the long-term protection of the proper- tys heritage attributes during any future changes. Sligtenhorst said Town staff have discussed the potential designation of the property with the school board and is working with it to address its concerns. Town moves to protect Linbrook school under heritage act OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTO Linbrook public school