Wednesdsay August 18, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER A5 M em ories frozen in tim e I can't quite decide which of these large format old black and white photographs lying on our back table is my favourite. Their edges are tom, a little rumpled and a few of them have seen bet ter days. Well, so have we all. Still, they stand not only as snapshots of Toronto's history: they are now part of mine. My great grandfather, by all accounts an avid photographer, must have spent a great deal of time roaming about the Toronto in the late 1930s and early 1940s: all five of these pho tographs were taken in the downtown area as well as the Toronto Islands. Each one offers a glimpse into an era by now long gone. Years ago, the photos were given to me and I've carried them from place to place, never finding the right spot, always hoping to frame them and dis play them when the right room came along. This sounds as though there has been a plan when really I just schlepped them all with me. But in our back room, there is a wall that cries out for these wonderful shots of Toronto in the 1940s: at long last I am finally giving them a proper home. As I look at them again I not only wonder about the Toronto that he captured at the start of the war, I begin to wonder a lit tle about the man behind the DIANE HART camera. He obviously had an eye. In the first of the series, the shade of a large tree dominates the early morning scene at the Toronto Islands. My great aunt tells me her father entered the Toronto photos for a contest and a few months later the family travelled downtown to see them exhibited at the art gallery. It's funny to think the same photos that were on the walls at the art gallery are now going to be on our own walls. How proud he must have been to have his work exhibited in such a way. On the back of each photo graph he'd scrawled the location and date. The one taken at Centre Island in 1940 shows an empty boardwalk in the early morning. Standing in front of such an idyllic, serene scene, it's hard not to be charmed. The board walk looks just like it does today, minus the amusement park and the in-line skaters. Just the trees and the boardwalk and a photographer who just hap pened to be good enough to appreciate it. He also had a great eye for urban scenes: The second large format photograph is taken from below a large building rising up towards the burgeoning city, statuesque. Its title? Almost with a satirical wink to the viewer, my great grandfather scrawled: "Prodigious King Street", with the date July 1940. How prodi gious could King Street have been back then? And what would this man have thought of all the other buildings built since then....the controversial black boxes, the CN Tower, the Air Canada hangar. Imagine where his eye would fall today. The only photo, interestingly, that is in any way a portrait is the one "Sunnyside at Night" where a Frank Sinatra lookalike is bowling. But he isn't looking at the camera; he's busy in the alley. The perspective, again, is an intriguing one. I suppose, though, if I had to choose one as a favourite it would be the one night scene again on the Toronto Islands. It's August 14, 1940, a clear evening at Hanlon's Point and there is a stage packed with singing children. The girls are all wearing pret ty party dresses and the boys are in good shorts and shirts. Not a skateboarder to be seen for miles. (S e e 'P h o to s ' p a g e 8 ) ' . L % I | | ,,A O a k v i l l e a t t h e 'E x ' A i i a u s r j * w -m SJ O a k v i l l e 8 2 5 - 1 2 1 6 M i l t o n 8 7 5 - 1 2 4 5 Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hotline: 24 Hour Service 1-800-550-4900 IRTHRIGHT SUITE 204 HOPEDALE MALL O A K V IL L E 8 4 5 - 6 6 0 1 T H E C O R PO R A T IO N O F TH E TO W N O F O A K V IL L E P R O P O S A L F O R C O N SU L T A N T /A R C H IT E C T SER V IC ES FO R T H E C O N ST R U C T IO N O F A W A SH R O O M /W O R K SH O P FACILITY AT B R O N T E B E A C H PARK PROPOSAL NUMBER PROP-23-99 I SEALED PROPOSALS for the above will be received by the Purchasing Department, on or before 12:00 NOON, local | time on MONDAY, SEPTEM BER 13,1999 | Address: 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, or by mail to P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. Telephone (905) | 338-4197. Specifications, Proposal forms and Proposal envelopes will be available at the office of the undersigned on or after Friday. August 20.1999 NOTE: THERE W ILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT, AS OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS. ALL INTERESTED BIDDERS MUST REGISTER AND ATTEND THE SITE VISIT IN ORDER TO HAVE TH EIR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R. J. Coumoyer, C.I.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing & Office Services R K O I I S | | O R I I .N D I .R C O N T R A C T NO . SW -33-99 C O N C R E T E SID EW A LK AN D ROADW AY PAVEM ENT REPAIRS N O T IC E O F T H E R E P E A L O F D E V E L O P M E N T C H A R G E B Y -L A W S O F T H E C O R P O R A T IO N O F T H E T O W N O F O A K V IL L E TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Oakville repealed, upon the coming into force of By-Law 1999-106 and effective 31" day of August, 1999, Development Charge By-laws 1991-255 and 1991-256, as amended by By-laws 1993-101 and 1993-102, 1996-152 and 1996-153, 1996-198 and 1996-199 and 1997-173 and 1997-174 respectively, and Ontario Municipal Board Order, Board File Nos.: S910078, S910079, S930090, and S930091. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may apply for a refund of credits for ineligible services given under Section 13 of the Development Charges Act, 1989 (old Act) by filing with the Clerk of the Town of Oakville on or before 80 days after the day the By-law is repealed, an application for refund. A credit for ineligible services is a credit given under the old Act where the municipality permitted the provision of services in lieu of the payment of all or any portion of a development charge, equal to the reason able cost to the owner of providing services ineligible under the Development Charges Act, 1997. Such services include the provision of cultural or entertainment facilities, including museums, theatres and art galleries; the provision of tourism facilities, including convention centres; the acquisition of land for parks; the provision of a hospital; the provision of waste manage ment services; the provision of headquarters for the general administration of municipalities and local boards; and other services as prescribed, including a credit given under the old Act as it applies under Section 62. There is no right of appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of a claim under Section 64 of the Act for a refund of credits for ineligible services. T E N D E R D O C U M E N T S: Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Monday, August 16, 1999 and may be obtained from the Department o f Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road for a non-refundable payment o f thirty-five dollars ($35.00), G.S.T. included, by cash or certified cheque payable to the Town o f Oakville The Contractor w hose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to the Town o f Oakville, equal to 100% o f the Contract Price and a Labour and Material Payment Bond totalling 50% o f the Contract Price. P R O JE C T N U M B E R : SW -32-98 P R O JE C T D E SC R IPT IO N : Construction o f approximately 2,480 square metres o f new sidewalks and reconstruction and repair o f | approximately 1,225 square metres o f existing sidewalks, 560 metres o f existing curb and gutter and 365 square metres o f existing asphalt pavement. A D D R E SS: Sealed tenders on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 or by mail to P.O. B ox 310, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 5A6. C L O SIN G TIM E /D A T E: 2:00 p.m ., local tim e, Tuesday, A ugust 3 1 ,1 9 9 9 Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting o f the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. local time. T E N D E R DEPOSIT: A certified cheque, a Bank/Trust Company draft or a Bid Bond for the amount specified in the tender documents M U ST accompany each tender. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. R.G. Green, P. Eng. Director Department o f Public Works Road Closure By-law 1999-137 Closure of Part of Sinclair Road and 0.3 Metre Reserve Lying South Easterly of Wyecroft Road TAKE NOTICE THAT: 1. The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Oakville proposes to pass a by-law pursuant to Section 297 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, in order to stop up and close for all purposes part of Sinclair Road and 0.3 metre reserve lying southeasterly of Wyecroft Road legally described as: Firstly: Part of Sinclair Road, Registered Plan 949, Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 1 to 6, inclusive, on Plan 20R-13289, being part of PIN 24828-0005; Secondly: All of one foot reserve, Registered Plan 949, Town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 7 and 8 on Plan 20R-13289, being all of PIN 24828-0009. 2. Pursuant to Section 300 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, before passing this by-law, Council or a Committee thereof will hear in person or by his counsel, solicitor or agent, any person who claims that his lands will be prejudicially affected by this by-law, pro vided that such person makes application in writing to the undersigned on or before September 15, 1999, at 4:30 p.m. This matter will be heard at the Council meeting of October 4, 1999, commenc ing at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. Oakville. 5. A copy of Plan 20R-13289 is available for inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk at the address shown below, during normal business hours. Judith Muncaster, Town Clerk 1225 Trafalgar Road Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6 am so th or -wmxetm i* i 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD • OAKVILLE, ONTARIO • L6J 5A6 Memories frozen in time OAKVILLE 845-6601 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE PROPOSAL FOR CONSULTANT/ARCHITECT SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WASHROOM/WORKSHOP FACILITY AT BRONTE BEACH PARK RKOI I S | |OR I I.NDI.R CONTRACT NO. SW-33-99 CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND ROADWAY PAVEMENT REPAIRS TENDER DOCUMENTS: PROJECT NUMBER: SW-32-98 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ADDRESS: CLOSING TIME/DATE: 2:00 p.m., local time, Tuesday, August 31,1999 TENDER DEPOSIT: Road Closure By-law 1999-137 Closure of Part of Sinclair Road and 0.3 Metre Reserve Lying South Easterly of Wyecroft Road 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD • OAKVILLE, ONTARIO • L6J 5A6