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Caller: "I‘m short, like a dwarf Dutchman, eh? And my arms are short too, so I can‘t like reach the top of the shrubs. Not even with a step ladder, eh? Which is why I gotta get my hedge clipped! _ Host: "Frank from Hagersville, go ahead." Frank: "Yeah, I‘m a crop farmer and [ grow sweet corn which I cook and put tn a big vat for niblet wrestling." Host: "Now, we‘ve got a caller who wishes to remain anonymous. Go ahead, sir." Ron: "Actually, that‘s an alias. I‘m really Don from Dunnville and I‘m seriâ€" ous man, I really gotta get my...." Host: ‘"Fiona from Guelph, hello." Fiona: ‘"Yes, I just love your show. In fact, back in Kent â€" in the south of England where I‘m from â€"I did a simiâ€" lar thing...you know, bringing gardeners together in a romantic way." Host: "How did it go?" Fiona: ‘"Not too well, I‘m afraid." Host: "Oh?" Fiona: "No, I ended up running a nursery for unwed mums." Host: "You wrestle in a vat of com liblets?" Host: "Sorry, we just lost Dorothy. Hello. Ron from Renfrew." Frank: "Yeah. My wife used to call ‘Pe the Jolly Green Giant...ha, ha, ha." < Host: "Kim on a cellular phone. Go head. Kim? Kim your line is breaking p; all we heard was something about Fiming the well and your hanging panâ€" Dorothy: "Yes, thank you. Last year, I tried to cross a pansy with a screw pine and...." eg," Host: "Well, I‘m not sure if I can help you there. Japanese gardeners are few and far between. I do, however, have the number of a dwarf Dutchman, if you want to give that a shot. Dorothy in Hamilton. Go ahead." Ethel: "I‘m into Bonsai breeding, and I‘d really like to meet a Japanese gardener." Host: "When the Dutchman‘s in full bloom, it‘s something everybody in the neighborhood can enjoy. Now, we‘ll go to Ethel in Peterborough." Host: "Yes, well â€" it‘s probably not the bedding. The dwarf Dutch are accliâ€" matized to Holland‘s mild weather, so I suggest you start indoors and gradually move to a porch or a glassedâ€"in area outside. Laverne: "Well, I‘m sure that‘ll make him perk right up, but what‘ll the neighbors think?" Kim: "Can you hear me now?" Host: "Yes, go ahead." Kim: "I said, I used to be prime minâ€" er. I said to hell with gardening; I‘m Laverne: "Yes, I‘ve been having a lot of trouble stimulating my dwarf Dutchman this summer." Host: "Could you elaborate a little?" Laverne: "Well, I want to know if it‘s me or the bedding?" * It might have been ratings week on radio because the host of this particular gardening show opened up the lines to listeners with gardening questions who were also looking for love. Honest. Singles looking for a little romance with their rutabaga were encouraged to call in and the host would make discreet, offâ€"air connections, if you get my driftâ€" ing azaleas. : Host: "Laverne in Oakville, you‘re on the air." This exchange is followed by 20 seconds of dead air as the show‘s proâ€" Aucer quotes several sections of the staâ€" tion‘s CRTC licensing agreement. 7 _ ike many of you, on Saturday _ mornings I listen to a gardening râ€"dli show because, once the radio automatically comes on, I‘m just too lazy to roll over and turn it off. Don: "Yeah, I‘d like to get my hedge clipped." * Host: "Don from Dunnville, you‘re on the air with our firstâ€"ever loveâ€"conâ€" hection gardening show. Go ahead." I immediately fell back to sleep, but the gardening show â€" minus the love connection â€" is still on the air; so I assume things did not go like this. Americans shake heads at cottage country Canucks I suppose, to be honest, it‘s a little unkempt, a little rough about the edges. But it happens to sit in the midst of tall trees, above a forested ravine with a long, winding, old footâ€" path that opens out onto a huge expanse of sand and water. * â€" It is, for us, home for a short time in the summer. We‘ve seen herons in Gardening Club meets _ Pup the Lonely Hearts Club | mack in the middle of the burâ€" geoning new condominiums with their pristine exteriors, their "lakeview", their residents out, astoundingly at 7 a.m. washing their cars, lies the place we‘ve been fortuâ€" nate to spend some time in every sumâ€" mer. I suppose, to be honest, it‘s a little unkempt, a little rough about the edges. But it happens to sit in the the early morning on the beach, a few bunnies in the field nearby, a multitud of butterflies this summer and, of course, the ever present raccoons. The wide lonely beach is a perfect spot to pick through colored glass, stones, or just wander along for hours. As a kid, I absolutely loved diving off the pier into waves I thought at the time were the biggest and most fierce in the world. August 10, 1994 ~â€"COMMENT Host: "Kim, call Dunnyville 905â€"774. The guy‘s name is Don. I don‘t think he‘s into gardening either. If that doesn‘t work out, how do you feel about sweet corn, Kim, as a kind of recreational chowder?" still looking for some hanky panky And now, these same waves â€" still big, still fierce â€" often wash over the pier as we watch a lone windsurfer tackle the wind, and the speed increasâ€" es as he flies across the water. But I have to say, some people the early morning on the beach, a few bunnies in the field nearby, a multitude of butterflies this summer and, of course, the ever present raccoons. The wide lonely beach is a perfect spot to pick through colored glass, stones, or During the months of August, September and October the Parks and Recreation Department will be spraying various parks to control weeds in the turf. Individual parks will be signed two days prior to the spraying occurring and the signs will stay up two days after the spraying is complete. If you have any questions regarding this program, please call Mr. Peter Kleschnitzki at 338â€"4171. There are no Council or Committee meetings until September 6, 1994 due to summer scheduling. “ Host FamiLies WantEep Auaust 24â€"27, 1994 Citizens from our Sister City â€" Neyagawa, Japan will be visiting our town. Share your friendship and gain cultural insight by taking delegates into your home. Call Cari MacLean, Oakville Sister City Committee staff liaison at 845â€"6601, ext. 3152. 3. To end your call press 2. When prompted enter the 1. Call 845â€"5585 (touch tone only) PLaANT a Living MemortaL For Your Lovep Ones To receive information on this program, call us at 1225 TRAFALGAR ROAD + OAKVILLE, ONTARIO + L6H 2L1 4â€"digit code from the directory or write: Town oF OAKvILLE Parks anp Recreation DEpPARTMENT P.O. Box 310 OAKVILLE, OnTaRIO L6J 5A6 THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE CEMETERIES P.O. BOX 310 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO L6J 5A6 (905) 338â€"4236 (905) 338â€"4236 And I have to admit they overâ€" whelm me in some ways. They just seem so big, so loud. And yet to them our natural reticence must appear odd and out of place. There is a puzzled look in their eyes as we speak of our quiet enjoyment of the place. Like the Americans who reside, in large numbers, next to us. They also have been coming up here for the past 30 or so years, along with others, and yet they view the place completely differently. Everything they do just seems so big. They drive big cars, eat big meals, have big get togethers, and make big bonfires. think we‘re nuts Top 10 Weekly Movies ......................... Top 10 Weekly Videos ......................... Oakville Symphony Orchestra............... Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Theatre Sheridan.................................. CHORAGN DIAEGT OR 5049 COMMUNITY/ NONâ€"PROFIT GROUPS .............. 5261 Directory ... Advertising THE OAKVILLE BEAVER We like, for instance, a small bonâ€" fire on the beach as the sun sets. A litâ€" tle bit of kindling, a few marshmalâ€" lows, a warm breeze, and we‘re happy. But we must seem ridiculous to the Americans busily building what must be the bonfire of the century. Because Current Planning Section TOWN OF OAKVILLE PLEASE NOTE: This proposal may be subject to changes or modifications at the public hearing John Ghent, Manager Proposal Official Plan: 2 Om n on io en cOe hn â€" mm ts id oifi ntabad t Ald ho ba t t en ud n d 41 or in opposition to the proposal, are invited to do so. If you wish to make a written submission, you may do so by writing to the Planning Services Department. Written submissions received prior to Wednesday, August 24, 1994, will be included in the information sent to Council members prior to the Council Meeting. Written submissions received by the Corporation of the Town of Oakville are collected under the authority of The Planning Act as amended will be used to process the proposal; and will become part of the public record. A copy of the final Staff Report pertaining to this matter will be available for review in the Clerk‘s Department as of Tuesday, September 6, 1994, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For further information or assistance in this matter, please contact Don Parsons â€" Planner, Town of Oakville, 845â€"6601, ext. 3132. Location: Any individuals wishing to attend this meeting and speak to this matter, either in support of or in opposition to the nronnsal are invited in Nn on If uainwigh tn maba‘n Please be advised that Oakville Town Council will consider a proposal to amend the Town of Oakville Official Plan respecting Land Use Policies for General Industrial Land Uses. This proposal includes revisions to policies respecting outside storage, parking of tractors, trailers and commercial vehicles exceeding 2,721.5 kg and public and institutional uses. At the Public Hearing hosted by Oakville Council, staff will present a report and make recommendations. Should Council accept the staff recommendations, amendments will be made to the Official Plan. The date and time of this public hearing is listed below: 5701 5410 6001 RE: PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE OFFICIAL PLAN RESPECTING LAND USE POLICIES FOR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL LAND USsES INCLUDING OUTSIDE STORAGE, PARKING OF TRACTORS, TRAILERS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL UsES Lottario Results . 649 Results Circulation department ... home delivery ................. Shop Locally Information JYOKE OF THE DAY Leave "UPDATE" information gggstkion of the (\;veek ............. ak your mind ........ Weekly Poll............. HEALTH FACT OF THE WEEK Date: Time: Place: The proposed amendment to the Official Plan clarifies between the land uses permitted and some standards that are related to the permitted uses. Outside storage, including the parking of tractors, trailers and commercial vehicles exceeding 2,721.5 kg, would be permitted subject to screening and subject to the outside storage not occupying more than 40% of the site. Public and institutional uses would be permitted provided these uses are compatible with the industrial area. The Official Plan currently establishes a number of policies related to General Industrial uses that control outside storage and permit transportation depots and public and institutional uses among other uses, subject to certain standards. This proposed amendment to the Official Plan affects all land in the Town of Oakville designated General Industrial. Monday, September 12, 1994 730 p.m. Council Chambers Oakville Town Hall 1225 Trafalgar Road Or fish, for instance. Even with fish, we tend to approach things differâ€" ently. We tend to throw back much of what is caught by the kids, for all sorts Okay, they say, shaking their heads in bemusement, as if to say â€" Those Crazy Canadians. And we feel rather churlish in the face of such sincere generosity to say we really do prefer a smaller fire on the beach. they were there in an instant, generâ€" ously handling over massive pieces of wood, waving expansive arms about, and telling us we are more than welâ€" come to use the long, professionally cut poles for marshmallows. COUNCIL MEE 5037 5035 7467 5440 5012 5250 5254 5002 5383 5380 GLOVV-IN-]A'Iiigél}ARK Child FiRd Fiims . REOIPES :s i SSA REOYCOLING se esn SENIORS â€" 0.S.C.Recreation Centre ....... SUGGESTIONBOX...:.......:.................«.... WEATHER (Dept. of Environment) Crime Stoppers ** "Crime of the Week" Community Policing Listing of Areas Crime Prevention .... Our American neighbors eat anyâ€" thing they catch, small or large. And, once again, they look with us with puzzled brows, as they learn all the fish the kids caught were thrown bacl into the lake. Guess, it‘s those crazy Canadians again, they probably say â€" Go figure But it is true; we‘d rather see the small fish back in the water. I don‘t know why. My spouse â€" the real fish erman in the crowd â€" who happens t« give the kids the time of their lives o1 hunting for the big one, says it‘s a Canadian trait. of reasons, probably the most honest one just sheer laziness. by Steve Neas 5509