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Today‘s PaINT THE TOWN REDp By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff 6 Paper Genstar development approved, but massive Old Mill plan looming Amount raised to date: $885,424 ’t Percentage of total: 47% A Target: $1,887,000 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Moores The Suit People, Pharma Plus, Whiite Rose, Union Gas, Sears, Overdrive Midas (Partial) This represented 4.1% fewer claims from the previous month and a 21.1% drop from a year ago. Over the last six months the average yearâ€"overâ€" year decline has been 23.1% Bus: 844â€"5000 Res: 844â€"9859 29 YEAR OAKVILLE RESIDENT he number of people collecting I Unemployment Insurance benefits in the Oakvilleâ€"Milton area continues to decline. According to statistics from Human Resources Development Canada, 3,859 people held active regâ€" ular unemployment insurance claims in the Oakvilleâ€"Milton area as of Sept. 30th. people ptop-mn Inc. ~â€" An inperenoent memoen enoer [(el SGrve Your Real Estate Needs U1I benefit claimants down 21.1 % Alternatives to going out and safety suggestions A Metroland Community Newspaper Associate Broker Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 The number of claims in September was the fter years acrimony and demanding negotiation, a deal has finally been struck over highrise development on Old Mill Road. Halloween tips t Lakeshore Rd. E., Oakville gq _ than to pick 380 Pear St Bm'lmgton e 639%:?%52582 them up. Pg. 13 sutton group As part of the deal, Genstar will convey to the Town for $500,000 about 50 acres of land in the Sixteen Mile Creek valley south of Highway 5. The purâ€" chase â€" set for next year â€" will be financed largely through developâ€" The deal reduces Genstar‘s original plan for a 23â€"storey building to 10 storeys with a total of 285 residential units â€" down from 381 as first proposed. The provision for a small public park has been eliminated due to restricted accessibility and other considerations. In its place will be a private park. "We are very pleased. This is just tremendous," Rodger said of the Genstar deal. "Our problem now is Kaneff. You can‘t rest on any kind of happiness." Results for the Halton Public School Board showed that 93% of stuâ€" dents performed at or above the expected range in reading compared to (See ‘Results‘ page 3) Genstar solicitor Robert Warren said the proposal was the result of a lot of hard work by all the parties involved. He added that the deal was as far as Genstar was willing to compromise and still make the project a viable one. Halton educators pleased with grade 9 test results results for the Halton Roman Catholic School Board indicate that 91% of students met the expected provincial standard in reading and 95% in writing," commented Angelo Dilanni, Superintendent of Education. "These results are especially gratifying since 15% of our students are from nonâ€"Englishâ€"speaking homes." Halton students faired extremely well in Grade 9 provincial reading and writing tests issued during last year‘s school term with more than 90% of all students performing at or above the provincial average. For TCRA president Janet Rodger, this achievement is temâ€" pered by the spectre of her group‘s next fight: a series of highrises Kaneff Properties Ltd. has planned for land on Old Mill Road adjacent to Genstar‘s. On Monday night Council voted in favor of a compromise ironed out between the Genstar Development Company and the Trafalgar Chartwell Residents Association (TCRA.) Although some councillors expressed reserâ€" vations about the plan, all realized the scheme was the best both sides were likely to secure. Future of environmental group very much in doubt The West Oakville Ratepayers Inc. may not send another representative to the Oakville Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) following the resignation of Steven Moore. The resignation of a key member of a Petro Canada refinery watchdog group, has raised questions over whether the committee is serivng a useful purpose. Moore had represented the ratepayers group on EAC since the committee‘s formation in January, 1991. "Canada‘s Best Community Newspaper" CCNA Better Newspapers Competition 1993 According to a release from Human Resources Development Canada, the main reason for the monthly decrease was the return to work of employees in schoolâ€"related employment. Teachers, teaching assistants, secretaries, food service attenâ€" dants, kitchen help, and cashiers all experienced declines in the size of their respective claim loads during September. Also, a general drop occurred in the number of claims associated with skilled trades lowest total since July 1990. The Town has also received Official Plan and zoning byâ€"law amendment applications by Kaneff Properties Ltd. to conâ€" struct several more highrises between 12 and 18 storeys at the north and southâ€"west corners of Cornwall and Trafalgar Roads. Genstar‘s land occupies the area just west of the GO station between Speers Road and the CNR lines. The property is curâ€" rently zoned general industrial. In 1983, Town Council amended the Official Plan to permit highâ€"denâ€" sity residential on the site. The plan must now move on to the Site Plan Committee in order to iron out the details. In keeping with this, a Citizens Advisory Committee will also be struck to offer its input. Ward 3 regional councillor Keith Bird, who was also "very reluctant" to accept the deal, said he was worried about what the final building would end up lookâ€" ing like. Ward 2 local councillor Kathy Graham, who also played an instrumental part in the talks, maintained that a better deal was not likely to happen. "It is basically a paper transacâ€" tion," said Ward 3 local councillor Tedd Smith, who at the meeting said the overall deal was "a kind of poison pill that we have to accept." ment charges with $48,700 comâ€" ing from the tax levy. Sometime in the future Genstar will then pay the Town $500,000 cash in lieu of parkland with the understanding it will be spent in southâ€"east Oakville. HANDSEWN IN US.A The committee‘s mandate was to assist the Petroâ€" Canada Lake Ontario Refinery â€" Oakville Plant in Bronte in resolving the environmental impact â€" particularly air quality â€" of the refinery on the community. The committee is composed of ~represehtatives of town Serviceâ€"based industries accounted for 61.2% of the new hirings, continuing a trend in employment. Occupations in accommodation and food and bevâ€" erage services accounted for over half of the new service industry positions. Employers in the local manufacturing industry accounted for 15.7% of cial assistance from the. Canada Employment Centre. More information on jobs or opportunities is available by calling the office‘s employment telemessage at (905) 845â€"2959 or by utilizing the job banks at the Canada Employment Centre. The Oakville Canada Employment Centre assistâ€" ed in the placement of 286 people in jobs during September. and truck driving. The group was founded in July, 1993, by Saunders, and social worker, Cindy Adams. Saunders and Adams â€" along with their support team and trained volunteers â€" now help pet ownâ€" ers through the grieving process. The key to helping someone overcome their grief is to "try and understand what they‘re going through," explained Saunders. "You‘ll have gone through it yourself," he said. "There is a strong bond which develops between an owner and his pet, and when that pet dies, the owner‘s grief can be almost as intense as grieving for a family member," stated Dr. Bob Saunders, Oakville veterinarian andâ€"coâ€"founder of the Pet Loss Support Group in Oakville. By MICHELLE SHEPPARD Special to the Beaver found out her ‘baby‘ had cancer. Today, she waits in a quiet room in the clinic for the docâ€" tor to come and end his suffering. The procedure will be quick and painless for Clancy â€" her beautiâ€" ful 13â€"yearâ€"old grey Persian cat â€"â€" but for the cat‘s owner, the painful grieving has already begun. It was only yesterday that the young mother The loss of a pet can be just as tragic as the loss of a loved one. Pet Loss Support Group helps people deal with death of ‘friends‘ Veterinarian Dr. Bob Saunders: helping to ease the pain. Planning n RRSP‘S INVESTMENT PLANNING _ PETERC. WATSON MBA, REP PETER WATSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED We are an independent Oakvile fim specializing in RETIREMENT PLANNING In an interview Moore explained his resignation was due to a desire to devote more time to his freelance writâ€" ing career, and also out of frustration over the committee‘s lack of progress. council, West Oakville Ratepayers Inc. I CARE, the Halton Region Health Department, the Ministry of the Environment, Ennisclare Condominiums, Oakville South MPP Gary Carr‘s constituency office, and Petroâ€"Canada. During September, 45 claimants began upgradâ€" ing or retraining programs with some form of finanâ€" cial assistance from the Canada Employment Centre. new jobs over the month, and construction sector employers were responsible for 6.3% of the reportâ€" ed placements. Retail/wholesale employers picked up 12.2% of the monthly total. Counsellors at the centre recommend profesâ€" sional help for those people who suffer from pathological grief. "We‘re aware of some of the feelings and emoâ€" tions people go through," explained Saunders. "We‘re able to help by being supportive and by being a good listener." The Pet Loss Support group meets on the first Thursday of every month. The size of the support group varies from three to 30, Facing grief is a painful process for anyone, and through the Pet Loss Support Group pet ownâ€" ers are given the opportunity to discuss and come to terms with their feelings. "There is a strong bond which develops between an owner and his pet, and when that pet dies, the owner‘s grief can be almost as intense as grieving for a family member." â€" Dr. Bob Saunders 60 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) (See ‘Group‘ page 8) (See ‘Parents‘ page 2) Member of the Bank of Montreal Group of Companies Call Investment Advisor MARK SLIPP at (416) 359â€"4633