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A8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday August 15, 2001 Mall to undergo rebirth (Continued from page A 1 ) "All the stores people are used to patronizing will still be here, all in brand new stores," said Sutcliffe. "They're all taking the opportunity to do what they want in a brand new location." Businesses staying put include Pets & More, Gino's Pizza, Oakville Cycle & Sports, Driver & Vehicle Licence Office, FCS Computers, Flooring ca.com, Oakville Sewing Centre, The Women's Club, Space Optical, Surroundings Gallery, Celebrity House of Cigars, Manning Jewellers, Verdi Hair Design, S&H Health Foods, Nail Queen. NoFrills and Golden Griddle will remain at their current locations with facelifts to match the new red brick and stucco facade of the mall. "There will still be the selection people want with the addition of Home Depot," said Sutcliffe. Phase One of the project involves the con struction of a barrier through the middle of the mall (from The Women's Club to the licencing office) followed by the demolition of the western portion of the site. Home Depot will be built in the northwest quadrant of the site while two satellite buildings - one approximately 14,400 sq. ft., the other 12,500 sq. ft. - will stand near Cross Avenue. Sutcliffe explained that the stores will remain in the enclosed mall this Christmas before moving to their new locations in January in Phase Two. Demolition of the rest of the mall follows. The most easterly portion of the site, however, will be reconfigured from NoFrills to Golden Griddle and will include a new 10,000 sq. ft. space for The Women's Club. Home Depot is expected to open in May 2002. F A L L /W IN T E RR E G IS T R A T IO N ! H ig h P e r fo r m a n c e H o ckey School P o w e r s k a tin g & H o c k e y S k ills H o c k e y D e v e lo p m e n t H o c k e y T ip s F o r Tots F u tu re S ta rs E lite H o c k e y S c h o o ls LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAMS ADULT HOCKEY SCHOOLS Ladies O nly Shinny dult Shinny Parent & Tot Skate Public Skate CASfLAN r r m Amendment will dictate look of new town (Continued from p a g e A 1) To increase live/work opportunities, the 407 West employment district located south of Hwy. 407 between Bronte and Tremaine roads will provide 2,500 acres of new employment land. Also, the recently revamped employment zoning by-law is simplified and recognizes an employment, rather than industrial base, to match Oakville's pri marily white collar work force. Hwy. 407 will bring people to Oakville and Town planning director Ted Salisbury said, "(It's) a reality we need to capitalize on." Growth will be phased to best provide for infra structure. As north Oakville develops above Hwy. 5, Salisbury said there will be a need for three or four fire stations, community centres, libraries, parks, eight elementary schools and one or two high schools -- for each of the public and Catholic school sys tems. North Oakville development will also have to wait until most residential development between Upper Middle Road and Hwy. 5, is completed. Then, Oakville's three new residential/employ ment communities will be built in the following order: Glenorchy (between Sixteen-Mile Creek and Trafalgar Road); Joshua's Meadows (between Ninth Line and Trafalgar Road); Sixteen Hollow (between Sixteen-Mile Creek and Bronte Road. "It will be controlled and orderly growth as opposed to haphazard urbanization," said Town Manager Joann Chechalk. A mix of housing, retail and business, and higher densities, should achieve lower servicing costs, ener gy conservation and minimize pollution and traffic. Linked cycleways and pathways should mean people won't have to rely solely on cars for recre ation, shopping or, in some cases, even commuting. "That requires more of a mixed use development (stores, businesses and homes) and high enough den sities," Salisbury said. "We believe we've got things well in-hand," said Salisbury, noting the Town has used the "latest infor mation available to municipal planners" as it puts Oakville's growth in the context of Halton's growth, and the GTA's 100,000 annual population growth. OPA 198 will bring Oakville's OP into conformi ty with Halton Region's Halton Urban Structure Plan (1999) that says Oakville must grow -- by 55,000 people and 35,000 jobs. To provide balance, Oakville's heritage land inventory that categorizes woodlots and water sheds, enters the picture. "Now that we know what is most important to the municipality from a scientific point, it forms the basis for land use planning," said Salisbury. The Town's chief planner said if you look south of the Queen Elizabeth Way you won't find a pub lic open space system. "Above the QEW, things begin to change," said Salisbury, noting that reflects changes in provincial, regional and local policy over the years. "We'll con tinue to do that." Before any development may occur, there need to be secondary plans, infrastructure staging for water and wastewater, a development charges by law enacted and studies must be done on infrastruc ture staging, sub-watershed plans, transportation and traffic studies, as well as potential retail mar kets, financial impact and urban design. OPA 198 only sets the tone for growth. "We haven't made any decision for land uses," said Salisbury, noting the number of local streets, or if schools will be close to parks, hasn't been decid ed. Many residents fear urban sprawl and want more green space. The Ontario Realty Corporation, which manages provincial land, says it will keep 300 of its 1,100 acres in its Oakville Land Assembly, bounded by Hwy. 407, Bronte Road, Sixteen-Mile Creek and Dundas Street. That includes the Sixteen Mile Creek Valley and various woodlots. Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing plan ner Rizaldo Padilla said Halton Region's Official Plan, the Halton Urban Structure Plan (HUSP), is "very restrictive," and assured, "Oakville and Milton will not coalesce into one urban area." Oakville is supposed to be "built out" by 2031, but Salisbury believes growth will likely only change form by then. "Growth is inevitable. We're only able to control and manage it so we have to take a very long term view of what's happening around us." |;H3 SPORTS (905) 845-6989 FALL ATIONAL Bridal Show P r e s e n te d b y : W H U l M k M U W r Septem ber 7-9, 2001 International Centre, Airport Road y C a n a d a 's first a n d f o r e m o s t w e d d i n g s h o w ! 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