4th annual whiteoaks lorne park pumpkin parade...

Our Annual General Meeting will

be held at Lorne Park Secondary

School. We are thrilled to be

hosting three excellent guest

speakers. The first two will talk

about their ‘green’ initiatives and

how they will impact our local

community, and our last speaker,

Councillor Pat Mullin, who

will present a timely update on

our area.

Our first speaker will be from

Holcim (Canada) Inc., one of the

country's largest vertically

integrated building materials and

construction companies, who

will present on Holcim’s current

activities and future outlook.

Our second speaker will be from

the Credit Valley Conservation

(CVC), an organization that

serves to help protect the

environment in the watershed,

enhancing the quality of life for

those who live, work and visit

here.

Last but not least, we are

honoured to host Councillor

Mullin who has graciously offered

to take time out of her busy

schedule to address the residents

of Whiteoaks Lorne Park. She will be on hand to discuss some of the

current issues affecting our city

and community.

The AGM is open to Association

members only. New and renewal

memberships will be accepted at

the door (arrive early please!).

Fees are $20 for two years or $10

for one year. Please see page 7 of

the newsletter for the Membership

Application/Renewal Form.

AGM - Monday, September 30th, 2013 7:30 PM Auditorium - Lorne Park Secondary School, 1324 Lorne Park Road

4th Annual Whiteoaks Lorne Park Pumpkin Parade

Friday, November 1, 2013 in Whiteoaks Park

AGM Agenda

Call to Order

Approval of Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

Membership Report

Ratification of Board

Decisions

Nomination

Committee Report

President’s Report

Guest Speakers

Adjournment

Inside this

issue:

Clarkson Village

Development 2

Clarkson Village

Study 3

Hydro One

Maintenance Plan 3

QEW Credit

River Bridge 4

Cell Tower Safety 5

Clarkson Road

Buildings 5

Around the Town 6

Upcoming

Election Info 7

Membership

Application/

Renewal Form

7

Pat Mullin - Councillor,

Ward 2

Back by Popular Demand…

Our 4th Annual Pumpkin Parade will be held in

Whiteoaks Park. Come and take a magical pumpkin-lit

stroll through the park. Enjoy the complimentary hot

chocolate as you marvel at the pumpkin-carving talent

of our neighbourhood!

In keeping with the ‘green’ spirit of Whiteoaks Lorne

Park, all pumpkins will be collected and composted at

the end of the event.

Please bring your pumpkins to the park before 7:00 pm for inclusion in the parade.

Issue 64 - September 2013

For more information about us,

please visit us online at

www.whiteoakslornepark.com

The long-awaited

development of the 4.35 acre

parcel of land on the north

side of Lakeshore Road West

in Clarkson east of the Dairy

Queen is proceeding through

city planning and approval

processes.

The owner of the property,

VanDyk group of companies,

is proposing to build a 324-

unit condominium complex

with a Frank Lloyd Wright

design motif. The structure

will be four stories at the

west end of the property and

six stories at the east-end,

yet will have a continuous

roof-line due to the slope of

the property.

The three-story steel

skeleton at the west-end of

the site will serve as the sales

office for the project and will

then be converted into

professional and office space.

VanDyk have proposed

including about 9.000 ft2 of

mixed use commercial space

on the ground floor of the

condominium’s west wing.

Citizen concerns about

traffic from the building and

the commercial spaces may

result in the withdrawal of

this commercial area.

VanDyk is proposing to build

178 one-bedroom units and

146 two-bedroom units.

Underground parking for 435

cars will be provided as well

as 45 surface spaces.

Access to the underground

parking will be provided at

both the east and west ends

of the building. Traffic

consultants have stated that

there should be no serious

problems for cars turning left

or right onto Lakeshore from

these access routes.

Considerable public

consultation has taken place

to date. VanDyk conducted

an open house at Lorne Park

Secondary School in January

2013. Ward 2 Councillor Pat

Mullin held a community

meeting on the project on

Feb. 26th, 2013 and a Focus

Group on Mar. 21st, 2013.

Mississauga’s Planning

Department presented a full

report to the city’s Planning

and Development Committee

at an open meeting at City

Hall on May 27th, 2013 at

which several residents spoke.

Councillor Mullin is planning

another public meeting this

fall before the final report is

presented to City Council for

approval.

Making Progress - The Clarkson Village Development By Boyd Upper

“VanDyk group

of companies, is

proposing to

build a 324-unit

condominium

complex with a

Frank Lloyd

Wright design

motif.”


For more information go to: http://www.vandyk.com/residential/clarksonvillage/

Whiteoaks Lorne Park Community Association

This development is still proceeding through its approval process with the City of Mississauga and external agencies. There have been many “open houses” and “public meetings” held this year and the Association has

attended most of these. The launch date or grand opening for sales is estimated to be in early/late

summer 2014, subject to securing the required planning approvals issued on behalf of the City and

Governmental agencies. I encourage you to visit their website www.clarksonvillagerezoning.ca for more information and great illustrations of the future development plus an excellent information portal that showcases their vision and inspiration for the redevelopment of the Clarkson lands. We thank and complement the VANDYK group of companies, especially Mark DeSousa, for their cooperation and open dialogue as they proceed to bring this new development to Clarkson.

About the Clarkson Village Development By Eric Smith


Hydro One is preparing its routine vegetation maintenance plan for the transmission

corridor between Oakville TS and Manby TS, which goes through our area. Their

integrated vegetation management program involves selectively removing brush and

trimming or removing trees that have the potential to interfere with the safe and reliable

operation of high-voltage transmission lines.

For full details, please visit our website: www.whiteoakslornepark.com

Hydro One Maintenance Plan


Clarkson Village Study (CD.04.CLA)

1. That the report dated June 4, 2013, from the Commissioner of Planning and Building,

recommending amendments to Mississauga Official Plan and Zoning By-law 0225-2007 for the

Lakeshore Road West – Clarkson Village Study Area, be received.

2. That notwithstanding that subsequent to the public meeting, revisions to the proposed

amendments are being recommended, Council considers that the changes do not require further notice and, therefore, pursuant to the provisions of subsection 34(17) of the Planning

Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, any further notice regarding the proposed amendments

is hereby waived.

3. That the proposed amendments to Mississauga Official Plan for the Lakeshore Road West-

Clarkson Village Study area be approved in accordance with the January 24, 2012 Public

Meeting Report (attached as Appendix S-1 of this report) with the exception that the

maximum building height for lands within the Outer Core Area and on the south side of

Lakeshore Road West within the Core Area be reduced from 6 storeys to 4 storeys; and that

the maximum building height for lands on the north side of Lakeshore Road West within the

Core Area be reduced from 4 storeys to 3 storeys.

4. That the proposed amendments to Zoning By-law 0225-2007 for the Lakeshore Road West-

Clarkson Village Study area be approved in accordance with the Appendix S-3 of this report with the exception that the maximum building height for lands within the Outer Core Area

and on the south side of Lakeshore Road West within the Core Area be reduced from 6

storeys to 4 storeys; and that the maximum building height for lands on the north side of

Lakeshore Road West within the Core Area be reduced from 4 storeys to 3 storeys.

5. That the implementing Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments be brought to a future

City Council meeting upon resolution of the outstanding appeal to the “Mixed Use”

designation and policies of Mississauga Official Plan.

Directors from the Whiteoaks Lorne Park Community Association attended the June 4th,

2013 Mississauga City Council meeting where we are pleased to report that the following

motion was passed:

The Credit River Bridge Rehabilitation work has continued this year and technical

complications continue to cause unexpected delays and engineering challenges.

One of the final steps is the replacement of the expansion joints with new

technology that will reduce the noise of vehicle traffic. There will not be any

daytime lane closures. Friday nights will be added to the work schedule to maintain

a November 30th, 2013 completion date.

QEW Credit River Bridge Rehabilitation By Doug House

“There will not

be any daytime

lane closures.

Friday nights will

be added to the

work schedule

to maintain a

November 30th,

2013 completion

date.”


Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study

This study is for the

future replacement of the

QEW Credit River

Bridge. The future plan

calls for twin bridges over

the Credit River, One

new bridge and then a

reconstruction of the old

bridge. The Assessment

Study recommends a

North Twinning location. Extensive details are

available on the website

www.qewcreditriverea.ca

and click “Study” for a full

list of all the reports, “Chapter 6” has a

complete analysis of the

alternate configurations

and the explanation of

how each choice was

made. Residents who use

the Mississauga Rd. access

to the QEW may be

interested in the future

layout for merge lanes

and traffic control lights,

starting on page 47 of

the .pdf document. I found the

“Recommended Plan

(June 2013)” has an

excellent detail map of

the future highway

configuration. Two other QEW reports

that may be of interest

are “Transportation

Environmental Study

Report-Highway 403 and

Queen Elizabeth Way

Improvements –Trafalgar

Road to Winston

Churchill Boulevard” and

“QEW Improvements

from Evans Avenue to

Cawthra Road”. Both

are well documented on

the internet.

Holding Strategy - August 2013 Status


For more information please visit: http://www/qewcreditriverea.ca, and click “Study”.

Clarkson Road Boarded Up Buildings

court orders including fines, and

the cost for the City to replace

boarded up sections with

windows, doors or remediation of

the property by a contractor

retained by the City with all

associated costs added to the

property tax roll.

Moving forward, City staff will now re-inspect any properties

previously ordered boarded.

Properties where City staff

determines that the remediation

is significant are subject to a

review process. The area Ward

Councillor will be informed of the

action being taken. New property

complaints concerning violations

under the by-law will be

investigated and subject to the

same enforcement practices. Heritage designated properties

are exempt from the new provision of the by-law. City of

Mississauga owned properties and heritage listed properties

are not exempt.

For more information please visit the City of Mississauga’s

website for the corporate report: “Amendments to the

Property Standards By-law 654-98 as Amended to Address

Deficiencies Related to Boarded Buildings.”

If you require further information, please contact Mickey

Frost, Director, Enforcement, 905-615-3200 ext.

4020 or via email at [email protected]

Boarded or vacant properties can

present issues for the community

including safety and health

concerns. The Property

Standards By-law 654-98, as

amended, was revised by Council

on July 3, 2013 to help resolve

potential issues that may arise in

the community related to vacant or boarded buildings. The

amended by-law limits the time a

building ordered boarded can

remain boarded to six months

and adds more requirements for

vacant or damaged buildings to

protect buildings from entry of

unauthorized persons or

infestation of pests.

Property owners failing to

comply can be subject to charges,


Many members have commented on the boarded up buildings on 1130 – 1140 Clarkson

Road North at the railway lines. Your Association has been in communication with the

City who has been most supportive of our position that these eyesores must either go

or be upgraded. Perhaps in response to all of the rhetoric about these buildings in

particular, the City has made an amendment to address vacant and boarded buildings.

Specifically, the owners of these properties have been notified and re-inspection of the

properties will happen with the intention that the property be brought into

compliance. Apparently this property continues to be the subject of litigation, which

may or may not, impact the outcome.


By-law 654-98 Amended to Address Vacant and Boarded Buildings

Cell Tower Safety

The issues surrounding cell towers have mainly been focused on the location and aesthetics of the

actual towers because these are the things that we can see and are aware of. Your association has

attended many of the presentations and while the issue of health has been discussed, it seldom got

much “air time” as there have been few experts involved.

A group called Citizens 4 Safe Technology, has been working hard to expose this issue. Their

objective is to convince Industry Canada and Health Canada to change the process of distributing

this technology and update their safety standards to acceptable levels. The position appears to be

that Safety Code 6, the code that limits the amount of radiation allowed from wireless devices

including cell towers, cellular telephones, Wi-Fi, smart meters and baby monitors is out of date.

They conclude that Health Canada’s methods are out of date and safety limits are too weak to

protect Canadians.

Health Canada has hired The Royal Society of Canada who appointed Dr. Daniel Krewski to chair

this independent panel that is charged with studying potential health and safety effects of these

devices.

For more information on this issue contact Brenda Tomini: [email protected]

or http://www.c4st.org .

by converting waste to energy. To support the strategy, Peel

Region has adopted a 5Rs Waste

Hierarchy that lists in order, the

most environmentally-friendly

ways of managing waste.

5Rs Waste Hierarchy:

reTHINK – your waste and

adopt environmentally-

friendly practices!

reDUCE – the amount of

waste you produce.

reUSE – materials

repeatedly.

reCYCLE – materials

through the Region’s Blue

Box or Green Bin Programs

or donate them to a

Community Recycling

Centre so that others can

create new uses for them.

reRECOVER – refers to

generating energy-from-

waste (e.g. through landfill

gas-to-energy).

Peel Region is committed to

energy recovery and is in the

midst of developing a new

energy-from-waste facility as a

long-term waste disposal

solution. Please see http://

www.peelregion.ca/pw/waste/

facilities/wdp.htm for more

information.

WHITE OAKS PARK

TENNIS CLUB

EXPANSION: In March 2012 your Association

met with Councillor Mullin and

the White Oaks Tennis Club to

discuss adding two courts to the

tennis club. At the end of the

meeting all parties were

supportive of the Club adding

the two courts. The work

commenced in June with tree

transplanting followed by court

construction in July. The project

is due for completion, weather

permitting in October. Check out our website for a site

plan of the total area. Any issues, please contact: Stef

Szczepanski, Manager, Park

Development

905 615 3200 ext 5097

DOORS OPEN

MISSISSAUGA: The 10th

Annual Doors Open

Mississauga event takes place

on Saturday, September

28, 2013, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Participating buildings and sites

will highlight their unique

architectural, heritage, natural

or cultural features and stories.

Neighbourhood favourites such

as Benares Historic House

and Bradley Museum will be

included in the tour.

As well, this year’s Doors

Open Mississauga will include

our beautifully renovated

Holcim Waterfront Estate,

located at 2700 Lakeshore

Road West – on the Oakville-

Mississauga border.

For more information please

see: http://

www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/

Events/Mississauga.aspx

For a complete list of

participating sites and local

maps you may also contact

Annemarie Hagan,

Manager of Museums and

Traditions (905-615-4860,

ext. 2106)

Or

Stephanie Myhal, Program

Supervisor and

Coordinator (905-615-

3200, ext. 5355).

Plan to attend and share in our

unique heritage.

ARE WE DOING OUR

PART TO BE GREEN?

Peel Region is trying.

There is even a new ‘R’ in

Town!

Waste minimization is a key

focus of the Region's Long Term Waste Resource

Strategy. Peel Region's waste

goal is to achieve 70 % waste

diversion by 2016. In 2012 the Region diverted

almost 51 per cent of waste

through the first 4Rs and

recovered an additional 25 %

ONE MILLION TREES

MISSISSAUGA: The City of

Mississauga has launched a new

campaign called One Million

Trees Mississauga. Your help is

needed to plant one million

trees over the next twenty

years. Join a planting project on

public land or plant trees or

shrubs on your own property

and have them count.

► To have your trees count or

to learn more about the

program visit the website

\\onemilliontrees.ca or call

either 311 or 905-615-4311

outside city limits .

WONDERING ABOUT

THE MARKERS IN THE

HYDRO CORRIDOR? The City’s Community Services

Department has started the

planning and design of a 6.5

kilometre multi-use trail within

the hydro corridor from

Winston Churchill Boulevard at

Clarkson Park to South

Sheridan Way at Mississauga

Road. The new trail forms part

of the City Wide Cycling

Network and is scheduled to

open in the fall of 2015. For more information, contact:

Richard Roberts; Project Co-

ordinator, Engineering

Community Services

Department 905-615-3200, ext.

4210 or

[email protected] For more information about the

Cycling Master plan, visit http://

www.mississauga.ca/portal/

residents/mississaugacyclingplan

Issue 64 - September 2013 Whiteoaks Lorne Park Community Association

Big Hug Update By Ralph Hafer

Saturday May 25th was a

beautiful day for the 4th

Annual Big Hug for

Whiteoaks Park. Cool, sunny

weather with not a cloud in

the sky saw local residents

remove over 150 kg of garlic

mustard , spread fresh mulch

along parts of the trail and

plant 50 new shrubs behind

Whiteoaks Public School.

The Park is benefitting from

previous years’ efforts. The

spread of garlic mustard has

been kept in check in the

areas where we have focused

our attention but there is still

more work to be done. The City of Mississauga has

been instrumental in our

efforts to preserve this

natural gem in our backyards.

Every year, staff come out to

help with this community

event with the City providing

us with everything we need:

plants and shrubs, mulch,

garbage bags, gloves as well as

wheelbarrows and shovels.

All we need to do is show up!

Turn out at this event has

been less than anticipated

over the past few years, due

possibly to the many other

community events competing

for time during the month of

May. We are currently

looking into moving this event

to early June in an effort to

garner more support. Please

visit the website for an

update.

By Donna McCuaig

http://www.peelregion.ca/pw/waste/facilities/wdp.htm



http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/Events/Mississauga.aspx



http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/mississaugacyclingplan



Upcoming Election of Association Executive


MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION/RENEWAL FORM - SEPTEMBER 2013

One year membership ($10.00/home) - September 2013 - August 2014

Two year membership ($20.00/home) - September 2013 - August 2015

Name:

Street:

Mississauga, ON Postal

Email Address:

Delivery by: Email Canada Post

Please return form and membership fee by cheque to:


P.O. Box 52524 Turtle Creek P.O.,

1801 Lakeshore Road West

Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4S6

OR

Sign up online at

www.whiteoakslornepark.com using:

NEW

Article IX of the constitution of the Whiteoaks Lorne Park Community Association indicates that not less

than 10 days before our annual meeting, the names of all candidates being recommended for election as Directors

and Officers must be presented to members. In accordance with the constitution, this Newsletter is serving the

purposes of officially notifying the membership of the date and time of the Annual General Meeting and is

presenting the Report of the Nomination Committee for the one-year term 2013-2014 as follows:

President Eric Smith (There is no Past President at this time)

Vice President Doug House *New Nominations

Treasurer Ian Spalding

Secretary Christine De Bruin*

Directors Sylvia Bird, Ralph Hafer, Scott Newhouse, Tom Parsons, Tricia Anderson*,

Alberto Calva*, Lynn Still*

The constitution provides for the election of not fewer than eight and not more than fourteen Directors. Members wishing to propose another person(s) to be elected as Director(s) must do so by submitting in writing to

the Secretary ([email protected]) before Wed., September 25, 2013, the name of the proposed

Director(s), the names of the members who are nominating and seconding their nomination, and the agreement, in

writing of the person(s) being proposed to accept the office of Director(s) if elected at the Annual General

Meeting on Monday September 30th , 2013.

If there are more than 14 persons nominated to serve as Director there shall be a vote, by secret ballot, for

Directors. Only duly paid members shall vote and each member shall cast only one ballot. Proxies will not be

recognized. The 14 nominees receiving the largest number of votes shall be duly elected and shall assume office

following the elections.

If the Secretary receives no nomination papers within the prescribed time, the chair of the Annual General Meeting,

may, with approval of a majority of those present, dispense with a secret ballot and ask those present to accept the

Report of the Nominating Committee. Within 30 days of the Annual General Meeting, a meeting of Directors shall

be held to confirm the election of Officers.

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The Whiteoaks Lorne Park Community Association is committed to promoting the interests of its residents. It encourages citizen participation

in community affairs and is a vehicle for collective action on matters of concern to its members.

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