Kim Arnott

Hamilton

Editor at Oakville News

Freelance writer and editor

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Could downtown's former firehall soon be a 17-storey condo?

4 days ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

The former firehall property at the corner of Randall and Navy Streets could soon be redeveloped into a 17-storey condo tower, with the bottom two floors used as a home for the Oakville Galleries. The town’s fully-owned development arm, known as the Oakville Municipal Development Corporation (OakvilleMDC), is hoping to ink a deal for the property by the end of the year.
$300 to remove a parking boot? New Oakville bylaw bans devices being used in private lots

1 week ago | baytoday.ca | Kim Arnott

Oakville has given the boot to devices used to immobilize improperly parked vehicles. Known as parking boots, wheel clamps or wheel locks, the contraptions have been appearing in Oakville parking lots in recent months, since the town put restrictions on the ability of private property owners to tow vehicles. But immobilization devices will be outlawed as of June 16, thanks to a new bylaw approved by council on Monday May 26. The boots are showing up on vehicles parked in private lots.
$300 to remove a parking boot? New Oakville bylaw bans devices being used in private lots

1 week ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

The town has given the boot to devices used to immobilize improperly parked vehicles. Known as parking boots, wheel clamps or wheel locks, the contraptions have been appearing in Oakville parking lots in recent months, since the town put restrictions on the ability of private property owners to tow vehicles. But immobilization devices will be outlawed as of June 16, thanks to a new bylaw approved by council on Monday May 26.
Massive warehouse complex on Winston Churchill given green light

1 week ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

A controversial plan to build five massive warehouses along Winston Churchill Boulevard has been given the green light by Ontario’s land planning authority, despite the concerns of nearby residents. The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has approved site plan details for the complex, which will see 1.3 million square feet of warehouse space and 226 tractor-trailer loading docks built just south of the railroad tracks.
Mayor admits newly approved protest bylaw may 'disappoint everybody'

3 weeks ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

After five months of consideration, Oakville Town Council has approved a watered-down version of its protest bylaw, which will either keep people from protesting within 50 metres of a place of worship - or simply regulate bad behaviour. Once passed, however, Mayor Rob Burton admitted the new rule ”might disappoint everybody." The bylaw was adopted at a special virtual council meeting this past Monday, May 12, which completed a May 1 meeting that was adjourned after becoming unruly.
Does Oakville have a $900,000 Airbnb problem?

3 weeks ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

Interested in an Airbnb in Oakville? Single bedrooms are going for as little as $75 a night, while a two-bedroom “luxury condo” in the Uptown Core is listed for about $200 a night. But what you generally can’t tell from most listings is whether the property is approved by the town for short-term rental use. That may change in the coming months, as Oakville is set to crack down on unlicensed short-term rental accommodations.
Controversial protest bylaw left in limbo after city council adjourns

1 month ago | villagereport.ca | Kim Arnott

OAKVILLE - It’s unclear what will happen to a controversial Oakville protest bylaw, after town council abruptly adjourned its May 1 meeting without voting on the issue. A so-called ‘bubble bylaw’ – designed to keep protesters at a distance from places of worship and other sensitive locations – was up for discussion at the meeting.
Controversial protest bylaw left in limbo after Oakville council adjourns

1 month ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

It’s unclear what will happen to a controversial Oakville protest bylaw, after town council abruptly adjourned its May 1 meeting without voting on the issue. A so-called ‘bubble bylaw’ – designed to keep protesters at a distance from places of worship and other sensitive locations – was up for discussion at the meeting.
Want a drugstore? How about 693 residential units to go with it?

1 month ago | oakvillenews.org | Kim Arnott

Back in 2018, the town approved a developer’s proposal to build a two-storey drugstore and medical office at the corner of Sixth Line and Dundas Street West. Now the developer says it’s willing to build the retail outlet, but only if it can put 693 residential units on the property along with it. It’s a plan that’s been met with some skepticism from town councillors, who question how all those people would enter and exit a property on the northwest corner of the two busy streets.
Political posting sparks Halton police backlash

1 month ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Kim Arnott

At least a few Halton cops think that Jeff Knoll should step down from his role as chair of the Halton Police Board (HPSB) after he threw his support behind the Liberals and local Oakville East candidate Anita Anand in an Easter weekend Facebook posting. Emails from those officers are included in an official letter to Knoll from the Halton Regional Police Association, the union that represents local officers.