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OPINION ............ BUSINESS.......... FOCUS...........«... SPORTS........... CLASSIFIED..... Today‘s Allure of the rails lives on with model train hobbyists Model railroading Paper Busy offâ€"season INSIDE Adriano, a 25â€"yearâ€"old secretary, disappeared on Sept. 26, 1982 Her body was later discovered accidentally by a woodsman in a wood Detectives from the Halton Regional Police Major Crime Unit origâ€" inally worked on the murder of Burlington teenager Leslie Mahaffy. Seven Halton detectives became part of the Green Ribbon Task Force when the body of Kristen French, of St. Catharines, was found in a north Burlington ditch in April 1992. ieEvanaus 4@ "The case (Adriano‘s murder) never was closed and we will be looking at it. I‘m confident that Inspector (Les) Graham and Staff Sgt. (Bob) Waller are familiar enough with the circumstances of the case should anything arise out of that," said Halton staff operations Superintendent Ean Algar who headed up investigation into Adriano‘s murder in 1982. In the wake of Bernardo‘s arrest Halton police admit they are taking a second look at the unsolved murder of Adriano. S «in | ,‘ | By \w"\ §\\ | Oakvil !\ s | t NS | uC ! sparke NC _â€"â€" assault heC _ _ | appear: lUik Adrian CENTRES OE ONTARID > Police probing Bernardoâ€"Adriano link SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus + Nee T. sR ) Halton officers examining unsolved 11 yearâ€"old case of young woman‘s murder fletrolnnd Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 23 Page 16 Page 10 531M'§hlh-d Suite 201, Oakville Call 842â€"VEIN Oakville Longhorns look forward to 1993 NFC season By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff 8346 secsesces: M 17 ...18â€"19 10â€"14 No charges were laid in the inciâ€" dent because the property wasn‘t stolen. The ring, later obtai police was appraised and v only $300. "Investigation revealed the ring was not stolen and its value had been grossly inflated," said Det. Sgt. Peter Hodgson. That was the case last Friday when two men and a woman from Toronto tried to sell a diamond ring in the Tim Horton‘s parking lot on Iroquois Shore Boulevard last Fridavy. Tipped to the offering of jewelry for sale in the parking lot, a Halton Regional Police undercover officer went to the scene. The ring, alleged to have been stolen from the United States and worth $18,000, was being sold for $600. If a deal appears to good to be true, it probably is say Halton police. Beware of the diamond deal Almost immediately after | Jenkins delivered grant news to Monday, trustees told adminish ed lot near Campbellville in rural Milton. Adriano was last seen by her boyfriend at approximately 9:30 p.m. on that September night in 1982, walking toward the side entrance of her parents‘ Wildwood Drive home. Later the same night, witnesses reported The Halton Board of Education‘s lowest expenditure budâ€" get increase in history wasn‘t good enough when provincial grant news turned the proposed 2.85% increase into a 5.29% millrate increase representing $66.76 extra on the average household‘s tax bill. By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff The average Oakville property tax bill will increase by $15 if a proposed 2.2% millrate increase is approved by town council at a speâ€" cial budget meeting tomorrow (Feb. 25th) night. By SAL BOMMARITO Oakville Beaver Staff Town looking at $15 increase in property taxes Education grant shortfall could add $50 to tax bill The Town of Oakville budget represents (See ‘Murder page 2) "Your Awardâ€"Winning Community Newspaper diately after business superintendent Jerry grant news to the board‘s finance committee told administration to return to the drawing AKVILLE . obtained is Men‘s & Wome 1992 Boots, Sh: and HanALa . alued by al Many people profess to have a green thumb but Oakville‘s Stuart Collins, 89, has more than proved his skill with flora. When Mr. Collins began volunteering in the Town of Oakville greenhouses two years ago there were a halfâ€"dozen cattleya orchids. According to senior greenhouse operator Tim Rivers, there are now more than 100. Mr. Collins grew orchids as a hobby for years but after moving into an apartment a special Town volunteer program allowed him to use his knowledge on a larger scale. "Stuart is fantastic with them," said Rivers. Two other residents â€" a mother from Glen Abbey and a future hortiâ€" y P" v < S a / . l R 6 / es ‘> @2 / ea i «:i k *" E Je _z ¢ o9 o S | \#s M oo ~p. Selse=s s/§ 6 2e iz ? £ s REl <2see a <P o es x 7 ... i 5 E: r? & Lg~< [ Ial e 7 3 .3 / Aigeae) 3 Based on an average residential assessâ€" ment of $7,600. a 2.2% increase in town taxes 28% of the regional tax bill. Last week Halton region‘s budget commitâ€" tee approved a proposed 1.6% increase to its portion of the tax bill. The regional levy equals about $5 in added taxes for the average homeowner. The area school boards have yet to approve their budgets. Men‘s & Women‘s 1992 Boots, Shoes and Handbags WEDNESDAY. FEBRU, SOON ‘"We‘ve got a problem," he acknowledged, adding "To go from 2.85% to 2% on expenditures will require agreements board to cut $2.4 million more from the proposed $293.7 milâ€" lion expenditure budget. It will still translate into a 4.05% millrate increase â€" $50.96 â€" on the average household‘s tax bill. It could also entail concessions from board staff. Every 1% millrate reduction requires a $2 million cut in expenditures. Education director Bob Williams, said he needs two weeks to do the job. He said he has a process in mind and will meet with staff shortly. The Apple Canadian Computer ARY a Trademark of Apple Computer, L The town‘s capital budget and nineâ€"year capital forecast will also be before council for final approval. The 1993 budget committee had earlier would mean an additional $1.23 per month. The proposed millrate increase will be before town council for approval at tomorrow night‘s meeting, along with a $46.5â€"million 1993 operating budget. Sales, Sertice, Software Support E& Training Outlet | 993 ‘W h L\ VA AV In contrast to the calm and serenity of the greenhouse, other people were dealing with the reality of a hard winter. On Sunday, Sasha Iigner helped Carisa Donker up the hill at Bronte Creek Provincial Park (below left) while Suzanne Miller (below) got in some crossâ€"country skiing at Gairloch Gardens. culture student â€" also volunteer. In addition, General Wolfe High School runs a coâ€"op program at the greenhouses. The greenhouses, on Chartwell Road, are open to the public seven days a week from 1:00 p.m.â€" 4:00 p.m. The task force should remove reliance on provincial grants and allow "reasonableness" in terms of millrate increases. "What we need tonight is a firm target from the board as to (See ‘Board‘ page 3) About 80% of the expenditure budget is tied to contracted salaries and benefits for the board‘s over 5,000 full and partâ€" time employees. Williams recently presented a fourâ€"year budget plan involvâ€" ing a task force promising a 0% expenditure budget increase in 1994 and those at or below inflation in 1995 and 1996. with our staff groups 54 Pages _ Tel:416849â€"0737 Fax: 416849â€"0918 131 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville, ON, L6J 3G4 approved a 2.98% proposed millrate increase, along with the operating and capital budgets. But reductions of more than $3â€"million in budget cuts, as well as an estimated savings of $250,000 in tipping fees from a grassâ€"clipping ban to be implemented this spring further reduced that total. The proposed increase was reduced furâ€" (See ‘Town‘ page 3) FIRST DAY FREE ON A 3â€"DAY WEEKEND EAST « 1012 South Service Rd. 842â€"7644 WEST * 636Fourth Line 842â€"1610 Authorized Dealer 75 Cents (GST included) (Photos by Riziero Vertolli)