Oakville Beaver, 23 Apr 1993, p. 8

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invites you to meet the artist Laura Berry Friday, April 30th 4 p.m.â€"8 p.m. POSTERSIZED FRAMES Including glass, dry mounting and high quality metal frame. 26 colours to choose from. High Quality imported and locally manufactured woods. TRADMON OF EXCELLENCE® ) up to 24"x36" Give you a ‘/* RATE DISCOUNT qi ons um on e on en in in e ce o on un t tE o it n t t e Te Ti 4t B O t ts B OFF CUSTOM FRAMING Transfer your mortgage to Halton Credit Union and we will pay you. 3995 MORTGAGES o Quality * Service * Selection * Price Nopw open Sundays 12â€"5 p.m. Upper Oakville Syopping Centre 1011 Upper Middle Rd. E. 842â€"6114 Bruce Fulcher â€" Manager (at North Service Road) Burlington Up to ©800.00 CASH Companions "Courtyard" for the term of your mortgage. People First ... the Credit Union Way OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN AT ANYTIME WITHOUT NOTICE. Separate school class size may rise as Board copes with budget constraints Pupilâ€"teacherâ€"ratio (p.t.r.) and class size may be sacriâ€" fices made by the Catholic school system as it fights to keep costs down. Trustees of the Halton Roman Catholic School Board approved a budget of $113.86 million Tuesday night which will allow them to offer the same average $43 tax hike as the Halton Board of Education. Joe Birett, superintendent of business services, said the board was planning to hire 109 additional staff this year to meet the needs of an expanding enrolment and increasing number of schools. MacLachlan Mallard Marathon goes Saturday It ttimmed that amount by 19 Tuesday night and with other earlier cuts the board will be taking on only 70 addiâ€" tional employees. MacLachlan College will stage its ‘Third Mallard Marathon‘ â€" on Sat., April 24th. 1993 at 11:00 a.m. â€" at the mouth of Oakville‘s Sixteen Mile Creek. The event is being held to raise funds for The Jeremy Burbidge Memorial Computer Lab at MacLachlan College, 337 Trafalgar Rd. The results of the Woodside Branch Feasibility Study will be presented to council at a special meeting Tuesday, May 18th at 7:30 p.m. The special meeting was requested by the Oakville Public Library board, which will present results of the study conducted by Eric Connolly and Montgomery and Sisam Architects. The presentation will include: an overview of building deficiencies and their service implicaâ€" tions: renovation options, and financing. Future of Woodside Library to be discussed May 18th The new facility is named in memâ€" Connolly, library board members and staff will (1 block west of Dorval, off Speers) Oakville Marlene Bayko â€" Manager 464 MORDEN ROAD ory of the MacLachlan student who was killed in a skiing accident in March, 1992. The Lab was officially dedicated Sunday by Dr. Roberta Bondor â€" Canada‘s first woman astronaut â€" who was presented with the first of 4,000 ducks which will be sold for $10 apiece with all proceeds going to help equip the computer facility. "Donations in Jeremy‘s memory This reduction accounted for about $1.1 million in savâ€" ings. Another $500,000 worth of supplies was lopped off the budset, Birett said the board opened two more elementary schools last fall, an additional one in January, and three more are scheduled for next fall. be present at the special meeting, which will also be open to area residents and members of the pubâ€" lic. Following the board presentation and comments from the public, council will make a decision on whether to spend money to expand and upgrade Woodside Library or build a new facility on a difâ€" ferent site. Library officials are pushing an expansion of the present building, citing its strategic location in west Oakville. He said that staff cuts still allow the board to remain within levels of class size and p.t.r. in the teacher contract. "But we are closer to the levels." Chair of the board, Irene McCauley, said this was the best of the alternatives to reduce expenses. "Everyone was well aware of the restraints at this time and the manâ€" date coming down from the provincial ministry (of educaâ€" tion)." already total $27,000," Hadfield conâ€" tinued, "but we hope to raise an addiâ€" tional $27,000 from this event to reach our goal of $54,000 to equip a firstâ€"class facility." Tickets are available through the school by calling (416) 844â€"9369 and are also being sold through the Oakville Optimist Club c/o Donald MacDonald, secretaryâ€"treasurer, 1305 Rebecca St. 847â€"6628.

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